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The Ancient Origins Of The Olympics - Armand D'Angour

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-ancient-origins-of-the-olympics-armand-d-angour Thousands of years in the making, the Olympics began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus in the rural Greek town of Olympia. But how di
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Ancient Greeks - Real Faces

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This was the result of a lot of requests for bringing to life some ancient Greek faces especially from the golden age. Having some personal knowledge of ancient Greece, this could be the first part of an info, teach thingy about this subject or perhaps th
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Why The Ancient Greeks Couldn't See Blue

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This BLUE my mind, I just had to share.Check out our podcast channel: https://youtube.com/sidenotepodcastJoin our mailing list: https://bit.ly/34fWU27Written by Mitchell MoffitEditing by Luka arlija and Mitchell MoffitFOLLOW US!AsapSCIENCETikTok: @AsapSCI
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Guinea Pig Olympics - Parry Gripp

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Guinea Pig Olympics video footage provided by Instagram's Guinea Pigs Adventures: https://www.instagram.com/guineapigsadventures/Guinea Pig Adventures Etsy store of cute stuff: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GuineaPigsAdventures Song from the upcoming "Guinea
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The Persians&Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

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In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the grea
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This Is Sparta: Fierce Warriors Of The Ancient World - Craig Zimmer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/this-is-sparta-fierce-warriors-of-the-ancient-world-craig-zimmer In ancient Greece, violent internal conflict between border neighbors and war with foreign invaders was a way of life, and Greeks were considered
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The Incredible Logistics of the Tokyo Olympics

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Sign up for the CuriosityStream/Nebula bundle deal for 26% off: https://CuriosityStream.com/WendoverWatch an exclusive companion video on Nebula about the logistics of postponing the Olympics by a year: https://nebula.app/videos/wendover-productions-the-l
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He Could be the First American Amputee in the Olympics

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Being born without lower legs didnt keep Blake Leeper from playing baseball and basketball when he was a kid. After being fitted with prosthetic limbs, Leeper took a lot of falls, but he always got right back up. In college, he discovered running, the spo
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How Did The Olympics Start? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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Every few years, the whole world sits down to watch the Summer Olympic Games! But... have you ever stopped and wondered how the Olympics got started in the first place?Images used under license from Shutterstock.comWelcome to Colossal Questions, the show
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A Brief History of the Winter Olympics: Pushing the Extreme

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The 2018 Winter Olympics are bigger and more extreme than ever before, as death-defying sports make their way into the lineup. So how did we get here? Photo: Getty Images Don’t miss a WSJ video, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the Wall Str
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What is the story with the banned swim caps at the Olympics? | CBC Kids News

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Having trouble keeping track of what is allowed, and what isnt at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics?Us too. So Abigail Dove and Arjun Ram decided to deep dive into some of the controversies leading up to the Games.CBC Kids News is a website for kids
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Steven Universe | Robo Olympics | Cartoon Network

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Steven holds a Robo Olympics to see whose robot is the best! Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=cartoonnetworkuk Visit the Cartoon Network UK website:http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk Wel
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Derek Redmond's Emotional Olympic Story - Injury Mid-Race | Barcelona 1992 Olympics

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The unforgettable story of Great Britain's 400m runner Derek Redmond, whose hamstring snapped during his event but was determined to finish the race at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Subscribe to the Olympics here & hit the bell! http://oly.ch/Subs
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Olympic Origins | Outrageous Olympics | Horrible Histories

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Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeVisit our website: horrible-histories.co.ukLet's learn about where the olympics truly originated from.Get more episode of Horrible Histories as well as all the extras at https://
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Olympics Episode Remix - Yo Gabba Gabba!

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Now it's time to dance to our OLYMPICS episode's remix! For more Yo Gabba Gabba! fun, visit www.facebook.com/yogabbagabba and check out cool Gabba goods at www.yogabbagabba.com/shop!
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Sound of Ancient Languages

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Ancient Languages: Ancient Egypt / 3100 BC - 332 BC Achaemenids / 550 BC–330 BC Ancient Greece / c. 800 BC - c. 600 AD Ancient Rome / 753 BC–476 AD Assyria / 1813 BC–612 BC Göktürks / 552 AD-744 AD Hittites / c. 1600 BC–c
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The Olympics, FIFA, and why we love sports: Crash Course Games #17

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Today, John Green is going to be your substitute teacher as we dive into the world of sports! Now “sports” is a pretty broad genre of game, we probably couldn’t even cover them in an entire series, but today we’re going to do our best to look at the origi
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Top 10 Ancient Relics So Advanced They Shouldn't Exist

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Some ancient artifacts and relics are so advanced, we can't place them in history... they shouldn't exist! The origins and purpose of artifacts are still disputed. Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo.gl/JyGcTt https://
A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian priest

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Watch this video to discover what tasks ancient Egyptian priests completed in the temple. Ancient Egyptian priests were the only people (besides the king) who could enter the sacred inner areas of the temples that acted as homes for the gods. This short a
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How To Draw Bing Dwen Dwen - Winter Olympics Mascot

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Hey art friends! Today, we're learning how to draw Bing from the Beijing Winter Olympics. We hope you have a lot of fun drawing this cute panda with us. Art Supplies ~ This is a list of the supplies we used, but feel free to use whatever you have in your
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Dancing on Ice: Why is Ice Slippery? | 2014 Winter Olympics | We The Curious

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Without ice the Sochi Winter Olympics wouldn't happen. But why not? How does an ice skate work? Join Ross Exton as he investigates the physics of ice-skating, and the secret of regelation.This video was presented by: Ross ExtonProduced by: Ross Exton & Se
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What can you learn from ancient skeletons? - Farnaz Khatibi

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-can-you-learn-from-ancient-skeletons-farnaz-khatibi Ancient skeletons can tell us a great deal about the past, including the age, gender and even the social status of its former owner. But how can we know a
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Some truly absurd ancient beliefs | BBC Ideas

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The Greeks and Romans gave us so much, but not everything they thought has stood the test of time. Classicist Daisy Dunn unpicks five nonsensical pearls of wisdom from the past. Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav--------------------------------
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Unmasking the Secrets That Ancient Mummies Hold | WIRED

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Centuries ago, middle-class Egyptians buried their mummies with masks made out of recycled papyrus. Many of those sheets were covered in Ancient Greek text, which is hard to read without destroying the masks. Now a team of imagining experts are finding wa
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Music And Creativity In Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/music-and-creativity-in-ancient-greece-tim-hansen You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports an
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What The Olympics Would Be Like On The Moon

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Because gravity on the moon is one sixth that of Earth's, a sporting event held there would allow athletes to jump farther and lift more. A weightlifter would be able to lift objects six times as heavy and a discus could be thrown the height of the Empire
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How ancient Romans made stronger concrete than today

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Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover the Romans' secret concrete recipe that has maintained so many of its now-an
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Ancient Arabic Digital Display

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You wouldn't think that the modern digital display on calculators had much to do with ancient Arabic number, but Rob shows how close the link really is.
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The Sound of Ancient Languages. You Haven't Seen Anything Like This Before!

