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Merit Badges I Uncle Grandpa I Cartoon Network
515 views / 1 likes - addedUncle Grandpa helps a young girl learn unconventional survival skills that help rescue her endangered camping troop. CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/CNUncleGrandpa About Uncle Grandpa: Uncle Grand
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When Capitalism is Great and Not-so-great
529 views / 0 likes - addedUnderstanding when capitalism can potentially undermine innovation, competition and merit More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=8NJEeEUUhaI
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Triumph of the Spirit: The National D-Day Museum
668 views / 1 likes - addedNow called The National World War Two Museum, this New Orleans-based museum talks about war in human terms and celebrates the American spirit through the personal stories and artifacts of the American men and women who sacrificed and prevailed in an epic
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Superbloom: How Death Valley Springs To Life
896 views / 3 likes - addedhttp://www.sciencefriday.com When it rains, it blooms. Beneath Death Valley lies a massive seed bank of desert wildflowers, and when heavy winter rains soak deep into the soil, these hidden wonders spring to life. Some call this growing spree a "beautiful
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The National D-Day Museum (webisode)
639 views / 0 likes - addedGreat Museums TV offers a preview of its episode featuring The National D-Day Museum, which aired on public television stations across the nation. This is not the history of World War II, but the story of what it takes to transform a nation of people into
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Does Technology Know Us Better Than Ourselves?
901 views / 0 likes - added“It’s undebatable that technology has made our lives more convenient, but it has also subjected us to a tyranny of choice.” - Aaron Shapiro Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human exis
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How many verb tenses are there in English? - Anna Ananichuk
1,044 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-many-verb-tenses-are-there-in-english-anna-ananichuk How many different verb tenses are there in a language like English? At first, the answer seems
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Should we get rid of standardized testing? - Arlo Kempf
790 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://www.audible.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/should-we-get-rid-of-standardized-testing-arlo-kempf Although standardized testing is a particularly hot topic in e
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The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent
840 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-first-asteroid-ever-discovered-carrie-nugent Over the course of history, we’ve discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how
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Who decides what art means? - Hayley Levitt
691 views / 0 likes - addedFind out how students can share their ideas as TED Talks here: http://bit.ly/2zpAQUc View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-decides-what-art-means-hayley-levitt There is a question that has been tossed around by philosophers and art critics for
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How the Meter Became the Meter
1,392 views / 1 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream and learn something new today: http://curiositystream.com/smart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ The meter is the world’s ultimate measure, but how did it become “the” meter? What is this measurement based on? The story of this revoluti
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The tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - Brendan Pelsue
1,049 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-tragic-myth-of-orpheus-and-eurydice-brendan-pelsue The marriage of Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians, to Eurydice, a wood nymph, was
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DIY Pins in 3 Easy Ways | Summer Of Creativity | Cartoon Network
461 views / 0 likes - addedDownload Badges Here:http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/downloads/scibadges.pdfMake your own Summer Camp Island merit badge pins, for yourself or as cute gifts to your besties! Stay tuned for more of our Summer of Creativity videos!SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109
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How the Normans changed the history of Europe - Mark Robinson
604 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-normans-changed-the-history-of-europe-mark-robinson In the year 1066, 7,000 Norman infantry and knights sailed in warships across the English Ch
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Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? - Alan Lupack
695 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-any-truth-to-the-king-arthur-legends-alan-lupack King Arthur has risen again and again in our collective imagination, along with his retinue of
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What is the coldest thing in the world? - Lina Marieth Hoyos
643 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-coldest-thing-in-the-world-lina-marieth-hoyos The coldest materials in the world aren’t in Antarctica or at the top of Mount Everest. They’r
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A simple way to tell insects apart - Anika Hazra
941 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-simple-way-to-tell-insects-apart-anika-hazra There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common types
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Can you solve the false positive riddle? - Alex Gendler
904 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to the bonus riddle mentioned at the end: https://brilliant.org/tededprobabilitypairs/ Mining unobtainium is hard work – the rare mineral appears in only 1% of rocks in the mine. But y
