Tag: history
Eau de what? In this episode of Stuff Explained, learn about the history and types of fragrances, as well as the different notes involved. With all the hype and marketing in the fragrance industry, it can be difficult narrowing down the options that work…
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: blog, blogging, cologne, eau de toilette, essential oils, facts, fashion, fragrance, history, parfum, perfume, podcast, podcasting, scents, Stuff Explained
If you are interested in physical and mental wellbeing, aromatherapy could be a great activity to consider. In this episode, we provide an Aromatherapy 101 explaining the history, methods, risks, and benefits of using essential oils.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: aromatherapy, blog, blogger, blogging, facts, health, history, holistic, homeopathic, medical, peppermint, podcast, podcasting, sage, Stuff Explained, treatments, wellbeing, wellness
We love Christmas time but do we know the true origins of the holiday? In this episode of Stuff Explained, Aristidis Marousas traces the history of Christmas all the way back to neolithic times. Tune in to learn about the impacts of society and…
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Where did our modern idea of Santa Claus originate from? In this episode, Aristidis Marousas explores the long history of how a man named Nicholas went from being a bishop, to a saint, to a globally recognized icon and legend of the Christmas season.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: advertising, america, civil way, clement clark moore, coca-cola, coke, culture, dutch, elf, facts, history, holidays, kris kringle, marketing, moore, new york city, noel, podcast, podcasting, propaganda, roman, saint nicholas, santa claus, sinter klaas, st nick, Stuff Explained, turkey, twas the night before christmas, usa
This episode was inspired by a recent article from the Los Angeles Times depicting the harrowing ordeal faced by The Marshall Islands. Tune in to hear how the Marshall Islands ended up being the largest dumpsite of American radioactive waste, how climate change could…
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: america, american history, bikini atoll, blog, blogger, china, climate change, cold war, crisis, disease, facts, global warming, government, history, marshall islands, nuclear, nuclear waste, plutonium, podcast, podcasting, pollution, radiation, radiation sickness, radioactive, rmi, Stuff Explained, usa
What is the history of American Thanksgiving? Was the (in)famous Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation really the first of its kind? The truth is revealed in this episode of Stuff Explained from The Motley Experience.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: american, blog, blogger, blogging, britain, culture, education, explained, facts, florida, history, native americans, new world, pilgrims, plymouth plantation, podcast, podcasting, spain, stuff, Stuff Explained, thanks, thanksgiving, truth, turkey, usa, wampanoag
Posted on November 20, 2019
by Aristidis Marousas
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We all know that our diet is very important to our overall health and wellbeing. The food we consume plays a large role in dictating how our bodies, and even minds, operate and function on a daily basis. But have you stopped to consider…
Category: Journal, Lifestyle, SpotlightTags: audiobooks, autobiography, bibliophile, blinkist, blog, blogger, book, books, bookworm, consumption, diet, fantasy, fiction, goodreads, health, history, imagination, joy, memoir, mental health, mind, nonfiction, novel, read, reading, self help, self improvement, selfhelp, wellbeing, wellness
Last week (Nov 3rd), we changed our clocks to mark the return to standard time from daylight saving time. But what is DST and why was it implemented? Tune in to learn about the history, pros, and cons of daylight saving time.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: agriculture, blog, blogging, culture, daylight saving time, dst, facts, fall, germany, history, mental health, podcast, podcasting, seasonal depression, seasons, spring, Stuff Explained, summer time, sunlight, time, time zone, UK, usa, winter time, world war i, ww1
Lucky episode 13 is appropriately dedicated to exploring the history of Halloween! Join us as we trace back the origins of this special and spooky holiday to 2,000 years ago.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: all saints day, cats, celts, christianity, costumes, culture, death, facts, feralia, halloween, history, irish, origins, paga, podcast, podcaster, podcasting, pope, pumpkins, romans, souls, spirits, spooky, Stuff Explained, trick or treat, usa, winter
We return to exploring the history of food items that we may currently take for granted. In this episode, learn how the potato made its way from a misunderstood New World plant to becoming a vital European foodstuff.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: conquistadors, europe, facts, famine, food, food history, foodie, foodies, france, french, history, ireland, irish, nutrition, peru, podcast, podcaster, podcasting, potato, potato famine, potatoes, prussia, south america, Stuff Explained, travel, vegetables
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