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Glowing plants provide light to read

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MIT engineers have been able to induce plants to give off a dim light for nearly four hours. And they believe that, with further optimization, such plants will one day be bright enough to illuminate an entire workspace. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/20
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Plant-to-human communication

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MIT engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/nanobionic-spinach-plants-detect-explosives-103
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Magnetic shape-shifters

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MIT engineers have created soft, magnetic 3-D-printed structures that can transform their shape almost instantaneously by the wave of a magnet. The structures are flexible, yet strong and could be used to develop remotely controlled biomedical devices. (L
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Robo-picker grasps and packs

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A team of engineers from MIT and Princeton University has developed a robotic system that can successfully localize and pick up any item, amid clutter, and move it to another location. This technology earned them a first place spot at the 2017 Amazon Robo
Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments

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A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into cloth that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure or vibration. Such fabrics, the team su
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Slime Oobleck - The science of cornstarch and water

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When you mix cornstarch and water, weird things happen. Sometimes it acts like a liquid and sometimes it acts like a solid. Now, a team of MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that can accurately predict this material's behavior under various
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Watch These Robots Dance to Do You Love Me.

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Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year: Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics. www.BostonDynamics.com.
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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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Who Sailed on the Mayflower?

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Then men and women aboard the Mayflower were very different from one another, but they managed to bond together through immense challenges to form Plymouth Colony. "1620: Beyond Thanksgiving" is produced by NBC News Learn in partnership with NBC 10 Boston
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Testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19

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In a project that will run through the fall semester, wastewater from seven buildings on campus will be tested each day for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can be an effective early wa
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Self-folding printable structures

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A team of researchers from MIT and Umass Amherst have designed 3-D printed structures that can fold themselves up without any outside stimulus, and the folding begins the instant it is peeled off the printing platform. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/201
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Making Medallions at MIT

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Each year, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering gives its graduating students a bronze medallion of the MIT seal. These medallions are entirely prepared, cast, and finished by students in the Merton C. Flemings Materials Processing Laborato
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System can 3-D print an entire building

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The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that can 3-D print the basic structure
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Movable microplatform floating on droplets

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A new approach to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), developed by a team of researchers at MIT, could offer a new way of making movable parts with no solid connections between the pieces, potentially eliminating a major source of wear and failure. (Le
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Tunnel Vision: The Borderline Mural Project at MIT

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During the 2017 spring semester a group of students organized to design and paint interactive murals covering a 200-foot long stretch of wall in the tunnel system located under the campus of MIT. The interactive portion comes in the form of augmented real
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AUDIO: New AI model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections

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A team of MIT researchers have developed an AI model that can distinguish asymptomatic people with Covid-19 from healthy individuals without the disease through forced-cough recordings. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/covid-19-cough-cellphone-detect
Two Different Worlds: Women in 1620

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When the Mayflower landed in 1620, it arrived in the territory of the Wampanoag Nation. Almost everything about the two cultures was completely different, especially the roles of women. "1620: Beyond Thanksgiving" is produced by NBC News Learn in partners
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Lending a Hand

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An Inflatable robotic hand design gives amputees real-time tactile control and enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat. The smart hand is soft and elastic, weighs about half a pound, and costs
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Streets Around the World

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Thanks to everyone who submitted what their streets look like around the world! Look below for credits! CREDITS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE ● Sandra Kao from Houston, Texas, USA (Youtube video link: https://youtu.be/fTzjpLW637I, Youtube Channel: https://www.yo
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Neutron stars collide

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For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves – ripples in space-time – in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a cosmic event has been viewed in both gravitation
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One of the strongest lightweight materials known

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A team of MIT engineers has successfully designed a new 3-D material with five percent the density of steel and ten times the strength, making it one of the strongest lightweight materials known. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/3-d-graphene-stronges
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Light-based therapy for Alzheimer's disease

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Researchers in Li-Huei Tsai's laboratory at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown that disrupted gamma waves in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be corrected by a unique non-invasive technique using flickering light. (Lea
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3D printing with living organisms

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A method for printing 3D objects that can control living organisms in predicable ways has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere. This technique may lead to 3D printing of biomedical tools that can be customized to
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Mayflower Compact: Roots of Our Democracy