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Buy & Sell Bitcoin and hunderds of other cryptocurrencies at the speed of light in every market condition with ICRYPEX! https://goo.su/rly5HU Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of ancient languages with our captivating video. Experience the enc
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How Ancient Art Influenced Modern Art - Felipe Galindo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-ancient-art-influenced-modern-art-felipe-galindo The term modern art sounds like it means art that is popular now, but the style actually originated over 150 years ago and includes artists like Picasso, Mati
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What Was Living In Ancient Rome REALLY like?

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Ancient Rome was a time in history of great highs and lows. Could you survive as a citizen of the ancient Roman empire?Watch more: Could You Survive In Ancient Egypt? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN-hek8LVtE Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin Foll
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Robots try to ski, just miles from the Olympics

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A short drive from the Olympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea is hosting another winter sporting event: Alpine skiing with robots. Eight teams from universities and companies competed. Each team sent a completely autonomous humanoid down a 70-meter-lo
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Could You Survive In Ancient Egypt?

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Pyramids, the Nile River, and strange worms. The Life Noggin gang travel to ancient Egypt in this Deblocked Episode. Watch more: “Trapped In Space” ►►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PevXm5qYCk Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive
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Build an Ancient Astronomical Instrument

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Build an ancient astronomical instrument - an Armillary Sundial. Based on technology that is thousands of years old, this device is capable of accurately displaying the time when mounted correctly in a sunny location.
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In Ancient Egypt, Even Boats Had Their Own Tombs | National Geographic

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Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Egyptian boat burial site dating more than 3,800 years old. National Geographic grantee and Penn Museum Associate Curator Josef Wegner and his team made the discovery while excavating the tomb of 12th Dynasty
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How To Draw An Ancient Egyptian King And Queen (Pharaoh)

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Learn how to draw an ancient Egyptian king and queen (cartoon version). These ancient rulers were also referred to as Pharaohs. Join our monthly membership and download our app! You can watch our lessons in a safe distraction-free environment. In the app,
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How They Did It - Fast Food in Ancient Rome DOCUMENTARY

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We explore the world of Fast Food in ancient Roman! Support the channel and download Rise of Kingdoms for free: https://patron.me/InvictaROK and use the bonus code ROKVIKINGS for in-game rewards. You can also join the promotional event here: https://bit.l
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Adidas: A Tale of Sneakers, Bazookas, and the Olympics

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More Than 800 Ancient Egyptian Tombs Mapped for First Time | National Geographic

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More than 800 Egyptian tombs have been mapped for the first time in an ancient necropolis. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #AncientEgypt #Tombs About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destinatio
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How Human Teeth Evolved From Ancient Fish

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Scientists have found that tooth enamel may have evolved from ancient fish scales and bones! How did that happen? Disturbing Places Teeth Can Grow ►►►► http://dne.ws/1N4j5Jd DNews Live Tickets Here ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Fa2OCh Read More: How the enamel that
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Here's Why Dogs Were So Important to Ancient Egyptians

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Archaeological evidence at the ancient Egyptian site of Hierakonpolis reveals the status of the king's hunting dogs - to the extent that when the king died, they were often buried alongside him. From the Series: Secrets: Beasts of the Pharaohs http://bit.
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This Device Unearthed an Ancient Gladiator School

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With its abundant greenery, you'd have no idea there was once an ancient city located just outside of Rome. But by using an electronic scanner, scientists at Vienna's Ludwig Boltzmann Institute have found otherwise. From: LOST CITY OF GLADIATORS http://bi
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Forging Forgotten Ancient Greek Armor

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Dimitrios Katsikis is a self-taught master of ancient Greek armor. He utilizes self-made tools to combine simple materials into stunning complete sets of defensive battle gear.As a dedicated researcher, he can revive historical artefacts for the modern ag
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Greek 101: Learning an Ancient Language | The Great Courses

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Learn the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet using the restored classical pronunciation, recognizing that there was some variation in pronunciation in an ancient world. Practice pairings of vowels called dipthongs, and sound out a selection of words that yo
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How NASAs new rover will search for signs of ancient life on Mars

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If NASA realizes its midsummer dream, a spacecraft will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sometime between 30 July and 15 August, destined to ignite the next generation of Mars exploration. The mission, which NASA has dubbed Mars 2020, aims to deliv
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Reviving a 3,000-year-old Ancient Ballgame

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Long before basketball and soccer, ancient Mayans were hitting the park to play rounds of Mesoamerican ballgame. Dating back to 3000 B.C., the game was played with a solid rubber ball that could only be hit by a player’s hip. Today, in Hidalgo, Mexico, a
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London 2012 Olympics Triple Jump Men Slowmo (Looks Like Flying!)

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H2 Freestylers vs Medieval Football | Outrageous Olympics | Horrible Histories

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Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeVisit our website: horrible-histories.co.ukThe H2 Freestylers take on Medieval footballers!Get more episode of Horrible Histories as well as all the extras at https://www.bbc.co.
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The ancient secrets revealed by deciphered tablets | BBC Ideas

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Cuneiform is the earliest known form of writing. For thousands of years, no one was able to translate it. When it was finally cracked, it gave us some astonishing insights into the ancient world...Made by Jist Studios.Made in partnership with The Open Uni
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SUPER CIRCUS 3D Kid's Olympics | Olympic Playground, Color Balls, Ball Pit Show By Busy Beavers

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Billy, Betty & their Friends are Back in the Super Circus Arena & have Organized their own Kids' Olympic Games! Watch them Jump, Dive, Ski & Slide into the Giant Colorful Ball Pit with Lots of Surprises. Get into the mood for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games wi
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Why Are Ancient Ruins Underground? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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Every year archeologists dig up more and more ancient ruins! But have you ever wondered: why are ancient cities always buried underground? Welcome to COLOSSAL QUESTIONS, the show that answers all of life's most pressing questions! → Credits ← Narrated by:
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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9

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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: In which John Green teaches you about the so-called Silk Road, a network of trade routes where goods such as ivory, silver, iron, wine, and yes, silk were exchanged across the ancient world, from China to the West. Along w
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16-Year-Old Gymnast's Path to Tokyo Olympics! | OLYMPIC DREAMERS

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16-year-old elite gymnast Ciena Alipio won't let a leg injury slow her down in her quest to join Team USA! Credits Talent: Ciena Alipio Executive Producer: Judy MeyersProduced and Written by: Chris Lowe and Melissa LoweAssociate Producer: Chelsea ButlerJo
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Are Ancient Grains Really Better For You?

