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How Hardest Geezer Ran the Entire Length of Africa | Super Power
13 views / 0 likes - addedHead to https://my.huel.com/gbsRuss to fuel your own superhero story.Russ Cook AKA @hardestgeezer has made headline news across the globe. Why? Because hes just completed the equivalent of 385 marathons in 352 days, running across the entire length of Afr
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How did ancient civilizations make ice cream? - Vivian Jiang
432 views / 1 likes - addedTrace 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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Scientists are obsessed with this lake - Nicola Storelli and Daniele Zanzi
27 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the depths of Lake Cadagno, a meromictic lake that is considered a model for Earth before the Great Oxidation Event.--In the millions of years since oxygen began saturating Earths oceans and atmosphere, most organisms have evolved to rely on this
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Does math have a major flaw? - Jacqueline Doan and Alex Kazachek
19 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/teded--A mathematician with a knife and ball begins slicing and distributing the ball into an infinite number of boxes. She then recombines the parts into five precise sections. Moving and rotating th
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What is earwax and should you get rid of it? - Henry C. Ou
713 views / 2 likes - addedExplore why earwax forms, its purpose in our health, and whether or not we should be trying to get rid of it.--Grooming paraphernalia has been found in numerous archeological sites, many of which have included earwax removal tools. And earwax evacuation r
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One of the worlds oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler
747 views / 1 likes - addedTrace 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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How to Make Grouse Salad The Victorian Way
31 views / 0 likes - addedBuy your copy of our 'Victorian Way' cookery book: http://bit.ly/2RPyrvQ Visit Audley End House and Gardens for yourself: https://bit.ly/31K6expMrs Crocombe is back! Today she's preparing a dish that's a treat for the eyes as well as the tastebuds, sure t
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The warrior who defeated the mighty Mughals - Stephanie Honchell Smith
46 views / 0 likes - addedTrace Malik Ambars historic rise from enslaved youth to brilliant military tactician and kingmaker in the Indian sultanate.--In 1624, Mughal Emperor Jahangir received word of yet another defeat at the hands of his greatest enemy: Malik Ambar. Jahangir was
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BULLIES Find Out POOR Boy Is SOCCER LEGEND, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios
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POOR Student Is MOCKED By MILLIONAIRES, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios
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Why is rice so popular? - Carolyn Beans
913 views / 2 likes - addedDig into how rice became a staple in the worlds diet, and the surprising consequences of its traditional production practices.--Rice contributes over 20% of the calories consumed by humans each year. Korean bibimbap, Nigerian jollof, Indian biryani, Spani
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Does planting trees actually cool the planet? - Carolyn Beans
114 views / 0 likes - addedDig into common mistakes that tree-planting programs make, and explore strategies that can successfully re-green the planet.--In fighting climate change, few solutions are discussed more than planting lots and lots of trees. It sounds simple enough: trees
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The diseases that changed humanity forever - Dan Kwartler
101 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the history of humanitys deadliest diseases, and find out how our progress and innovation exposed us to new pathogens.--Since humanitys earliest days, weve been plagued by countless disease-causing pathogens. Invisible and persistent, these microo
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The Ultimate Fight: Tardigrade vs. Bird #shorts #kurzgesagt
98 views / 0 likes - addedFollow 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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Poor Siblings SHARE SHOES for SCHOOL, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios
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Can you solve the secret assassin society riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
111 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Your agent has infiltrated a life or death poker game in a hidden back room of a grand casino. Your team is on the trail of an elite society of assassins, each of whom carries a signature playi
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STUDENTS Find Out Teacher Is KUNG FU MASTER, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios
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How to overcome your mistakes
84 views / 0 likes - addedExplore what prevents us from learning from our failures, and how to become more resilient through cultivating a growth mindset.--People often describe failure as a teachable moment a necessary stumble on our way to improvement. But learning from our mist
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A day in the rebellion against the Inca Empire - Gabriel Prieto
66 views / 0 likes - addedFollow Maxo, a warrior of the Chimu Empire, as he navigates the Inca-conquered streets of Chan Chan to receive a secret message.--Its daybreak in the city of Chan Chan, and former soldier Maxo has been up all night fretting. Last night, a friend stopped b
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Can you solve the cursed dice riddle? - Dan Finkel
125 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Ah, spring. As Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest, its your favorite season. Humans and animals look to you to balance the bounty of the natural world which, like any self-respecting Goddess, you
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The Impossible Problem NO ONE Can Solve
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A Hobbyist Just Solved a 50-Year-Old Math Problem (Einstein Tile)
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A 5,300-year-old murder mystery - Albert Zink
