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The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Events and Outcomes 2

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Events and Outcomes 1

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U12_L2_T1_we1 Events and Outcomes 1 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=cdRLBOnLTDk Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Events and Outcomes 3

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U12_L2_T1_we3 Events and Outcomes 3 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=3_otNr9kRuY Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Independent Events 2

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U12_L2_T2_we2 Independent Events 2 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=VWAfEbgf1Po Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Independent Events 3

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U12_L2_T2_we3 Independent Events 3 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=2MYA8Ba2PvM Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Probability of Dependent Events

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U12_L2_T4_we2 Probability of Dependent Events More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=l9ft9jpriNA Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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U12_L2_T2_we1 Independent Events 1

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U12_L2_T2_we1 Independent Events 1 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Za7G_eWKiF4 Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Probability of Dependent Events 2

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U12_L2_T4_we3 Probability of Dependent Events 2 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=ccrYD6iX_SY Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Zombie Starfish | Nature's Weirdest Events - BBC

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Subscribe and to OFFICIAL BBC YouTube https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn Stream original BBC programmes FIRST on BBC iPlayer https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ Once again Nature's Weirdest Events has trawled the internet, raided their contact book and scoured the scientific worl
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Epic events you won't believe exist

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Epic events and festivals you wont believe exist. Places like Burning Man , Harbin Ice and Snow Festival , Lantern festival , Dia De Los Muertos , The International Highline Meeting Festival , Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta , Holi color festival
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Why Were Seeing More Gravitational Wave Events Than Ever Before

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LIGO and Virgo recently updated their gravitational-wave catalog with 39 new discoveries, including signals that could help us probe unresolved mysteries about the universe further than ever before. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch
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Kids Perform Count Olaf's Play (A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS) | BOOK BISCUIT

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In A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning, Count Olaf puts on a play, but how exactly did it go? The book doesn't say, so please enjoy this adaptation and performance of what the play was probably exactly like! Credits Hosts:Luxy BynumSofia Sha
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A Series of Fortunate Events with Sean B. Carroll

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Is simple chance the source of all the beauty and diversity we see in the world? Sean B. Carroll tells the story of the awesome power of chance.Sean's book "A Series of Fortunate Events" is available now: https://geni.us/mPPrdQHWatch the Q&A: https://yout
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Do Events Inside Black Holes Happen? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Black holes! From Stephen Hawking to Interstellar, black holes are mammoths in the world of
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These Are the Events That Will Happen Before 2050

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Compound Probability of Independent Events

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Probability of particular sequences of flips More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=xSc4oLA9e8o
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How Does Iron Spark One Of The Most Violent Cosmic Events?

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Stars are basically machines for turning lighter elements into heavier elements via the nuclear fusion reactions that take place in their cores. But at the very moment this fusion process creates iron, the star goes supernova and releases more energy in a
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Current Events: Crash Course Kids #34.1

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What are air currents? Air currents are like rivers of wind caused by areas of high and low pressure.The air above the land is warmer and less dense, so it rises. The air over the water is cooler and heavier. The cool air rushes in toward the low-pressure
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Deflecting Asteroids: Protecting The Earth From Future Catastrophic Events

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Although massive asteroid impacts on Earth are rare, astronomers have identified thousands of asteroids close enough to Earth to be potentially hazardous. Learn from meteorite specialist Denton Ebel, Curator in the Division of Physical Sciences, how scien
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A Day in 1920's Paris | 1927 AI Enhanced Film [ 60 fps, 4k]

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Time travel back to Paris of the roaring 20's, flappers, bobbed hair, cloche hats, and dancing to jazz! Brought to life with AI deep learning techniques. Silent movie actress Pola Negri can be seen at the now long forgotten treehouse restaurant bar - Robi
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5 Cool Dance Moves from the 1920s

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5 Rare films with some cool dance moves from the 1920s - the Black Bottom, Waltz, Salsa, Charleston and Foxtrot - popular dance styles in the Jazz Age. The roaring twenties! The age of the flapper! The Black Bottom - became popular in the 1920s, which cou
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Make and play your own "Cup" Roarer

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We have probably all made a "bull roarer" by tying a ruler on a piece of string and whirling it around to make a roaring sound. Rob shows a South American variation that can even be an instrument - still used in bands today.
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What Kind of Footage Do Historical Colorists Like Best?