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The Mayflower Compact and William Bradford's "Of Plimoth Plantation" are two documents that give a window into what the men and women of Plymouth Colony went through to survive, and they hold lessons still relevant 400 years later. 1620: Beyond Thanksgivi
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Secrets of the conch shell and its toughness

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The shells of marine organisms take a beating from impacts due to storms and tides, rocky shores, and sharp-toothed predators. But as recent research has demonstrated, one type of shell stands out above all the others in its toughness: the conch. Now, res
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Fast and forceful gel robots

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Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent gel robots that can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball underwater, and grabbing and releasing a live fish. (Learn more:https://news.mit.edu/2017/transparent-gel-robots-catch-rele
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Curious about Curling? Meet the MIT club

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For many people, including those that participate, the sport of curling is somewhat of a mystery. "There's a lot of science behind curling, including some that's actually not so well understood," says graduate student Nate Bailey, a member of the MIT Curl
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Furry Wetsuits

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Inspired by hairy, semiaquatic mammals such as beavers and sea otters, a group of MIT engineers are fabricating fur-like rubbery pelts learn how these mammals stay warm and even dry while diving underwater. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/beaver-ins
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How to image atoms

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In the basement of MIT.nano there is a specialized microscope able to image materials at the atomic level. In this video we go through each step of how to image the tiny building blocks for all materials: atoms. (Learn more about MIT.nano: https://mitnano
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Best of Nikki's Wiki 2016! | Cool School Compilation

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Nikki 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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How To Do 5 SIMPLE Magic Tricks!

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How To Magic Tricks! In this episode of How To Magic, Evan Era from EvanEraTV shows How To Do 5 Simple Magic Tricks in historic Boston, Massachusetts! Easy magic tricks for kids, beginners, and all ages! Family friendly fun magic trick tutorials with step
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Robots learn to use their hands

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Having robots learn dexterous tasks requiring real-time hand-eye coordination is hard. Many tasks that we would consider simple, like hanging up a baseball cap on a rack, would be very challenging for most robot software. What's more, for a robot to learn
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How This Guy Uses A.I. to Create Art | Obsessed | WIRED

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Artist Refik Anadol doesn't work with paintbrushes or clay. Instead, he uses large collections of data and machine learning algorithms to create mesmerizing and dynamic installations. Machine Hallucination at Artechouse NYC: https://www.artechouse.com/nyc
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Muscles made of nylon

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MIT researchers have come up with one of the simplest and lowest-cost systems yet for developing artificial muscles, in which a material reproduces some of the bending motions that natural muscle tissues perform. The key ingredient? Nylon fiber. (Learn mo
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Check Out the Great Barrier Reef!

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Barrier reefs are home to all kinds of amazing animals, but did you know that the coral itself is an animal? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn all about coral and the longest coral reef in the world, The Great Barrier Reef! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and
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Thanksgiving (1621)

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Thanksgiving 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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Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand? Robot Buddies.

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Watch two of Boston Dynamics’ "SpotMinis" in action. One of the robots tries to open a door, then another comes along and reaches for the handle with a long claw to open the door for it. The SpotMini weighs about 55 pounds
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Mush, Spot, Mush!

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It only takes 10 Spotpower (SP) to haul a truck across the Boston Dynamics parking lot (~1 degree uphill, truck in neutral). These Spot robots are coming off the production line now and will be available for a range of applications soon. For more informat
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New coating could prevent pipeline clogging

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Researchers at MIT have developed a coating that could stop the buildup of hydrate ices that slow or block oil and gas flow. These hydrates are potentially explosive and are largely responsible for the initial failure to contain the oil spill that rocked
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Who Invented Pizza? | Invention of Pizza | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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Invention 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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Scaffolding of the Galaxies

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In the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT, researchers develop ideas for describing the fundamental physical laws governing our universe, from perspectives spanning nuclear and particle physics, string theory, gravity, and quantum information. (Learn m
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Why You Should Always Have Copper Door Handles - Fact Show 5

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There are lots of amazing facts about the world around us. Lets find out about the most mind blowing facts.All Fact Show Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdn71lPrpNU&list=PLDgvFPuLtQbR8dmslFlYRno3BxvXe7CyI&index=3&t=0sSuggest a topic here to be t
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Three Things You Probably Didn't Know About Polar Bears

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Polar bears are the largest land predators on Earth. Here are three incredible facts that prove their formidable hunting prowess.
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Inside the lab: How does Atlas work?

