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The longitude problem: history's deadliest riddle

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The STINKY History of Modern Toilets | COLOSSAL INVENTIONS

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Most of us have asked ourselves, how do toilets work? And who invented them? And more importantly, was it really a guy named Thomas P. Crapper?Images used under license from Shutterstock.comNarrated by: Laura WaddellWritten by: Claire DownsDirected & Prod
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The most epic stop motion car chase in history

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Nitro Warriors 6 months, thousands of shots, shot on a phone. Directed by Paul Greer Contact: vanguardpictures@icloud.com
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War&Human Nature: Crash Course World History 204

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In which John Green teaches you about war! Specifically, John talks about whether humanity is naturally warlike, hard-wired to kill, or if perhaps war is a cultural construct. John will talk about the Hobbes versus Rousseau debate, the effects that war ha
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Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History #213

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In which John Green teaches you about Imperialism, but not from the perspective of the colonizers. This week John looks at some Asian perspectives on Imperialism, specifically writers from countries that were colonized by European powers. We'll look at th
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Population, Sustainability, and Malthus: Crash Course World History 215

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In which John Green teaches you about population. So, how many people can reasonably live on the Earth? Thomas Malthus got it totally wrong in the 19th century, but for some reason, he keeps coming up when we talk about population. In 1800, the human popu
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Water and Classical Civilizations: Crash Course World History 222

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In which John Green teaches you about water! So, we talk about resources a lot on Crash Course, and today is no exception. It turns out people can't live without water, which means it's absolutely necessary for civilization. Today John talks about water i
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Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History 223

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In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true is that the conflict
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The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening: Crash Course US History #5

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In which John Green teaches you about the beginnings of the American Revolution in a video titled The Seven Years War. Confusing? Maybe. John argues that the Seven Years War, which is often called the French and Indian War in the US, laid a lot of the gro
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Taxes&Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6

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In which John Green teaches you about the roots of the American Revolution. The Revolution did not start on July 4, 1776. The Revolutionary War didn't start on July 4 either. (as you remember, I'm sure, the Revolution and the Revolutionary War are not the
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The Civil War, Part I: Crash Course US History #20

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In which John Green ACTUALLY teaches about the Civil War. In part one of our two part look at the US Civil War, John looks into the causes of the war, and the motivations of the individuals who went to war. The overarching causes and the individual motiva
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The Civil War Part 2: Crash Course US History #21

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In which John Green teaches you how the Civil War played a large part in making the United States the country that it is today. He covers some of the key ways in which Abraham Lincoln influenced the outcome of the war, and how the lack of foreign interven
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America in World War I: Crash Course US History #30

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You 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. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Terrorism, War, and Bush 43: Crash Course US History #46

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You 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. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Nonviolence and Peace Movements: Crash Course World History 228

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In which John Green teaches you about nonviolence and peace movements in the 20th century. What is nonviolence? What is a peace movement? Well. traditionally, humans often resort to violence when they come into conflict. In the 20th century, it became muc
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ChatGPT: 30 Year History | How AI Learned to Talk

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This video explores the journey of AI language models, from their modest beginnings through the development of OpenAI's GPT models. Our journey takes us through the key moments in generative neural network research involved in next word prediction. We del
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Earth's History Plays Out On A Football Field

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We use the yard lines to map out our planet's past (and humanity's tiny moment in it). ↓↓Links & Info↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/ask/ SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2dH6fpR TUMBLR: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter
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Rare audio of enslaved people connects history to the present

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ABC News’ Alex Presha examines rare audio of formerly enslaved people to preserve their stories, and interviews one of their descendants, in partnership with the 10 Million Names project. --- Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: https://abcnews.visitli
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The Golden Age of Hollywood: Crash Course Film History #11

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It's time for the glitz and the glamour of big motion pictures that helped keep American spirits up during and after the Great Depression. Sound was a huge change to motion pictures, but there were still a few technological innovations to come, like color
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Experimental and Documentary Films: Crash Course Film History #16

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It's Craig's last episode of Film and in it he's going to talk about weird stuff... and real stuff. Experimental and Documentary films could each take up their own Crash Course series. The different styles and intents of different filmmakers make each fil
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We Bare Bears | The History of Panda and Lucy | Cartoon Network

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And to think it all started with an allergic reaction
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Exploring King Tutankhamun's Tomb | Blowing Up History