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Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Prohibition, the Roaring '20s. According to the historians and art directors from Composite Films who worked meticulously on America in Color, these were some of their favorite subjects to research and bring to life. From the
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How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes | Adam Leipzig | TEDxMalibu

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Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Adam Leipzig has overseen more than 25 movies as a producer, executive and distributor. and has produced more than 300 stage plays and live events, and he was one of the founders of t
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The evolution of juggling | Jay Gilligan | TEDxHelsinki

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Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Jay Gilligan is a professional juggler and performer from Arcadia, Ohio currently performing and living in Europe. Jay is the main teacher of juggling and creator of the juggling prog
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The Science Of A Happy Mind, Part 1 - Nat Geo Live

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Renowned neuroscientist Richard Davidson is finding that happiness is something we can cultivate and a skill that can be learned. Working with the Dalai Lama, Davidson is investigating the far-reaching impact of mindfulness, meditation, and the cultivatio
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Why Do Lions Roar?

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Lions, like all animals. roar as a way to communicate. Beginning at the age of 2, lion cubs are able to start roaring. Similar to humans, we speak using different tones, pitches and volumes as a way to get our message across and to tell each other apart.
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The History Of The Barometer (and How It Works) - Asaf Bar-Yosef

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-barometer-and-how-it-works-asaf-bar-yosef A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, allowing weather forecasters and scientists to better predict extreme weather events. Despite
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CREEPY Face Puppet

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New puppet folks! Support my work via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/barnabydixon Facebook https://www.facebook.com/barnabyjdixon Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/barnabydixon Live events... Athens https://wppstream.com/events/stream-2018/ Toronto http://www
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Sesame Street: Walking with a Dinosaur

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What would it be like to walk with dinosaurs? Big Bird and friends sing about clapping, stomping, roaring, and walking with dinosaurs! Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more f
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Beginning Of The Civil War

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Understanding the sequence of events from Lincoln's election to all-out war.
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What Do You Hear in a Seashell?

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Have you ever put a seashell up to your ear and heard a roaring sound the sounds sort of like the ocean? Is it magic? No! It's science! Jessi and Squeaks explain what's up! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patre
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The psychology of self-motivation | Scott Geller | TEDxVirginiaTech

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Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Scott Geller is Alumni Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems in the Department of Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American
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Searching For The World’s Last Pristine Seas - Nat Geo Live

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Feeling like he was writing the obituary for our oceans while studying the human impact on our seas, marine ecologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Enric Sala decided to leave academia and devote his life to ocean conservation. He foun
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Sandwich Bag Fire Starter

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Grant Thompson - the King of Random - teaches me how to start a fire with a Sandwich bag. And we tried to melt glass in my backyard: https://goo.gl/zb0uE0Check out his channel: http://ve42.co/KoRThe intensity of sunlight on Earth is about 1300 Watts per s
Walking with Giants: How the Easter Island Moai Moved | Nat Geo Live

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For centuries, the mystery of how the colossal stone statues of Easter Island moved captivated scientists. See their theories come to life. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLiveAbout Nat Geo Live (Nat
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How To Throw A Jurassic Party with REAL VOLCANO Dip | ALYSSA THE PARTY PLANNER

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Alyssa the Party Planner is here to show you how to throw a Jurassic World inspired party! Get inspired by her decorating designs, party crafts, and food ideas! In this episode she teaches you how to make vests fit for a raptor trainer and volcano party d
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Ukraine Russia War Explained Part 1 | What has been happening in the Ukraine Russia War?

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In this video we looks at the main events from February 24th and 25th that started the Ukraine Russia War. We first start by looking at how it all began and when the first Russia troops entered into the country followed by Putin's announcement for a "Mili
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The surprising beauty of mathematics | Jonathan Matte | TEDxGreensFarmsAcademy

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Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Jonathan Matte has been teaching Mathematics for 20 years, the last 13 at Greens Farms Academy. Formerly the Mathematics Department Chair, he is currently the 12th Grade Dean and Coac
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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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Searching For Life In Volcanoes And Other Extreme Environments - Nat Geo Live

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Found everywhere from the rim of a lava lake to the inside an iceberg, microbes are remarkable organisms that can live in places humans can only dream of. How do they do it? And what can we learn from them about the limits of life both on our planet and e
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How little people can make a big difference | Charlie Cooper | TEDxJCUCairns

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Charlie Cooper is a nine year old boy who is wiser than his years. Charlie tells the story of how the buddy bench at Trinity Beach State School came to be a tool to
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Frequency Probability and Unfair Coins

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A different way of thinking about probability when we don't have equally likely events More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=RI874OSJp1U
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Probability with Playing Cards and Venn Diagrams