141 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the story of tzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old glacier mummy who researchers discovered had been murdered.--In September 1991, two hikers discovered a corpse emerging from the ice. Researchers soon realized they were looking at the mummified bo
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How dangerous was it to be a jester? - Beatrice K. Otto
97 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the history of court jesters, from 7th century China to medieval Europe, and how they were able to speak truth to power.--Contrary to common belief, jesters werent just a medieval European phenomenon but flourished in other times and cultures. The
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Can other animals understand death? - Barbara J. King
151 views / 0 likes - addedDo nonhuman animals experience grief? Explore mourning in the animal kingdom to find out the answer to this tricky question.--In 2018, an orca called Tahlequah gave birth. But her daughter died within an hour. Tahlequah, however, didnt leave her body. Ove
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Why is Marie Antoinette so controversial? - Carolyn Harris
170 views / 0 likes - addedMarie Antoinette became a symbol for the evils of excess but was she a wasteful queen or a convenient scapegoat? You decide.--She was the Queen of France, notorious for living in opulence while peasants starved and became a symbol of everything wrong with
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The Conservation of Momentum Explained Simply
103 views / 0 likes - addedStart learning today with Brilliant! https://brilliant.org/upandatomThe law of conservation of linear momentum, shown with both Newton's laws and Galilean relativity. Classical mechanics. Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and Atom for physics, math and comput
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Can You Solve This Astronomical Riddle?
127 views / 0 likes - addedIn this video we look at one of the greatest astronomy riddles in history. A special thank you to Dr. Christian Sasse for all your help with this video, as well as the people of Siding Spring Observatory who made my time there so pleasant. If you'd like t
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Turing Machines - How Computer Science Was Created By Accident
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Why Time Actually Flows Both Ways
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The Fourier Series and Fourier Transform Demystified
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Unsolved Math Mystery - What's The Largest Sofa That Can Fit Around a Corner?
443 views / 0 likes - addedSign up to Brilliant to receive a 20% discount with this link! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/Recommended course: Advanced Geometry Puzzles https://brilliant.org/courses/advanced-geometry-puzzles/Mathematica Notebook and animations can be found at the bo
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Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise? - Hanako Sawada
130 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know avant-garde music composer John Cage, whose work challenged the boundaries between music and noise.--In 1960, composer John Cage went on television to share his latest work. But rather than using traditional instruments, Cage appeared surround
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Why were there three popes at the same time? - Jolle Rollo-Koster
78 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of the Papal Schism, which caused a split in the Catholic Church while 3 popes vied for supremacy. --For almost two millennia, the Pope has been a figure of supreme spiritual authority for Catholics around the world. But in the late 1
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Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer? - Stephanie Honchell Smith
121 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what caused the hole in the ozone layer, and how the Montreal Protocol helped restore it by banning harmful chemicals.--In the 1980s, the world faced a huge problem: there was a rapidly expanding hole in the ozone layer. If it continued to grow,
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How stretching actually changes your muscles - Malachy McHugh
1,605 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of stretching, and find out what it actually does to your muscles and how you can improve your flexibility.--An athlete is preparing for a game. Theyve put on their gear and done their warmup, and now its time for one more routine str
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How horses changed history - William T. Taylor
756 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how the domestication of horses influenced the fate of entire civilizations and dramatically altered human history.--People have been captivated by horses for a long time. They appear more than any other animal in cave paintings dating back 30,000
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MOTHER-IN-LAW Tries To RUIN FAMILY VACATION, What Happens Is Shocking | Dhar Mann
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How to manage your emotions
178 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the framework known as the Process Model, a psychological tool to help you identify, understand, and regulate your emotions.--After a week of studying, you feel confident that you'll ace your exam. But when you get your grade back, it's much lower
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Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes? - Talya Hackett
140 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how the technology of gene drives could lead to the eradication of mosquitoes and what that could mean for our ecosystems.--Mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths every year than any other animal, but very few of the 3,500 mosquito speci
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Mao Zedong's infamous mango cult - Vivian Jiang
144 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the era of Chinas Cultural Revolution, and how communist leader Mao Zedong used mangoes as a propaganda tool.--In August 1968, factory workers overheard news of a mandatory meeting. Whispered rumors described shipments of a gift from the countrys
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How do we create a better economy?
