Inside you right now are most probably millions of, possibly even trillions of viruses.  Some viruses are extremely deadly, but the vast majority are completely benign. They can be found in almost every type of life, including plants, animals, and bacteria.  Yet viruses are completely different from any other type of life form. In fact, it is debatable whether they are even life forms at all.  Learn more about viruses, what they are and how they work on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond ..read more

When the United States entered the Civil War, the Union needed a plan for conducting the war.  Its senior military commander, General Windfield Scott, devised a strategy that would play to the Union's strengths and exploit the Confederacy's weaknesses. He hoped that it would bring about a swift end to the war and minimize the loss of human life.  The plan didn’t bring about a swift end to the war, but it did play an instrumental role in the conflict.  Learn more about the Anaconda Plan and the Union’s grand strategy for defeating the Confederacy on this episode of Everything Eve ..read more

Psychologists have identified hundreds of different psychological disorders and conditions.  Some of them are rather common conditions that affect large segments of the population at one time or another. Others are quite rare and only come up in certain circumstances or even in certain places.  Within that, there is a rare subset of psychological conditions that only tend to appear in certain cities, or were named after cities where first appeared.  Learn more about psychological syndromes that are named after cities on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Av ..read more

During the Second World War, the United States established the highly secret Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb based on nuclear fission. While the Manhattan Project was ultimately successful, some in the program were thinking bigger. They felt that the explosion from an uncontrolled fission reaction could be used to create an even larger explosion using nuclear fusion.  One man, in particular, felt that such a device was necessary and spearheaded the efforts after the war to develop a fusion-based hydrogen bomb. Learn more about Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bom ..read more

If you are listening to me speak these words and can understand what I’m saying, then you are a human being. If you are a human being, you are also a mammal, and if you are a mammal, you have hair….or at least the biological capability to produce hair. But why exactly do we have hair? What function does it serve? Why do we have less than other animals? And why do people have different types of hair? Learn more about hair, what it does and how it works on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local ..read more

In the last year of the Second World War, things were not going well for the Imperial Japanese military.  They had lost several major naval battles against the United States, they were losing territory, and they had no capability to rebuild the ships that they were losing. They were desperate to find something to turn the tide of the war. What they settled on was one of the most terrifying tactics of the entire conflict for participants on both sides.  Learn more about the kamikaze pilots and why Japan adopted such a desperate tactic on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. S ..read more

In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt.  Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world.  In response, a coalition of several countries tried to take it back. However, it didn’t go as planned, and it signaled a major reshuffling of the geopolitical order.  Learn more about the Suez Crisis and how it shaped the second half of the 20th century on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local s ..read more

We are all familiar with camping, and many of us go camping or camp regularly. Enjoying the great outdoors with friends and family can be an enjoyable experience. However, camping has a history that is unlike most things in humanity. The path from the ancient world to luxury glamping was not straight.  Despite having very ancient roots, what we know today as camping is a relatively modern phenomenon.  Learn more about the history of camping and how we went from the rugged outdoors to luxury experiences on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available Nationally, lo ..read more

In June of 1314, Scottish forces under the command of Robert the Bruce squared off against an English army led by King Edward II. The battle was the culmination of years of English intervention in Scotland after a succession crisis. Despite being vastly outnumbered, the Scots won the day, earned their independence, and firmly established Robert the Bruce as king of Scotland. Learn more about the Battle of Bannockburn and its role in Scottish history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local st ..read more

In 1903, the Ontario Rugby Football Union adopted a set of rules for their sport which were codified by Thrift Burnside, the captain of the University of Toronto football team. The rules were major changes to the game of rugby and were largely based on the rules created by Walter Camp for use in American football in the 1880s. However, with those rules, a new game developed that was neither rugby nor American football.  Learn more about Canadian Football, its origins and how it is played on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of ..read more