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As early as 2400 years ago, Greek philosophers were coming up with paradoxes that seemingly had no solution. 

Early mathematicians came up with problems that seemed impossible to solve.

It wasn’t until the 17th century that the techniques were finally developed to solve these problems and unlock new fields of science and mathematics. 

Learn more about calculus, what it is, and what it attempts to do on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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On October 28, 1929, a day known as Black Monday, the New York Stock Exchange suffered its greatest one-day loss in history. 

The next day, known as Black Tuesday, the market dropped even further, registering the second biggest one-day loss in history. 

This was the start of an extended bear market that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop 89% in just under three years and ushered in the period we know as the Great Depression. 

Learn more about the 1929 Stock Market crash, its causes, and its ramifications on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The English language is….different. 

Unlike other languages, English has borrowed and used words from a wide variety of other languages. 

However, no other language has had quite the influence that French has had. 

In fact, French was the language spoken by the kings and queens of England for centuries, and the rules of England couldn’t speak any English.

Learn more about the French influence on the English language and what English would look like without it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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After the Nazi invasion of France in 1940, the French were forced to sign a lopsided armistice that gave control over most of the country to Germany. 

However, about 40% of Frace was not occupied by the Germans. It was controlled by a French government that came to power after the invasion and collaborated with and sided with Germany. 

The government ruled much of France for four years until the Allied invasion of France, and after liberation, the collaborators paid the price.

Learn more about Vichy France and the governing of France during the Second Wo...

In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, an heir to one of the greatest fortunes in the world, disappeared on an art-collecting trip off the coast of the island of New Guinea. 

For decades, the family simply assumed that he accidentally drowned off the coast in an attempt to rescue his anthropologist colleague. 

However, in the decades since he disappeared, more information may have come forward about exactly what happened, and it may not have been a simple drowning. 

Learn more about Michael Rockefeller and the possible grizzly truth about his disappearance on this episode of Everything Eve...

People in the entertainment industry often say that show business is “show business.”

As much as motion pictures are an art form, it is also a business. In many cases, a very big business. 

Motion picture studios will often invest hundreds of millions of dollars into a film expecting to see a return on their investment. 

Most of the time, a film will break even. However, in a few spectacular cases, a disastrous film has ruined a studio.

Learn more about box office bombs and some of the worst-performing movies in histor...

 Located between Canada and the United States is one of the largest bodies of freshwater in the world, Lake Superior. 

Lake Superior is the largest and deepest of the Great Lakes, and it is the first of the lakes in terms of water flow. 

Despite being the largest of the Great Lakes, it has the fewest number of people living on its shores, yet it is one of the most important economically. 

Learn more about Lake Superior, the big lake they call Gitche Gumee, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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As soon as money was invented, counterfeiting was invented soon after. 

Counterfeiting has been around for as long as money, and as money has changed, counterfeiters have changed with it. 

What used to be a relatively simple process has become a highly technical game of cat and mouse. Today, it is considered a crime in every country on Earth, but of course that depends on what currency you are trying to counterfeit. 

Learn more about counterfeiting and the perpetual game of trying to stop counterfeiting on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Almost every country in the world uses the metric system…..almost.

There are still a few stragglers, like the United States, who use units handed down to them from the British. These are known as Imperial Units.

These units often confuse those living in countries that use the metric system….as well as those who live in countries that use Imperial Units. 

They don’t often make sense. They don’t have any consistency between units, and their histories are quite murky.

Learn more about imperial units and how they were developed...

In 1908, a two-year-old boy named Puyi was installed as the 11th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.

His life would prove to be radically different from that of any other Chinese emperor who came before him. He would see the end of Imperial China, become a puppet ruler for those who wished legitimacy, wind up in prison, and finally live out his final days as a commoner. 

His personal story can be seen as a microcosm of the history of China during the 20th century. 

Learn more about Puyi, the last Emperor of...