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Ancient grains like Spelt, Emmer, and Einkorn are making a comeback, but are they better for you than modern wheats? The answer is, as usual, not a simple 'yes' or 'no'. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon support
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Ancient Wonders Captured In 3D - Ben Kacyra

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Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in a
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12 Ancient Giants (And 1 Modern Marvel)

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Meet some real ancient giants and their modern relatives ... in rhyming verse. See it all in infographic form here: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/post/126437428239/prehistoric-monsters @NPRSkunkBear @marycmclain @cadamole Freesound.org users: spanrucker ene
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This ancient giraffe relative head-butted rivals

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Read the story: https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-giraffe-relative-head-butted-rivals-amazing-sexual-weaponRead the research: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl8316
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Sesame Street: Tucker West Teaches Cookie Monster About Luging | Winter Olympics

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Cookie Monster is hanging out with Olympic Luger Tucker West learning all about his Olympic sport luging. -- Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more fun games and videos for yo
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Drew Times Travels Back to Ancient Egypt | A Drew Pendous Superhero Story | Cool School Stories

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Building Ancient Robots in Switzerland

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In a country known for their intricate watchmaking, one man is taking the mastery of machinery to another level—and to another era. Meet François Junod, a craftsman bringing back the ancient art of automata. Building automata dates back to ancient Egypt a
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The ancient city designed to track time

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Keeping time was challenging for ancient civilizations, so this one built a city to do it. Follow Johnny on Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO and Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA The first Vox Borders documentary is releasing on Youtube and Facebook on Octo
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Ancient supernovae might have upended Earths evolution

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When stars run out of fuel, they can collapse under their own gravity, exploding as supernovae that blast debris and radioactive nuclei far into space. Most of these events are too far from Earth to impact our planet. But if one happened nearby, the effec
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An Ancient Roman Makeover

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Watch makeup artist and self-proclaimed history nerd Rebecca Butterworth recreate a Roman makeup routine, inspired by the 2,000-year-old portrait of a woman from Roman Egypt on display at the Getty Villa.Presented with the Ancient Rome @Home program:https
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See How Quicklime Was Made And Used In Ancient Building Techniques

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What on Earth? | Tuesdays 9p Investigators uncover an ancient kiln from the dark ages. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/what-on-earth/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeScience Check out SCI2 for inf
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How To Make Cotton Candy By Hand, Using an Ancient Chinese Method — You Can Do This!

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Clifford Endo is here to tell you that cotton candy is no longer just for carnivals. You're welcome. In this episode of You Can Do This! Cliff uses the ancient Chinese method used to make a dish called Dragon's Beard to spin out over 16000 strands of hand
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Kulning - Ancient Swedish herdingcall

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In the middle of the bright summernight I went out to call for the cows. I thought that maybe, something deep inside them, remember the sounds from the ancient times when people called for them over far distances. They came running, together with a millio
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A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-egyptian-doctor-elizabeth-cox It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Pes
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The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts

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The origins of ancient inscriptions are often shrouded in mystery. Writing carved into stone millennia ago can be hard to read and is often missing entire sections of the text. Now a neural network, trained on thousands of existing inscriptions, could hel
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Humanity's New Cousin & An Ancient Giant Virus

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SciShow News shares two amazing things from the deep past that have been discovered: a new ancient human relative, and a 30,000-year-old giant virus. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't m
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A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-glimpse-of-teenage-life-in-ancient-rome-ray-laurence Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age fest
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Ancient battle-scarred feral cat meets tiny kittens

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Mason is an ancient, battle-scarred feral cat with advanced kidney disease. Instead of euthanasia, we felt he deserved to live his sunset months in comfort, free from pain. What happened next will make your heart melt. See additional videos of the adorabl
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Our Ancient Human Cousins!

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If you traced your family tree back far enough, you'd see that you're related to all 7 billion people on Earth! And if you trace it back even farther than that you'll find our ancient human cousins, the Neanderthals! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want
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Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

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In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green. Crash Course World History is now av
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The Ancient Art of Painting on Water

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Garip Ays paintings come to life in the most extraordinary way. The Turkish artist uses an ancient technique called ebru, or marbling. He drops and flicks dyes onto water treated with a wetting agent that keeps the pigment from sinking. Then he swirls and
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A Visual History of Sports

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The first recorded sport in history was spear throwing, which arose in 70,000 BC out of a need for ancient hunters to practice their skills. Bowling was the first known ball game, appearing in Egypt in 3,200 BC; later, there was Pitz, played by the ancien
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Gyotaku: The Ancient Japanese Art Of Printing Fish - K. Erica Dodge

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gyotaku-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-printing-fish-k-erica-dodge How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 19th century Japan, fishing boats were equipped with rice pap
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Ancient Mammals Made Dinos Look Like Puppies

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Yes, the Age of the Dinosaurs was a time of giant hungry lizards like T-Rex...but everything else was mega sized and just as scary! These massive mammals easily stood up against the dinos! Like the humungous whale Livyatan with teeth the size of your hand
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What Can You Learn From Ancient Poop?

