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Is The Lost City Of El Dorado A Myth Or True History? | Mysteries of the Missing
881 views / 1 likes - addedMysteries of the Missing | Saturdays at 10p Legends tell of an Incan city in Peru called Paititi where they hid their gold. El Dorado hunters believe they’ve found a clue to lead them to the city. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: https://www.sciencechannel.c
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Liberty's Kids HD 120 - Alexander Hamilton | History Cartoons for Children
849 views / 3 likes - addedLiberty Kids | 20 An American In ParisSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Theres a million things I havent done, just you waitBenjamin Franklin enlists the help of young people to record the happenings leading up to and during the Revoluti
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Liberty's Kids 114 - The First Fourth of July with Washington! | History Cartoons for Children
2,629 views / 11 likes - addedAs Hessians arrive off the coast of Staten Island (7/4/76), John Adams finally convinces Congress that independence is the only answer to the colonies problems. They ask Thomas Jefferson to write the first draft of a Declaration of Independence. Shortly a
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The ancient history of the modern hamburger | Edible Histories Episode 4 | BBC Ideas
600 views / 1 likes - addedWe 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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Liberty's Kids HD 118 - American Crisis | History Cartoons for Children
521 views / 0 likes - addedSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Benjamin Franklin enlists the help of young people to record the happenings leading up to and during the Revolution for his newspaper the Pennsylvania Gazette. First, there is a James Hiller, a patriot w
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Liberty's Kids 119 - Across the Delaware | Christmas Episode | History Cartoon for Kids
698 views / 0 likes - addedLiberty's Kids 119 - Across the Delaware | Christmas Episode | History Cartoons for KidsSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Washington re-crosses the Delaware River on Christmas Day. His troops defeat the sleeping Hessians at Trenton (12/2
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Liberty's Kids HD 107 - Green Mountain Boys | History Videos For Kids
914 views / 2 likes - addedClick here to subscribe to Liberty's Kids! : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Liberty's Kids HD 107 - Green Mountain Boys | History Cartoons for ChildrenTrouble erupts in the New Hampshire Grants when settlers are forced from their homes (1770-1775). Ethan Allen and
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Liberty's Kids HD 113 - The Turtle with David Bushnell and Richard Howe | History Videos For Kids
764 views / 2 likes - addedLiberty's Kids HD 113 - The Turtle | History Cartoons for ChildrenSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 The first attempt to sink a ship with a submarine fails (9/6/76). Still, the blockade of New York is weakened by another example of Yanke
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Liberty's Kids 106 - The Shot Heard 'Round the World | History Cartoons for Children
2,345 views / 6 likes - addedThe Revolutionary War begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord. Minutemen -- citizens taking up arms -- fight the powerful, experienced Red Coats. James, reporting on the minutemen, and Sarah, with the British army, witness the shot heard round th
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Liberty's Kids 103 - First Continental Congress in 1774 - United We Stand | History Cartoons
1,013 views / 2 likes - addedSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Benjamin Franklin enlists the help of young people to record the happenings leading up to and during the Revolution for his newspaper the Pennsylvania Gazette. First, there is a James Hiller, a patriot w
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Liberty's Kids 117 - Captain Molly with George Washington | History Cartoons for Children
1,298 views / 4 likes - addedSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Ben Franklin, appointed to a commission to negotiate a treaty with the French, sails for France aboard the Reprisal (10/24/76). Fort Washington surrenders, a catastrophe for the American cause (11/12/76)
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Spider genes put a new spin on arachnids’ potent venoms, stunning silks, and surprising history
528 views / 1 likes - addedThese eight-legged marvels have complex genomes, some bigger than ours. Learn more - http://scim.ag/2zBBSei
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Golden Buzzer: 9-Year-Old Victory Brinker Makes AGT HISTORY! - America's Got Talent 2021
679 views / 3 likes - addedFor the first time EVER, the judges and host are giving a collective Golden Buzzer! Victory Brinker earns a historic Golden Buzzer after singing "Juliet's Waltz." Get The America's Got Talent App: http://bit.ly/AGTAppDownload Subscribe for More: http://bi
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Liberty's Kids 109 - Bunker Hill | History Cartoon for Kids
