Useless History

By: Rogue Media Network
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  • Professor Knowledge welcomes you into his classroom for History lessons you never knew you needed.
    2024 Rogue Media Network
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Episodes
  • When Did We Start Giving Each Other Wedding Rings?

    When Did We Start Giving Each Other Wedding Rings?
    Sep 10 2024
    In weddings around the world, exchanging rings is a crucial part of the ceremony, a moment in which a couple’s promises are sealed with a tangible token. This simple piece of jewelry does a lot of heavy lifting: It acts as a symbol of love, unity, and eternity, while also making our relationship status clear to the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Michelangelo’s David was censored by Queen Victoria

    Michelangelo’s David was censored by Queen Victoria
    Aug 12 2024
    The statue of David is among Michelangelo’s greatest masterpieces, but the sculpture isn’t without detractors. One such critic was none other than Queen Victoria, who reigned over England from 1837 until 1901, centuries after the original David was sculpted in 1504. In 1857, a plaster replica of the David was shipped to Great Britain as a gift to Victoria from Leopold II, the grand duke of Tuscany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • The U.S. Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition

    The U.S. Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition
    Jul 23 2024
    It’s been dubbed the “noble experiment,” a name that came from then-President Herbert Hoover calling Prohibition “a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.” In January 1920, the United States banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of “intoxicating liquors,” a move made in the wake of temperance movements that sought moral and social reform throughout the 1800s — in spite of some failed attempts at similar regional programs around the country. Despite the ban, the de Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins

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