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Go behind the scenes at Boston Dynamics with the Atlas Team as we work to train multiple Atlas robots to maneuver their way through our most complex parkour course yet. The team pushes Atlas to its limits to discover the next generation of mobility, perce
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America Before the Pilgrims

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Before the Mayflower arrived in 1620, thousands of indigenous nations lived on the northeast coast of North America. The pilgrims aboard the Mayflower arrived in the territory of the Wampanoag Nation. Learn more about Wampanoag history and culture from th
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The Deadly Molasses Flood of 1919 | WHAT THE PAST?

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Usually molasses is only deadly in the form of arteries slowly blocked by years of eating too many delicious cookies. But one afternoon in Boston, a deadly wave of the sticky stuff came careening down the streets. Why? How? ...What?Images used under licen
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Building a soft robotic cube

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Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a soft robotic cube that uses a series of spring-loaded metal tongues to jump, bounce, and roll. In this video, we watch the process of building a
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Learn about the Sun for Kids with Ryan's World!

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Learn about the Sun for Kids with Ryan's World! Fun educational video about Sun Facts!
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The Largest Collection of Cephalopods

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http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! Brett Grasse lovingly calls the Cephalopod Operations division at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) the “cephalopod empire.” The lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts h
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The Great MOLASSES Flood of 1919

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When you think molasses, you probably think slow, sticky, or totally boring, but in January, 1919, a tsunami wave of molasses destroyed Bostons North End, killing 21 people and leaving another 150 injured. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearnin
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Neuroscience: Crammed With Connections

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In a piece of brain tissue smaller than a dust mite, there are thousands of brain cell branches and connections. Researchers from Harvard University in Boston, MA have mapped them all in a new study appearing in Cell. They find some unexpected insights ab
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Turtle Time with Dr. Turtleman!

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Jessi and Squeaks are on a beach vacation, so they've called in their pal, Dr. Lawrence Turtleman, to take over the show for today! And what is he going to teach you about? Turtles, of course! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Beco
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DIY Weird School Supplies! Life Hacks + DIYS For Back To School

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Come meet me on Tour! TICKETS HERE: http://bit.ly/KarinaGarciaTour Upcoming Tour Dates: 9/9 Philadelphia, PA 9/10 Boston, MA 9/16 Seattle, WA 9/17 Portland, OR 9/23 Phoenix, AZ 9/24 Denver, CO FOLLOW ME! IG: karinagarc1a twitter: karinaa_bear snapchat: ka
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How Do Bees Make Honey?

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Honey is made by a colony of honey bees living in a hive. But not all bees are in charge of making the honey. Bees have different types of jobs, just like us. The queen bee is in charge of laying eggs while the male drone bees are tasked with protecting h
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Petrified Forest National Park | NATURE BOOM TIME

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Join Charlie, Kirby, and Patrick on their adventure in the Petrified Forest National Park in this episode of "Nature Boom Time." Learn cool facts about petrified wood––like how it became fossilized and why it’s scattered in eastern Arizo
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IS MOLASSES RESPONSIBLE FOR SHAPING AMERICA?

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The other day I realised that I didn't know what molasses is made of. Here are some interesting facts about molasses and one story that will shock you!
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WALKING GOATS ON LEASHES!

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Today we learn about goats! Join me as I learn some interesting facts about goats and go on a surprise walk with them!
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Jupiter's Red Spot Is Red Hot

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What Jupiter’s spot is not, is tranquil. New infrared images taken by Boston University scientists on a NASA telescope in Hawaii show that whereas Jupiter’s north and south poles are heated by strong magnetic fields, its large, stormy red spot generates i
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10 Surprising Things That Exist Inside Black Holes

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Join the Fact Family! http://bit.ly/SubToMattSantoro Turn on notifications and come back daily for more amazing facts! Click below for my socials, sources, and more. Follow me here! Twitter: http://twitter.com/MatthewSantoro Instagram: http://instagram.co
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Sunshine | 2020 | Compilation | Highlights Kids

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The sun is amazing, it's more than just a big ball of fire. Learn some amazing facts and have fun with Highlights!SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=1#Learn fun and interesting #facts you can share with yo
Atlas | Partners in Parkour

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Parkour is the perfect sandbox for the Atlas team at Boston Dynamics to experiment with new behaviors. In this video our humanoid robots demonstrate their whole-body athletics, maintaining its balance through a variety of rapidly changing, high-energy act
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Pet birds on FaceTime? Parrot video chats part of study at local university