960 views / 3 likes - addedSarah searches for a British officer who may know her fathers whereabouts. James, with Dr. Joseph Warren at Bunker Hill, witnesses the battle and learns firsthand the high price of freedom.Subscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Two teenage re
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Leopards & Humans: Ancient Balanced Relationship - Leopards: An Unnatural History - BBC
1,150 views / 3 likes - addedRom 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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Liberty's Kids 128 - Not Yet Begun to Fight | History Videos For Kids
718 views / 2 likes - addedSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 In a long, desperate battle, John Paul Jones and his wildly outgunned Bonhomme Richard defeat the British Serapis off the coast of England (9/23/79).Sailing to England, Sarah is shipwrecked and saved by
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HOW World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209
1,519 views / 6 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about World War I and how it got started. Crash Course doesn't usually talk much about dates, but the way that things unfolded in July and August of 1914 are kind of important to understanding the Great War. You'll learn ab
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Who Started World War I: Crash Course World History 210
1,086 views / 3 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you WHY World War I started. Or tries to anyway. With this kind of thing, it's kind of hard to assign blame to any one of the nations involved. Did the fault lie with Austria-Hungary? Germany? Russia? Julius Caesar? One thing w
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How a Steel Box Changed the World: A Brief History of Shipping
495 views / 0 likes - addedAs the container shipping industry continues to boom, companies are adopting new technologies to move cargo faster and shifting to crewless ships. But it’s not all been smooth sailing and the future will see fewer players stay above water. Don’t miss a WS
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Can You Pass the ‘History of SpongeBob’ Pop Quiz? | SpongeBob SquarePants | Nick
1,212 views / 2 likes - addedFrom ancient times to modern day, SpongeBob has been around (asquare?) through the ages. Think you know everything about SpongeBob’s past? Prove yourself in this hysterically historical quiz! Catch more SpongeBob on Nick!
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Liberty's Kids 125 - Allies At Last | History Cartoon for Kids
1,082 views / 5 likes - addedNews of the American victory at Saratoga helps pave the way for Ben Franklin to negotiate a treaty with France. The treaty obligates the French to help fight the Revolutionary War.
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Why It Is What Time It Is (The History of Time)
871 views / 0 likes - addedA brief history of time… Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ How did we come up with our system of telling time? Why do we divide the day into 24 hour
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Liberty's Kids HD 134 - Conflict in The South | History Videos For Kids
793 views / 1 likes - addedSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Benjamin Franklin enlists the help of young people to record the happenings leading up to and during the Revolution for his newspaper the Pennsylvania Gazette. First, there is a James Hiller, a patriot w
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Liberty's Kids 126 - Honor and Compromise with Hamilton & Lee | History Videos For Kids
1,242 views / 3 likes - added"Lee, you will never agree with meBut believe me, these young men dont speak for meThank you for your service" - George Washington to Charles Lee, Hamilton the musical, Lin-Manuel MirandaThe States struggle to unite politically before the arrival of the F
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Liberty's Kids 102 - Intolerable Acts with Benjamin Franklin | History Videos For Kids
1,509 views / 10 likes - addedIn response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts, including "quartering." Subscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6
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Liberty's Kids 133 - Deborah Samson Soldier of the Revolution | History Videos For Kids
1,380 views / 10 likes - addedSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Benjamin Franklin enlists the help of young people to record the happenings leading up to and during the Revolution for his newspaper the Pennsylvania Gazette. First, there is a James Hiller, a patriot w
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Liberty's Kids 136 - Yorktown (with Lafayette and Washington) | American History Videos For Kids
1,837 views / 8 likes - added"I am not throwing away my shot, 'til the world turns upside down" - Hamilton the musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda. The climatic battle of the war. Moses brother Cato, a soldier on the British side, is sent into harms way by Cornwallis and is aided by a sympat
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Hidden history of London railings – BBC London News
629 views / 0 likes - addedThere's a surprising link between railings and the capital's wartime past - as Jim Wheble explains.
