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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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The Past, Present And Future Of The Bubonic Plague - Sharon N. DeWitte

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-bubonic-plague-sharon-n-dewitte The bubonic plague, which killed around 1/5 of the world’s population in the 14th century, is still around today -- but it now claims only a few
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A Visual History of Sports

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The first recorded sport in history was spear throwing, which arose in 70,000 BC out of a need for ancient hunters to practice their skills. Bowling was the first known ball game, appearing in Egypt in 3,200 BC; later, there was Pitz, played by the ancien
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Bronze casting process I A modern take on Rodin's work

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Auguste Rodin worked in clay but often had his sculptures cast in bronze. Learn how bronze sculptures are made in the 21st century by following the casting process from clay sculpting to the finished piece. Rodin and the art of ancient Greece 26 April – 2
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1958 - Global Warming - It's NOT newly known

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For FIFTY YEARS scientists have known about global warming. This exerpt is from the well known educational documentary "Unchained Goddess" produced by Frank Capra for Bell Labs for their television program "The Bell Telephone Hour." It was so well made, t
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Historical Figures Brought To Life (Catherine Parr, Queen Anne, Marie Antoinette, Bonaparte...)

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Historical Figures Brought To Life. The photos of the subjects in this video have been digitally manipulated and brought to life using various AI tools. Images have been manually enhanced, colorized and facial motion added (including smiling, ageing etc.)
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This Flood Barrier Could Save Venice

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Venice is sinking, with sea level predicted to rise another 40 inches by the end of the century. Could a colossal network of flood barriers save it from the sea?Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3ChvkDE | #NOVAPBS#VeniceFlooding #VeniceItaly #veniceflo
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The Most Groundbreaking Scientist You've Never Heard Of - Addison Anderson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-most-groundbreaking-scientist-you-ve-never-heard-of-addison-anderson Seventeenth-century Danish geologist Nicolas Steno earned his chops at a young age, studying cadavers and drawing anatomic connections bet
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The Higgs Field, Explained - Don Lincoln

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-higgs-field-explained-don-lincoln One of the most significant scientific discoveries of the early 21st century is surely the Higgs boson, but the boson and the Higgs Field that allows for that magic particle
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Kids Try 100 Years Of Fried Food | Epicurious

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On today's episode of Kids Try, we present a century's worth of popular fried foods to our precocious panel. From vegetable tempura to carnival-style corn dogs, watch as they challenge their taste buds and broaden their horizons.Still havent subscribed to
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Mysteries Of Vernacular: Ukulele - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-ukulele-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel When 19th century Portuguese travelers landed in Hawaii with a small four-stringed guitar, a member of the king's court, nicknamed Jumping Flea, or
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The history of chocolate - Deanna Pucciarelli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-chocolate-deanna-pucciarelli If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Meso
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The Soul Food Queen of Harlem - Street Food Icons

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Chef Tami Treadwell, known as The Seafood Lady to her customers, serves up soul food and Black excellence to the people of Harlem with her food truck Harlem Seafood Soul. Chef and owner Tami takes as much pride in her passed-down recipes as she does the N
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Electrical Switches | How It's Made

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Initially invented to replace pull cords over a century ago, these switches bring power to the people! Stream Full Episodes of How It's Made: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/how-its-made/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeScienc
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Drought and Famine: Crash Course World History #208

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In which John Green teaches you a little bit about drought, which is a natural weather phenomenon, and famine, which is almost always the result of human activity. Throughout human history, when food shortages strike humanity, there was food around. There
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10 DIY Life Hacks With Drinking Straws! Easy Crafts And DIY Projects Everyone Should Try!

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Love Quinoa? Thank the International Man of Botany

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Love mangoes and dates? Cant imagine a grain bowl without quinoa? We have botanist David Fairchild to thank for bringing these foods and many more to the United States. Fairchild spent his entire career traveling the world learning from indigenous food cu
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How Transistors Work

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The transistor is arguably the greatest invention of the last century, or perhaps, one of the greatest of all time. If it wasn't for transistors, we couldn't have developed smaller, faster and cheaper computers, telephones, GPS devices, radios, gaming con
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Delicious Cartoon Character Cakes So Good You'll Wish You Had Baked | Birthday Cake Recipes

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Check out the most delicious recipe : https://goo.gl/eOpHto Subscribe to our channel for more updates: https://goo.gl/goaCNi Surprise your little ones with these delicious and delightful cartoon character birthday cake recipe by HooplaKidz Recipes Click h
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The Most Important Job In The World - The Blacksmith

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The Blacksmith was the most important person around in the 18th century. Without the Blacksmith, daily life for average folks in the community was nearly impossible. There would be no tools, no cooking utensils, and no surgical instruments. The Blacksmith
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Gyotaku: The Ancient Japanese Art Of Printing Fish - K. Erica Dodge

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gyotaku-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-printing-fish-k-erica-dodge How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 19th century Japan, fishing boats were equipped with rice pap
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After Hurricane Maria, Building a Community Under the Sea

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Raimundo Chirinos has devoted his life and career to protecting Puerto Rico’s waters. And in the wake of Hurricane Maria, his devotion matters more than ever. Among its many assaults, the Category 5 storm pulled fishing gear from the island’s shores into
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Worcestershire Sauce | How It's Made

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#HowItsMade http://www.sciencechannelgo.com In the early 19th century, an English nobleman hired two chemists to recreate a sauce he tasted while traveling through India. The resulting concoction was unpalatable, so the chemists left it in a basement only
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If Global Warming Is Real, Why Is Antarctic Ice Growing?

