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The History of the Pentagon

Before the United States entered the Second World War, it had a problem. The military was spread out all over Washington, D.C., and had difficulty functioning.  The solution was a new massive building. Built in just 16 months during the urgency of World War II, the Pentagon began as a temporary solution to a wartime bureaucracy and went on to become the nerve center of the largest military establishment in history.  It is a symbol of power, conflict, and resilience. Learn more about the history of the Pentagon on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors * Newspapers.com * Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com [https://newspapers.com/wwiihistory?xid=5602&utm_source=EverythingEverywherepodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=EverythingEverywhere26]  Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE * Samsara * Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING [http://Samsara.com/EVERYTHING] * ButcherBox * Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything [http://butcherbox.com/everything] * Quince * Go to quince.com/daily [http://quince.com/daily] for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! * Mint Mobile * Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED [http://mintmobile.com/EED] * Audible * Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary [http://audible.com/hailmary] * Fast Growing Trees * Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily [http://fastgrowingtrees.com/daily] Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ [https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/] -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere [https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere] Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ [https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ [https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/] Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily [https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily] Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip [https://twitter.com/everywheretrip] Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ [https://everything-everywhere.com/]  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire

Following the collapse of the Toltec Civilization, the Aztecs rose to prominence in 14th-century Mexico. The Aztecs constructed the most formidable state in the Americas, guided by a supreme emperor and a spiritual worldview that viewed human sacrifice as essential for cosmic stability. By the 16th century, the Aztec Empire was finally overcome by a combination of Spanish ingenuity, advanced weaponry, and devastating disease. Learn more about the rise and fall of the Aztec Empire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors * Newspapers.com * Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com [https://newspapers.com/wwiihistory?xid=5602&utm_source=EverythingEverywherepodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=EverythingEverywhere26]  Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE * Samsara * Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING [http://Samsara.com/EVERYTHING] * ButcherBox * Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything [http://butcherbox.com/everything] * Quince * Go to quince.com/daily [http://quince.com/daily] for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! * Mint Mobile * Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED [http://mintmobile.com/EED] * Audible * Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary [http://audible.com/hailmary] * Fast Growing Trees * Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily [http://fastgrowingtrees.com/daily] Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ [https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/] -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere [https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere] Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ [https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ [https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/] Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily [https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily] Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip [https://twitter.com/everywheretrip] Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ [https://everything-everywhere.com/]  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect

For centuries, scientists imagined the universe as a giant clock, where every motion could, in theory, be predicted.  Then mathematicians and meteorologists discovered something unsettling: even systems governed by simple rules could become impossible to forecast. A tiny change at the beginning could grow into a completely different outcome, an idea now known as the Butterfly Effect.  It reshaped how we understand weather, orbits, biology, and even world history.  Learn more about Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors * Newspapers.com * Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com [https://newspapers.com/wwiihistory?xid=5602&utm_source=EverythingEverywherepodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=EverythingEverywhere26]  Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE * Samsara * Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING [http://Samsara.com/EVERYTHING] * ButcherBox * Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything [http://butcherbox.com/everything] * Quince * Go to quince.com/daily [http://quince.com/daily] for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! * Mint Mobile * Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED [http://mintmobile.com/EED] * Audible * Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary [http://audible.com/hailmary] * Fast Growing Trees * Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily [http://fastgrowingtrees.com/daily] Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ [https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/] -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere [https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere] Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ [https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ [https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/] Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily [https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily] Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip [https://twitter.com/everywheretrip] Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ [https://everything-everywhere.com/]  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

For most of human history, when a person’s heart stopped, that was considered the end.  Then, through centuries of trial and error, strange experiments, and medical breakthroughs, doctors discovered that death was not always instantaneous. A stopped heart could sometimes be restarted, and ordinary people could be taught how to help save a life.  The result was one of the most important emergency procedures ever developed. Learn more about the history and science of CPR on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors * Newspapers.com * Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com [https://newspapers.com/wwiihistory?xid=5602&utm_source=EverythingEverywherepodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=EverythingEverywhere26]  Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE * Samsara * Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING [http://Samsara.com/EVERYTHING] * ButcherBox * Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything [http://butcherbox.com/everything] * Quince * Go to quince.com/daily [http://quince.com/daily] for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! * Mint Mobile * Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED [http://mintmobile.com/EED] * Audible * Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary [http://audible.com/hailmary] * Fast Growing Trees * Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily [http://fastgrowingtrees.com/daily] Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ [https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/] -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere [https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere] Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ [https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ [https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/] Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily [https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily] Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip [https://twitter.com/everywheretrip] Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ [https://everything-everywhere.com/]  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Ebola Virus

In 1976, a mysterious and deadly illness appeared almost simultaneously in Sudan and Zaire.  It killed with frightening speed, baffled doctors, and was eventually named after a river few people had ever heard of: Ebola.  Since then, it has caused some of the most feared outbreaks in modern history, while also driving major advances in medicine, vaccines, and global public health. Learn more about the deadly Ebola Virus and the efforts to fight it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors * Newspapers.com * Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com [https://newspapers.com/wwiihistory?xid=5602&utm_source=EverythingEverywherepodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=EverythingEverywhere26]  Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE * Samsara * Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING [http://Samsara.com/EVERYTHING] * ButcherBox * Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything [http://butcherbox.com/everything] * Quince * Go to quince.com/daily [http://quince.com/daily] for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! * Mint Mobile * Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED [http://mintmobile.com/EED] * Audible * Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary [http://audible.com/hailmary] * Fast Growing Trees * Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily [http://fastgrowingtrees.com/daily] Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ [https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/] -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere [https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere] Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ [https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ [https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/] Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily [https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily] Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip [https://twitter.com/everywheretrip] Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ [https://everything-everywhere.com/]  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]