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The Colosseum, Rome

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Please consider supporting the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory The Colosseum is located in Rome, Italy. Also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre,it is an oval amphitheatre, and the largest ever built. The arena hosted a variety of bloo
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Cheap paper centrifuge based on a toy

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A whirligig is so simple, even a kindergartener can make one. But this ancient toy—a pinwheel-like device powered by two twisting strings—may soon transform medicine in the developing world, thanks to a new version that can separate blood as quickly as so
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Most archaeologists think the first Americans arrived by boat. Now, they're beginning to prove it

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Archaeologists are hunting on islands and under the waves for traces of the ancient mariners who likely settled the Americas Learn more: http://scim.ag/2uHdT9u Special thanks to http://www.hakai.org/ for their Calvert and Triquet Island footage.
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Is This Where Humanity Decided to Settle Down?

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Plant analysis of ancient wild cereals from Göbekli Tepe reveal a remarkable similarity to modern strains. This points to the possibility that humanity’s transition from hunting to farming may have begun there. From the Series: Secrets: Garden of Eden htt
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How Beer Made The Modern World

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Did you know the recipe for beer is the oldest recipe on earth? Find out how beer helped create the modern world we live in today. Check out more of our videos on Facebook ►►►► https://www.facebook.com/DiscoveryNews/videos Read More: The Hymn to Ninkasi,
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18 FASCINATING TRICKS TO TRY

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AWESOME TRICKS AND KIDS GAMES FOR YOU TO TRY There are so many cool ideas in this video for those who feel bored. Smart games, amazing origami crafts, and even some ancient philosophy! At the very beginning of this video, we prepared for you a lot of cool
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A Lesson from Wonder Woman | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Cartoon Network

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When a marble statue comes to life at a museum in Greece, our gang is caught between a braying minotaur and a sword-wielding Wonder Woman!Episode: The Scooby of a Thousand Faces!SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribeWATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreminisodes
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A Substance Like Nothing Else on Earth

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Amber is precious, but it's not a gem. It's fossilized tree resina substance that forms over millions of years as the sap oozes. Amber is helping scientists discover how the ancient world worked.Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlan
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The Subatomic Challenge Behind Synthesizing the Color Blue

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Turns out, blue is not only a color that's rare in nature, but it's almost impossible to recreate. In order to do so, you need to dive into the physics of color. Can Some People See More Colors Than You?https://youtu.be/MdBTMGRHk2gRead More: Blue Through
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15 Most Mysterious Archaeological Discoveries In the World

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Humans have been on this planet for tens of thousands of years, and since were incapable of ever clearing up after ourselves, there are countless ancient structures and objects that have become buried and hidden over time. These can, of course, be vital i
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The movement that inspired the Holocaust - Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira

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Trace the history of the eugenics movement in the US, and discover how the belief in ideal genetics led to forced sterilizations.--Since ancient Greece, humans have controlled populations via reproduction, retaining some traits and removing others. But in
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Explore Turkey’s Hidden Underground City

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Eighteen stories below ground in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, the ancient city of Derinkuyu remained hidden for centuries. The underground city was rediscovered in 1963 when a man knocked down a wall in his basement and stumbled across a hidden room. From
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Neanderthals Were Smarter Than We Thought!

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Your ancestral history might be a lot more interesting than you think. Here's what makes us human... and part Neanderthal. Could Neanderthals Talk Like Us? - http://bit.ly/28Lf8uP Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: N
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Your dogs breed doesnt determine its personality, study suggests

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A new study shows that almost none of the behaviors we associate with dog breedsfrom lovable Labradors to pugnacious pit bullsare hard-wired. Aside from a few ancient traits, environment seems to play a much larger role than pedigree.Read the research: ww
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Your Online Life, Permanent As A Tattoo - Juan Enriquez

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What if Andy Warhol had it wrong, and instead of being famous for 15 minutes, we're only anonymous for that long? In this short talk, Juan Enriquez looks at the surprisingly permanent effects of digital sharing on our personal privacy. He shares insight f
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Could Your Favorite Book Get BANNED From Reading?? | WHAT THE PAST?

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Banning books is nothing new! its been going on since at least the ancient world, and probably ever since the very first books were written!Images used under license from Shutterstock.comNarrated by: Kayla RosenbergWritten & Directed by: Matt LevyEdited &
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Are We Born To Run? - Christopher McDougall

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Christopher McDougall explores the mysteries of the human desire to run. How did running help early humans survive -- and what urges from our ancient ancestors spur us on today? McDougall tells the story of the marathoner with a heart of gold, the unlikel
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The nautilus will make you rethink intelligence

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Nautiluses have survived five mass extinctions thanks in large part to a big and complex brain that smells and feels better than it can see. That's why Dr. Jennifer Basil, an evolutionary biologist at Brooklyn College, has rethought how humans perceive in
Meet Some Of The Last Papyrus Makers In Egypt Keeping A 5,000-Year-Old Craft Alive | Still Standing

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Papyrus paper originated in ancient Egypt. Today, just one village still makes the paper, but after a year without tourists, workers are struggling to keep their doors open.Saied and Atef do not have websites for their businesses. They sell their products
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How Was Red Rock Canyon Formed?

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Millions of years ago, Las Vegas Valley laid at the bottom of an ancient sea. Movement of the earth's tectonic plates caused the water to drain and pushed up the land forming a towering structure known as Red Rock Canyon. From the Series: Aerial Cities: L
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James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect"

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"The Trigger Effect" details the world's present dependence on complex technological networks through a detailed narrative of New York City and the power blackout of 1965. Agricultural technology is traced to its origins in ancient Egypt and the invention
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Earliest born human from 1700's ever seen on film?