153 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the model known as doughnut economics, which aims to meet the needs of people without overshooting Earth's ecological limits.--Can we call any economy healthy in the face of dwindling resources and growing inequality? What if we cut off our addict
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IN-LAWS RUIN Their Family THANKSGIVING, They Live To Regret It | Dhar Mann
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Will there be another pandemic in your lifetime?
377 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the probability of a future pandemic and the steps we can take to reduce its destructiveness.--We tend to think of pandemics as unlikely events, but disease outbreaks are surprisingly common. Over the past 400 years, the longest stretch of time wi
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Why it took 379 pages to prove 1+1=2
158 views / 0 likes - addedSign up to Brilliant to receive a 20% discount with this link! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ Hi! I'm Jade. If you'd like to consider supporting Up and Atom, head over to my Patreon page :) https://www.patreon.com/upandatom Visit the Up and Atom store h
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Mel Blanc did over a 1000 different Voices in over 5000 CARTOONS ! - UNIQUE GENIUS
179 views / 0 likes - addedMelvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (May 30, 1908 -- July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly 60 YEARS long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. during the "Gold
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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?
761 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the two main ways we fight the viruses that cause the common cold, and find out if its possible to create a cure. --On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. Even with similar symptoms, the cause could be different each
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The myth of Pegasus and the chimera - Iseult Gillespie
265 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the myth of Bellerophon, the hero who battled and killed the Chimera monster atop the winged horse Pegasus.--Shielded from the gorgons stone gaze, Perseus crept through Medusas cave. When he reached her, he drew his sickle and brought it down on
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The myth of Zeus' test - Iseult Gillespie
322 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the myth of Baucis and Philemon, a couple who unknowingly showed the gods hospitality after their neighbors refused.--It was dark when two mysterious, shrouded figures appeared in a hillside village. The strangers knocked on every door in town, a
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The Boltzmann brain paradox - Fabio Pacucci
190 views / 1 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--How do you know youre a person who has lived your life, rather than a just-formed brain full of artificial m
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Why Weather Forecasts Are Wrong
172 views / 1 likes - addedFind out how DeepMind is working to improve ""nowcasting" - https://www.deepmind.com/blog/nowcasting-the-next-hour-of-rain - and learn more about their scholarship program - https://www.deepmind.com/scholarships. There are two types of rain, and one of th
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A brief history of Spanish - Ilan Stavans
177 views / 0 likes - addedTrace 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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Why a sausage can do what your gloves cannot - Charles Wallace and Sajan Saini
155 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of touchscreens, and find out the difference between the two most common types: capacitive and resistive.--In 2010, South Korea experienced a particularly cold winter. People couldnt activate their smartphones while wearing gloves, so
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MEAN GIRLS Shame Teen At SALON, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann
1,912 views / 4 likes - addedDownload my FREE mobile app App Store = https://apple.co/3nhvjapGoogle Play = https://bit.ly/3DRzS1I Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel by clicking here http://bit.ly/DharMannYouTube **Make sure you CLICK THE BELL ICON so you can get notifications wh
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A brief history of dumplings - Miranda Brown
212 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the diverse and delicious history of dumplings, from their first recorded origins to their spread across the Asian continent and beyond.--As archaeologists pored over ancient tombs in western China, they discovered some surprisingly well-preserved a
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Can you solve the fortress riddle? - Henri Picciotto
279 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Bad news: your worst enemies are at the gate. Your fledgling kingdom guards the worlds only herd of tiny dino creatures. To you, theyre sacred. To everyone else, theyre food. The three closest
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How the Suez Canal changed the world - Lucia Carminati
167 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the construction of the Suez Canal, and discover how it became one of the worlds busiest maritime passages.--Today, nearly 30% of all global ship traffic passes through the Suez Canal, totaling over 20,000 ships in 2021. The site of the canal had
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Trombone Shorty read by Angela Bassett