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NASA just released a study showing that Antarctica is actually gaining ice at a faster rate than it’s losing it. Will this rise in ice help keep global warming at bay? What Happens If All The World’s Ice Melts ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Stb0jj Sign Up For The Te
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The Ultimate Fight: Tardigrade vs. Bird #shorts #kurzgesagt

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Follow us for more sciencey content.Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/kgs-tiktok-sourcesTardigrades win in the "coolest nickname" category as well, as they are also known as "water bears"! #kurzgesagt #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #inanut
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Why the US has so many Filipino nurses

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The US colonized a country and built a labor supply.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labFilipino nurses have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the US. Thats because they make up an outsized portion of the nursing workfor
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Stephen Fry: The History Of The First Printing Press | The Machine That Made Us | Timeline

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Stephen Fry takes a look inside the story of Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the world's first printing press in the 15th century, and an exploration of how and why the machine was invented. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world
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DIY Candy Dispenser Using Everyday Objects! Learn How To Make GUMBALL Machine With Nutella Jars!

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Food That Time Forgot: Pemmican, The Ultimate Survival Food

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Pemmican is and has always been the ultimate survival food. Pemmican revolutionized trade in the 18th century by giving travelers a new compact source for energy. Originally used as a food to help Native Americans make it though harsh winters, pemmican tu
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What Is Alzheimer's Disease? - Ivan Seah Yu Jun

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-alzheimer-s-disease-ivan-seah-yu-jun Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 40 million people worldwide. And though it was discovered over a century ago, scientists are
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8 Perfect Oreo Recipes For Cookie Addicts

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For more yummy Easy Recipes, click here: https://goo.gl/VnkN8n Make some deliciously amazing Oreo recipes to feed and give some happiness to your lazy sweet tooth! Watch this video and learn to make 8 mouth watering Oreo Recipes Perfect for all occasions,
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Kabuki: The People's Dramatic Art - Amanda Mattes

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/kabuki-the-people-s-dramatic-art-amanda-mattes The Japanese dance and theater art of kabuki, derived from the word kabuku, meaning "out of the ordinary," can be traced back to the streets of seventeenth-century
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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
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The Mystery Of Paperclips

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As an innovation, the modern paperclip has a peculiar history.HISTORY OF PAPERPaper was first created in China during the first century A. Initially made from cotton and linen, these fabric papers were expensive to produce and were generally reserved for
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Disney Frozen Sparkle Princess Elsa Cupcakes | Birthday Cupcakes | HooplaKidz Recipes

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For more yumminess, click here: https://goo.gl/VnkN8n Esla Cupcake for all disney fans!, These super amazing Elsa Cupcakes are quick and easy to make perfect for a frozen themed party, learn how to make them with this quick and easy recipe video, inspired
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What are Pronouns?

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This video teaches what pronouns are, how they reduce repetition in writing, and the three rules of pronoun-antecedent agreement. Check out all the educational videos from Flocabulary, often called the "Schoolhouse Rock" of the 21st Century, at http://flo
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Genetics As Revolution - 2015 JBS Haldane Lecture With Alison Woollard

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The ideas of genetics are revolutionary. Today, technology is galvanising disruptive change in our understanding and ability to intervene with nature itself. What can we change, and should we? Professor Alison Woollard presents the 2015 Genetics Society J
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It's a pile of mining waste. Want to go skiing on it?

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Monte Kaolino, in Bavaria, Germany, is 35 million tonnes of quartz sand, piled up over the years from a nearby kaolin mine. In the 1960s, one guy just turned up with skis, and now half a century later it's a theme-park destination for sandboarders and ski
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How to make a chocolate bar with a twist I Pleasant Vices Recipe

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Tasha and Paul follow on from their hot chocolate adventure to show us how to temper chocolate into an amazing chocolate bar. The mould for this chocolate bar is a scaled down version of the Parthenon frieze and was made by the British Museum facsimile ma
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Mr Olds Remarkable Elevator

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Olds Engineering, a traditional workshop and foundry, sits in Maryborough, Australia. It's not the sort of place you'd expect to find a new industrial invention in the 21st century: and yet the Olds Elevator, patented by Peter Olds, is just that. More abo
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Making FOOD out of CANDY! DIY Edible Candy vs Real Food Challenge With LaurDIY!

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Housing Through the Centuries

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Throughout human existence, homes have varied drastically in scope, size, and design. Cob houses originated in the eleventh century, are made from straw and earth, and last for hundreds of years. In fact, people still make them today. We've come a long wa
The Peacock Clock

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For more than two centuries now the Hermitage has been adorned by a unique exhibit that never fails to evoke the enchanted admiration of visitors - the famous Peacock Clock. The figures of a peacock, cockerel and owl that form part of this elaborate timep
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Trash Vs. Garbage

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Are Tall People Killing the Planet?

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From little to large, could our growth spurt be giving Earth a hard time?Watch more Life Noggin "What Would Walking For 24 Hours Do To Your Body?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twClW4uetUI&t=13sCheck out the team that powers Life Noggin! https://www.lif
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The secret history of witches | BBC Ideas

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Persecution, torture and swimming "tests" - what it was like to be accused of witchcraft in 17th Century England?Made by Preston Street Films in partnership with @TheOpenUniversity. Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav____________________________
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Chinese Foot Binding: Unboxing Lily Slippers

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For today's unboxing, we are showing you something quintessential Ripley’s: Chinese Lily Slippers, also known as Lotus Shoes. For more show notes on Chinese foot binding, read our blog: http://bit.ly/RipleyFootBinding Come back next week for an all-new Un
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Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" have a hidden message? - David B. Parker

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/does-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-have-a-hidden-message-david-b-parker In his introduction to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children’s story. But some schol
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Is Height All In Our Genes?