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Perhaps the earliest born human in history we will ever see on film. This lady was born in the 1700s (film is from 1905, she is already over 100 in it)."Grandmother Despina". This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers
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Graphene Kirigami

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Graphene is a one-atom thick 'supermaterial' with incredible strength and resilience. Kirigami is the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting. Combined, they could lead to a future of tiny mechanical parts and even mini machines... Find the full paper here:
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Top 10 Mysterious Bone Discoveries That Shocked The World

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These mysterious discoveries of strange bone formations around the world have puzzled archaeologists for some time. Lets find out some of the most mysterious recent discoveries! Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo.gl/J
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Enter Toledo, the Spanish City of Swords

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Toledo, an ancient walled city in central Spain, has been the center of sword making for thousands of years. The city’s weaponry history dates back to the Roman Empire, when emperors took a liking to the blades crafted in Toledo due to their strengt
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The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts

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And so far, it isn't giving them back.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOSome of the worlds greatest cultural and historical treasures are housed in Londons British Museum, and a significant number of them were taken during Britains centuries-l
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Why was the Rosetta Stone so important? - Franziska Naether

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Dig into how scholars decoded the writing on the Rosetta Stone, and how this helped them understand ancient hieroglyphs.--For centuries, scholars puzzled over the hieroglyphs they found carved onto ancient Egyptian ruins, tablets, and papyri. But in 1799,
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Minecraft's Biggest Unsolved Mystery

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Minecraft lore is tricky, however out of all the many mysteries one stands out as arguably the most important in the whole game. A crucial detail that doesn't seem to be solved any time soon. This is Minecraft's Biggest Unsolved Mystery , What Happened to
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This Mountain Has Been Home to Monks for 12 Centuries

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Amongst the picturesque cliffs of Mount Athos, Greece, lives a community of monks who have been on this sacred piece of land for centuries. Isolated and hard to reach, the mountain is one of the most important places in the Christian Orthodox world. The m
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Spells, threats, and dragons: The secret messages of Viking runestones - Jesse Byock

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Learn the history of Viking runes, the ancient Norse language of symbols that make up an alphabet called the futhark. --With their navigational skills and advanced longships, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over 300 years. But for all their migh
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How To Clone A Mammoth: The Science Of De-Extinction - With Beth Shapiro

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Could we bring back mammoths? Should we bring back mammoths? Beth Shapiro explains the science of de-extinction and Jurassic Park, and asks if it’s a good idea at all. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Could extinct species,
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Dishes That Are Much Older Than We Realized

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Avocado toast, goat cheese, alternative meat dishes - these are all that we'd consider 21st-century food trends. But did you know the bases of these dishes have been around a long time? In some cases, thousands of years? Our ancient human ancestors were n
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Tour of Gibraltar caves to explore Neandertal behavior

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In this video, John Hawks visits the sites of Gorham's and Vanguard Caves, which are in the territory of Gibraltar. He visits with the archaeologists Geraldine Finlayson, Clive Finlayson, and Darren Fa, who discuss their work at these sites. Major aspects
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How Did Human Hearing Evolve?

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The way we hear is essential to our human experience, but how did hearing evolve? Did early hominids hear like we do? Check Out Test Tube Plus! ►►►► http://dne.ws/1K9o0Uw Read More: Ancient Human Ancestors Heard Differently http://www.scientificamerican.c
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How Hollywood Made the T-Shirt ICONIC | COLOSSAL INVENTIONS

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Pants go back to the 6th Century BCE. The worlds oldest dresses go back to Ancient Egypt. Even sunglasses were worn over two millennia ago. But the T-Shirt, one of the most common garments worn today, is considered a new invention. So... what took so long
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FROZEN 2 Behind the Scenes - Clips, Songs, Outtakes & Funny Bloopers (2019)

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Watch the official behind the scenes clip and bloopers compilation for Frozen 2, an animation movie starring Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad. In theaters now. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-boun
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The computer that mastered Go

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Go is an ancient Chinese board game, often viewed as the game computers could never play. Now researchers from Google-owned company DeepMind have proven the naysayers wrong, creating an artificial intelligence - called AlphaGo – which has beaten a profess
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What causes cavities? - Mel Rosenberg

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-cavities-mel-rosenberg When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery: the teeth of those ancient humans were riddled with ho
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How origami is inspiring new kinds of emergency shelters

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Engineers have come up with a way of designing structures based on the ancient art of origami. The structures can be put up with by inflation, fold up flat for storage and transport, and can be made of strong, rigid materials. One hope is that these struc
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Zap, Crackle And Pop: The Story Of Electricity

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Dr Marty Jopson leads us through the story of electricity in a show buzzing with demonstrations. Have we tamed electricity? From the Ancient Greeks to Faraday’s genius, this show puts the awesome back into electricity. Subscribe for regular science videos
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How will the next generation of cities address the challenges of climate change? [Ad Content]

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[Advertiser Content From Seventh Generation]The emergence of cars in the early 20th century transformed modern U.S. cities, leading to a substantial increase in global greenhouse gas emissions. Car-centric infrastructure, characterized by wide roads and h
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Wisdom

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Philosophy means, in Ancient Greek, the love of wisdom. But the word wisdom can sound very big and forbidding; what does it really mean to be wise? And how might we consciously strive to be a little wiser? If you like our films take a look at our shop (we
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Where Did English Come From? - Claire Bowern

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-english-come-from-claire-bowern When we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language. But what do the dialects spoken in dozens of countries around the world have in common with each
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Bringing Dinosaurs Back To Life - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris

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Simon Conway Morris shows what the world would have looked like when ancient animals like the Brachiosaurus were alive.Watch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/the-fossils-com
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Solving the Puzzle of Plate Tectonics