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Researchers recruited a group of 18 pet parrots to see whether the social creatures could be taught how to place a call. Subscribe to WCVB on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1e8lAMZ Get more Boston news: http://www.wcvb.com Like us: https://www.facebo
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The (mostly) true story of ghost photography"

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William Mumler claimed he could photograph ghosts ... and no one could prove he couldnt.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In the mid-1800s, the development of exciting new forms of communication, like p
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How Prosthetic Eyes And Ears Are Made

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This woman makes artificial body parts for people who've lost their eyes, ears, and noses. Credit: Boston Ocular Prosthetics, Inc. Website: http://www.bostonocular.com/ The INSIDER team believes that life is an adventure! Subscribe to our channel and visi
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Why Are Minerals Important? | Functions Of Minerals | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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What Are Minerals? | Why Are MINERALS Important? | How Minerals Work | Minerals Explained | What Are The Essentials Minerals? | Functions Of Minerals | What Do Minerals Do To The Body? | Minerals Nutrition | How The Body Uses Minerals | What Are the Diffe
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Thai Commercial on Dangers of Social Media justice

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Don't be too quick to judge things when you watch a viral video that only glosses over what actually happened. This video teaches a valuable lesson. Get the actual facts before you react.
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Disambiguating #theDress

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Finalist of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest 2015Rosa Lafer-Sousa: Disambiguating #theDress. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)Typically the visual system does a remarkable job of inferring the spectral-content of ambient light in a scene an
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What Your Hair Says About Your Health

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While crime dramas often depict detectives tracking down criminals using hair DNA, that's not the only thing they can learn. What else can be revealed about you from a hair sample? Amazing Facts About Redheads: http://dne.ws/1gj3PMM Read More: Challenges
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The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3

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The European Renaissance may have started in Florence, but it pretty quickly moved out of Italy and spread the art, architecture, literature, and humanism across Europe to places like France, Spain, England, and the Low Countries.SOURCES:Hunt, Lynn et al.
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Army Ant | Amazing Animals

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Army ants talk to each other by leaving chemical trails! Learn more amazing facts about the army ant in this video from National Geographic Kids. Subscribe for more National Geographic Kids videos: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToNatGeoKids Check out our playlis
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The Story of the Mayflower and the First Thanksgiving for Children: History for Kids

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https://patreon.com/freeschool - Help support more content like this! In 1620 the Mayflower crossed from England to North America. Filled to the brim with passengers, livestock, and supplies, they faced many delays before finally reaching the shores of th
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Ryan wants to Travel Around the World and visits famous Landmarks!!

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Ryan wants to Travel Around the World!! Have a fun Ryan's World World Tour as you learn fun facts from famous Landmarks!!
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FOG: Clearing up the confusion

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What 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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How people kept stuff cold before refrigerators

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Thanks to Surfshark for sponsoring this video! Get Surfshark VPN at https://Surfshark.deals/adamragusea enter promo code ADAMRAGUSEA for 85% off and three extra months for free."Before the Refrigerator: How We Used to Get Ice," Jonathan Rees: https://jhup
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All About Sneezes!

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It’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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1891 Inventor of Basketball Tells His Story: Radio Broadcast in 1939

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James Naismith (November 6, 1861 November 28, 1939) was aCanadian-born Presbyterian minister who is best known for inventing the game of basketball at a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA in 1891. This interview of him is from a radio program called "We the
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The Truth About Frozen Pizza

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For the modern American family, frozen pizza is like manna from heaven on the average weekday night. The next time you grab your favorite frozen pizza from the freezer section at your grocery store, consider these interesting facts that helped make "homem
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The Seneca Falls Convention Explained: US History Review

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Uploaded on the 167th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, we take a look at the big idea of women's rights in the 19th century as well as some interesting facts about the convention. Read the Declaration of Sentiments http://www.womensrightsfriend
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The Science Behind The World's Fastest Shoe - Cheddar Explains

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Nike introduced the Vaporfly in the 2016 Olympics to Nike-sponsored athletes, three of whom took the top spots in marathon events. Since then, the shoe has been the weapon of choice of elite athletes like those competing in the 2022 Boston Marathon. Why?
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Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2

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The Renaissance was a cultural revitalization that spread across Europe, and had repercussions across the globe, but one smallish city-state in Italy was in many ways the epicenter of the thing. Florence, or as Italians might say, Firenze, was the home to
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Why can't you go faster than light?