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The Birth of the Feature Film: Crash Course Film History #6
753 views / 0 likes - addedMovies didn't always look like they do now. There was a period (kind of a problematic one) where movies transitioned from short novelties to big, epic, feature films. That's our focus this week as Craig talks to us about the birth of the feature film and
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Liberty's Kids HD 104 - Liberty or Death | History Cartoons for Kids
1,315 views / 6 likes - addedLiberty's Kids HD 104 - Liberty or Death | History Cartoons for ChildrenSubscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Patrick Henry, the greatest speaker of his day, stirs the South to the cause of freedom with his famous "Give me Liberty or give me
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Liberty's Kids 105 - The Midnight Ride with Paul Revere & William Dawes | History Cartoons for Kids
1,595 views / 6 likes - addedPaul Revere and William Dawes spread the word that the "British are coming!" on the eve of "the shot heard 'round the world." Sarah and James travel to Boston to deliver a message to Patriot leader Dr. Joseph Warren and end up riding with the famous messe
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The History of Atomic Chemistry: Crash Course Chemistry #37
1,056 views / 0 likes - addedYou can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Also, if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing great content.
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Earth Science: Crash Course History of Science #20
490 views / 0 likes - addedIt's Earth Science time!!!! In this field, natural philosophers were asking questions like, whats up with fossils? Are they the remains of extinct organisms? Or are they so-called sports of naturerocks that just happen to look like living things but dont
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World War II, A War for Resources: Crash Course World History #220
1,704 views / 11 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about World War II, and some of the causes behind the war. In a lot of ways, WWII was about resources, and especially about food. The expansionist aggression of both Germany and Japan were in a lot of ways about resources.
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Best of Nikki's Wiki 2016! | Cool School Compilation
709 views / 0 likes - addedNikki went on so many awesome adventures this year! Watch all the cool things she taught in this compilation! Nikki's Cat Has Fleas - Drew Pendous to the Rescue!- 0:06 Jungle + Safari Animal Facts - Safari Adventure! | Nikki's Wiki | Wiki for Kids at Cool
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Who Invented Pizza? | Invention of Pizza | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz
673 views / 2 likes - addedInvention Of Pizza | First Pizza | World's First Pizza | Who Invented Pizza? | How Was Pizza Invented? | History Of Pizza | Pizza History | Ancient Pizza | Pizza In Ancient Times | Medieval Pizza | How Pizzas Were Baked | Margherita Pizza | Italian Pizza
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Bill Gates co-founder of Microsoft (1955 -)
883 views / 2 likes - addedGet the new Simple History limited edition T-Shirt (14 days left): https://www.bonfire.com/simple-history-1/ Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist Gates
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The Great Plague of London (1665-66)
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WWII Tanks: Light Tank M3 'Stuart'
725 views / 6 likes - addedWWII Tanks: Light Tank M3 'Stuart' The M3 was designed to be more than just an infantry support tank, and could be used for scouting. Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get you
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Yuri Gagarin, First Human in Space (1961)
629 views / 2 likes - addedPlease consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory At age 27 on the morning of 12 April 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, was helped into his spacesuit and made his way to the launch pad. He climbed into the Vostok spacecra
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Inventions: The Tesla Coil
698 views / 2 likes - addedThe inventor Nikola Tesla had dreamed of supplying the world with electricity wirelessly. Tesla developed a device in 1891 which could produce bolts of high voltage electricity, known as the Tesla Coil. The device has a primary coil which passes a current
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GULAGS (The Cold War)
460 views / 1 likes - addedPlease consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Gulags or ‘Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps’ were forced labor camps in the Soviet Union, created under Vladimir Lenin after the Russian Revolution but mad
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The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
2,611 views / 11 likes - addedThe Cuban missile crisis was the moment during the Cold War when the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war. Secret communications and miscommunications which played out between the White House and the Kremlin ma
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Ford Model T (Mass Produced Car)