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Check out ReInventors: http://bit.ly/2BezAGz Make watching our videos a habit and SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ I’m tall. Most of the people in my family are tall. Does that mean my son will be tall? Turns out t
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Internet Safety Hip-Hop Song

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This video explains essential internet security and safety, how to create strong usernames and passwords, when to ask a trusted adult for help and how to keep smartphones and computers safe from viruses. Check out all the educational videos from Flocabula
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What Was Life Like? Episode 9: Georgians I The Story of Dido Belle

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Find out more about Dido Elizabeth Belle and what life was like for her at Kenwood House in the 18th century. Hear from Kenwood's curator about Didos story, and watch as English Heritage members explore the history behind the site.Plan a visit to Kenwood:
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The Global Warming Facts You Need to Know

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Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 and 4 degrees by 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century. UC San Diego's climate scientist V. Ramanathan accurately predicted this trend
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A brief history of plastic

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Trace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.--For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decl
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Hats As A Status Symbol - Q&A

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In today's Q&A we discuss beer substitutions, cheese in colonial times, where to get the best suet, and hats in the 18th Century. If you have any questions you would like answered, leave them in the comments section! ***************************** Click he
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1000-year old Irish-Viking house preserved beneath a store

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Middle Ages to middle aisle - new store offers shoppers glimpse of Dublin's pastShoppers at a new Lidl store in Dublin will get a unique insight into the city's medieval past. The remains of an 11th century house are clearly visible beneath a glass sectio
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What Are The Four New Elements On The Periodic Table?

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Groups of scientists from all over the world created four new elements, but they only exist for a short time and only in a lab. So what can these elements do? The Periodic Table of Elements: An Origin Story ►►►► http://bit.ly/1VJxgqY Sign Up For The TestT
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Are We Running Out of Vanilla? — Speaking of Chemistry

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Vanilla is so common, some people use it as a diss. But watch out. This beloved bean may become a rarity. Read more: http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i36/problem-vanilla.html ↓↓More info and references below↓↓ Special thanks to My Green Pets for sharing the
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Ugly History: Witch Hunts - Brian A. Pavlac

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Uncover the history of the witch hunts that swept through Europe and the American colonies from the 15th century until the 18th century.--In the German town of Nrdlingen in 1593, innkeeper Maria Hll found herself accused of witchcraft. She was arrested fo
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Why Do Volcanic Eruptions Form Mushrooms Clouds? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson

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Volcanic eruptions form distinctive mushroom clouds when the extremely hot mixture of gas, magma and rocks shoots out of the volcano at high speed.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1995/planet-earth-
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Saving Leatherback Turtles In Trinidad - Blue Planet II

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UK: 7th episode of Blue Planet II starts 8pm Sunday BBC One. Nordics and Asia : simulcasting on BBC Earth. USA: Early 2018 on BBC America. Details here www.bbcearth.com/blueplanet2 Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCE
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 03 "Romance and Reality"

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Beginning at a castle in the Loire and then travelling through the hills of Tuscany and Umbria to the cathedral baptistry at Pisa, Clark examines the aspirations and achievements of the later Middle Ages in 14th century France and Italy.The Gothic SpiritC
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Slavery - Crash Course US History #13

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In which John Green teaches you about America's "peculiar institution," slavery. I wouldn't really call it peculiar. I'd lean more toward horrifying and depressing institution, but nobody asked me. John will talk about what life was like for a slave in th
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 08 "The Light of Experience"

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Clark tells of new worlds in space and in a drop of waterworlds that the telescope and microscope revealedand the new realism in the Dutch paintings of Rembrandt and other artists that took the observation of human character to a new stage of development
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The Making of a Roman Silver Cup

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Ancient Roman silversmiths developed their craft to the highest levels of refinement and beauty. Applying fire and basic tools to the shaping of precious metals, many of their sophisticated techniques are still used today. This video illustrates the makin
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Overcoming Dyslexia, Finding Passion: Piper Otterbein at TEDxYouth@CEHS

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Piper Otterbein is a senior at Cape Elizabeth High School. Piper was born in New York, but she has lived in Cape Elizabeth for the past eleven years. When Piper was in first grade, she was diagnosed with a learning disability. While Piper struggled throug
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 10 "The Smile of Reason"

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Clark discusses the Age of Enlightenment, tracing it from the polite conversations of the elegant Parisian salons of the 18th century to subsequent revolutionary politics, the great European palaces of Blenheim and Versailles, and finally Thomas Jefferson
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Romance and revolution: the poetry of Pablo Neruda - Ilan Stavans

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Get to know Pablo Neruda, one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.--A romantic and a revolutionary, Pablo Neruda was one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but also one of the most ac
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Yard Game For the Poor And Rich - Skittles Full Gameplay - Engineering America

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Skittles, or what we might call the predecessor to bowling, was extremely popular in the 18th Century. It was played among all classes with several sets of rules depending on where you were from and who you were. It can be extremely complicated, or a simp
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How Do We Know That the Earth's Magnetic Poles Have Flipped? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson

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Volcanic rocks contain small bits of iron oxide that get magnetised in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field as they cool. Comparing rocks of different ages reveals the magnetic history of our planet.Watch the full second lecture of the series: http
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Tunneling With A Mechanical Worm On Steroids

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Mexico City was founded on an unstable lake bed at the bottom of a volcanic crater. The soil is so soft that the city has sunk thirty feet in the last century alone. Blasting to create tunnels would topple buildings, so the government turned to giant tunn
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Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History #24

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In which John Green teaches you about the Wild, Wild, West, which as it turns out, wasn't as wild as it seemed in the movies. When we think of the western expansion of the United States in the 19th century, we're conditioned to imagine the loner. The self
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Who Decided We Needed to Take Vitamins? (Part 1 of 3)

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Take your vitamins! You've probably head a parent tell you that, but really, why should we take them to begin with? And who decided vitamins were a good idea? Read More: Vitamins 101: Know What You Need https://www.good.is/articles/know-what-you-need Toda
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We've tried many recipes from various 18th century cookbooks, but every now and again one rises above the rest. Today's featured dish is one of these exceptional recipes. It's found in Amelia Simmons' 1796 cookbook, "American Cookery." To purchase the ite
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Meet The Robot That Makes Delicious Vinyl Records | WIRED

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These machines are the next-gen record presses our 21st century vinyl revolution has been waiting for. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WIRED Faceb
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Flying here is (surprisingly) legal

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The Hudson River Special Flight Rules Area is an incredible thing: unrestricted airspace right next to Manhattan. We flew it. Thanks to John De Groot, and to Century Air (who mostly provide pilot training, so I'm grateful that they took the time to arrang
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The Poor Man's Pumpkin

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Who would have thought pumpkin would be an important survival food? In 18th century America, it was a staple for poor folks. Watch to see how they prepared pumpkins for food and what sort of folks were using them. Other Pumpkin Videos on the Channel:Soup
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How Long Would It Take To Walk Around The World?