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Fossilized poop, called coprolites, can reveal surprising secrets about the past.Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/Want more info?More on Coprolite preservation and analysis:
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Mummification (How an Ancient Egyptian Mummy was Made)

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Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory The Ancient Egyptians believed in several rituals in order to reach the afterlife into the next world and achieve immortality. Please do not reupload our content! SIMPL
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Searching for Chinas Ancient Tea Leaves

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Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, first cultivated over 6,000 years ago in ancient China. Shunan Teng is on a mission to experience it in its most authentic, historic form. Her love for tea knows no bounds, as she travels halfway around the w
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Searching for China’s Ancient Tea Leaves

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Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, first cultivated over 6,000 years ago in ancient China. Shunan Teng is on a mission to experience it in its most authentic, historic form. Her love for tea knows no bounds, as she travels halfway around the w
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Ancient Aliens... DEBUNKED! | COLOSSAL MYSTERIES

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Its a theory thats just as compelling as it is crazy: aliens invading Earth in ancient times to teach humans alien tech, leading to an explosion in human advancement! It sure sounds nice, but: is there any sound evidence for this popular pseudoscience?Ima
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A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-athenian-robert-garland It’s 427 BCE, and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its
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Can you outsmart Fate and break her ancient curse? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Hundreds of years ago, your ancestor stole a magical tarot deck from Fate herself and it came with a terrible cost. Once every 23 years, one member of your family must face Fate in a duel with
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Craig of the Creek | Ancient Letter | Cartoon Network UK

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Craig tries to find out the meaning of this ancient letter![ https://goo.gl/hRAVDf ] Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel! [ http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk ] Visit the Cartoon Network UK website![ http://apps.cartoonnetwork.co.uk ] Check o
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THE FROZEN CALL - Ancient Nordic Chant

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This is a song I created with inspiration from the call "Into the unknown" in Frozen 2 , with ancient herding-call "kulning" and the old viking instrument "Bukkehorn" which I now played for the very first time in a song (Still practicing :)) I filmed it a
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This Ancient Mongolian Fishing Method Yields 1000s of Fish China From Above | Smithsonian Channel

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In the northeast province of Jilin, China, local fishermen rely on an ancient Mongolian technique to fish in the frozen waters of Lake Chagan. And despite temperatures reaching minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit, all they need are a net, two horses, and a spindl
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Ancient fish share a key feature of human vision

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In order to see the world as clearly as we do, we process vision from each eyeball on both sides of our braina capability known as bilateral visual projection. For a long time, researchers thought this feature developed after fish transitioned to land, mo
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We Are Smarter Than Ancient People But We Lost Superpowers

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Back in the day, our ancestors had some seriously cool superpowers, but they gradually disappeared because, well, evolution's a thing. Take hibernation sleep, for examplenot as flashy as flying, but imagine snoozing through winter and waking up when it's
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The murder of ancient Alexandria's greatest scholar - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Dive into the life of one of Ancient Romes most powerful figures, Hypatia of Alexandria, a renowned scholar and political advisor to the city's leaders.--In the city of Alexandria in 415 CE, the bishop and the governor were in a fight. It started with a d
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Would You Have Been A Beauty In Ancient Rome? (ft Lana Summer) | The Big Question | Earth Lab

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Lana Summer brings science to her latest make up tutorial in order to discover what the ancient romans' beauty routine was like... and why it was potentially toxic.Watch more from Lana here: https://www.youtube.com/user/LanaLadyBuggBest of Earth Lab: http
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What Ancient Farmers Had Right About Corn That We Ignore | WIRED

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Maize is one of the most widely grown grains in the world. The way that much of it is processed has contributed to making millions of people sick over the past 500 years. Dr. Bill Schindler talks about how our modern approach to corn prioritizes convenien
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A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld - Iseult Gillespie

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Download a free audiobook version of The Song of Achilles" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed --Achilles, just slain in the Trojan War, arrives in the Underworld and is greeted by Sibyl of Cumae a prophetess and also th
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The ancient technology of silk - with Aarathi Prasad at Ada Lovelace Day

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From the ancient uses of silk to the biologists who learned the secrets of silk-producing animals: manipulating the habitats, physiologies, and threads of moths, spiders and molluscs, this talk will explore the work of some of the women who have been key
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A day in the life of an ancient Babylonian business mogul - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Follow Beltani, a Babylonian priestess and businesswoman, as she investigates who is undermining her barley fields and tavern.--Its 1762 BCE. As dawn breaks in the Babylonian city of Sippar, Beltani a priestess and businesswoman receives an urgent visit f
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SciShow Talk Show: Kallie Moore, Ancient Life, And A Dragon

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SciShow Talk Show: where Hank talks to interesting people about interesting things! In this episode Hank and Collections Manager Kallie Moore talk ancient life, careers in science, and dragons. Check out the collection Kallie Moore manages at: http://hs.u
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How Did Roboticists Get This Ancient Fossil To Walk?

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Advanced computer tomography scans are changing the way paleontologists are studying ancient life and “OroBOT” may be just the beginning. How Did Science Get Neanderthals So Wrong? - https://youtu.be/VAaTaZqleeY Read More: Reverse Engineering the Locomoti
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The Horrors Of Ancient Cataract Surgeries

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Doctors have been slicing into eyeballs for over 2500 years. Luckily, surgeons have made some progress since then. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Fa
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Ancient Romes most notorious doctor - Ramon Glazov

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Learn about the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamon, whose experiments and discoveries changed medicine.--In the 16th century, an anatomist named Andreas Vesalius made a shocking discovery: the most famous human anatomy texts in the world we
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Leopards & Humans: Ancient Balanced Relationship - Leopards: An Unnatural History - BBC

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Rom Whitaker explores the ancient relationship that exists between humans and leopards in India, by trying to get closer to them. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Earth YouTube Channel: http://www.yo
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A day in the life of an ancient Celtic Druid - Philip Freeman

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Join the Celtic druid Camma in her village as she conducts religious rites, serves as a healer, and mediates conflict between tribes.--As the sun rises in 55 BCE, Camma lays two pigeons on the altar at the center of her village. She wrings the birds necks
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A day in the life of an ancient Peruvian shaman - Gabriel Prieto

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Follow Quexo, a Peruvian shaman, as he searches for cinnabar to complete a special ritual that will protect his village from winter storms.--The year is 1400 BCE. At the temple of the fisherman, the morning is unusually still and this is just the latest i
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A day in the life of an ancient Greek architect - Mark Robinson

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Follow Pheidias, the chief builder for the Parthenon, as he supervises the construction of the new temple and faces charges of embezzlement.--The year is 432 BCE. As dawn breaks over Athens, Pheidias is already late for work. He is the chief builder for t
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Weaver Ants Use Their Children as Cement | 4KUHD | China: Nature's Ancient Kingdom | BBC Earth