677 views / 1 likes - addedPlease consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory In 1913, at Highland park, Michigan, Henry Ford’s Model T revolutionised a moving assembly line on a mass scale, as standardised car parts were added on by workers who
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Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England
810 views / 1 likes - addedPlease consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533 - 1603) During Elizabeth's reign, England saw a golden age of progress. Please do not reupload our content! SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDI
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Things You Wanna Know | 20 Minutes | Nat Geo Kids Compilation | @natgeokids
40 views / 0 likes - addedAre you in search for cool fun facts about our animals, dinosaurs, world, space, bugs, and much more? Then look no further! Here's a fun and exciting new series about some of the best topics ever! Learn basic facts, discover things you didn't know and fin
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The Industrial Revolution (18-19th Century)
580 views / 1 likes - addedIntroduction to some of the elements of the Industrial Revolution, more on this subject to come! The economic developments of the 1800s saw the development of agrarian and handicraft economies in Europe and America transform into industrial urbanised ones
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Great Pyramid of Giza
672 views / 0 likes - addedGreat Pyramid of Giza Ancient Egypt, 2580–2560 BC (4th dynasty) Beginning construction on 2580 BC, the great Pyramid was built for Pharaoh Khufu, son of Snefru and second ruler of the 4th dynasty as a tomb. Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.pat
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George Washington (1732-1799) President of the USA
935 views / 5 likes - addedFigures in History: George Washington (1732-1799) George Washington was born on 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, into a family of prosperous farmers. He began his career as a professional surveyor in 1749 at the age of 17 and was quickly
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A Curable Condition That Causes Blindness - Andrew Bastawrous
519 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-curable-condition-that-causes-blindness-andrew-bastawrous An estimated 20 million cases of blindness worldwide are caused by cataracts, a curable condition affecting the lens that focuses images onto the eye’s
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What You Might Not Know About The Declaration Of Independence - Kenneth C. Davis
895 views / 2 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-you-might-not-know-about-the-declaration-of-independence-kenneth-c-davis In June 1776, a little over a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the US Continental Congress huddled together in
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First World War tech: Zeppelins
704 views / 0 likes - addedFirst World War tech: Zeppelins When a German aristocrat Brigadier General Ferdinand Zeppelin retired from the army in 1891, he devoted himself to the study of aeronautics. His proposals to the government for a lighter-than-air flying machine were rejecte
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First World War tech: Dreadnoughts
630 views / 1 likes - addedFirst World War tech: Dreadnoughts British Admiral John Fisher, First Sea Lord was the driving force behind the dreadnought, a new type of warship that made all previous ships redundant. Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon
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The Colosseum, Rome
1,076 views / 2 likes - addedPlease consider supporting the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory The Colosseum is located in Rome, Italy. Also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre,it is an oval amphitheatre, and the largest ever built. The arena hosted a variety of bloo
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How Blood Pressure Works - Wilfred Manzano
1,897 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-blood-pressure-works-wilfred-manzano If you lined up all the blood vessels in your body, they’d be 60 thousand miles long. And every day, they carry the equivalent of over two thousand gallons of blood to th
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The Wright Brothers, First Successful Airplane (1903)
1,330 views / 8 likes - addedHuman Achievements / Firsts Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, Millville, Indiana and Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio. Both brothers were pioneers credited with inventing the first airplane. Please consider supporting our v
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The WWII Flying Ace with No Legs (Strange Stories)
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Mummification (How an Ancient Egyptian Mummy was Made)
1,368 views / 2 likes - addedPlease 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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The Not So Sweet Secrets of the Sugar Industry
98 views / 0 likes - addedWeird History Food is going to give you a spoonful of sugar with these sugar facts. We all know that sugar is delicious, but not the healthiest thing to eat. Were starting to understand its role in weight gain and other health complications. But why has i