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Ben explains what goes into calculating how long it would take to traverse the globe on foot, and tells us about some intrepid explorers who've tried to do it. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com. Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/CBwvRQ Share on Twitter: htt
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Drifting With The Ice: Life On An Arctic Expedition

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For five months in 2015, a team of researchers drifted with polar ice, their ship tethered to an ice floe as they collected data to help them better understand how the loss of sea ice will affect the planet. The air above the Arctic Ocean has warmed on av
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How a Harvard Professor Makes Transforming Toys & Designs | WIRED

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Chuck Hoberman's eponymous sphere is one of the best-loved toys of the last quarter century. But it's only one example of his incredible work in transformable design. From adaptive nanotech to flexible building materials, Hoberman has created surprising a
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Our Power Grid Is Failing. What We Can Do About It?

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Our power is distributed in really inefficient ways, so what's the solution? Learn about the future of Smart Grid technology here. Big Game Blackout: The Power Grid Explained - http://bit.ly/1VR6hMH Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1
Introducing the Hurdy Gurdy

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"If I'd been a musician in the sixteenth century, I probably would have picked the Hurdy Gurdy because I imagine it would have made me very popular. Wherever I would have gone, I would have started a party."OAE musician Adrian Woodward introduces us to th
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Langston Hughes&the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Literature 215

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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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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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Girl Wants To Trade For Her Dream Pet Adopt Me Cookie Swirl C Roblox

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Today in Adopt Me Roblox I meet a girl who just want her dream pet, a parrot. Then she sees a girl willing to trade her parrot named Smoothie. Will they trade so she can get her dream pet? Let's see. I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy this video .
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The Anthropocene and the Near Future: Crash Course Big History #9

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In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about the Anthropocene, an unofficial geological era that covers the last century or so, in which humanity has made massive progress. We've discovered the Higgs-Boson particle, and awesome elect
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Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)

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SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are Earths most powerful storms, capable of un
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Why this creepy melody is in so many movies

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This deathly 13th-century song shows up everywhere.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labCorrection: Mozarts Requiem isnt a symphony, its a requiem: a type of Catholic mass for the dead. It was initially written for mass but later popularized
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What is a Nova?

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We’ve talked about supernovae plenty of times, but what about just regular, plain old novae? What are they, and how are they different from the star destroying explosions we know and love? Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories a
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The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22

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In which John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift that occurs over a couple of hundred ye
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How Do Helicopters Fly? | Make a Helicopter!

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There's a helicopter on Mars, but you don't have to go that far to make one in your own home!----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a question for Jessi, Squeaks, and
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Bill describes the Alignment Optical Telescope used in the Lunar Module on the Apollo missions to the moon. This telescope took star sightings which were used to align the Module's guidance system. Bill shows how the telescope used an Archimedes spiral in
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What Lives In The Deepest Place On Earth?

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Only 3 humans have ever been to the deepest known place on Earth named the Mariana Trench. What else exists nearly 11,000 meters below sea level? Get 15% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Th
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Today we have questions on Dutch Ovens, 18th Century Lighting, safety tips for cooking, and standing crust pies. We hope everyone out there has a wonderful and Merry Christmas! ***************************** Click Here for the last week's Q&A Episode - htt
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The Legal Battle over CRISPR — Speaking of Chemistry

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We went to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to get the lowdown on the CRISPR gene-editing patent dispute. Read C&EN’s coverage here: http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/web/2016/12/CRISPR-creators-duke-US-patent.html ↓↓Full description and references below↓↓
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Lego Antikythera Mechanism

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The Antikythera Mechanism: http://bit.ly/fm4oFK is the oldest known scientific computer, built in Greece at around 100 BCE. Lost for 2000 years, it was recovered from a shipwreck in 1901. But not until a century later was its purpose understood: an astron
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3 Cool Facts About Cats!

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Even if you have a cat of your own, you might not know these three amazing things about our furry friends! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our aw
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Rediscovered film takes a trip through San Francisco in ruins

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Our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a century-old film of San Francisco’s devastating 1906 earthquake aftermath turned up at a California flea market. Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: h
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Astronomer Explains How SETI Searches for Aliens | WIRED

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Is there any life beyond Earth? SETI Institute Director Emeritus Jill Tarter believes we will find that answer in the 21st century. Jill explains the science and logistics that goes into searching for extra-terrestrial life, and the reasons why there's st
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Building A Medieval Castle With Centuries-Old Techniques

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It’s hard to fathom how magnificent castles were built centuries ago. One group set out to understand just that by building their own masterpiece two hours outside of Paris. Tucked away in a forest, a team of master builders and archeologists are attempti
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Today In Roblox I'm going to gymnastics class in the game Platinum Stars Gymnastics. The teacher will teach all the students how to flip and fly in the air. I hope I can keep up. Enjoy this video :D :D Subscribe for FREE and never miss a video! Click here
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The Amazing World of Gumball | Halloween Song | Cartoon Network

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It’s Halloween in Elmore! That means loads of candy and an impressive musical number, of course. Check out the characters dressed up as Sailor Moon, Pikachu, Cat Woman, a sixteenth century queen, Frankenstein and his bride, and many more! Halloween it’s h
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Trace the history of anesthesia from the 3rd century to today, and explore how doctors performed surgery before anesthetic drugs.--The quest for anesthetics that could induce unconsciousness and enable more meticulous surgeries began around the early 3rd
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Binary - How to Make a Computer: Part II

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This is Part II of How to Make a Computer. In this series, I'm going to be explaining how to build a computer from the ground up. Using 19th Century technology, you'll discover the inner workings of the most important thing in your life. This episode: bin
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Looney Tunes | Travelling to Space! | Classic Cartoon Compilation | WB Kids

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It's Duck Dodgers in the 24½th century! Watch Duck Dodgers, Sgt. Joe Monday, Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian's adventure in space! WBKids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from the Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and
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The Editor: Crash Course Film Production #12

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The Editor is yet another unsung hero in the filmmaking process. For a century of film history, Editors have taken raw footage and worked to transform it into a cohesive whole. Basically making one thing from many. But, how do they do it? In this episode
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When Eels Attack!