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Archaeologists want to discover why King Tut's tomb is so different to all the others in the Valley of the Kings. Subscribe to Discovery UK for more great clips: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=DiscoveryTV Follow Discovery UK on Twitte
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Adventure Time | History of the Gum War | Cartoon Network

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Princess Bubblegum and Gumbald have always had their differences… But now a war?! Witness all the action that led to declaring the great Gum War! CN GAMES: http://cartn.co/ytgames SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribe WATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreat Abo
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How Hawaii’s Master Stone Carver Is Preserving History

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Hoaka Delos Reyes is the last of his kind. The master stone carver has practiced his craft, one that holds deep significance in Hawaiian culture, for 40 years. His process utilizes the technique and tools of his ancestors, requiring patience, endurance an
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Shark Tagged From Submarine For First Time In History | National Geographic

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Eastern Europe Consolidates: Crash Course European History #16

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While the focus has been on Western Europe so far, there has also been a lot going on in Eastern Europe, which we'll be looking at today. The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, The Ottoman Empire, and Russia were all competing at the eastern end of the con
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Einstein's Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #32

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There was physics before Einstein in the same way that there was biology before Darwin. Einstein didnt just add some new ideas to physics. And he didnt just add a unifying framework for doing physics, like Newton. Einstein took what people thought was phy
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Darwin and Natural Selection: Crash Course History of Science #22

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"Survival of the Fittest" sounds like a great WWE show but today we're talking about that phrase as it relates to Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace. Darwin and Wallace are at the heart of understanding evolution and natural selection. Today, Hank talks ab
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Genetics - Lost and Found: Crash Course History of Science #25

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Sometimes trail blazers of science aren't famous like Darwin or Pasteur. Sometimes they're humble Abbots, just growing peas in the back of their Abbey. This is the story of Gregor Mendel and how his work was done, lost, then found again. ***Crash Course i
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Fast Food In History - Meatball Slider, Ancestor To The Burger?

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The Full History of Sam and Cat's Friendship | iCarly

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When they first met, Cat Valentine told Sam Puckett, "We sort of have this whole fun odd couple dynamic. Built-in conflict. Lots of potential for more adventures!" We couldn't agree more! From a fateful encounter in a garbage truck to the start of a succe
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History of the T Tower | Teen Titans GO! | Cartoon Network

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The Titans are shocked to learn that the T Tower had previous owners. Episode: T is for TitansAbout Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel, your destination for episode clips, behind the scenes footage, how to draw tutorials, toy vi
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KIDZ BOP Celebrates Women's History Month!

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KIDZ BOP is celebrating Women's Month by celebrating all the amazing women that inspire us to be the best we can be! Listen to our "GIRL POWER" playlist here: https://link.kidzbop.com/KBGPCheck out #KIDZBOPUltimatePlaylist here: https://found.ee/KBUltimat
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The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age): Crash Course World History 211

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In which John Green teaches you about the Bronze Age civilization in what we today call the middle east, and how the vast, interconnected civilization that encompassed Egypt, The Levant, and Mesopotamia came to an end. What's that you say? There was no su
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The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214

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In which John Green teaches you about railroads, and some of the ways they changed the world, and how they were a sort of microcosm for the Industrial Revolution as a whole. Prior to the invention of steam powered railroads, pretty much all locomotion had
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World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35

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You 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. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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FROM DOWNTOWN: An Oral History of the 3-Point Shot With Ray Allen

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The 3-pointer is THE shot in today's NBA, but that wasn't always the case. In fact, the NBA didn't introduce the 3-pointer until 1979. They adopted the downtown shot after merging with the flashier American Basketball Association, who in turn got the idea
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Georges Melies - Master of Illusion: Crash Course Film History #4

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After the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison got the ball rolling with Vaudeville acts and Actualites, the time was coming for movie magic and fiction to make an appearance. The time was coming of filmmakers like Georges Melies and Alice Guy-Blache. Produ
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StoryBots | Amazing Discoveries & Inventions in History | Learning Songs For Kids

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► Subscribe for more StoryBots videos - http://bit.ly/2B7fN6F The StoryBots are curious little creatures who live beneath our screens, offering a world of learning and fun for kids and parents. From Starring You® videos and books that make your child the
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Food stories: A brief history of the humble sandwich | BBC Ideas