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Unlike most ants, weaver ants live above ground building nests out of leaves. But the way they hold their structures together may shock you.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BBCEarth #China #WeaverAntsWatch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarth
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The Ancient History of the Creek | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network

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Journey back as far as ye olden times . . . the 1970s, and learn the Ancient History of the Creek kids of yore!About Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel, your destination for episode clips, behind the scenes footage, how to draw
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Panda Mother Teaches Cub How to Eat Bamboo | 4KUHD | China: Natures Ancient Kingdom | BBC Earth

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Pandas rely heavily on bamboo for food, but panda babies arent actually born with the essential stomach enzyme needed to break down this tough plant. So, how do they eat it?Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BBCEarth #Panda #China Watch more: Planet Ea
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Did ancient Troy really exist? - Einav Zamir Dembin

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If you enjoy this lesson, we highly recommend reading "Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History's Greatest Buildings." Discounted e-book versions available here: https://amzn.to/2LL50Zk Check out our book rec page to learn more: http://bit.ly/2mZ9LQS
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Looking For Ancient Martian Lakes

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Mars: The Secret Science | Mondays at 9/8c on Science Channel Full Episodes Streaming FREE on Science GO: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/mars-the-secret-science/ The Curiosity rover finds a spot on Mars that may have once been part of a lake. The Curios
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An incredible ancient mousetrap

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Whoever built this engineering marvel was pretty clever but, as Rob shows, the mice were probably even smarter as you don't see these things around today.
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What Ancient Egyptian Sounded Like - and how we know

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How did Egyptians pronounce the language behind the hieroglyphs? Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NativLang Become my patron: https://www.patreon.com/NativLang ~ Briefly ~ From Hatshepsut to Nefertiti to a Coptic Ab
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Ancient Life as Old as the Universe

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WORLDWIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE The 12,024 Human Era Calendar has landed! https://shop.kgs.link/12024Join us on an exploration of how different cosmic conditions could shape unique worlds and civilizations.Stocks are highly limited, so dont miss your chance
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Pangolin: The World's Most Trafficked Mammal I 4KUHD | China: Nature's Ancient Kingdom | BBC Earth

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Pangolins have been walking the earth for millions of years, but they've become critically endangered due to their prized scales.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BBCEarth #Pangolin #4KUHDWatch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue
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Ancient soldering technique: Antikythera Fragment #7 - Precision Soft Soldering

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Antikythera Fragment #7 - Precision Soft Soldering Continuing on with the investigation of what it was like inside the ancient workshop, here's a closer look at another of the demonstrated techniques: The precise joining of metal using soft solder. If you
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Ancient Games: Crash Course Games #2

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From the ancient Egyptian game of Senet to the Aztec’s Patolli, games have been played since the beginning of civilization. Today, your host Andre Meadows is going to take a look at a few of these games, including some that are actually still played today
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The Ancient Salt Pans of Peru

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Originally built by the Incas, the manmade salt pans in Maras, Peru, have endured for over 500 years. Beneath the Qaqawiñay mountains runs a salty fresh spring, which empties into 3,000 mountainside pools. The sun heats them, evaporating the water and lea
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Decoding the ancient astronomy of Stonehenge

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The solstice alignments of Stonehenge, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Note: A previous version of this video referred imprecisely to "Neolithic Britain" when discussing the Newgrange tomb in Ireland. We have removed that phrasin
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SciArts: New Vision of Ancient Creatures

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http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! Paleoartist and scientific illustrator Gabriel Ugueto has a golden rule for his work: Accuracy. In order to resurrect the dinosaurs, Ugueto begins with a single bone and works his
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Fishing and Eating Like Ancient Hawaiians

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Gargantuan luau dinners and Hawaiian pizza have nothing to do with authentic Hawaiian cuisine. Originally a simple diet based around root starches and fish, chefs in Hawaii are combating clichés and crafting Hawaiian menus that are more in harmony with th
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How Ancient Palestinian Soap Is Made

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Ahmed Darwish el Fakhouri spends his days surrounded by olive oil soap stacked up higheach precious bar waiting to be wrapped and sold after a drying out period of two to three months. He is the third generation of his family to run one of the oldest soap
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Ancient Sea Creature Unveiled

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An enormous sea creature that roamed the prehistoric oceans some 240 million years ago has recently been unveiled by scientists. AmazeLabs Johana Restrepo has more.
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Awfully Ancient Egyptians | Horrible Histories

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Subscribe for more Horrible Histories: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeGet more episode of Horrible Histories as well as all the extras on BBC iPlayer:https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00sp0l8/horrible-histories#HorribleHistories is a hit #C
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Snacks from the Colosseum in Ancient Rome

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How Did Ancient Egyptians Build Pyramids Quickly?

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The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure on Earth for more than 3,500 years! Workers had to cut and lay more than 200 giant blocks a day in order to meet their deadline. Find out how they met this staggering goal with a technique hidden behind
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Skeleton uncovered at ancient Antikythera shipwreck

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The famous shipwreck that brought us the mysterious Antikythera mechanism has revealed a new secret: a two thousand year old human skeleton. The team hopes to extract DNA from the skull - a feat never attempted before on bones this old that have been unde
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Lasers and Drones Help Preserve Ancient Temples

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3-D digital preservation not only helps save the memories of historical sites, it also guides restoration projects after natural disasters, such as the earthquakes that damaged the temples of Bagan. Editor's Note: Viewers sensitive to flashing light may w
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Ancient Egypt 101 | National Geographic

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The Magic of Modernizing an Ancient Art Form

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Theory11 CEO and Founder Jonathan Bayme develops magic tricks and shows using his background as a magician. His 10-year-old, New York-based company aims to make magic elegant and upscale. Image: Robert Libetti/The Wall Street Journal Don’t miss a WSJ vide
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The Ancient Animal Crossing | SciShow Kids

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Join Squeaks and Jessi as they learn about a time when lots of animals switched places -- like bears, sloths, armadillos, and more.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Second Grade Next Generation Science StandardsDisciplinary Core Ideas:L
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The Ancient Hawaiian Art of Bark Cloth

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Sabra Kauka finds great joy in making the past present. A cultural practitioner on Kauai, she teaches Hawaiian children the arts of their ancestors, including kapa. In this physically demanding process, bark from the wauke plant becomes clothing and blank
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How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna