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Delicious Things You Didnt Know About KFC
303 views / 0 likes - addedWeird History Food is going out for some KFC facts. Who hasn't fallen in love with the unique and mouthwatering flavor of KFCs deep-fried chicken? At the very least, you might recognize the colonel and his famous red bucket of chicken. Let's enjoy this de
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The Battle of the Bulge (1944-45)
599 views / 1 likes - addedPlease consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory The Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle fought by the Americans in World War II. Please do not reupload our content! SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the SImple Hi
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Concorde (Supersonic Passenger Jet Airliner) New York to London in just 3 hours
648 views / 1 likes - addedConcorde had a cruising speed of 2,179 kilometers or 1,354 miles per hour, which was Mach 2 - twice the speed of sound. A New York to London flight would only take 3 hours, therefore making it much faster than a regular commercial flight. Please consider
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Ice Ship (Secret Weapon of WWII)
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Why Do Your Knuckles Pop? - Eleanor Nelsen
817 views / 3 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-your-knuckles-pop-eleanor-nelsen Some people love the feeling of cracking their knuckles, while others cringe at the sound. But what causes that trademark pop? And is it dangerous? Eleanor Nelsen gives th
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The French Resistance (World War II)
700 views / 2 likes - addedPlease consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Resistance soon took place in different ways after Charles de Gaulle encouraged the fight to continue after the impending German occupation. Groups such as the Maquis -
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The Pharaoh That Wouldn't Be Forgotten - Kate Narev
1,195 views / 3 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-pharaoh-that-wouldn-t-be-forgotten-kate-narev Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase
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Thanksgiving (1621)
609 views / 1 likes - addedThanksgiving is an important holiday in America and Canada. Families gather together and have a large meal consisting of turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, vegetables, and pumpkin pie. But where did it all begin? The trad
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Do Fad Diets Work? - Mia Nacamulli
1,420 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/do-fad-diets-work-mia-nacamulli Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet ads routinely come out claiming to have THE answer about what w
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Boy Soldiers (World War I)
490 views / 1 likes - addedPlease consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory The law stated that you had to be 18 to sign up and 19 to serve overseas in the British Armed Forces. However thousands of boys and young men under this age requirement
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How Smart Are Dolphins? - Lori Marino
1,977 views / 8 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-smart-are-dolphins-lori-marino Dolphins are one of the smartest animal species on Earth. In fact, their encephalization quotient (their brain size compared to the average for their body size) is second only
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The Trebuchet (Medieval Period)
503 views / 2 likes - addedThe Trebuchet was similar to a giant catapult or stave sling, and launched heavy stones into enemy castles or walls. Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Please do not reupload our content! SIMPLE HISTORY
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Apoptosis
417 views / 0 likes - addedThis animation explores Fas signal transduction pathway that induces apoptosis. The animation was published in the journal Science (Molecular Animation of Cell Death Mediated by the Fas Pathway, Sci. STKE 2007 (380).
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Why The Metric System Matters - Matt Anticole
1,598 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-the-metric-system-matters-matt-anticole For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren’t exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent meas
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The Amazon Rainforest
1,187 views / 6 likes - addedLet's explore the Amazon Rainforest wildlife! Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=a Get your copy of Simple Geography: Brazil http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Geography-Brazil-History/dp/1499774869/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Sim
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Drip Rifle (Weird Weapons)
593 views / 1 likes - addedDuring the evacuation of Gallipoli by the Allies, which started in December 1915, an ingenious invention was constructed on the battlefield by ANZAC forces to deceive the ottoman enemy into thinking a large force was still firing back at them, when in rea
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What's inside the Statue of Liberty?