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Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bit.ly/2PrmLhW From the Earl of Sandwich to the ubiquitous quick lunch, food historian Annie Gray tells the story of the sandwich. This video was made by Somethin' Else. Do you have a curious mind? You’re in the right place.
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Liberty's Kids 131 - Bostonians | History Cartoons for Children

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Sarah and Henri join the Adams family in Massachusetts just as John and his son John Quincy return from France and are reunited with Abigail (8/2/79). John is asked to write the Massachusetts Constitution (8/9/79). James travels to New York where he meets
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The Roads to World War I: Crash Course European History #32

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Much has been written about what exactly caused World War I. As befits a true global war, the reality is that there isn't a single cause. There aren't even three causes. There are a vast array of causes. Today we'll get into just a few of those causes, in
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Ford, Cars, and a New Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #28

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Historians love to debate each other. So some of them pointed out that the first half of this revolution looks a lot different from the second. Let's chat about industry, cars, and Henry Ford.***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by s
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Marie Curie and Spooky Rays: Crash Course History of Science #31

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It's time to talk about one of the most awesome scientists that has ever been awesome: Marie Curie. She figured out ways to get an amazing education despite the limitations of her homeland, discovered some really important answers to the question "what is
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Complete History of Marceline and Her Mom | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network

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Watch Adventure Time and Obsidian special on HBO Max Today cartn.co/HBOMaxFollow Marceline's childhood journey, and see how her past with her mother Elise shaped who she is now.About Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel, your dest
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Dimetrodon, the Animal With a Sail! | The History of Life! | SciShow Kids

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Squeaks and Jessi use their pretend time machine to go way back in time and meet a creature even older than dinosaurs, called Dimetrodon! Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon:
The man who shaped the history of hot air balloons - BBC News

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For more than half a century, Scotland-born Don Cameron has been a pioneer in the world of hot air balloons.He built and flew western Europes first modern hot air balloon in 1967, before founding his company Cameron Balloons from the basement of his flat.
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Climate Change, Chaos, and The Little Ice Age - Crash Course World History 206

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In which John Green teaches you about the Little Ice Age. The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that occurred from the 13th to the 19th centuries. This cooling was likely caused by a number of factors, including unusual solar activity and volc
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War and Nation Building in Latin America: Crash Course World History 225

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In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is kind of a silly comparison. The rise of democratic, econo
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Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company: Crash Course World History 229

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Want to help keep CrashCourse going? Consider becoming a Patron and help us keep making awesome content for such awesome people. SUBBABLE SUBSCRIBERS READ FURTHER↓ https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse In which John Green teaches you about the Vereenigde Oo
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Liberty's Kids 112 - Common Sense | History Cartoons for Children

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Thomas Paine publishes his famous pamphlet. It is an instant best seller, read by everyone from General George Washington to the lowest private in the army. James, Sarah and Henri meet Thomas Paine and learn of his belief that the common man can rule hims
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Liberty's Kids 116 - One Life to Lose | History Cartoon for Children

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The Kids, at first unimpressed with Nathan Hale, get deeply inspired by the mans words and deeds.Subscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6 Two teenage reporters cover the events of the Revolutionary War for Ben Franklins newspaper, The Philadelp
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Liberty's Kids 122 - Lafayette Arrives | History Cartoons for Children

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Everyone give it up for America's favorite fighting frenchman: LAFAYETTE !SUBSCRIBE TO LIBERTY KIDS FOR MORE!The 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette arrives after an eventful journey from France and offers his services to Congress (7/27/77). After at first b
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Liberty's Kids 130 - In Praise of Benjamin Franklin | History Cartoon

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Sarah returns to Philadelphia and is reunited with Moses, James and Henri. Henri gets into a scrape with a Tory boy when the Tory makes disparaging comments about Ben Franklin. Subscribe to Liberty's Kids : http://bit.ly/2ivIdi6Two teenage reporters cover
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The surprisingly long history of electric cars - Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal

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Can electric cars reclaim their place on the road? Discover how developments in battery technology are making these cars more efficient and powerful.--By the end of the 19th century, nearly 40% of American cars were electric. But these vehicles had a few
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Liberty's Kids HD 135 -James Armistead | History Cartoons For Kids

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Liberty's Kids HD 135 -James Armistead | History Cartoons for Children Subscribe 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 newspape
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Liberty's Kids HD 115 - New York, New York | History Cartoons for Children

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Liberty's Kids HD 115 - New York, New York | History Cartoons for ChildrenSubscribe 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 newsp
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Liberty's Kids HD 132 - Benedict Arnold | History Videos For Kids

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Liberty's Kids HD 132 - Benedict Arnold | History Cartoons for Children Subscribe 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 newspap
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(1/4) Intro/History: Introducing A 100-year-old Mechanical Computer

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A Glimpse Into 18th Century Life Through Art - Uncovering History, Eps. 4.