188 views / 1 likes - addedTrombone Shorty is written by Troy Andrews, illustrated by Bryan Collier and read by Angela Bassett.Hailing from the Trem neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A pro
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Watch this if you're scared of snakes - Andrew Whitworth
219 views / 1 likes - addedTravel around the world to visit some of natures most incredible snakes: vipers, and find out which are the most dangerous.--As of 2021, there are 368 species of viper worldwide. The name comes from the term viviparity, which means giving birth to live yo
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How pigeons took over the world - Elizabeth Carlen and Joanna Moles
160 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the ancient history of the pigeon, and discover how these birds became one of the most abundant species on the planet.--Seeing their meat as a protein source and their poop as the perfect fertilizer, humans brought pigeons into captivity as far back
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Which animal has the best eyesight? - Thomas W. Cronin
139 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the incredible diversity of eyes and vision in the animal kingdom, and find out which creature has the best eyesight.--The animal kingdom boasts an incredible diversity of eyes. Some rotate independently while others have squiggly-shaped pupils. S
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The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii - Sydney Iaukea
334 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the story of Queen Liliuokalani, the last queen of Hawaii, and how she fought the US annexation of the islands. --On January 16th, 1895, two men arrived at Liliuokalanis door, arrested her, and imprisoned her. The Missionary Party had recently
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Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? - Noah Charney
3,756 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what factors helped Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa become the worlds most famous painting.--More than 500 years after its creation, Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa is arguably the worlds most famous painting. Many scholars consider it an outstanding w
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The life cycle of a pair of jeans - Madhavi Venkatesan
793 views / 3 likes - addedTrace the life cycle of a pair of denim jeans, and discover the labor and environmental costs of this fashion staple.--The first pairs of jeans were designed for durability; denim was constructed as a sturdy weave worn by sailors and miners. But over the
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How to get better at video games, according to babies - Brian Christian
223 views / 0 likes - addedExplore what happened when the AI system Deep Q Networks (DQN) attempted to beat the Atari game Montezumas Revenge.--In 2013, a group of researchers wanted to create an AI system that could beat every Atari game. They developed a system called Deep Q Netw
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What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert
253 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.--Outside of China, Mandarin and Cantonese are often referred to as Chinese dialects, despite being even more dissimilar than Spanish and Italian.
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Can you solve the giant spider riddle? - Dan Finkel
370 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Once every century, the worlds greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of grueling games. The winner will become the next arachnomonarch, able to command all the worlds spiders to their
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The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gdel's Incompleteness Theorem - Marcus du Sautoy
246 views / 0 likes - addedExplore Gdels Incompleteness Theorem, a discovery which changed what we know about mathematical proofs and statements.--Consider the following sentence: This statement is false. Is that true? If so, that would make the statement false. But if its false, t
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Can you cheat death by solving this riddle? - Shravan S K
308 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now youre slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a conn
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The Day the Dinosaurs Died Minute by Minute
1,173 views / 5 likes - addedDISCOVER ANCIENT WORLDSPeek into the past and learn about dinosaurs and other amazing creatures: https://kgs.link/dinoSources & further reading:https://sites.google.com/view/sourcesdinosaurapocalypse/66 million years ago, maybe on a Tuesday afternoon, lif
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The sharks that hunt in forests - Luka Seamus Wright
368 views / 3 likes - addedDiscover the unique adaptations of marine forests, the ecosystems that provide food and shelter for sharks and diverse coastal species.--Forests dont usually come to mind as a habitat for sharks. But marine forests provide a home for 35% of the worlds sha
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What Are You Doing With Your Life? The Tail End
520 views / 1 likes - addedGain a new perspective on your life with our "Calendar & Timeline of Your Life Posters":https://kgs.link/N3KsfqvpSources & further reading:https://sites.google.com/view/sources-tailend/Wrapping your mind around your life is pretty hard, because you are up
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The woman who stared at the sun - Alex Gendler