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But did thee feel the Earth move? ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Why do Africa and South America fit together? Anyone who’s ever looked at a map can see that Earth’s continents are kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. The idea that continents are constantly mov
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How To Make A Mummy - Len Bloch

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

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-passcode-riddle-ganesh-pai In a dystopian world, your resistance group is humanity’s last hope. Unfortunately, you’ve all been captured by the tyrannical rulers and brought to the ancient colis
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Popcorn Under A Microscope | NPR's Skunk Bear

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Check out one of the world's most ancient snacks up close - and it looks like a bunch of bubbles. (Reposting to correct "Central America" to "Mesoamerica.") ↓↓ Links & Info ↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: http://www.npr.org/skunkbear SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2
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Matter Makes Up Everything, So What Makes Up Matter? (Part 1 of 3)

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Practically everything around us is matter, but how did the first scientists figure that out? How did we define matter? Tune in next Thursday for Part 2! Read More: Discovery of the Electron http://www.pbs.org/transistor/science/events/electron.html “Scie
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Earth's Magnetic Field Is Going To Flip, Here's How We Know

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Scientists are using clues from ancient artifacts to help them predict the future of the magnetic field. What Happens When Earth's Magnetic Poles Reverse? - https://youtu.be/Ou1BiorYRNU Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Go to
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The Archimedes Principle | Szydlo's At Home Science

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Andrew explores the well know but perhaps not so well understood Archimedes principle.We start off in ancient Sicily for a surprising dip in the bath with Archimedes, followed by a variety of experiments and demonstrations back in Andrew's basement lab. t
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History vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-cleopatra-alex-gendler She was the most notorious woman in ancient history, a queen who enraptured not one but two of Rome’s greatest generals. But was she just a skilled seductress – or a great ruler in her
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The philosophy of Stoicism - Massimo Pigliucci

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-philosophy-of-stoicism-massimo-pigliucci What is the best life we can live? How can we cope with whatever the universe throws at us and keep thriving nonetheless? The ancient Greco-Roman philosophy of Stoici
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Science Bulletins: Skull X-Rays Reconstruct Extinct Carnivores’ Bite

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Some carnivores eat only meat, while others are more omnivorous. To understand how and when these differences in carnivore feeding may have evolved, Museum paleontologists captured X-ray scans of skulls from living and extinct species. They reconstructed
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The Big Dipper Through Time

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Stars aren’t still--they move through space. Our Sun and the seven stars that form the Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major all orbit the center of the Milky Way at different speeds. So why do today’s constellations closely resemble thos
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Can you solve the three gods riddle? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-three-gods-riddle-alex-gendler You and your team have crash-landed on an ancient planet. Can you appease the three alien overlords who rule it and get your team safely home? Created by logician
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Why are sharks so awesome?

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-sharks-so-awesome-tierney-thys Sharks have been celebrated as powerful gods by some native cultures. And today, sharks are recognized as apex predators of the world’s ocean. What is it that makes these f
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What Was The Miller-Urey Experiment?

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Click this link to take a survey about this video: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X2D8D7R This animation was sponsored by the Center for Chemical Evolution, NSF, and NASA: http://centerforchemicalevolution.com/ Help support Stated Clearly on Patreon: http
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Who Carved These Mysterious Lines in the Desert?

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The Nazca were an ancient group of farmers and fishermen that used desert plateaus as a canvas for giant geoglyphs. But some of these drawings pre-date the Nazca. Who created them and why? Follow on social for more NOVA content! Twitter: https://twitter.c
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What is Zeno's Dichotomy Paradox? - Colm Kelleher

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-zeno-s-dichotomy-paradox-colm-kelleher Can you ever travel from one place to another? Ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea gave a convincing argument that all motion is impossible - but where's the fla
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Opportunity: NASA Rover Completes Mars Mission

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Drive along with the NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover and hear the voices of scientists and engineers behind the mission. Designed to run for 90 days, the exploration spanned more than 15 years from 2004 to 2019. Along the way, it discovered definitive
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Who Built The Pyramids

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Try 23andMe: http://www.23andme.com/okay Enjoy this video? SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Who built the pyramids? The colossal geometric monuments found at Giza and elsewhere in Egypt are some of Earth’s most impr
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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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The history of the world according to cats - Eva-Maria Geigl

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-world-according-to-cats-eva-maria-geigl In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And u
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Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy And Fact - Michael Molina

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/vampires-folklore-fantasy-and-fact-michael-molina The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-century Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the terrifying details. S
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Rare Footage Of Greenland Shark Alive For Over 500 Years Old

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ID: 1482962 This incredibly rare footage provided an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a Greenland shark, when two scientists had a chance encounter with the ancient species during a routine underwater ecosystem surveillance trip. Despite being able
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The Pharaoh That Wouldn't Be Forgotten - Kate Narev

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-pharaoh-that-wouldn-t-be-forgotten-kate-narev Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase
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A virtual time machine for Venice

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The State Archives of Venice contain records stretching back over a thousand years. The vast collection of maps, images and other documents provide an incredibly detailed look into Venetian history. This could be used to create a kind of virtual time mach
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The Hidden Worlds Within Natural History Museums - Joshua Drew

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-hidden-worlds-within-natural-history-museums-joshua-drew When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs or meteorites. But behind th
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Can You Solve The Temple Riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-temple-riddle-dennis-e-shasha Your expedition finally stands at the heart of the ancient temple. But as you study the inscriptions in the darkness, two wisps of green smoke burst forth. The wal
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Begleri - 2 Beads 1 String

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Begleri is a simple and surprisingly addictive skill toy that is perfect for people who fidget, or have ADD/ADHD Subscribe→ http://bit.ly/kumaf1lms // GIVEAWAY DETAILS ↓↓↓ - GIVEAWAY DETAILS - Prize: Begleri + Concept Deck We will pick two winners at rand
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If We Heard from Aliens, What Would It Look Like?