525 views / 1 likes - addedGo to https://nordvpn.com/jaredowen or use a coupon jaredowen to get a 2-year plan plus a bonus gift with a huge discount!more links belowCheck out the NordVPN channel: https://www.youtube.com/nordvpnBig thanks to @ActionKid - his video was extremely help
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Who Won The Space Race? - Jeff Steers
821 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-was-the-point-of-the-space-race-jeff-steers On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik and, with it, an international space race. The United States and the Soviet Union rushed to de
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How Smart Are Orangutans? - Lu Gao
730 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-smart-are-orangutans-lu-gao Along with humans, orangutans belong to the Hominidae family tree, which stretches back 14 million years. But it’s not just their striking red hair that makes orangutans unique am
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How Did Hitler Rise To Power? - Alex Gendler And Anthony Hazard
1,111 views / 5 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-hitler-rise-to-power-alex-gendler-and-anthony-hazard Decades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocide
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How Long Will Our Monuments Last?
584 views / 2 likes - addedHow long will the Statue of Liberty last? How about the pyramids? Watch more: What Will The Earth Look Like In 100 Years? ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ipyRaGAyyk&index=44&list=PL8L0MzSk_V6JtEDRfRMyb6rFd1acqYSlO Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNogg
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Blood, rats and anticoagulants: The story of warfarin
422 views / 0 likes - addedThe history of warfarin, one of the earliest anticoagulant drugs, is littered with the bodies of sick cows and poisoned rats. This animation tells the story of how a bloody beginning gave rise to a life-saving medication. Find out more about the history o
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When Will The Next Mass Extinction Occur? - Borths, D'Emic, And Pritchard
1,276 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/when-will-the-next-mass-extinction-occur-borths-d-emic-and-pritchard About 66 million years ago, a terrible extinction event wiped out the dinosaurs. But it wasn’t the only event of this kind -- extinctions of v
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Could You Survive In The Middle Ages?
1,476 views / 6 likes - addedWe explore just how difficult life was back in the Middle Ages! Watch more: “The Big Problem With The North Pole” ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kD5dXEAcxA Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://keepont
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The Threat Of Invasive Species - Jennifer Klos
2,723 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-threat-of-invasive-species-jennifer-klos Massive vines that blanket the southern United States, climbing high as they uproot trees and swallow buildings. A ravenous snake that is capable of devouring an alli
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What’s The Big Deal With Gluten? - William D. Chey
672 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-big-deal-with-gluten-william-d-chey If you've been to a restaurant in the last few years, you’ve likely seen the words gluten-free written somewhere on the menu. But what exactly is gluten, and why ca
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675 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-built-great-zimbabwe-and-why-breeanna-elliott Stretched across a tree-peppered expanse in Southern Africa lies the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, a medieval stone city of astounding wealth. Located in the present-
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How a Mechanical Typewriter Works
106 views / 0 likes - addedFeaturing more metal parts than a Terminator robot, but using exactly zero electricity, this mechanical typewriter is a wonder from recent history! CREDITS Jacob O'Neal - Modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, music, narrative script Wesley O'Neal - Researc
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Swimming Between Two Continents, Debunked
417 views / 0 likes - addedSilfra, in ingvellir National Park in Iceland, is where the Eurasian and North American continental plates are dividing. It's a crack in the earth where you can snorkel or dive between the continents. Well, sort of. As ever, it's a bit more complicated th
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What Did Dogs Teach Humans About Diabetes? - Duncan C. Ferguson
926 views / 2 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-did-dogs-teach-humans-about-diabetes-duncan-c-ferguson Diabetes has a history dating back to Ancient Greece. Our treatment of it, however, is more recent and was originally made possible with the help of ma
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The mathematics of sidewalk illusions - Fumiko Futamura
806 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-sidewalk-illusions-fumiko-futamura Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks remarkably realistic if you stand in exactly the right sp
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What Makes The Great Wall Of China So Extraordinary - Megan Campisi And Pen-Pen Chen
1,503 views / 6 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-the-great-wall-of-china-so-extraordinary-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. As it tu