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Jon and Kevin take a closer look at a 1805 painting by Scottish painter, David Wilkie. Wilkie began painting at a very young age and would often go to taverns or markets and sketch people during their day to day routines. His art provides a valuable snaps
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Civil War Tails: 5,000 Mini Cats Recreate American History

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Rebecca and Ruth Brown are twin sisters who run a museum about the Civil War in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The twist? Their scale model dioramas are filled with thousands of miniature cats depicting key moments from the war. That’s right: tiny cat soldiers
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A Short History Of Humans And Germs: Early Encounters | Goats & Soda | NPR

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Humans get along pretty well with most microbes. Which is lucky, because there are a lot more of them in the world than there are of us. We couldn’t even live without many of them. But a few hundred have evolved, and are still evolving, to exploit our bod
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Is The Lost City Of El Dorado A Myth Or True History? | Mysteries of the Missing

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Mysteries 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

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Liberty 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

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As 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

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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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Liberty's Kids HD 118 - American Crisis | History Cartoons for Children

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Subscribe 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

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Liberty'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

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Click 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

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Liberty'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

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The 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

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Subscribe 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

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Subscribe 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

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These 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

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For 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

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Sarah 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

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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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Liberty's Kids 128 - Not Yet Begun to Fight | History Videos For Kids

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Subscribe 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

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In 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

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In 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

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As 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

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From 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

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News 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)

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A 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

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Subscribe 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

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"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

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In 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

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Subscribe 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

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"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

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There'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

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Movies 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

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Liberty'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

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Paul 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

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Earth Science: Crash Course History of Science #20

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It'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

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In 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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The Pharaoh That Wouldn't Be Forgotten - Kate Narev

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View 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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Apoptosis

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This 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

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View 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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Who Won The Space Race? - Jeff Steers

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View 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 Did Hitler Rise To Power? - Alex Gendler And Anthony Hazard

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View 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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Bill Gates co-founder of Microsoft (1955 -)

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Get 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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Blood, rats and anticoagulants: The story of warfarin

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The 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

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View 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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The Great Plague of London (1665-66)

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Yuri Gagarin, First Human in Space (1961)

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Please 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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WWII Tanks: Light Tank M3 'Stuart'

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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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The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. Jarausch

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-konrad-h-jarausch On August 13, 1961, construction workers began tearing up streets and erecting barriers in Berlin
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Inventions: The Tesla Coil

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The 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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The Industrial Revolution (18-19th Century)

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Introduction 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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GULAGS (The Cold War)

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Please 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)

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The 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)

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Please 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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Are Oreo Cookies Really a Knockoff Brand?

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Weird History Food is opening up a bag of the history of Oreos. Oreo cookies are one of the most recognizable cookies in the world. We're going to show you the entire history of Oreo, not to mention its rival Hydrox, and explore every flavor combination t
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Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England

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Please 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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Electric Vocabulary

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We all know the words around electricity, "charge," "positive," "battery", and more. But where do they come from and what do they really mean? Let the history of these words illuminate the physics of electric phenomena. Lesson by James Sheils, animation b
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How Safe Or Unsafe Was the Easy Bake Oven?

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Weird History Food is getting some hot and tasty history of the Easy Bake Oven. One of the most iconic toys in our history, the Easy Bake Oven has helped teach young children cooking and baking techniques. While the Easy Bake has had its share of highs an
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Figures 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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Great Pyramid of Giza

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Great 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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The Colosseum, Rome

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Please 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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The Wright Brothers, First Successful Airplane (1903)

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Human 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 Science Behind Hollywood Explosions

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How do filmmakers create a big explosion? Theodore Kim explains how his software creates the smoke effects seen in many Hollywood films. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY The Fascinating History of Animation: https://youtu.be/gfH-NLo8tRk Nobody blows thing
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First World War tech: Zeppelins

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First 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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The Butterfly Life Cycle

