Since humans began to adopt writing systems, they also created systems for passing along written messages. 
For thousands of years, it would have been possible to get messages to distant parts of whatever empire or kingdom you happened to live in, provided you found the right courier and had enough money. 
Today, the entire globe is integrated into a connected postal system, allowing physical messages to be sent between almost any two people.
Learn more about postal deliveries and how our modern system has ancient roots on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The History of Postal Delivery (Encore)

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In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located east of the modern-day city of Naples, erupted. 
Vesuvius had erupted before, but this eruption was different. It ejected an enormous amount of ash, which completely buried several towns and cities below the mountain.
Almost 2,000 years later, the largest of those cities, Pompeii, was rediscovered, and what archeologists found revolutionized our understanding of the ancient world. 
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The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii (Encore)

There are millions of different insect species in the world. All of them fill some niche in the ecosystem in which they live.
However, some species are more important than others. In particular, insect species that are members of the family Apidae, or what you probably know as bees. 
Bees are some of the most important pollinators in the world. They are responsible for a large amount of plant reproduction worldwide. 
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The Wonderful World of Bees

The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories.
However, between all of those places are the high seas or international waters, which are not controlled by anyone. 
But where do international waters begin? What can you do in international waters? And how close can you actually sail to another country?
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The Law of the Sea

On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other Allied positions around Asia. 
One of the biggest attacks was on Manila in the Philippines and the Filipino and American forces that were entrenched on the Bataan Peninsula.
Filipino and American forces ended up surrendering, which began one of the most brutal and horrifying episodes of the entire war. 
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The Bataan Death March

When Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, there was a rush of people who moved west to claim the free land that was offered. 
However, there was a problem. Creating physical divisions for plots of land on the prairie was difficult when there was no stone or wood. 
Eventually, there was a solution to the problem, which offered a cheap way to divide land…and created a whole host of new problems as well. 
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The History of Postal Delivery (Encore)

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