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Check out Self-Evident on PBS Voices: https://youtu.be/B6QeZ07FaggBeneath layers of rock art are drawings of animals SO strange that, for a long time, some anthropologists thought they could only have been imagined. But what if these animals really had ex
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14 Ancient Monsters Terrified Even Dinosaurs

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We dive back in time and into the oceans over half a billion years ago. Watch out! Its not Megalodon or giant sea reptiles like Mosasaurus you need to look out for . Its a bizarre, unearthly looking creature called anomalocaris. It looked like a nightmari
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Ancient Humans Made Millions Of These - We Dont Know Why

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The Acheulean handaxe was the most common tool of early humans, but we still dont know what the heck they used it for.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Acheulean handaxe: large, chipped ston
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Hunting For The Bones Of An Ancient Sea Monster: #bestjobever

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As it turns out, the Jurassic Park films are not entirely accurate. Aubrey Jane Roberts, a National Geographic Young Explorers grantee and professional dinosaur hunter (aka paleontologist) loves the films but laments the fact that they have not kept up wi
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What Maximum Security Meant for Ancient Tomb Raiders

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The Han dynasty tombs were packed with some of the empire's most valuable relics. To guard against theft, colossal stones, each weighing six tons, were cut to block the passageways from relentless tomb raiders. From: RAIDERS OF THE JADE EMPIRE http://bit.
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The History Behind Italy’s Ancient City of Glass

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For over a thousand years, the island of Murano—just outside Venice, Italy—has been known throughout the world for their exquisite glass manufacturing. After realizing how valuable their glass exports were, the Venetian elite made it illegal for glass mak
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This Ancient Species Is Under Attack, How Can They Be Protected? | Seeker Indie

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The sungazer lizard is an endemic species in the South African wild that is facing extinction due to the international pet trade. This is how this group of conservationists plan to stop it. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop
Ancient Amazon Peoples | Native America | PBS

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Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/2DdzTCv | #NativeAmericaPBSAncient Amazon art suggests people have been in the Americas much longer than previously thought. Watch full episodes of Native America at https://to.pbs.org/2DdzTCv.This program is made poss
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What Are the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? | COLOSSAL SONGS

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WATCH MORE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UULFPwiAPYRT1JCna3GYf-vkCg SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPwiAPYRT1JCna3GYf-vkCg?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Colossal Cranium where you can find endless answers to all of life's most pressing
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5 Ancient Medical Practices -- Thought Glass #6

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Thought Glass explores origins and behaviors while blending physical images with computer graphics. It is performed in one take. TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Humors And Bloodletting History http://bit.ly/1oxOgmH Trepan
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Math Whizzes Of Ancient Babylon Figured Out Forerunner Of Calculus

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Clay tablets document precocious astronomical calculations by 50 B.C.E. Read more: http://scim.ag/1nRxu3V Read the research ($): http://scim.ag/1PVEVgT
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How Did Ancient Chinese Choose Great Wall Building Site?

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UNEARTHED Tuesdays 10/9c on Science http://www.sciencechannel.com/ Tourists commonly ask why the Great Wall follows a seemingly random path. Catch up with full episodes on DiscoveryGO: https://www.discoverygo.com/science/ Subscribe to Science Channel: htt
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This Ancient Chinese Tomb May Once Have Had A Flowing River Of Mercury!

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Unearthed | Tuesdays at 10/9c Archaeologists believe the body of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, lies in a mysterious underground burial complex. Full Episodes Streaming FREE on SCI GO: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/unearthed/ More Unearthed! htt
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A Visual History of Ancient Hairdos (and Don'ts)

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The documented history of hairstyles begins prior to 3200 BC, when braided wigs were in vogue. In this short animation, we've condensed hairstyles from over 50 centuries into a single video. From the chignon of 9th century BC, to horned buns that peaked i
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Ancient Japanese Archer Squad - Koshiya Kumiyumi Demonstration

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The Third World Kyudo Taikai (Tokyo) 2018 Demonstration 第3回世界弓道大会演武薩摩日置流腰矢指矢保存会 #弓道 #Kyudo
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Ancient switch to soft food made saying certain words easier

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Change in human diet may have changed human speech Read the story: https://scim.ag/2T2oh8c Read the research: https://scim.ag/2XSt0Nr Credits editor/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Sarah Crespi animations Meagan Cantwell Chris Burns citation
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These Ancient Windmills Were Built Over 1,000 Years Ago

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When you think of windmills, the Netherlands might first come to mind. But some of the oldest windmills in the world are in Nashtifan, Iran. Dozens stand atop a wall in the windy city, not far from the Afghanistan border. From a distance, they look like w
Ancient & Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science #9

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The history of medicine is about two of our big questions: one, what is life? What makes it so special, so fragile, so goopy!? Two, how do we know what we know? Why should I take my doctors advice? Why are deep-fried Oreos bad for me?It may be tempting to
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Oldest DNA Ever Found Reveals Secrets of the Ancient Arctic

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Scientists have retrieved the oldest DNA ever, which points to an ecosystem unlike anything on Earth today. Read the NOVA Next article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article... PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Emily Zendt Production Assistance: Abe M
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The Ancient Animal With a Boomerang Head! | SciShow Kids

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Squeaks and Jessi discover an animal with a head that reminds them of a boomerang. Its name is Diplocaulus, and they'll learn all about how that funny head helped it live a very long time ago!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers a
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Ancient Earthquake And Flood May Have Led To China's Earliest Empire

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One of the largest floods in human history might have started a civilization. It begins with an earthquake 4,000 years ago in what is now China. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2aW7D9W Read the research (free): http://scim.ag/2aoxvWt JOIN AAAS: http://scim.ag/
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We've Unearthed Ludus Magnus, The Legendary Ancient Gladiator School

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Unearthed | Tuesdays at 10/9c The arena where gladiators trained, and how they made their grand entrance into the Colosseum. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/unearthed/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/Subscr
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How To Find Long Lost Treasure Under An Ancient Church | Secrets of the Underground

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Secrets of the Underground | Saturdays at 10p Rob and Stefan create a 3D map of the Nea Church in Jerusalem's sub-basement in search of King Herod's long-lost temple treasures. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/secrets-
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Maps of a now-submerged land help reconstruct the lives of ancient Europeans

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A region beneath the rough waters of the North Sea, known as Doggerland, holds archaeological clues to the past. Watch how researchers are using advances in mapping and leads from dredging sites to piece together the history of this vanished landscape.Rea
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Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars