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Butterflies aren't born as we recognize them–they go through a process called metamorphosis to change from a caterpillar to a chrysalis to an adult butterfly. See live butterflies, moths, and chrysalises at the American Museum of Natural History's Butterf
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First World War tech: Dreadnoughts

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First 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 Most Important Astronomy Picture Ever Taken

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http://gplus.to/TonyDarnell http://twitter.com/DeepAstronomy http://facebook.com/SpaceFan I've recently discovered an animation that was rendered using the measured redshift of all 10,000 galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image. I've written a short
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How Languages Evolve - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-languages-evolve-alex-gendler Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of the
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Overview Of Pixar In A Box

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To see the full curriculum, go to www.pixarinabox.org. Learn how Pixar filmmakers use science, technology, engineering, art, and math to create movie magic. Pixar in a Box is a collaboration between Khan Academy and Pixar Animation Studios, sponsored by D
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Making sense of spelling - Gina Cooke

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-sense-of-spelling-gina-cooke What can spelling tell us about relationships between words? While spelling may sometimes seem random or unexpected, this lesson illuminates how peeling back the layers of spe
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How X-rays See Through Your Skin - Ge Wang

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-x-rays-see-through-your-skin-ge-wang Originally discovered by accident, X-rays are now used about 100 million times a year in clinics around the world. How do these magic eyes work? Ge Wang details the histo
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Meiosis

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Time-lapse microscopy of a meiosis overlaid with animation graphics. Microscopy by Jeremy Pickett-Heaps, animation by Drew Berry. Visit https://www.wehi.edu.au/wehi-tv
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What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-mccarthyism-and-how-did-it-happen-ellen-schrecker In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before governm
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The Treadmill's Dark And Twisted Past - Conor Heffernan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-treadmill-s-dark-and-twisted-past-conor-heffernan The constant thud underneath your feet. The constrained space. The monotony of going nowhere fast. Running on a treadmill can certainly feel like torture, bu
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The Great Brain Debate - Ted Altschuler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-great-brain-debate-ted-altschuler Throughout history, scientists have proposed conflicting ideas on how the brain carries out functions like perception, memory, and movement. Is each of these tasks carried o
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How an 18th Century Sailing Battleship Works

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Fly through a wooden warship from the age of sail! For a much more history-driven experience, check out Epic History channel's "Victory" series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61SYvhojGvg CREDITS Jacob O'Neal - Modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, m
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The Deadly Irony Of Gunpowder - Eric Rosado

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-deadly-irony-of-gunpowder-eric-rosado In the mid-ninth century, Chinese chemists, hard at work on an immortality potion, instead invented gunpowder. They soon found that this highly inflammable powder was fa
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How The Heart Actually Pumps Blood - Edmond Hui

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-heart-actually-pumps-blood-edmond-hui For most of history, scientists weren't quite sure why our hearts were beating or even what purpose they served. Eventually, we realized that these thumping organs s
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Trying The Most Popular Lipstick of the 1920s

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hello friends!! today we are trying the most popular lipstick of the 1920s/30s era - which also happens to be color changing! history from cosmeticsandskin.com and bsame cosmetics!!lipstick from: https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/original-tangee-lipstic
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Is There A Difference Between Art And Craft? - Laura Morelli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-difference-between-art-and-craft-laura-morelli Was da Vinci an artistic genius? Sure, but he was also born in the right place at the right time -- pre-Renaissance, Western artists got little individua
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Where Did Russia Come From? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-russia-come-from-alex-gendler Russia is the biggest country in the world, spanning one-eighth of the earth’s landmass. But where did it all begin? Alex Gendler explores the epic history of the Kievan R
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Making Sense Of Irrational Numbers

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-sense-of-irrational-numbers-ganesh-pai Like many heroes of Greek myths, the philosopher Hippasus was rumored to have been mortally punished by the gods. But what was his crime? Did he murder guests or dis
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Just How Small is an Atom?