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Electric eels zap fish and other underwater prey, but what would make them leap out of the water and shock an animal like a horse? Nineteenth-century naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt first described eels emerging from the water to attack hor
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What Exactly Does Cholera Do To Your Body?

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Cholera is an aggressive bacterial infection that can kill its victims within hours, but how? What exactly does cholera do to our bodies? What Happens When You Get Leprosy - https://youtu.be/wwqfFxBUetA Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.
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How Falconry Shaped the English Language

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Feeling hoodwinked or fed up? You can thank falconry for those particular turns of phrase. During the 16th century, a rather notable amateur falconer named William Shakespeare became enamored of the sport. The playwright loved training birds of prey so mu
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Pluto Could Be Made A Planet Again, Along With 102 Other Celestial Bodies

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This proposed new definition of "planets" would bring back Pluto, but would also reclassify over a hundred other celestial bodies -- including our moon! Do You Know What Color Pluto Really Is? - https://youtu.be/8beVI8wdkZg Sign Up For The Seeker Newslett
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Making Donuts | Où se trouve: Léché Desserts

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How Donuts Are Made - Delicious handmade donuts made from scratch (◕‿◕✿) We join Josie of Léché Desserts to see how they make artisanal donuts. Be our Patreon Supporter :-) https://www.patreon.com/stereokroma Nestled in the trendy and growing St-Henri nei
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Meet the World's Oldest Hockey Player

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After almost a century on the ice, the world’s oldest hockey player has no intention of slowing down. Mark Sertich lives in Minnesota and—at 95 years old—plays hockey several times a week in a league consisting mostly of young firefighters. And while he’s
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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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World Cinema - Part 2: Crash Course Film History #15

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Africa, the Middle East, and South America have their own vibrant film communities and filmmakers. From social and political commentary to experimental films, these regions have made some very important pieces of cinema over the last century. In this epis
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A brief history of Spanish - Ilan Stavans

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Trace the history and evolution of the Spanish language, from its origins in the 3rd century BCE to modern day. --Beginning in the third century BCE, the Romans conquered the Iberian peninsula. This period gave rise to several regional languages in the ar
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The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire

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I know, I know, it's a clickbait title. But I stand by it, because the water is so deceptive, and so pretty, and there's a path that leads straight down to it and that jump looks very, very possible... The 12th century legend is the "Boy of Egremont", imm
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The boxing film that was banned around the world

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In 1910, boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson defeated Jim Jeffries in the "Battle of the Century," and the nation erupted.Subscribe to Vox and turn on notifications () so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOOn December 26, 1908, American b
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Moon 101 | National Geographic

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What is the moon made of, and how did it form? Learn about the moon's violent origins, how its phases shaped the earliest calendars, and how humans first explored Earth's only natural satellite half a century ago. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscrib
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Gravitational Waves Discovered! Here's What You Need To Know

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The very first gravitational wave has been detected by LIGO, proving Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity! Where did it come from and what does it mean for the future of space science? Gravitational Waves Explained ►►►► http://bit.ly/1PQcq8A Sign Up For
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The Stunning Evolution of Color in Film | WIRED

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Before they figured out how to shoot film in color, filmmakers were painting their footage, frame-by-frame. Fast forward a century and the HDR technology available to colorists means we are to see more detail than ever on our screens. From technicolor to
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Surprising Chimp hand washing and cleaning routine! | Animals with Cameras | Earth Unplugged

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Animals with Cameras airs in the States on PBS: 7th February at 8pm and in the UK on BBC One: 8th February 2018. This chimp collar camera reveals the secret self-grooming routine of a female, from the hand-washing, to the teeth cleaning and even the delic
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What Makes A Machine Intelligent?

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Artificial intelligence is constantly improving, but will it ever be sentient? Will AI ever pass human intelligence? Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Phase of Human Evolution? - https://youtu.be/kNUjKOkI-go Why You Shouldn't Fear Artificial Intelligenc
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What If You Stopped Eating Food?

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How long can your body and brain diet through fasting, starvation or survive with no food? Check out skillshare! http://skl.sh/asapscience2 Subscribe! http://bit.ly/asapsci Created by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown Written by: Greg Brown Illustrated b
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Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology #40

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Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been interacting with ea
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Why A Kilogram Isn't Actually 1,000 Grams

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We usually think of weight in terms of pounds and kilograms. But how do we decide how much a kilogram actually weighs? Subscribe to Seeker VR - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXiR5VZGA_xproMufNXLYZA Inside The Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault For The First Ti
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The Tiny Yorkie Who Became a World War II Hero

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World War II had its fair share of heroes: Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Commander Eisenhower. But one you probably don't recognize is Smoky—a Yorkshire terrier. This is the story of the smallest war hero of the century. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/
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A 300-Year-Old Delicious Sausage Recipe

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Michael joins us in the kitchen again this week! Today he's brought us a late 17th-century sausage recipe from Martha Washington's Book of Cookery. This recipe is attributed to a dish from "The Tavern at Oxford Gates" in the city of Oxford, England. These
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McDonald's Tricks You Fall For Every Single Time

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Since the 1940s, McDonald's has enjoyed a mainstream popularity other fast food companies could only dream of having. For better or worse, McDonald's has immense power and influence around the world, thanks in large part to its marketing and advertising.
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One of the worlds oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler