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Probability of compound events. The Addition Rule. Common Core Standard 457 S-CP.7 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=obZzOq_wSCg
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In the Key of Genius: Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford at TEDxWarwick 2013

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Born prematurely at just 25 weeks, Derek Paravicini has suffered from blindess, learning impairment and severe autism for his entire life. Despite his impairment, Derek has the unique gift of perfect pitch, and is able to play any piece of music after hea
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Lisa Randall: Atoms Only Make Up 5% of Our Universe. The Rest is Dark Matter and Energy

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Even though it makes up 69 per cent of the Universe, dark energy is incredibly elusive. But theoretical physicist Lisa Randall is determined to track down and understand the unseen parts of our existence. ABOUT WIRED LIVE Hundreds of leaders from the worl
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Russia Invasion of Ukraine Explained | Ukraine Russia Conflict What sanctions are imposed on Russia?

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In this video we look at an update on the Russia Ukraine conflict and the recent events that have led some to call it an invasion. This video looks at the recent events of Putin sending in troops to the separatist controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk
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How The World's First Written Languages Spread

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The introduction of writing systems changed the world. It allowed humans to physically express thoughts and language, as well as record events for future generations to study. Although different writing systems developed independently in different areas o
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Inside Europe’s Busiest (and Cutest) Wildlife Hospital

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Sprained paw? Broken wing? Tiggywinkles will get you back to roaring health. With over 10,000 animals coming through the door each year, Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital is the busiest (and cutest) in all of Europe. Named after the beloved Beatrix Potter ch
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"Will Your iPhone Ever Have Consciousness?" with Marcus du Sautoy | WIRED Live

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How can we tell whether an animal is conscious? How about an iPhone? University of Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy reveals the complex process of how we assess consciousness and the challenges artificial intelligence may soon pose. This talk was rec
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CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS Family Fun Game Night for Kids! Disney Cars 3 Surprise Toys

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CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS Dreamworks Rip Roaring Race! Family Fun Game Night for Kids! Winner gets Disney Cars 3 Surprise Toys like Lighting McQueen! Captain Underpants and the Rip-Roaring Race to Remain Rainless Game where players work together to keep Captain
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How Google's DeepMind is Using AI to Tackle Climate Change

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AI is often seen as a magical fix-all. It's not, but it is, says Sims Witherspoon, a powerful tool for unlocking communities' problem-solving capacities. Witherspoon is a program manager at Google's DeepMind, which made headlines when it reduced energy re
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Big Bird Was Almost Onboard The Fatal Space Shuttle Challenger

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On January 28, 1986, tragedy struck the Space Shuttle Challenger when it broke apart 73 seconds into the flight, killing all seven crew members onboard. In a bizarre turn of events, the disastrous flight almost included one of Sesame Street's most beloved
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Rocket Skates w/ Steve O

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Steve O: https://youtu.be/NGuyzVLovlcDavid Dobrik: https://youtu.be/fOeIIuvcd2AAbout a year ago we came up with this concept of putting rockets on rollerblades. And this was a total throwback to when I was a professional stunt rollerblader in my early twe
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How Did A Grizzly Bear Get On California's Flag?

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As more and more settlers began to pour into California throughout the 1840s, the local Mexican authorities regarded them with suspicion. This would set off a chain of events culminating in the Bear Flag Revolt. From: AERIAL AMERICA: Northern California h
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Mo Gawdat of Google X: The Secret to Happiness May Lie in a Mathematical Equation

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Mo Gawdat, the chief business officer of the moonshot factory Google X, has designed an algorithm to make you happy. Gawdat started writing when his son died. The resulting book, Solve for Happy, describes the model of happiness that he and his late son b
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This Guy Is Making Furniture and Buildings out of Your Trash | Nat Geo Live

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How many objects in your vicinity contain recycled material? Probably none. Engineer Arthur Huang is trying to change this by designing from trash new materials that can be used to make furniture, buildings, and even airplanes. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/
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How Compost Is Made: A Field Trip!

