Join us as we discuss why a hat from Ecuador is named after Panama, why a former US president changed his name, how strong Lego bricks really are, and a country that sent its military to fight a mob of birds... and lost.
For More information:
To learn more about Panama hats (sombreros de paja toquilla):
https://www.brentblack.com/pages/tour2_page_01.html
For more on Ulysses S Grant:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-biography/
To learn more about how much abuse can Lego bricks take:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-much-abuse-can-a-single-lego-brick-take-343398/
For more on the Emu wars:
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/on-this-day-the-emu-wars-begin/