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Earth can be a really loud place if you’re searching for an extraterrestrial signal. So how does SETI sift through all the cosmic noise to hunt for alien signals. How Eyes Evolved to See the World Differently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsuSfkr3I10&t=
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Egypt Sacred Sites: FULL EPISODE | Smithsonian Channel

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Of all the ancient civilizations, Egypt has left the greatest legacy. But is there a hidden secret about their belief in the afterlife lurking within the recordings known as the Book of the Dead? One unique artifact may hold the answers.Egypt is episode 4
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What's Hidden Among The Tallest Trees On Earth? - Wendell Oshiro

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-hidden-among-the-tallest-trees-on-earth-wendell-oshiro When Stephen Sillett was a boy, he took to the forests of Pennsylvania with his brother and grandmother. Looking up into the dense branches and leave
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Can Wildlife Adapt To Climate Change? - Erin Eastwood

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VIew full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-wildlife-adapt-to-climate-change-erin-eastwood With rising temperatures and seas, massive droughts, and changing landscapes, successfully adapting to climate change is increasingly important. For humans, thi
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Scooby-Doo! Where's My Mummy? | Shaggy & Scooby See a Mirage | WB Kids

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Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the gang become wrapped up in an ancient mystery while in Egypt.WB Kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from the Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and More!#WBKids #KidsCartoons #ScoobyDooScooby-
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Who Is The Mystery Mummy Buried In King Tut’s Tomb?

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Scientists are using high tech instruments to find out what’s hiding in King Tut’s tomb! Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! What Ancient Wine Tasted Like ►►►► http://dne.ws/1NH4sgI
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Will We Ever Be Able to Colonize the Moon?

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Revelations about the moon’s past is giving some scientists reason to believe it might make a better future home than we thought. Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2w0YKD1 Read More: Lunar volcanism produced a transient atmosphere around the ancie
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Science For Kids – How To Make Bouncing Eggs – ExpeRimental #12

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Make bouncy eggs and experiment with the chemistry of liquids around the house in this science activity to do with children. For info sheets and printable badges, click here: http://bit.ly/EggspeRiments ExpeRimental is a series of videos showing fun, chea
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The spear-wielding stork who revolutionized science - Lucy Cooke

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Explore ridiculous ancient theories of bird migration and discover how scientists finally solved one of the field's oldest mysteries.--In 1822, Count von Bothmer shot down a stork in Germany. However, the bird had already been impaled by a yard-long woode
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Scooby-Doo! Where's My Mummy? | Outsmarting the Undead Army! | WB Kids

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Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the gang become wrapped up in an ancient mystery while in Egypt.WB Kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from the Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and More!#WBKids #KidsCartoons #ScoobyDooScooby-
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The Earth’s Spin Is Slowing Down! What Happens If It Stops?

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Life on Earth has adapted to our 24 hour day, but the Earth’s spin is slowing down. What would it be like to live on an Earth that stops spinning? Watching YouTube Isn’t Helping You Wind Down, It’s Ruining Your Sleep - https://youtu.be/QxA23Fa76Dk Read Mo
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This Aztec Whistle Is One Of The Scariest Sounds You'll Ever Hear

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This Aztec whistle is one of the scariest sounds you'll ever hear. We take a look at the Aztec whistle and the chilling sound it makes. When odd, skull-shaped grave items were found by archaeologists decades ago at an Aztec temple in Mexico, they were ass
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In their many adventures over the years, Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang have run in with plenty of ancient scaly beasts!WB Kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from the Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and More!#WBK
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In a field near Elberton, Georgia, USA, sit a set of mysterious standing stones: mysterious not because they're ancient, but because they were funded by someone anonymous in 1980, perhaps as a message to any survivors of the end of the world. I'm at http:
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The Hawaiians aren't happy when Mystery Inc arrive along with hordes of surfers for a big wave festival. When tiny demons attack the water sportsmen, it looks like the ancient prophecies have come true.WB Kids is the home of all of your favorite clips fea
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This video, is about a young prince Henry, before he became King Henry V. In his unique style Kevin Hicks as a medieval surgeon, talks about ancient and medieval medicine, and explores the medical treatment given to Henry V after he had been shot by an ar
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It took a couple thousands of years, but olive oil has established itself as a culinary staple around the world. The Ancient Greeks in Crete were one of the first cultures to produce it, and today, Mediterranean countries dominate olive oil production. Th
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National Geographic grantee Federico Fanti and his research team discovered a giant Cretaceous crocodile skeleton in southern Tunisia. The fossil dates back 130 million years ago. The head of the crocodile alone is over 5 feet long. The discovery proves t
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You might want to take a seat for this one: Humans walked on two feet way earlier than we previously thought. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comWh
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More than ten million years ago, the world was brimming with a wide variety of apes. Scientists studying the ones that are still alive today can learn a lot about human evolutionbut they miss out on many clues that can only be found from the apes that wen
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How Close Are We to Resurrecting Extinct Species?