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Just how small are atoms? And what's inside them? The answers turn out to be astounding, even for those who think they know. This fast-paced animation uses spectacular metaphors (imagine a blueberry the size of a football stadium!) to give a visceral sens
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TED-Ed - Flatland

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I was invited to collaborate with TED-Ed to create an animation to introduce the novella "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott. I was responsible for all aspects of design, animation, and execution. David Housden shared his amazing score from the Thomas was Alone
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Who Am I? A Philosophical Inquiry - Amy Adkins

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-am-i-a-philosophical-inquiry-amy-adkins Throughout the history of mankind, the subject of identity has sent poets to the blank page, philosophers to the agora and seekers to the oracles. These murky waters o
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Why Is This Painting So Captivating? - James Earle And Christina Bozsik

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-this-painting-so-captivating-james-earle-and-christina-bozsik On first glance, the painting “Las Meninas” (“The Maids of Honor”) might not seem terribly special, but it’s actually one of the most analyze
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How We Think Complex Cells Evolved - Adam Jacobson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-we-think-complex-cells-evolved-adam-jacobson Imagine you swallowed a small bird and suddenly gained the ability to fly … or you ate a cobra and were able to spit poisonous venom! Well, throughout the history
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The Fight For The Right To Vote In The United States - Nicki Beaman Griffin

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fight-for-the-right-to-vote-in-the-united-states-nicki-beaman-griffin In the United States today, if you are over eighteen, a citizen, and the resident of a state, you can vote (with some exceptions). So, ho
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Football Physics: The

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/football-physics-the-impossible-free-kick-erez-garty In 1997, Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos set up for a 35 meter free kick with no direct line to the goal. Carlos’s shot sent the ball flying wide of
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How A Single-celled Organism Almost Wiped Out Life On Earth - Anusuya Willis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-single-celled-organism-almost-wiped-out-life-on-earth-anusuya-willis There’s an organism that changed the world. It caused the first mass extinction in Earth’s history … and also paved the way for complex
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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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Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/plato-s-allegory-of-the-cave-alex-gendler Twenty four hundred years ago, Plato, one of history’s most famous thinkers, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows flitting across a stone
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Was Little Debbie a Real Person?

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Weird History Food is getting snacky with this history of Little Debbie. One of the most iconic logos in food, did you know that Little Debbie is an actual person? Founded in 1960, the McKee Baking Company changed one little girl's life forever when her f
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Cartoon Classics | 36 Favorites of The Golden Era Cartoons | Volume 2

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Second volume of authentic Cartoon Classics! Series featuring more classic animation remastered and restored running over 4 hours from the golden age of animation including Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Superman, Popeye, Bet
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Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Unsung Hero - Cláudio L. Guerra

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rosalind-franklin-dna-s-unsung-hero-claudio-l-guerra The discovery of the structure of DNA was one of the most important scientific achievements in human history. The now-famous double helix is almost synonymous
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The Origins Of Ballet - Jennifer Tortorello And Adrienne Westwood

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-origins-of-ballet-jennifer-tortorello-and-adrienne-westwood Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a complex system of rules and procedures? For centuries, such
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Rhythm In A Box: The Story Of The Cajon Drum - Paul Jennings

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rhythm-in-a-box-the-story-of-the-cajon-drum-paul-jennings Many modern musical instruments are complicated pieces of machinery with many moving parts. But the cajon is simply a drum and a stand and a seat all in
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What Popular Foods Originally Tasted Like

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Today, Weird History Food is having a look at some of your most favorite dishes! ..But, when first created, how did they ACTUALLY taste? Our palettes have experienced ever evolving flavors through the centuries, and these foods are no exception. So grab y
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What Happens When Continents Collide? - Juan D. Carrillo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-when-continents-collide-juan-d-carrillo Tens of millions of years ago, plate tectonics set North and South America on an unavoidable collision course that would change the face of the Earth and spel
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How Did Clouds Get Their Names? - Richard Hamblyn

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-clouds-get-their-names-richard-hamblyn The study of clouds has always been a daydreamer’s science, aptly founded by a thoughtful young man whose favorite activity was staring out of the window at t
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How did Dracula become the world's most famous vampire? - Stanley Stepanic

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-dracula-become-the-world-s-most-famous-vampire-stanley-stepanic Over a hundred years after his creator was laid to rest, Dracula lives on as the most famous vampire in history. But this Transylvanian nob
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Learning From Smallpox: How To Eradicate A Disease - Julie Garon And Walter A. Orenstein

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How did trains standardize time in the United States? - William Heuisler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-trains-standardize-time-in-the-united-states-william-heuisler If you live in the United States, you may live in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. Or maybe you live in Mountain Standard Time or one of the o
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Who built Great Zimbabwe? And why? - Breeanna Elliott

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View 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

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Featuring 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

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Silfra, 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

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View 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 WWII Flying Ace with No Legs (Strange Stories)

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The mathematics of sidewalk illusions - Fumiko Futamura

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View 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

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View 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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How does the Nobel Peace Prize work? - Adeline Cuvelier and Toril Rokseth

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View 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

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Newts 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

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View 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

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View 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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Could You Survive In The Middle Ages?