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One of the most counterintuitive facts of our universe is that you can’t go faster than the speed of light. From this single observation arise all of the mind-bending behaviors of special relativity. But why is this so? In this in-depth video, Fermilab’s
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Why Is the Ocean Blue?

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You may have satisfied your inner five-year-old by learning why the sky is blue, but where does the ocean's color come from? Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Do
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TIL: The World’s Largest Migration Isn’t What You Think | Today I Learned

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When you think about animal migration, what comes to mind? Probably birds in flight or wildebeests moving across the Serengeti. Yet the largest migration on the planet is harder to see—and it happens every day. Ocean technologist and submersible pilot Dr.
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How Phytoplankton Make the World Go Round

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Jessi and Squeaks take a look at some pond water under a microscope, and learn all about the living things they can see inside!----------Next Generation Science Standards 2-LS2-2----------Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?Facebook: http://www.
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Who Put the Hole in the Donut?

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Football and a rags-to-riches story—perhaps the only things that America loves more than donuts. But the delectable rings of sugar and dough didn't always appear in their now-ubiquitous circular form. So where did the donut’s shape (and its signature hole
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TIL: Why Is the Ocean Salty? | Today I Learned

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How is it that we didn't know why the ocean was salty until 1979? National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Bob Ballard explains why such a basic question remained a mystery for so long—and where his team finally found the answer. Subscribe: http://
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The Not So Sweet Secrets of the Sugar Industry

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Weird 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

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Weird 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 50 States and Capitals Song | Silly School Songs

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INTERACTIVE LEARNING COURSES FOR THIS SONG AVAILABLE!!**Click the links below*** http://sillyschoolsongs.com/lessonplans/northeast http://sillyschoolsongs.com/lessonplans/southeast http://sillyschoolsongs.com/lessonplans/greatlakes http://sillyschoolsongs
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Alzheimer's and the Brain

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HUGE THANKS to The Alzheimer's Association for graciously giving me time with and access to scientists currently researching the disease. You can learn more about them here: https://www.alz.org/ More good links: http://www.alz.org/facts/ Alzheimer’s disea
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Trying the Chow Mein Sandwich

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If you love Chinese food, and you love sandwiches, the humble chow mein sandwich could be your new favorite nosh. Think a heaping portion of crispy fried noodles served onwait, more like spilling out ofa hamburger bun and smothered in brown gravy. This un
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FLYING ON A BROOM LIKE HARRY POTTER #harrypotter #tricks #magic #viral #ytshorts #trending #trend

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Trapped Inside the Plastic Prison #TeamSeas

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An actual, real-world use for robot dogs

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TIL: Almost 40 Percent of New Yorkers Are Immigrants | Today I Learned

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Greg Loan once made theme park magic. Now, he uses his special effects and robotics know-how towards medicine. His creations—which have eyes that blink, skin that feels real and veins that bleed fake blood—help doctors master life-saving medical procedure
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TIL: These White Sand Beaches Aren’t What You Think | Today I Learned

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The human brain looks like a big, pinkish-gray, wrinkly walnut. There are so many folds in it that, if it could be unfolded, it could be a small tablecloth. Pinkish-gray might not match your decor, but it would be about the right size! ➡ Subscribe: http:/
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Flying through a fly's brain

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How This Guy Mastered Fingerboarding | Obsessed | WIRED

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Could Poop Power Our Cars?

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2024: The Year of Humanoid Robots? (+ More Tech News)

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TIL: That's No Moon. It's Aliens. (Maybe.) | Today I Learned

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TIL: Archaeologists Are Coming for Your Trash | Today I Learned

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When you think of archaeology, you might think of ancient buildings or Han Solo in a fedora, but the truth is, archaeologists spend more time digging through ancient trash than avoiding ancient Peruvian blowgun traps. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubs
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Gravitational Waves, Theoretical Alien Antenna, Europa and More: 60-Second Science Podcasts

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Spectra Interference: Crash Course Physics #40

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Geometric Optics: Crash Course Physics #38

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What’s The Big Deal With Gluten? - William D. Chey

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The REAL Reason For Elizabeth I's Untimely Demise

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10 Things About The Solar System Your Teachers Never Told You

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