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Bringing extinct animals back to life sounds like science fiction, but gene-editing techniques are making it possible. U.S./Mexico Border Wall Puts Animals In Danger Of Extinction - https://youtu.be/l6xTxh96Jbc Read More: Mammoth Tooth Discovery Suggests
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View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/everything-you-need-to-know-to-read-homer-s-odyssey-jill-dash An encounter with a man-eating giant. A sorceress who turns men into pigs. A long-lost king taking back his throne. On their own, any of these make great st
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Stop-Motion Engine Gets Taken Apart and Put Together

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Started out as just a collection of snaps as I stripped down an engine bought off ebay. (To replace my old engine, which had suffered catastrophic failure). The snaps were so that I remembered how everything went, so I could put it back together again. Th
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Can you solve the feeding frenzy riddle? - Henri Picciotto

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The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was wrapped with long strips of linen, a
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This giraffe-sized pterodactyl has scientists' minds blown

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Pterosaurs were ancient flying reptiles that outlasted many of their dinosaur contemporaries, living through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. But while many were the size of modern-day birds, some were enormous. Meet "Dracula," the largest
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The myth of the moon goddess - Cynthia Fay Davis

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Dig into the Maya myth of the moon goddess, Ix Chel, and follow her story as she falls in and out of love with the sun god. --The sun god was in love with the moon goddess, Ix Chel. But the goddess grandfather was very possessive, and would not let the su
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Astrology isn't real science, but there's more to the zodiac than ancient superstition. Before it was popularly debunked, astrology drove scientific discoveries for thousands of years. And researchers say that astrology still has a lot to contribute today
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Johnny FPV x Beautiful Destinations - Turkey

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Johnny FPV takes you on a rollercoaster ride through Cappadocia, Turkey - home to the iconic hot air balloons, ancient cave towns and fairy chimneys. Johnny Schaer | FPV Drone Pilot | https://www.instagram.com/johnny_fpv The Beautiful Destinations Team To
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Could a solar storm destroy modern civilization? - Fabio Pacucci

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Explore the science of solar storms, and find out why they occur and just how prepared we are for a major event. --In September 1859, miners following the Colorado gold rush woke up to another sunny day. Or so they thought. To their surprise, they soon di
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Almost all kids will mirror write at some point. Why?*Our in-studio shoot with other Vox team members was done before the Covid-19 outbreak. We are currently safely working from home.*Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labIf you work with (or
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13 Antique Magic Tricks Revealed

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Explore the secrets of old antique magic tricks! Learn the OLDEST trick in the book! Discover the secrets of ancient magic tricks from thousands of years ago and perform them yourself to impress your friends and family! Illusions performed by magicians in
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Shocking new study disproves 130-year-old theory about dinosaur origins

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A study, recently published in Nature, is the first to seriously question dinosaur evolution. Where and when did the first dinosaurs appear on Earth? For the last 130 years, scientists thought dinosaurs evolved 230 million years ago on an ancient continen
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Humans May Have Lived in North America Earlier Than Thought

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Scattered seeds help reveal when ancient humans first left footprints in North America.Official NOVA website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/Read a related article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/human-ice-age-footprints-white-sands-national-park/Fo
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Dig into the science of how heart transplants happen, how donors are matched and find out how this complex surgery saves lives.--Your heart beats more than 100,000 times a day. In just a minute, it pumps over five liters of blood throughout your body. But
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8 Colossal Questions all about our world and it's history!0:00 Why Don't Americans Have English Accents?2:07 What Is Juneteenth?5:00 Can the U.S. President Be Arrested?6:42 Why Are Ancient Ruins Underground?9:02 How Did The Olympics Start?12:29 Why Do Cou
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Do Jellyfish Sleep?

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More Info: http://www.caltech.edu/news/surprising-ancient-behavior-jellyfish-79701 Three Caltech graduate students have discovered that jellyfish sleep. The work was a collaboration between three Caltech laboratories led by: - Paul Sternberg, Thomas Hunt
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Nature's fortress: How cacti keep water in and predators out - Lucas C. Majure

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Discover the adaptations that allow cacti to not only survive, but thrive, in some of the harshest desert climates on Earth. --If you were a jackrabbit in the desert, youd be glad to stumble across a cactus: the flesh of these plants is a water source for
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A Yellowstone supervolcano eruption is becoming more and more likely. Luckily for us, NASA has a plan to stop it. The Crazy Plan to Capture and Store CO2 Under the Ocean - https://youtu.be/ozgROE1xCM4 Read More: NASA Has a $3.5bn Plan to Save The Planet F
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You may wish that you could pack on a few pounds and sleep the next few months away, and scientists are one step closer to understanding how some animals are capable of doing this. If you want to learn more about ancient animals or paleontological science
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Xiangyunsha is a silk that's not only incredibly soft but also eco-friendly and antibacterial. It's giving modern synthetics a run for their money.This is the intricate process behind this legendary fabric. From soaking and drying, to the unique rusty hue
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Prehistoric Human Remains Found In Underwater Mexican Cave

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Rediscovering happiness within oneself rather than looking for samsara. Martin Aylward has been in ‘happiness training’ for 25 years, spending several years in Asian monasteries and hermitages as well as studying with senior western Buddhist teachers. He
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The surprisingly long history of electric cars - Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal

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Can electric cars reclaim their place on the road? Discover how developments in battery technology are making these cars more efficient and powerful.--By the end of the 19th century, nearly 40% of American cars were electric. But these vehicles had a few
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Our DNA holds evidence of a huge, ancient pandemic, one that touched many different species, spanned the globe, and lasted for more than 15 million years.The paper we discuss throughout the episode:Diehl, W., Patel, N., Halm, K. and Johnson, W., 2016. Tra
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The tragic myth of the Sun God's son - Iseult Gillespie