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We 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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How Has SPAM Stayed So Popular?

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Weird 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

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View 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
Grandfather teaching how to ride a bike | "Cycle" - Short film by Sophie Olga de Jong & Sytske Kok

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A 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

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View 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

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Dive 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

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We'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

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Take 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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How a Lightweight Medieval Crossbow Works

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How 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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What's inside the Statue of Liberty?

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The Rise and Fall of the Dollar Menu

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Weird 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

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This 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.

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If 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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Pixars first animated film: Tin Toy (1988) - Pixar Short Film

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Tin 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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Why Do Americans And Canadians Celebrate Labor Day? - Kenneth C. Davis

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View 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?

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Weird 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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OK Go - Last Leaf - Official Video

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Official 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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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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Unusual Facts About Chocolate

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Get 4 month for free on a 2y plan here: https://NordVPN.com/whfood. Its risk free with Nords 30 day money-back guarantee! Weird History Food is opening up a delicious video on Chocolate. In one form or another, chocolate has been with mankind for centurie
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What Is The Universe Made Of? - Dennis Wildfogel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-universe-made-of-dennis-wildfogel The atoms around you have existed for billions of years -- and most originated in the flaming, gaseous core of a star. Dennis Wildfogel tells the captivating tale of
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The world’s most mysterious book - Stephen Bax

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-world-s-most-mysterious-book-stephen-bax Deep inside Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library lies a 240 page tome. Recently carbon dated to around 1420, its pages feature looping handwriting and han
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Kevin Parry's BEST EFFECTS Ever

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My VFX/Animation GEAR (amazon) http://bit.ly/kevinsgearStop-Motion STARTER KIT (amazon) http://bit.ly/stopmostarterFREE Stop-Motion Lesson https://bit.ly/stopmotionlessonMy Stop-Motion COURSE http://bit.ly/stopmocoursePlease SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubKPF
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INCREDIBLE VISUAL EFFECTS Compilation 7 | Kevin Parry

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My VFX/Animation GEAR (amazon) http://bit.ly/kevinsgearStop-Motion STARTER KIT (amazon) http://bit.ly/stopmostarterFREE Stop-Motion Lesson https://bit.ly/stopmotionlessonMy Stop-Motion COURSE http://bit.ly/stopmocoursePlease SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubKPF
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How Statistics Can Be Misleading - Mark Liddell

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-statistics-can-be-misleading-mark-liddell Statistics are persuasive. So much so that people, organizations, and whole countries base some of their most important decisions on organized data. But any set of s
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3 Tips To Boost Your Confidence

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/3-tips-to-boost-your-confidence-ted-ed Lesson made in partnership with the Always #LikeAGirl campaign, animation by Kozmonot Animation Studio. When faced with a big challenge where potential failure seems to lur
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Etch-a-Sketch Stop Motion Dance

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I'm all up on Instagram! https://instagram.com/happy.little.etch/ The result of my first experiment in stop-motion animation on an Etch-a-Sketch! Comprised of ~120 photos of individual etches. For this test I referenced the beautiful animation "Thought of
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Will we ever be able to teleport? - Sajan Saini

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/will-we-ever-be-able-to-teleport-sajan-saini Is teleportation possible? Could a baseball transform into something like a radio wave, travel through buildings, bounce around corners, and change back into a baseb
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Every Style Of Ice Cream We Could Find Across The United States

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Today on Weird History Food we travel the globe to check out all the many ic cream styles that were spawned from various places! Ice cream is that incredible invention that can almost NOT go wrong. Do you like your Italian Gelato? Your Thai I-Tim-Pad? Or
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Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/does-your-vote-count-the-electoral-college-explained-christina-greer You vote, but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--
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How To Make A Mummy - Len Bloch

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-make-a-mummy-len-bloch As anyone who’s seen a mummy knows, ancient Egyptian priests went to a lot of trouble to evade decomposition. But how successful were they? Len Bloch details the mummification proce

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