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Trace the history of ketchup, from the condiments origins in 3rd century China to becoming a staple of American cuisine.--In the mid-18th century, England was crazy for ketchup. The sauce was a staple, but this ketchup wasnt the ubiquitous red goop youre
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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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Commerce, Agriculture, and Slavery: Crash Course European History #8

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We've been talking a lot about kings, and queens, and wars, and religious upheaval for most of this series, but let's take a moment to zoom out, and look at the ways that individuals' lives were changing in the time span we've covered so far. Some people'
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Before Beatlemania, There Was Lisztomania

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People went wild at Franz Liszts concerts. No exaggeration. With his long hair and theatrical style, Liszt played with intensity and passion, revolutionizing the way classical music was performed. And Lisztomania swept across Europe in the 19th century.Th
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Math Magic

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Links to sources, more math magic, and other cool things below! My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/electricpants Thanks to Vanessa from BrainCraft! Check out her channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/brain
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Math Magic - Visualizing 52 factorial

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Links to sources, more math magic, and other cool things below! My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce My Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/electricpants Thanks to Vanessa from BrainCraft! Check out her channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/brain
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What Does It Take To Be An Astronaut?

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What does it take to have the "Right Stuff" to become an Astronaut? Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Follow us on Tumblr: http://universetoday.tumblr.co
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Japanese Tempura Isn’t Japanese

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One of the most popular Japanese exports to the western world is tempura, a crispy, savory, delectable delight. But this Japanese staple isn’t quite so Japanese after all. In fact, tempura’s roots trace way back to 16th century Portugal with a dish known
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The Science of Fireworks!

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A brief history of the modern firework. Help us write subtitles for thislecture: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=rmtK2BgmGCw Professor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, gives a family lecture on the history
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Rising sea levels could displace millions of Americans by 2100

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A recent study published in Nature Climate Change projects that over 4 million residents of the continental US could be affected if sea levels rise 3 feet by the end of the century. The researchers calculated the number of at-risk residents by looking at
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Can you really drive while facing backwards?

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The team at Sparkmate (https://Spkm.co/Build) asked if I had any ideas for things to build. And I realised that, yes, I had a question to answer: and it all goes back to an old kids' television show called "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"...This isn't
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Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226

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In which John Green teaches you about Iran's Revolutions. Yes, revolutions plural. What was the1979 Iranian Revolution about? It turns out, Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the people, and the most recent revo
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Welcome to the City of Violins

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Cremona, Italy, is a city with a very special (and very musical) history. It’s a city of master craftsmen who specialize in one thing—violins. Since the mid-16th century, Cremona has lived and breathed violins. The northern Italian city is credited as the
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A Real Life Haptic Glove (Ready Player One Technology Today) - Smarter Every Day 190

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http://www.audible.com/Smarter or text "Smarter" to 500-500 Click here to subscribe for next video: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED A huge thank you to HaptX Inc. for letting me visit! ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ I'm a huge fan of Ready Player One. Here's
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How the Emperor’s New Toy Gave Way to Your Car

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While many in history lay claim to inventing the first “self-propelled vehicle,” Beijing’s Forbidden City may be the birthplace of the world’s first automobile, an ancient steam-powered precursor to modern day cars. Even better? It was designed to be a to
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New York’s Electric Taxis in 1895

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Electric cars may seem like a contemporary, eco-friendly concept, but did you know they made a brief appearance in 19th-century New York City? Back in 1895, hundreds of electric taxis called “Electrobats” cruised the streets of Midtown Manhattan. They had
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Do Animals Sound More Realistic in Japanese or English?

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I noticed that the sound that animals made were different in Japanese and English. Which animals do you think sound more realistic in Japanese vs. English? What do animals sound like where you're from? Here are the names of animals and the sounds they mak
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How did ancient civilizations make ice cream? - Vivian Jiang

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Trace the history of ice cream, from the first accounts of cold desserts in the 1st century to the cream-based treat we know today.--Ice cream has a unique role in our worlds history, culture, and cravings. The first accounts of cold desserts date back to
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The Progressive Era: Crash Course US History #27

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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. Also, if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps keep the channel producing great conten
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I Tried To Make A 700-Year-Old Lasagna Recipe Tasty

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Ah, lasagna. Its tasty, its filling its dense. Why is it like this? Has it always been so dense? Hannah Hart explores the 700-year-old origins of lasagna.Shop the NEW Tasty Merch: https://bzfd.it/shoptastyyoutubeSubscribe to Tasty: https://bzfd.it/2ri82Z1
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Can Sharks Really Grow an Unlimited Number of Teeth

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If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we've got a variety of perks for our Patrons, including Simon's voice on your GPS and the ever requested Simon Whistler whistling packa
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Could There Be Another Polio Epidemic in the U.S.?

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Paul Alexander is one of the last few remaining polio survivors that depend on iron lungs—half-century-old machines that force inhabitants to breathe. Read the full feature about the Last of the Iron Lungs here http://gizmo.do/5YzAxdk Subscribe to G
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Computer Vision: Crash Course Computer Science #35

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Today we’re going to talk about how computers see. We’ve long known that our digital cameras and smartphones can take incredibly detailed images, but taking pictures is not quite the same thing. For the past half-century, computer scientists have been wor
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Cartesian Skepticism - Neo, Meet Rene: Crash Course Philosophy #5

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This week Hank introduces skepticism, exploring everything from the nature of reality through the eyes of a 17th century philosopher and, of course, The Matrix. -- Images and video via VideoBlocks or Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons by 4
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Here's Why You Should Never Get Breakfast At Starbucks

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There are more than 30,000 Starbucks locations worldwide in grocery stores, airports, and, of course, its many standalone locations. Chances are, you've stopped into a Starbucks with your stomach grumbling and picked up one of the hearty breakfast options
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Insulin and islets: understanding diabetes

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Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are characterized by increased blood glucose levels. They affect almost half a billion people around the globe, and this number is projected to rise as we reach the middle of the century. In most individuals, blood glucose level
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Could You Eat So Much That Your Stomach Explodes?

