Mike's Mini History Lessons

In this week's lesson, we learn that some countries take their sports rivalries a little too seriously.

How many countries are there in the world? The answer is slightly more complex than just looking at a map and counting. This week's lesson is all about the actual number of countries in the world, and the number might surprise you.

This week's lesson covers two of the most notorious outlaws the US has ever seen. Jesse James and Billy The Kid. Both rebelled, both robbed, both killed, and both died young.

Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor? Pearl harbor day is remembered every December 7th, and is a subject learned in history classes throughout the country. We know the who, the when, the where and the how, but why did Japan attack pearl harbor?

With everything in the news still revolving around the 2020 presidential election, many people have been posting things they have seen online as facts when in reality, there is no evidence to back up the claims. This has given rise to fact checkers on sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. It is easy to look online and see stories that seem real, or shocking, and look amazing. But what makes a story credible? It comes down to evidence that is agreed upon by multiple sources. What makes UFO stories hard to credit is they tend to be single source accounts without hard evidence or physical proof. For fun, we discuss what the media has deemed to be most credible stories in regards to these UFO sightings and you the listeners can debate what evidence supports these accounts and what evidence it lacks.