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FOG: Clearing up the confusion
576 views / 0 likes - addedWhat is fog exactly? How does a plane land in zero visibility? UPS meteorologist Jeff Peters steers us through the facts and clever solutions. Follow TED Institute on Twitter @TEDPartners Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDInstitute
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These Satellite Dishes Can See Electrons 100 km Away
554 views / 0 likes - addedAuroras are the result of particles colliding in the Earth's atmosphere, but how do scientists know that? How do we study auroras? A Rare Look Inside The Doomsday Seed Vault Deep In The Arctic- https://youtu.be/uAl8dSpkNWs Sign Up For The Seeker Newslette
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How does the Nobel Peace Prize work? - Adeline Cuvelier and Toril Rokseth
542 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-the-nobel-peace-prize-work-adeline-cuvelier-and-toril-rokseth Among the top prestigious awards in the world, the Nobel Peace Prize has honored some of the most celebrated and revered international figur
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Salamander Limb Regeneration HHMI BioInteractive Video
230 views / 0 likes - addedNewts and salamanders can regrow limbs that were severed off. Watch this classroom-ready science animation to see how stem cells enable regeneration. This video is part of the 2006 Holiday Lectures on stem cells. Watch the rest of the lectures, or downloa
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The secrets of Mozart’s “Magic Flute” - Joshua Borths
816 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-secrets-of-mozart-s-magic-flute-joshua-borths Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a
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The Race To Sequence The Human Genome - Tien Nguyen
1,474 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-race-to-sequence-the-human-genome-tien-nguyen In 1990, The Human Genome Project proposed to sequence the entire human genome over 15 years with $3 billion of public funds. Then, seven years before its schedu
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Wildlife of China
749 views / 2 likes - addedLet's explore the animals of China! Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=a Get your copy of Simple Geography: China. http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Geography-China-Guides/dp/1517583527/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Simple Geograph
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How Has SPAM Stayed So Popular?
130 views / 0 likes - addedWeird History Food is sending you a SPAM alert. No, not those annoying emails you get from Planet Fitness, but the delicious ham in a can. SPAM has a longer history than you would expect, but probably a little longer than a can of SPAM's typical shelf-lif
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How One French Poet Combined Poetry And Visual Art - Geneviève Emy
657 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-one-french-poet-combined-poetry-and-visual-art-genevieve-emy Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there’s an earl
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All About Sneezes!
806 views / 0 likes - addedIt’s cleaning day at the fort, and all that dust is making us sneeze! But have you ever wondered why we sneeze in the first place? Discover how your body uses mucous and sneezes to keep out the bad stuff and help you stay healthy! ---------- Like SciShow?
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Grandfather teaching how to ride a bike | "Cycle" - Short film by Sophie Olga de Jong & Sytske Kok
429 views / 0 likes - addedA small round story about a girl who learns to cycle from her grandfather and discovers that where the road ends real adventure begins.This short film won the Special Mention at the Monstra Lisboa Animation Film Festival /////////////////////////Subscribe
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Everything you need to know to read Homer's "Odyssey" - Jill Dash
794 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/everything-you-need-to-know-to-read-homer-s-odyssey-jill-dash An encounter with a man-eating giant. A sorceress who turns men into pigs. A long-lost king taking back his throne. On their own, any of these make great st
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Seaper Powers | In Search for Bleu Jay's Treasure (trailer) | Official
2,795 views / 1 likes - addedDive into an adventure of a lifetime with Seaper Powers! In Search for Bleu Jay's Treasure is a magical animated movie that you can stream from from home! #movies #moviesforkids #seaperpowers #animation #animation #films #awardwinning For more, visit http
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Three pioneers who predicted climate change | BBC Ideas
300 views / 0 likes - addedWe've known about climate change and the warming impact of CO2 for a very long time... Here are three key figures in the history of climate change science - Eunice Foote, Guy Stewart Callendar and Charles Keeling. Not all of them them got the recognition
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Schoolhouse Rock!: America - The Shot Heard 'Round The World
1,143 views / 1 likes - addedTake a pilgrimage through American history with the award-winning series that has engaged generations of school children. With eleven classic animated songs, including "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "Fireworks," your students will feel the beat of hist
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Where Does Chocolate Come From?