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Have you ever wondered how much food your stomach can hold? Turns out, it’s not a simple answer. Also, your brain and stomach are ALWAYS talking. -- Video By Tom McNamara Editor Jason Lederman Based On Interviews With David Levinthal, MD Director, Neuroga
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What is Gravity Made Of...

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One of the most incredible physics discoveries of the century has revealed a "cosmic fingerprint" explaining the beginning of universe and gravity's microscopic secrets. For more, check out "The Nature of Reality," NOVA's physics blog: http://www.pbs.org/
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What's The Best Way To Whiten Teeth?

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions In the age of selfies, it seems everyone wants to have a whiter, brighter smile. While one option to achieve this involves a trip to the dentist for a professional whitening, many people have turned to over-the-counte
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The (Fine) Art History of Paint by Numbers

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Who knew that your favorite elementary school pastime had such noble origins? In the 16th century, the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo was so busy that he began assigning sections of his famous ceilings to his students to paint. He used a numbering
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Electronic Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #2

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So we ended last episode at the start of the 20th century with special purpose computing devices such as Herman Hollerith’s tabulating machines. But as the scale of human civilization continued to grow as did the demand for more sophisticated and powerful
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Does Homeopathy Work?

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Homeopathy is a category of “alternative medicine” that emerged some 200 years ago. But does it work? While a growing number of people are turning to such remedies to treat a range of health conditions, the majority o
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Here’s Where the Marble for Classic Sculptures Comes From

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Off the coast of Tuscany sits a picturesque town where white mountains cascade over the landscape. Composed of the highest quality marble, these behemoths have attracted artists to Italy’s Pietrasanta for years. In fact, many of Michelangelo’s masterpiece
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Why Do Galaxies Rotate?

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If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with
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How Much Dark Matter Exists in the Universe?

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If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with
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Searching for WIMP Dark Matter

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If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with
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LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): The Dover Boys at Pimento University [ULTRA HD 4K Cartoons]

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This video streams up to Ultra HD 4k (2160p). "The Dover Boys at Pimento University" or "The Rivals of Roquefort Hall" (better known as simply The Dover Boys) is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and directed by Chuck
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This Beautiful Parrot May Be the World's Smartest Bird

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The red-sided eclectus parrot is native to the island of New Guinea and is considered to be one of the most intelligent birds in the world. Males sport a predominantly green coat of feathers while females have mostly red plumage, and until the 20th centur
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Is Superhero Strength Real?

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Youve probably heard stories about mothers lifting cars to save their baby trapped underneath--but is that just an urban myth? This week on Reactions we talk about superhero strength and the chemistry behind whats possible. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSRea
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Comparing Small Numbers On The Number Line | Counting | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Learn to use a number line to compare numbers. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-counting-topic/cc-early-math-comparing-numbers/e/comparing-numbers-through-10?utm_source=Y
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This is what sea level rise will do to coastal cities

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Sea level rise is already redrawing coastlines around the world. What happens when the coast retreats through a major city? We look at how the world map will change in the year 2100, and what coastal cities can do to defend themselves.Correction: An early
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Why No-One Will Save Covehithe, The Village That Will Soon Crumble Into The Sea

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On the south-east coast of England sits Covehithe: a little Suffolk village going back at least a thousand years. By the end of the century, it'll likely have fallen into the sea. Here's why no-one's planning to save it.Filmed safely: https://www.tomscott
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Introduction To Addition | Basic Addition And Subtraction | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Learn what it means to add. The examples used in this video are 1+1 and 2+3. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-add-sub-basics/cc-early-math-add-sub-intro/e/addition_1?utm_
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Bigfoot Learns Some Manners I Wabbit I Cartoon Network

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Bigfoot pops in for an unexpected visit, and Bugs decides it's high time Bigfoot learned a few things regarding etiquette. /Yosemite escapes from jail only to discover he is woefully uninformed regarding banking in the twenty-first century. He ellicits Bu
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Naked Eye Observations: Crash Course Astronomy #2

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Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil invites you to head outside and take a look at all the incredible things you can see with your naked eye. -- Table of Contents: Naked Eye Observations 0:28.4 Constellations 3:09.7 The Color of Stars 2:44.5 View of the
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In which John Green teaches you about the massive immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. Immigrants flocked to the US from all over the world in this time period. Millions of Europeans moved to the US where they drov
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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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Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19

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Last time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those ideas. Adoption of Enlightenment ideas a
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Thinking About The Changing Values Of Variables And Expressions | 6th Grade | Khan Academy

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Explore how the value of an algebraic expression changes as the value of its variable changes. The algebraic expressions used in this video are 100-x, 5/x + 5, and (3y)/(2y). Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacad
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Is the weather actually becoming more extreme? - R. Saravanan

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Explore the differences between weather and climate what they are, how we predict them, and what those predictions can tell us. --From 2016 to 2019, the world saw record-breaking heat waves, rampant wildfires, and the longest run of category 5 tropical cy
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Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History #1

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Our European history is going to start around 1500 with the Renaissance, but believe it or not, that is not the actual beginning of history in the continent. So, today, we're going to teach you the broad outlines of the so-called Middle Ages, and look at
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Best of Elephant Boy Rene Casselly Compilation - Best Captures - Part 1

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Best of Elephant Boy Rene Casselly Compilation - Best Captures - Part 1 Some of the most amazing captures of Rene Casselly with his lovely Elephants! Stay tuned for more amazing content and compilations. Thanks for watching! Show some love, SUBSCRIBE, Lik
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American Imperialism: Crash Course US History #28

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In which John Green teaches you about Imperialism. In the late 19th century, the great powers of Europe were running around the world obtaining colonial possessions, especially in Africa and Asia. The United States, which as a young country was especially
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The Pneumatic Tube's Strange 150-year Journey