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Anderson Cooper reports on the nerve-wracking Mars landing of the rover Perseverance, the painstaking process of launching the tiny helicopter Ingenuity, and the extraordinary images the two have already sent back to Earth."60 Minutes" is the most success
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A day in the life of an Ancient Greek oracle - Mark Robinson

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Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollos will and prophecies.--As the sun rises over Delphi in 500 BCE, Aristonike hurries to the temple of Apollo where a single oracle known as the Py
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GIANT Ancient Sloths + More Facts You Didn't Know | WEIRD IN THE WILD

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Check out the slow walking, but fast swimming Sloth of South and Central America today on Weird in the Wild!Created by Concrete MediaExecutive Produced by Judy MeyersProduced by Matt LevyAssociate Produced by Chelsea Butler
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The ancient 'computer' that simply shouldn't exist - BBC REEL

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A hundred and twenty years ago, divers discovered a shipwreck off the island of Antikythera in Greece. What they found changed our understanding of human history. The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism has captured the imagination of archaeologists, mathema
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This Astoundingly Simple Ancient Technique Is Helping to Beat Back Drought

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Amid a warming world, these conservationists have brought back a very old and very low-tech drought-busting practice and they are getting results.This story created in partnership with @RETROREPORT. View more of their documentaries here: https://www.retro
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25 Facts About ANCIENT EGYPT | 25 FACTS

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The pyramids! The Pharaohs! The mystery of the Sphynx's missing nose! We've got everything you need to know about ancient Egypt!!Tune in each week for 25 crazy, cool, epic, awesome, funny, weird, wild, unexpected, true facts about...well, EVERYTHING!! Cre
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The Silk Road: Connecting The Ancient World Through Trade - Shannon Harris Castelo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-silk-road-history-s-first-world-wide-web-shannon-harris-castelo With modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harri
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Snippet: 3D imaging reveals the ancient lives of Egyptian animal mummies

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Credit: (FOOTAGE) Richard Johnston/The Egypt Centre/Swansea University; (MUSIC) Pond5;(EDITING) Joel GoldbergRead more: https://scim.ag/34lmQeeAbout Science SnippetsThese videos are short snippets from researchers' workoften videos actually used as data i
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The ancient history of the modern hamburger | Edible Histories Episode 4 | BBC Ideas

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We tend to think of the burger a quintessentially American invention - the fastest of fast food. But the story of the hamburger goes back further than you might think - right back to the Romans. Food historian Annie Gray gets stuck in.Made by Somethin' El
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Kids Try Ancient Recipes | Kids Try | HiHo Kids

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Come play with us! Sign up at http://bitly.com/hihofans to get updates on HiHo, special offers, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content with your favorite kids. SUBSCRIBE to HiHo Kids: http://bit.ly/HiHoYouTube Watch More Kids Try: https://www.youtube.com
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Here's How Engineers Used Ancient Techniques To Protect Tokyo's Skytree From Earthquakes

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Impossible Engineering | Thursdays at 9/8c Oil dampers, modeled on the ones on NASA's launch towers, allow the Skytree to sway instead of collapse. Full Episodes Streaming FREE on Science Channel GO: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/impossible-engineering
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Super Drew Goes to Ancient Egypt | A Stupendous Drew Pendous Superhero Story

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When the Cool School class was at the museum, Nikki told Drew about the legend of Sphinx's missing nose: whoever finds it get their wishes granted! He goes back in time to find Ray Blank, who was erasing the nose! Will Drew be able to stop the evil Ray? S
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Minecraft: Xbox - Building Time - Ancient Building {77}

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Vote for Stampy - https://youtu.be/Y_HEXfLNdgI Vote for Squid - https://youtu.be/DZVFl7QGWZg Welcome to Building time. In this series I will be having 15 minute round build offs against Ballistic Squid. Make sure to vote for your favorite build and leave
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We've Unearthed An Ancient Egyptian Family Feud | Unearthed

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Unearthed | Tuesdays at 10/9c Learn the truth behind the Karnak's hypostyle wall, where Ramses II covered up the work of his father, Seti I. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/unearthed/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http
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Ancient Life Discovered in Antarctica I Behind the Scenes of Frozen Planet II I BBC Earth

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The Frozen Planet II team drilled into the ice of Lake Untersee to find some of the worlds oldest living fossils. But with freezing waters, and treacherous storms ahead, this was no easy mission. Meet the animals inhabiting our fragile frozen worlds. #Fro
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Greek And Roman Statues Were Once Colorfully Painted | National Geographic

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Greek and Roman statues haven't always had that glazed look in their eyes—many were once painted. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and ad
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Your Online Life, Permanent As A Tattoo - Juan Enriquez

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What if Andy Warhol had it wrong, and instead of being famous for 15 minutes, we're only anonymous for that long? In this short talk, Juan Enriquez looks at the surprisingly permanent effects of digital sharing on our personal privacy. He shares insight f
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Zap, Crackle And Pop: The Story Of Electricity

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Dr Marty Jopson leads us through the story of electricity in a show buzzing with demonstrations. Have we tamed electricity? From the Ancient Greeks to Faraday’s genius, this show puts the awesome back into electricity. Subscribe for regular science videos
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Ibrahim Hamadtou, without arms, impresses in table tennis | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics | NBC Sports

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Table tennis player Ibrahim Hamadtou's second try ended prematurely, but not before he reminded everyone that nothing is impossible, playing with a racket in his mouth and serving with his foot. #NBCSports #Paralympics #UnitedStates » Subscribe to N
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How Olive Oil Became a Cooking Staple

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It took a couple thousands of years, but olive oil has established itself as a culinary staple around the world. The Ancient Greeks in Crete were one of the first cultures to produce it, and today, Mediterranean countries dominate olive oil production. Th
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How To Draw Soohorang the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic's Mascot

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Learn how to draw Soohorang, the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics mascot!
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How Chloe Kim Made The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Halfpipe Snowboard Team

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In 2014, 13-year old Chloe Kim qualified for a spot on the U.S. Olympic halfpipe team but wasn’t eligible to compete at the Sochi Olympics because she was too young. Now of age and able to compete at PyeongChang, she secured a spot on the U.S. team
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8 History Questions They Won't Answer in School... | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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8 Colossal Questions all about our world and it's history!0:00 Why Don't Americans Have English Accents?2:07 What Is Juneteenth?5:00 Can the U.S. President Be Arrested?6:42 Why Are Ancient Ruins Underground?9:02 How Did The Olympics Start?12:29 Why Do Cou
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We Know More about the Romans than You Think