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Dive into the Greek myth of Helios and Phaethon, where the Sun God allows his mortal son to drive his chariot for a day.--Every morning, Helios unleashed his golden chariot, and set out across the sky. As the Sun God transformed dawn into day, he thought
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You can check out Google's Science Journal app at https://makingscience.withgoogle.com/science-journal We traveled to Bozeman, Montana to meet with Dr. Ellen-Thérèse Lamm who explores ancient life by studying it at the cellular level. Kallie and Dr. Lamm
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Dig into the essential role that mitochondrial DNA played in the evolution of living things on Earth, and find out why its still evolving.--Inside our cells, each of us has a second set of genes completely separate from our 23 pairs of chromosomes. And th
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Four billion years ago, Mars looked a lot like Earth does today. So it's not surprising that a team of scientists believe that they may have discovered the first signs of ancient alien life on the planet. Subscribe to BI: Science - https://www.youtube.com
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The dark history of Mount Rushmore - Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means

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Uncover the hidden history of the building of Mount Rushmore, and how its creation destroyed sacred Native American land.--Between 1927 and 1941, workers blasted 450,000 tons of rock from a mountainside using chisels, jackhammers, and dynamite. Gradually,
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The hidden treasures of Timbuktu - Elizabeth Cox

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Dig into the ancient manuscripts, scrolls, and books of Timbuktu and find out why theyve been hidden for centuries. --On the edge of the vast Sahara desert, citizens snuck out of the city of Timbuktu and took to the wilderness. They buried chests in the d
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Our skin is capable of some amazing things including being both stretchy and tear resistant. But why doesn't our skin tear? How Does Our Skin Turn Sunlight Into Vitamin D? - https://youtu.be/4VlXGA1FnSk Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.
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Lets take a trip back to Ancient Egypt and discover what might be lurking in the crypts ! For this video I was lucky to join forces with the Manchester Science Festival and the Manchester Museum to visit one of their many amazing exhibitions on offer, "Gi
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In this week’s reel we’re taking a one way ticket to Mexico. From a classic cartoon to ancient dishes, things are just better south of the border. Join us as we discover the best that Mexico has to offer. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a p
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Who was the world's first author? - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Travel back in time to ancient Mesopotamia and meet Enheduanna, a high priestess and the worlds first author.--4,300 years ago in ancient Sumer, the most powerful person in the city of Ur was banished to wander the vast desert. Her name was Enheduanna, an
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In the movies, scientists use “carbon dating” to determine the age of ancient artifacts and dinosaur bones. But what is the real science behind carbon dating, and how does it work? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environm
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NASA's Curiosity Rover is currently roaming Mars' surface and climbing mountains in search of organic material and evidence of ancient life. The path is difficult to navigate and full of sand traps that could put the rover out of commission. SPACE'S DEEPE
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Fireworks are synonymous with Independence Day in the United States, but how did they go from gunpowder to today’s 4th of July firecrackers? While explosives date back thousands of years to ancient China, most people don't realize that modern fireworks ca
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Why do we have butts? | Anna's Science Magic Show Hooray!

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In which John Cena asked the age-old question, “Why do we have butts?” and I went on an epic mission to find out. My journey took me from the simplest of creatures in the ancient seas to a lab at George Washington University—and finally to the earliest st
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Werewolves are one of the most popular mythical monsters today, but stories about monsters that are half- man and half-beast are ancient, and found all across the world in different civilizations. But why? Could it be that theres some truth to this age-ol
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Researchers just found the world's largest underwater cave. Inside, they found ancient artifacts and the bones of extinct creatures. Diving off the coast of Tulum, Mexico, scientists found a 347-kilometer passage linking what were previously thought to be
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Explore the ancient tradition of yoga, and discover how its blend of physical and mental exercise impacts your health.--There are many different approaches to modern yoga though most forms have three core elements: physical postures, breathing exercises,
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What Fossils Reveal about Today's Climate Change

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Dr. Scott Wing spent a decade combing the hills in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming to find fossil evidence of an extinction event that occurred in the Southern Ocean of Antarctica, 56 million years ago. Here, we talk with him and Dr. Kirk Johnson about how s
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Trace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancient African civilization which fought off both the Egyptians and Romans. --Along the Nile River, in what is now northern Sudan, lay the ancient civilization of Kush. Though they were once c
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Trace the rise and fall of the ancient Celts, a group of hundreds of independent warrior tribes defeated by the Roman Empire. --One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp
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Stonehenge | Sunrise at Summer Solstice 2019

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Thank you to everyone who joined us at Stonehenge to celebrate a wonderful summer solstice. Relive the sunrise from the air with our highlights reel - as you'll see, the weather couldn't have been better!STONEHENGE SKYSCAPEEnjoy a live Stonehenge sunrise
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Ancient human teeth can tell us a lot. Hidden inside each set are clues about their owner's behavior and ancestry plus hints about what really made up the paleo diet. Shara Bailey, associate professor of anthropology at New York University, reads the topo
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Chimpanzees, bonobos use gestures that have the same meaning

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Our great ape cousins might share an ancient gestural ‘language’. Read the story: http://scim.ag/2CN7nSN Read the research: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2004825 Visit the Great Ape Dictionary http://greatapedictionary.ac.uk/video-resources/gesture
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In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the grea
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This Is How Your Skin Holds In Bodily Fluids