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Tubes have carried cats, mail, and people for a really long time. Vox's Phil Edwards leads the tour... Thanks to Ben FrantzDale, Swisslog, and Renown Health for letting us use their pneumatic tube footage. https://www.flickr.com/photos/benfrantzdale/ http
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The New Year's Eve song, explained

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The US associates "Auld Lang Syne" with the New Year, but not everyone does. Join the Vox Video Lab! https://www.vox.com/join After the ball drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve, the crowd cheers, couples kiss, confetti flies and the song you hear is "
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Meet the Man Who Beat 'Pac-Man'

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In 1999, Billy Mitchell was the first person to achieve a perfect score in "Pac-Man." His ability to reach the end of the game even stumped "Pac-Man's" creators and designers, who named him the “video game player of the century.” Here’s
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The Lion King: Be Prepared | Sing-A-Long | Disney

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Be prepared for the coup of the century and get ready to sing along with Scar to the lyrics of "Be Prepared" from The Lion King. SUBSCRIBE to get notified when new Disney videos are posted: http://di.sn/Subscribe Get even more Disney YouTube Oh My Disney:
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Manufacturing plywood boards: then and now

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Plywood is a simple material made by glueing together thin sheets of wood, known as veneers or plies. These basic elements have remained broadly the same throughout its history. The most significant breakthrough in its production came in the early 1800s w
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Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40

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READ THIS: THERE ARE TWO MORE VIDEOS IN THE WORLD HISTORY SERIES. You should also turn on the captions. You'll like them. In which John Green teaches you about the post-World War II breakup of most of the European empires. As you'll remember from previous
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The Dark Past of Sea Monkeys

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This is the story of how a tiny, magical creature was transformed into a cultural phenomenon by inventor, marketing genius and complicated eccentric Harold von Braunhut. Full of fun facts (both charming and disturbing), Just Add Water is a colorful short
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Why Are Planetary Orbits Elliptical?

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For a very long time, from Ptolemy to the age of Copernicus, it was widely believed and accepted that planets in our Solar System revolved in a perfectly circular path. Because the circle was presumed to be an ideal shape for planetary bodies to orbit. Bu
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11 Levels of Prosthetic Makeup: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Professional prosthetic makeup artist Meg Wilbur explains special effects makeup in 11 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. Special effects makeup is a really broad category, so Meg defines complexity as increasingly elaborate flourishes, texture a
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How These Everyday Things Were Invented

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The 20th century was a time of great innovation. From the automobile to the personal computer, inventors used their imaginations and skills to create products that have had an indelible impact on human existence. And we are thankful for their ingenuity. T
The Comanche and the Horse | Native America | Sacred Stories | PBS

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Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/2DdzTCv | #NativeAmericaPBSToday the image of Indians on horseback is iconic. But Native Americans never set eyes on a horse before the 15th century when Europeans bring them to America as a weapon of conquest. The Com
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Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34

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In which John Green teaches you about Nationalism. Nationalism was everywhere in the 19th century, as people all over the world carved new nation-states out of old empires. Nationalist leaders changed the way people thought of themselves and the places th
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Why US elections only give you two choices

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We dont like the two-party system. So why do we have it?Help keep Vox free for everybody: http://www.vox.com/give-now Americas two-party system is widely hated. Very few Americans think the two major parties do an adequate job representing us, and most sa
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This Book Has Served Up Delicious Fare for Centuries

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At the end of 17th century, a woman named Jang Gye-Hyang compiled a recipe book filled with dishes preferred by nobles and how-tos on storing and fermenting food. The text, called Eumsik Dimibang, is as relevant today as it was then—just ask Kim Byung-Jin
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John Tyndall: The Physicist Who Proved the Greenhouse Effect - with Paul Hurley

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John Tyndall worked on diamagnetism, explained why the sky is blue and discovered the mechanism for the greenhouse effect. He also gave hundreds of public lectures at the Ri, and was an avid mountaineer and poet. And all this before his beloved wife accid
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Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

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In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States
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How To Draw A Tennis Racket And Ball

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Serve up some artistic fun with Hadley and me as we learn how to draw a tennis racket and ball! Grab your markers and a white colored pencil, and lets hit the court together in this fun drawing lesson Materials:Markers Marker paper White colored pencil Fu
My Amazing WEAVER ANTS | The Coolest Ants You Ever Did See

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Meet my beloved pet Asian Weaver ants! They're a super unique colony, especially in light of their nesting behaviours. Come take a deep look and marvel at the lives of weaver ants who construct impressive leaf nests in trees. Hope you enjoy this mid-week
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An Onion Soup Recipe from 1801!

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We dipped into the archives today to resurrect an 1801 recipe for a delicious onion soup. The flavors in this soup are wonderful and it goes great with toast. A perfect dish as we move into the fall season! Next week we launch Season 9 of 18th Century Coo
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Real Gases: Crash Course Chemistry #14

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Hank bursts our ideal gas law bubble, er, balloon, and brings us back to reality, explaining how the constants in the gas law aren't all that constant; how the ideal gas law we've spent the past two weeks with has to be corrected for volume because atoms
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How To Draw A Retro Phone

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Hello, art friends! Join Teryn and me as we learn how to draw a fun retro rotary phone! Don't forget to add even more things to your drawing, like yourself in the background, getting ready to pick up the phone!Materials:Art For Kids Hub markers Marker pap
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Chemistry of Christmas with Katherine Haxton

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We're celebrating Christmas the only way we know how - with Chemistry!Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/joinSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeThis lecture was rec
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Step into the Sewage Cathedral

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Think sewage treatment facilities aren’t glamorous? English engineers from the 19th century would disagree. The Crossness Pumping Station in East London was one of the first of its kind, and it drew visitors from around the world. Instead of bland walls,
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Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30

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Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination were hot stuff in the late 18th century, as evidenced by our recent revolutionary videos. Although freedom was breaking out all over, many of the societies that were touting these ideas relied on slave l

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