Change over Time

Educational content - in a fun & satirical way.

Back in the 1600s, Canada used playing cards as money and Germany used almost anything as money!
#SoftwoodLumberDispute #Wood #Economics Since 1982, Canada & USA have been in an ongoing softwood lumber dispute. This video explains the timeline in a short and entertaining way. If you would like us to put the full timeline with the dates on our blog, let us know in the comments! There are tangets about subsidies, countervailing duties, stumpage, the invisible hand, the economy of Canada & the economy of the United States. Key players like the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC), the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), the World Trade Organization (WTO), Trump, the Canadian Federal & Provincial Governments and others are involved.
#PopeGregoryIX #BlackCats #BadLuck During the the 1100-1400s, Pope Gregory the 9th sent an interesting letter to Frederick the 2nd (then Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire) that resulted in one of the medieval crusades through the holy land (Jerusalem). Pope Gregory reorganized the Catholic church library & the resulting decretales are full of unusual & interesting information. We explore the origins of superstitions about - why black cats are sometimes thought of as bad luck - the origins of cats in Egypt, Europe, & Asia - their relationship to Goddess Bastet & interesting facts about why they need Taurine & how a single mommy cat & daddy cat can be responsible for hundreds of thousands of kittens
#Economics #MoneyMultiplierEffect Inspired by the multi trillion dollar stimulus packages handed out during the COVID19/Coronavirus 2020 pandemic, a conversation about the money multiplier effect (including banks giving loans, how that affects the money supply, and how much banks have to save) turned into this video full of interesting facts. Enjoy!
#SemiEducationalEntertainingContent #Christmas #WorldRecords #Goat 🔥🐐🇸🇪🚁🎲 Never beating the odds, this goat is a real life mythological creature. See our website for more information (references, licenses) on this video: https://changeovertime.ca/videos/5 Check out our website: https://changeovertime.ca Suggest a video: https://changeovertime.ca/suggest
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