Relaxing Facts Podcast
1) History of the English Language
Join us this week as we talk about the history of the English language. It began as a Germanic language brought to Britain by the Angles and Saxons, later shaped by Viking and French influence after t...Show More
2) Mark Twain
This week we talk about Mark Twain (1835-1910), a major American writer and humorist shaped by his life along the Mississippi River. His most famous works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures ...Show More
3) The Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest large galaxy to the Milky Way, about 2.5 million light-years away and visible under dark skies. This episode focuses on its vast size, its role in helping scientist...Show More
4) Birthdays
Happy New Year! Today we talk about the history of birthdays. They began as religious rituals in ancient Egypt and Greece and were later celebrated by Romans for wealthy men. Early Christians rejected...Show More
5) Santa Claus
This episode traces Santa Claus from the real Saint Nicholas to the modern red-suited icon, showing how folklore, poems, illustrations, and advertising shaped the cheerful symbol of Christmas that we ...Show More
6) Interesting Christmas Facts from Around the World
This episode highlights some of the strangest Christmas traditions around the world, from the mischievous Yule Lads in Iceland to Spain’s humorous squatting figure hidden in Nativity scenes. We also e...Show More
7) Candy Canes
During the month of December, we are discussing all things Christmas. On this week’s episode, we talk about candy canes. They actually began as plain white sugar sticks in 17th-century Europe, but leg...Show More
8) Christmas Trees
For the month of December, we will be talking about all things Christmas. This week we discuss Christmas trees which began as ancient symbols of life during winter and later became decorated indoor tr...Show More
9) The First Thanksgiving
This episode explains how the 1621 harvest feast between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag became known as the first Thanksgiving. It describes the Pilgrims’ difficult first year, the crucial help they r...Show More
10) The Lambda Cold Dark Matter Model
This episode explains how the Lambda Cold Dark Matter model expands on the Big Bang theory by adding dark energy, which accelerates the universe’s expansion, and cold dark matter, which shapes galaxie...Show More