Questions and Answers: Volume 41

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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April derives from the Latin Aprilis, traditionally linked to aperire, meaning “to open,” referring to the opening of buds and flowers in spring. Another theory connects it to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, via the Etruscans. The name reflects renewal, growth, and seasonal rebirth in the ancient Roman calendar. Regardless of the origin, April means it is time for me to answer your questions. Stay tuned for the next installment of questions and answers on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to 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 Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily 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 Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	April derives from the Latin word Aprilis, traditionally linked to the word upper re-ray, meaning to open, referring to the opening of buds and flowers in spring.
0:10.2	Another theory connects it to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love via the Etruscans.
0:14.9	The name reflects renewal, growth, and seasonal rebirth on the ancient Roman calendar.
0:19.7	But regardless of the origin, April means it's time for me to answer your questions.
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1:11.4	What if your perceptions about the past were wrong?
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1:21.4	have gone unnoticed.
1:23.0	It effectively turned day into night.
1:25.8	And how it shaped the world now.
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1:38.6	Let's get right into things.
1:40.2	The first question comes from Brian Doherty, who asks,
1:42.8	since there are over 200 episodes
1:44.3	to be listened to in order to reach the Completionist Club, would you consider recognizing
1:48.2	those of us that have listened to more than half of the episodes? I was thinking,
1:52.2	living on a prayer since we're halfway there. Well, first, Brian, a correction. You do not have
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