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Can you solve the giant iron riddle? - Alex Gendler
1,116 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdGiantIron/ The family of giants you work for is throwing a fancy dinner party, but there’s a problem — the elder giant’s favorite shirt is w
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Can animals be deceptive? - Eldridge Adams
418 views / 1 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-animals-be-deceptive-eldridge-adams A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond an
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The fascinating science behind phantom limbs - Joshua W. Pate
444 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fascinating-science-of-phantom-limbs-joshua-w-pate The vast majority of people who’ve lost a limb can still feel it — not as a memory or vague shape
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How Thor got his hammer - Scott A. Mellor
729 views / 1 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-thor-got-his-hammer-scott-a-mellor Loki the mischief-maker, writhes in Thor’s iron grip. The previous night, he’d snuck
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How do brain scans work? - John Borghi and Elizabeth Waters
691 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-we-study-living-brains-john-borghi-and-elizabeth-waters As far as we know, there’s only one thing in our solar system sophisticated enough to stu
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The myth of Arachne - Iseult Gillespie
944 views / 5 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-arachne-and-athena-iseult-gillespie From sailors who were turned into pigs, nymphs that sprouted into trees, and a gaze that converted the b
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What's the difference between hibernation and sleep? - Sheena Lee Faherty
944 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-difference-between-hibernation-and-sleep-sheena-faherty The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and slipping
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Can you solve the penniless pilgrim riddle? - Daniel Finkel
1,033 views / 0 likes - addedIf you enjoy our riddles, we highly recommend reading "The Number Devil". Discounted e-book versions available here: https://amzn.to/2kO7S8P Check out our book rec page to learn more: http://bit.ly/2JqwgLE View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-
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The fascinating history of cemeteries - Keith Eggener
391 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fascinating-history-of-cemeteries-keith-eggener Spindly trees, rusted gates, crumbling stone, a solitary mourner: these things come to mind when we
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What causes hallucinations? - Elizabeth Cox
477 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "Hallucinations" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2Kpt43k Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/hallucinations View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what
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Why should you read Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”? - Iseult Gillespie
610 views / 0 likes - addedExplore William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”, a story of shipwreck, magic and a fight for power. -- Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning illuminate a swelling sea, as a ship buckles beneath the waves. It is no ordinary storm, but a violent and ve
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A brief history of plastic
380 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.--For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decl
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When is a pandemic over?
317 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the three strategies governments and communities can use to contain and end a pandemic, and find out which method is best.--Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects humans for the first time.
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Whats that ringing in your ears? - Marc Fagelson
709 views / 0 likes - addedTravel into the auditory system to explore the constant ringing sensation of tinnitus, why it happens and how to treat it. --Tinnitus has been bothering humanity since Ancient Babylon, plaguing everyone from Leonardo da Vinci to Charles Darwin. Today, rou
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How to spot a pyramid scheme - Stacie Bosley
559 views / 0 likes - addedLearn the techniques and tricks that pyramid schemes use to recruit new members and how to avoid being fooled yourself. -- In 2004, a nutrition company offered a life-changing opportunity to earn a full-time income for part-time work. There were only two
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Why do humans have a third eyelid? - Dorsa Amir
359 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how evolution and natural selection influence why the human body has vestigial organs body parts that no longer serve their original purpose. --You know that little pink thing nestled in the corner of your eye? Its actually the remnant of a third
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Whats a squillo, and why do opera singers need it? - Ming Luke
405 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the techniques opera singers use to project their voices over the orchestra and the importance of a singers squillo. --An orchestra fills an opera house with music, but a singers voice soars above the instruments. Its melody rings out across thou
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Can you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle? - Dan Finkel
528 views / 0 likes - addedA bug in the superconductor system has trapped your team in 11 separate dimensions. Can you get them back home safely? --It was a normal Tuesday at the superconductor, until a bug in the system caused your team to be trapped in 11 separate dimensions. For
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The secret language of trees - Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard