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Ever wondered how skin absorbs liquids but doesn't let them leak out? Scientists have found the answer using highly specialized microscopes. Here's Why Your Skin Doesn't Rip Easily - https://youtu.be/9P3bmrB_KM8 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - ht
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You can tell a lot about an animal from the way it moves, which is why scientists have been recreating the movements of an extinct crocodile-like creature called Orobates pabsti. Orobates lived well before the time of the dinosaurs and is what’s cal
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Discover the worlds largest organism: Pando, an enormous and ancient quaking aspen, and find out how it became so huge.--The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which weighs a massive 150 metric tons. Even so, its not remotely close to being th
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Jeremy Telford built the world's largest balloon sculpture. But that's only one of the impressive things he has done with balloons. He's recreated the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, numerous Marvel characters, Van Gogh's Starry Night, and Stranger Th
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Popeye The Sailor Man Classic Collection Remastered HD 1080, featuring Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto presented by 8thManDVD Cartoon Classics!Episodes:00:16 Shuteye Popeye (1952)06:47 Big Bad Sinbad (1952)16:25 Ancient Fistory (1953)23:35 Floor Flusher (1954
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In which John Green teaches you about the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the largest of the ancient civilizations. John teaches you the who, how, when, where and why of the Indus Valley Civilization, and dispenses advice on how to be more successful in
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The Fine Art of Fish Prints

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Before the days of photography, fishermen in Japan would immortalize their big catch with gyotaku, or fish prints. Today, Naoki Hayashi, is continuing the practice in Hawaii, keeping the ancient artform alive. He paints freshly caught fish with non-toxic
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Grizz refuses to take a bath when the bears find themselves in an ancient Egyptian spa.Welcome to the official Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel!Get ready to laugh out loud and have loads of fun by subscribing to the channel! -https://goo.gl/hRAVDf Watch
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Hawai'i—possibly the most remote island chain on the planet—was discovered hundreds of years ago by Polynesian voyagers in canoes. These ancient explorers relied exclusively upon their knowledge of the stars, bird behavior and ocean swell patterns to find
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A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

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Explore the history of the toilet and how waste management has evolved from from ancient Mesopotamia to modern day.--On sunny days, citizens of ancient Rome could be found exchanging news and gossip while attending to more urgent business at the public la
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How did animals go from swimming to walking--what changed about their bodies? Skates like this one use the same neurons to walk as land animals. Because skates are an evolutionarily ancient animal, that means the neurons essential for walking originated i
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The Worldwide Phenomenon That's Shrinking Animals

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Animals across the globe are shrinking, and scientists think climate change might be to blame. This Boring Taxonomical Change Is Making Dinosaur Nerds Go Crazy - https://youtu.be/GM7SOweWAHE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI W
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An ancient Chinese farming system has been designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by FAO, making Qingtian County and Longxian village famous for something other than emigration. The entire village is benefitting from the cons
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Can origami save your life? - Evan Zodl

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Dig into the mathematical rules and patterns of folding origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. --Origami, which literally translates to folding paper, is a Japanese practice dating back to at least the 17th century. In origami, a single, trad
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The Art of Fishing With Birds

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Along the scenic Lijiang River in China, brothers Huang Yuechang and Huang Mingde have been keeping up a centuries-old tradition of fishing with cormorant birds. Forgoing nets and modern fishing poles, these brothers have cultivated relationships with the
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Why So Many Fast Food Logos Are One Color

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McDonald's. Arby's. Wendy's. Burger King. Jack in the Box. In-N-Out and more all use the color red heavily in their logos, why? The answer goes back thousands of years. Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gaming, sci
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The Amazing World of Bees

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Without the honeybee, a third of the world's crops would disappear... So why are we killing our buzzing buddies? Get episodes a WEEK EARLY by signing up for a free 30 day trial of the video streaming app Love Nature: http://bit.ly/KeepAnimalogicAlive It's
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Sesame Street: Grover And Elmo Find A Pyramid

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Explorers Grover and Elmo are traveling through the jungle to find the Great Pyramid of Squeeze. What does a pyramid look like? Is it round? Square? Will Elmo and Grover ever find the ancient object they are looking for? Subscribe to the Sesame Street Cha
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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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Spinning Silk from the Sea

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For over a thousand years, Chiara Vigo’s family has been keeping up an ancient tradition, spinning silk from the sea. Creating the sea silk, or byssus, involves an intricate process shrouded in secrecy. Living on the Sardinian coast, Chiara follows in her
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We Know More about the Romans than You Think

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99% of Roman literature has been lost, along with all but a tiny fraction of the artifacts the Romans made and used. But huge amounts of evidence still exist - and more is being discovered every year. Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon: ht
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Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water | Raymond Tang

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How do we find fulfillment in a world that's constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he found a passage comparing goodness to water, an idea he's now ap
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Why The Moon Turns Red During A Total Lunar Eclipse

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If the moon is in Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse, how can we still see it? And why does it turn red? The answer has to do with our own terrestrial sunrises and sunsets. Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gami
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Handcrafting Giant Lanterns in China

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The courtyard behind Bai Junpings workshop is packed with lanterns, rows and rows of red and gold lanterns. Its a traditional occupation in the village of Tuntou, China, dating back to ancient times. Bai makes tens of thousands of lanterns every year. Som
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Trebuchet Throwing Balls of Fire ///. Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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The ancient trebuchet was a massive weapon that was most commonly thought of as throwing boulders at the walls of a castle under siege. However, it is also believed that it was used to also throw other materials as well. One of the favorite themes in movi
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Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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Unikitty! | How to Win a Hot Dog Competition | Cartoon Network UK

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Join Puppycorn and Hawkodile watching a video trapped in an ancient device to unlock the secrets of Hot Dog eating![ https://goo.gl/hRAVDf ] Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel! [ http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk ] Visit the Cartoon Network
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4 Stories Thatll Make You Dance

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Lets dance! This reel begins with a story about a dance company in New York City for full-figured performers. Next, were stepping out in Seattle with a racial and social justice-oriented studio that teaches kids how to tap. Back in New York, were roaring
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Meet Japans Toughest Monks

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Yamabushi monks commune with nature to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Its a beautiful journey, but it involves a grueling physical quest. In a ritual that simulates death and rebirth, the Japanese monks hike up a mountain in Yamagata Prefecture, take a
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Gravitational Waves, Theoretical Alien Antenna, Europa and More: 60-Second Science Podcasts

