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The world is getting increasingly complex, yet our attention spans are getting shorter. Do you wish someone could just explain everything to you as if you were a five-year-old kid? Are you curious about science, philosophy, history, life and the world in general, but don’t know where to start learning everything from scratch?

Welcome to Explain This, where we’ll untangle the complexities of life and the universe, one bite-sized, child-friendly explanation at a time!

47 – Calendar – Explain This

How did Romans use calendars for political purposes? When do we have leap years? Where do the names of the months come from? Let's learn about the weirdly fascinating history of the Gregorian calendar, and what can go wrong when calendars aren't made accurately!Knuckle method for figuring out if a month has 30 or 31 daysEmail: explainthiscast@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/explainthiscastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ExplainThisCastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/explainthiscast/ 
  1. 47 – Calendar
  2. 46 – Mirrors
  3. 45 – Heuristics and Biases
  4. 44 – Electrolytes
  5. 43 – Fermi Paradox
  6. 42 – Inflation
  7. 41 – Vital Signs
  8. 40 – Electroconvulsive Therapy
  9. 39 – Magnets
  10. 38 – CRISPR

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