769 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae.--Most of the forest lives in the shadow of the giants that make up the highest canopy. These are the oldest trees, with hundreds of
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Why should you read Sylvia Plath? - Iseult Gillespie
593 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the haunting and intimate works of poet Sylvia Plath, who digs into issues of mental health, trauma and sexuality in works like “The Bell Jar.” -- Under her shrewd eye and pen, Sylvia Plath turned everyday objects into haunting images: a “new stat
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The art forger who tricked the Nazis - Noah Charney
379 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren tricked the world and the Nazis with his counterfeit Vermeer paintings.--It was one of the strangest trials in Dutch history. The defendant in a 1947 case was an art forger who had counterfeited milli
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The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut
422 views / 0 likes - addedDive into the life of Henry Christophe, a former slave and leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only king of Haiti. --The royal couple of Haiti rode into their coronation to thunderous applause. After receiving his ornate crown, Henry Christophe ascen
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Can 100% renewable energy power the world? - Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei
1,419 views / 2 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-100-renewable-energy-power-the-world-federico-rosei-and-renzo-rosei Every year, the world uses 35 billion barrels of oil. This massive scale of foss
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Why we need national parks - Elyse Cox
813 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the creation of national parks and the importance of finding a balance between public use and ecological preservation.--In 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt took a camping trip in Californias Yosemite Valley with conservationist John Muir. Roo
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Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? - Alex Gendler
653 views / 1 likes - addedAs a top spy trained in infiltration and safecracking, its up to you to steal the competitions secret sauce recipe. Can you figure out where it's hidden? --One of the top chefs from Pasta Palace has been kidnapped by operatives from Burger Bazaar hoping t
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The legend of Annapurna, Hindu goddess of nourishment - Antara Raychaudhuri & Iseult Gillespie
588 views / 2 likes - addedFollow the legend of Parvati, the Hindu mother of the natural world, as she disappears from Earth and reemerges as Annapurna, the goddess of food. --Historically, the union between Shiva and Parvati was a glorious one: a sacred combination which brought f
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This sea creature breathes through its butt - Cella Wright
341 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the wonderfully bizarre life of the sea cucumber, and discover the essential role they play in keeping ocean ecosystems healthy.--Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? No! In fact, its a humble sea cucumber: a brainle
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How long will human impacts last? - David Biello
1,765 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books Check out David Biello's "The Unnatural World": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-unnatural-world View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lesso
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The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman
312 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the ancient Celts, a group of hundreds of independent warrior tribes defeated by the Roman Empire. --One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp
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You are more transparent than you think - Sajan Saini
282 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how scientists are using light and integrated photonics technology to create medical devices that can diagnose illness.--Its an increasingly common sight in hospitals around the world: a nurse measures our height, weight, blood pressure, and atta
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A day in the life of a teenage samurai - Constantine N. Vaporis
385 views / 0 likes - addedFollow Mori Banshir, a young samurai in training, as he studies the twin paths of literary learning and the martial arts. --The year is 1800 in the castle town of Kchi, Japan. Its just after sunrise, and 16-year-old Mori Banshir is already hard at work pr
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The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5
353 views / 0 likes - addedThe adventure continues! Episode 5: Ethic and Hedge arrive in the 198forest in search of the second artifact. Can they sneak past the guards to get to the tower? --This is episode 5 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative foll
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The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4
365 views / 0 likes - addedThe adventure continues! Episode 4: The trio plot how they can steal the first artifact the Node of Power. Can they take it without being discovered? --This is episode 4 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl,
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The dark history of bananas - John Soluri
409 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America. --In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of r
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The History of the Internet, Part 2
575 views / 1 likes - addedIn part 2 of our History of the Internet series, Hank explains how public access became declared a human right! Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks g
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