996 views / 2 likes - addedIt's Halloween night and Jessi and Squeaks just got home with loads of candy! Before they dive in, though, they want to learn a little more about how one of their favorite types of candy is made! ---------- Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about
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How a Lightweight Medieval Crossbow Works
214 views / 0 likes - addedHow to shoot a Medieval Crossbow. Here Kevin Hicks demonstrates a lightweight crossbow that works with a goats foot lever. Much easier and faster to load than the heavyweight crossbow. Medieval warfare and history at its bestSubscribe to our channel @theh
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The Rise and Fall of the Dollar Menu
203 views / 0 likes - addedWeird History Food is going to your favorite fast food drive-thru for the history of the Dollar Menu. The big three fast food chains, Mcdonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King have all introduced their version of the value menu. But when did it start? And more
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This Earthquake Drowned the Pacific Northwest
1,311 views / 4 likes - addedThis earthquake drowned the Pacific Northwest long ago—and there’s still evidence of it today. Find out more in “Making North America: Human”: http://to.pbs.org/2tNUffc PRODUCTION CREDITS Digital Producer Saad Amer Animation Edgeworx Studios, LLC Fluid Pi
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Building the Pyramids of Egypt ...a detailed step by step guide.
438 views / 1 likes - addedIf you have seen the animation which gave a brief overview of the Water shaft theory, then this is the more in depth walk through of the process. It contains illustrations and photographs to clarify the stages of how the Pyramids of Egypt were built withi
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How Do MASSIVE Sinkholes Form?
1,385 views / 1 likes - addedWhat are sinkholes, and how do these mysterious things form? Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video. The first 500 people to use this link will get a 2 Month free trial of Skillshare http://skl.sh/lifenoggin Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: h
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Pixars first animated film: Tin Toy (1988) - Pixar Short Film
458 views / 0 likes - addedTin Toy (1988) is one of Pixar’s earliest animation films, and was a test of their photorealistic RenderMan software. As an animation project it brought new challenges to the fledgling company’s animators & creatives, namely the difficult
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"Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder (Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
668 views / 3 likes - addedFor as long as I can remember, we'd sing this at birthday parties after the traditional Happy Birthday song. Not until I was an adult did I learn that it was written by Stevie Wonder as a petition to the US Government to implement a National Holiday honor
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Why Do Americans And Canadians Celebrate Labor Day? - Kenneth C. Davis
673 views / 2 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-americans-and-canadians-celebrate-labor-day-kenneth-c-davis In the United States and Canada, the first Monday of September is a federal holiday, Labor Day. Originally celebrated in New York City's Union S
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Where Did Cracker Barrel Get Its Name?
339 views / 0 likes - addedWeird History Food is talking about the history of Cracker Barrel. We're pulling off on the next exit because we saw a billboard for the Cracker Barrel. Originally built as a filling station, we're going to show you how Cracker Barrel built its empire and
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TIL: Mount St. Helens Has a Baby Volcano Inside It | Today I Learned
923 views / 2 likes - addedOn May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington State erupted in the most explosive volcanic event in U.S. history. Fifty-seven people and countless animals died, a forest was leveled, and ash blanketed the region as far away as Minnesota. ➡ Subscribe: ht
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OK Go - Last Leaf - Official Video
790 views / 0 likes - addedOfficial Music Video for OK Go's "Last Leaf" This video was made in partnership with Samsung NX100 iFn. Directed by OK Go, Nadeem Mazen and Ali Mohammad Produced by Shirley Moyers Animation art by Geoff Mcfetridge, Champion Studio Preliminary Animation by
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What's It Like To Have No Memory?
429 views / 0 likes - addedMemory is the diary of your life, but what if it didn't exist? Watch More: Check out Abe's Garden! ►►►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RIb9HDVsmQ Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://www.keeponthinking.co Support Life Noggin on Patreon: https://
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Migrations: Big Animal Trips
3,985 views / 7 likes - addedHave you ever moved? Some animals move too! And if an animal moves from one place to another for weather or food, it’s called migration! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold
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