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99% of Roman literature has been lost, along with all but a tiny fraction of the artifacts the Romans made and used. But huge amounts of evidence still exist - and more is being discovered every year. Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon: ht
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The Subatomic Challenge Behind Synthesizing the Color Blue

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Turns out, blue is not only a color that's rare in nature, but it's almost impossible to recreate. In order to do so, you need to dive into the physics of color. Can Some People See More Colors Than You?https://youtu.be/MdBTMGRHk2gRead More: Blue Through
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3 proofs that debunk flat-Earth theory | NASA's Michelle Thaller | Big Think

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3 proofs that debunk flat-Earth theory | NASA's Michelle Thaller | Big Think New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ------------------------------------------
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Competing For The First Olympic Refugee Team

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Popole Misenga and Yolande Mabika are two of 10 refugees selected for the first Olympic refugee team. They both fled civil conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in the 2016 Olympics these hopefuls will compete without a country. By competing i
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Introduction To Electric Charge

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A simple and easy introduction to electricity. It covers electric charge, the discovery of electricity, the nature of electricity and some of the more technical stuff for the classroom for you students. Hi! I'm Jade. I make physics videos that will make y
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How To Draw A Gold Medal

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The Olympics are fun to watch, but it's even more fun to watch the faces of the athletes as they win! Follow along with me and learn how to draw a gold medal!
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Zoom on the galactic centre

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Ancient stars may explain Milky Way’s bulge. Stars normally found only in ancient clusters suggest our galaxy formed by merger. Read more: http://bit.ly/2dc8sXp This video sequence starts from a wide field view of the Milky Way and closes near the galacti
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Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Heiroglyphs | The Great Courses

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https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/show/decoding_the_secrets_of_egyptian_hieroglyphs?utm_source=US_SocialMedia&utm_medium=SocialMediaEditorialYoutube&utm_campaign=138569 Ancient Egyptian civilization is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating chapters in
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How Do Sunflowers Face The Sun?

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Young sunflowers face the sun when it rises in the east and then track its motion in the sky throughout the day till it sets in the west in the evening. The process repeats the next day, as sunflowers return to their starting position, i.e. facing east. A
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Distances: Crash Course Astronomy #25

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How do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space? How do they study things so far away? Today Phil talks about distances, going back to early astronomy. Ancient Greeks were able to find the size of the Earth, and from that the distance to and th
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Aly Raisman Explains The Science Of Olympic Gymnastics | WIRED

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Charlotte Drury, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman talk to WIRED about the skill, precision, and control they employ when performing various Gymnastic moves and when training for the Olympics. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wr
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The Battle Of The Greek Tragedies - Melanie Sirof

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-battle-of-the-greek-tragedies-melanie-sirof The world of modern theater owes its roots to the tragedians of Ancient Greece. As far back as the 5th Century BCE, actors and playwrights were entertaining the ma
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Racing With an Olympic Speed Skater

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Brittany Bowe is an American long-track speed skater competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Athletes compete at speeds of up to 36 mph, and champions can be determined by split seconds. Skating against g-force at high speed can
'Lost golden city' of 3,000 years unearthed in Egypt

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What is believed to be the largest ancient city found inEgypt, Aten, buried under sand for millennia, has been rediscovered, and experts say it is one of the most important finds since the unearthing of Tutankhamuns tomb. The famed Egyptologist, Zahi Hawa
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Ride With an Olympic Bobsledder

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Aja Evans is an American bobsledder competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Sliding down a slick racetrack at up to 90 mph, bobsledding requires a strong constitution and a need for speed. Athletes can be subjected to up to 5 g’
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Dark matter: The matter we can't see - James Gillies

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/dark-matter-the-matter-we-can-t-see-james-gillies The Greeks had a simple and elegant formula for the universe: just earth, fire, wind, and water. Turns out there's more to it than that -- a lot more. Visible ma
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China: West Meets East at The Metropolitan Museum of Art - A Webisode

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A preview of the Great Museums episode titled "China: West Meets East at the Metropolitan Museum of Art". A public television tribute to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, we learn in this clip what distinguishes Chinese art from Western art. Click on http://grea
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Archaeologists discover oldest known sentence in first alphabet -BBC News

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The oldest known sentence in the ancient language of Canaanites has been decoded by at team of Israeli archaeologists. The inscription was discovered on an ivory head-lice comb, unearthed at Tel Lachish, an ancient city in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah. E
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Around The Globe: Exploring Brazil | Nightly News: Kids Edition

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Dr. John Torres answers viewers weekly questions about the coronavirus. Around the Globe: We travel to Brazil to learn about the diverse cultures, landscapes and more. Countdown to the Olympics: Two sisters make history as they head to the Tokyo Olympics.
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DIY Rainbow Friendship Bracelets | Crafty Carol Crafts | DIY Crafts for Kids | Cool School

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Find The SHARKS!

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Drew SAVES Earth Day | A Drew Pendous Superhero Story | Cartoons For Kids | Cool School Stories

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Pikachu Notebook DIY | DIY Crafts for Kids | Cool School

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Strange Crystal Skulls in South America | COLOSSAL MYSTERIES

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Deep in the jungles of South America, archeologists uncover all sorts of ancient artifacts, but none has caused more controversy than the crystal skulls, expertly carved from a single piece of quartz in the shape of a human skull. Could these relics reall
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Stalagmites Point to Caves' Shaky History

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Researchers can crack open stalagmites to uncover ancient earthquakes and changes in cave climate.
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Visualizing the pyramids

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Harvard Professor Peter Der Manuelian explains how 3D modeling allows us to visualize ancient monuments in new ways. From our online course, "Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology": https://www.edx.org/course/pyramids-of-giza-ancient-egyp
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Is There A Formula Behind Good Music?

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What if there was no such thing as bad sounding music? Maybe our opinion of music is conditioned by the sounds we're exposed to. Can Sound Kill You? - http://bit.ly/29LHdCy Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Why Not
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Stefan Hagel plays the Hellenistic Aulos

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In this video Stefan Hagel (Senior Research Scholar, Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture, Austrian Academy of Sciences) plays the reconstruction of a Hellenistic Aulos. According to legend,Aulos, an ancient Greek instrument said to have been invent

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