276 views / 1 likes - addedGet to know the legacy of Hisako Koyama, whose drawings of the suns surface helped scientists reconstruct 400 years of sunspot activity.--In 1944, amateur astronomer Hisako Koyamas latest endeavor was sketching the suns shifting surface. She spent weeks a
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Why the world's most famous car race is in Monaco
246 views / 0 likes - addedIt's got a lot to do with taxes.Subscribe and turn on notifications ( ) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOMonaco is the worlds second-smallest country, spanning only 2.2 square kilometers. Yet it's the capital of the wide world of car raci
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How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler
272 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the unique engineering of New York Citys Citicorp Center tower, and the design flaw that threatened to topple it.--In 1978, Diane Hartley was writing her undergraduate architecture thesis when she made a shocking discovery. After weeks of poring
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TRUE Limits Of Humanity The Final Border We Will Never Cross
1,430 views / 11 likes - addedIf you want to support kurzgesagt and get something beautiful in return check our shop: https://bit.ly/3dRJj71 Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-truelimitsofhumanity/ The original Limits of Humanity: https://www.youtube.
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How the worlds tallest skyscraper was built - Alex Gendler
313 views / 1 likes - addedDiscover the engineering innovations that made building Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest skyscraper, possible.--In 2004, construction began on a new building in Dubai, promising a revolutionary design that would dwarf the rest of the worlds skyscrapers. F
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Green Eyed Gomez (Full Episode) | MGM
292 views / 0 likes - addedGet Tickets Now - https://www.addamsfamily.movie/When Lionel Barker, a former suitor of Morticia's, shows up, Gomez is jealous. But he's soon calmed when he learns that Barker is after Mildred, the new maid. The Addamses then discover that Barker is a con
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How A Vest Turned Patagonia Into A Billion-Dollar Brand
265 views / 0 likes - addedThe Patagonia Better Sweater Fleece Vest is by far one of the brands most popular products. Its also one of its most divisive. Over the last five years, the vest became a must-have accessory for Wall Street workers in Manhattans financial district to tech
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Which bag should you use? - Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper
832 views / 4 likes - addedExplore the environmental impact of three types of bags plastic, paper, and cloth to find out how theyre made, used and disposed of. --Youve filled up your cart and made it to the front of the grocery line when youre confronted with yet another choice: wh
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? - Elizabeth Cox
361 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the burden of proof fallacy, which assumes that something is true unless proven false and relies on arguments from ignorance.--Its 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a
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The problem with the U.S. bail system - Camilo Ramirez
269 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the U.S. bail systems reliance on cash bail and how it disproportionately hurts people in low-income communities and communities of color.--Since 2000, the annual number of people convicted of crimes in the United States has stayed steady, but the
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Why people fall for misinformation - Joseph Isaac
310 views / 0 likes - addedHow does a fact become a misconception? Dig into the world of misinformation to see how facts can become distorted and misleading.--In 1901, David Hnig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the to
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Living Underwater: How Submarines Work
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The myth of Ireland's two greatest warriors - Iseult Gillespie
502 views / 1 likes - addedDive into the Irish myth of Tin B Cuailnge, where Queen Meadhbh of Connaught seeks to capture the fabled brown bull of Ulster. --C Chulainn, hero of Ulster, stood at the ford at Cooley, ready to face an entire army single handedly all for the sake of a si
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The last chief of the Comanches and the fall of an empire - Dustin Tahmahkera
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What is Quantum Tunneling, Exactly?
354 views / 0 likes - addedSign up to brilliant.org to receive a 20% discount with this link! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ In this video we explore the quantum phenomenon of quantum tunneling, where an electron can tunnel through a barrier no classical object could. *Quantum Ph
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606 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-waiting-for-godot-iseult-gillespie Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named “Godot.” So begi
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474 views / 0 likes - addedHow a cheesy joke from the 1830s became the most widely spoken word in the world. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO OK is thought to be the most widely recognized word on the planet. We use it to communicate with each other, as well as our te
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