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Listen to the experts discuss the use and misuse of science in the courtroom to interpret forensic science, how ancient dental plaque can be used to understand what Neandertals ate, the instruments like Pulsar Timing Arrays that could detect gravitational
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How curry from India conquered Britain | Edible Histories Episode 6 | BBC Ideas

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Going for an Indian or having a curry is almost as stereotypically British as roast dinners or fish and chips. So how did curry - a dish from India - come to dominate British cuisine? Here's food historian Annie Gray.Made by Somethin' Else.Hungry for more
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NEW RESULTS! Cosmic Quantum Bell Test

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Try 23andMe at http://23andme.com/physicsgirl Original paper: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.060401 How do you test quantum mechanics with ancient stars? A new experiment aims to close loopholes to the iconic "Quantum Bell T
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Recreating the Worlds Oldest Stew Recipe

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VICE Arabia got their hands on a copy of the most ancient cookbook in the Arab world, so we decided to test out a few recipes. Chefs Tala and Nadir cook a 1,000 year old stew. This dish has lamb, chicken, and eggs, as well as homemade almond milk.Subscrib
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This Cathedral Is Made of Bread

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An ornate cathedral made of bread rises in the tiny Sicilian town of San Biagio every year at Easter. You’ll also spot cereal and pasta embedded in the ornate structure full of arches made by the town’s residents, who are carrying on a tradition that goes
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The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-assyrian-empire-marian-h-feldman Before the sun never set on the British Empire; before Genghis Khan swept the steppe; before R
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An Illustrated History of Dinosaurs

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Our image of dinosaurs has been constantly changing since naturalists started studying them about 350 years ago. Taken together, these pictures can tell us a whole lot about just how much we have learned. Let's explore the history of dinosaur science as s
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How to make the sound of a Star Wars blaster | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious

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"Ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid"Lisa & Tom show you how to create your own Star Wars sound effects using only a slinky and a plastic cup.How to make a light saber: https://youtu.be/0OczYKJPNps This video was presented by
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SOLVED: How The Pyramids Were Built | COLOSSAL MYSTERIES

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Are the Pyramids an amazing feat of ancient engineering, or is there a more mysterious explanation for these marvelous monuments?Images used under license from Shutterstock.comWelcome to COLOSSAL MYSTERIES, the show that explores life's most puzzling myst
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Meet a Bizarre and Rare Beetle You’ve Never Seen Before | National Geographic

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National Geographic Young Explorer Mark Wong found this strange-looking beetle while walking through the jungle in Singapore. It's a rare and mysterious female trilobite beetle, an ancient-looking insect that has kept scientists baffled for nearly two cen
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Lucys baby suggests famed human ancestor had a primitive brain

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New study also reveals ancient human ancestors enjoyed a long childhood.Read the story: https://scim.ag/33ZR707Read the research: https://scim.ag/39uGMKECredits editor/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Joel Goldberg script Meagan Cantwell Joel
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Creating Guatemala’s Food of the Gods

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Of all its delicious offerings, chocolate is Guatemala’s most divine treat. The ancient Mayan tradition of chocolate making is a 2,500-year-old cultural legacy kept alive by dedicated farmers, roasters and chocolatiers. Hang on to your sweet tooth as we f
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Massive Deep-Sea Shark Checking Out Our Submarine

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**EXTENDED EDIT NOW LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8el3syekK0** In partnership with the Cape Eleuthera Institute (@ceibahamas), we managed to achieve history, tagging an animal from a submersible (submarine) for the first time EVER. Our objective
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AMAZING NATURE SOUNDS BY HUMAN VOICE by Snow Raven (OLOX)

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For private one-on-one ONLINE LESSONS with Snow Raven https://www.instagram.com/8snowraven8/ please send your request to oloxbooking@gmail.com - YOUR UNIQUE VOICE Learn how to open up your unique voice, your inner singer achieving the ancient techniques (
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How Close Are We to Finding Dark Matter?

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For decades, scientists have been working to find the missing part of our universe known as dark matter. So, how close are we to finding it? How Close Are We? Season 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW_YCWLyv6A&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X4X5RRtme4oR1OOkjViKo8M T
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NASA Science Live: We Landed on Mars

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Join us for a live Q&A with members of the team that helped get NASA's Perseverance rover to Mars! Tag your questions with #CountdownToMars and we'll answer as many as we can during our 3:00pm ET live event today. A new chapter of Mars exploration has
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Mr. G Questions Velma | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Cartoon Network

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When our mystery solving gang agrees to help Ricky Gervais with a haunted antique Egyptian statue of a cat, they find themselves wound up in a confrontation with the ancient goddess Bast in mummy form!Episode: Ollie Ollie In-come Free!SUBSCRIBE: http://ca
Africam Tembe Elephant Park powered by EXPLORE.org

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Watch Africam Tembe Elephant Park - LIVESituated in an area that was once the ancient Ivory Route' linking Mozambique and Zululand, Tembe Elephant Park is renowned for having the largest elephants in Africa and the planet! The park is remote, lying deep i
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Why Molybdenum is named after Lead - Periodic Table of Videos

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Professor Polikaoff dusts off his ancient Greek (and some old wiring) to discuss the naming of Molybdenum.More links and info in full description Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideosOur table of patrons: http://periodicvideos.com/
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Incredible rhythmic Indian singing team

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MadRasana Unplugged brings artist and the art form closer to the listeners of music. We begin Season 3 with the most traditional, classical & ancient vocal percussive art form of India; the mother of all percussive languages – Konnakkol. In this

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