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Composting is a way to turn scraps of food you aren't going to eat anymore into healthy soil for your garden! But how does food turn in to dirt?! Mister Brown and Squeaks take a trip to SoilCycle, a place that makes compost in their neighborhood, to talk
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Overcoming Dyslexia, Finding Passion: Piper Otterbein at TEDxYouth@CEHS

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Piper Otterbein is a senior at Cape Elizabeth High School. Piper was born in New York, but she has lived in Cape Elizabeth for the past eleven years. When Piper was in first grade, she was diagnosed with a learning disability. While Piper struggled throug
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3 Men Stuck In Space When An Oxygen Tank Exploded - This Is How They Survived

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Imagine being stranded in space with no hope to make it back to Earth. Well that's exactly the insane challenge the astronauts of Apollo 13 faced. In today's animated story cartoon we analyze the chain of events that led to the Apollo 13 mission almost be
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Animated Map of Civilizations

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This is the best animated map I have seen, originally made by 6hhunter. Original upload: http://www.acfun.tv/v/ac1937323 Added some annotations for main events in history Music: Rada by Thomas Bergersen Music used in this video are for non commercial fair
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The Lion King Was Supposed to be a Documentary?! | WHAT THEY GOT RIGHT

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The development of The Lion King had a lot of plot twists before it became the 90s classic we know and love! On WHAT THEY GOT RIGHT, Ruby Jay tells you about all the how The Lion King got to be a roaring success! → Credits ← Director: Nhi Hong Writer: Joe
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The REAL Heroes of the Titanic Who Saved Hundreds | WHAT THE PAST

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The Tragedy of the Titanic is one of the worst maritime disasters in modern history. But horrible events reveal heroic people, and the Titanic was no different.Images used under license from Shutterstock.comNarrated by: Kayla RosenbergWritten & Directed b
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John Williams Greets Star Wars Musicians At Home

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Two musicians have earned a greeting from legendary Hollywood film composer John Williams by playing his theme from "Star Wars" outside of his Los Angeles home. (July 19) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Get updates and
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Can We Survive the Destruction of the Earth? ft. Neal Stephenson | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Science fiction author and futurist Neal Stephenson helps Matt determine what humanity needs to do in order to survive the destruction of our own planet. You can find Neal's book Seveneves right here http://www.nealstephenson.com/seveneves.html Get your o
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Leonardo da Vinci's Drawing Materials

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In this short film, conservator Alan Donnithorne explores the materials that Leonardo da Vinci used to produce his magnificent drawings. Using examples from the holdings of the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, the film looks at how Leonardo achieved th
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Why the US has so many tornadoes

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Tornado Alley experiences more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world why?This video is presented by CuriosityStream: https://www.curiositystream.com/VoxBecome a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labThe United States experiences more tornadoes than
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Schoolhouse Rock!: America - The Shot Heard 'Round The World

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Take a pilgrimage through American history with the award-winning series that has engaged generations of school children. With eleven classic animated songs, including "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "Fireworks," your students will feel the beat of hist
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3-D Technology Offers Clues to How Egypt’s Pyramids Were Built

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Archeologist Yukinori Kawae is leading an interdisciplinary approach to studying the Egyptian pyramids by combining computer science, 3-D data, and the latest technology to help decode how and why the pyramids were built. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeo
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Obamanation: Crash Course US History #47

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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There's a growing threat in the mountains thanks to climate change: glacial lake outburst floods

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As the climate changes and glaciers melt, a lesser-known threat lurks in alpine areas: glacial lake outburst floods. These events happen rapidly, releasing huge amounts of water with little or no warning. Unsuspecting communities lying in the flood path c
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My Terrific Dinosaur - Spinosaurus, Velociraptor, And Tyrannosaurus Rex And More!

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There are so many terrific dinosaurs, like Spinosaurus, Velociraptor, and Tyrannosaurus rex, to name a few. Did you know that Spinosaurus had a spiny sail on its back? Do you know why? And what about Velociraptors? They may have had feathers but not for f
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How Eddie Van Halen Invented Tapping

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Watch the entire interview here: http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2015/02/14/necessity-is-the-source-of-eddie-van-halens-inventions/events/the-takeaway/ At a What It Means to Be American event at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, leg
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How to fix our unreliable power grid

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Our electrical grid can be taken down by storms, fires, and squirrels. But theres a better way to power the world.A microgrid is a decentralized power system that doesnt have a single point of failure. That means one squirrel cant cause a massive blackout
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"The Lonely Goatherd" - THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

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GET TICKETS NOW: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/the-sound-of-music Fathom Events, with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, Twentieth Century Fox, and Turner Classic Movies are thrilled to present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of M
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Official Trailer [HD]

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom In Theaters June 22, 2018 https://www.jurassicworld.com It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans whi
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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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What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler What trials unite not only Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins but many of literature's most interesting heroes? And what do ordinary people have in common with these literary heroes?
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Britain Is Leaving The EU. Here's What That Means.

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Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to
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Chino Valley USD Students Spread Hope During School Closures Due to COVID-19

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School closures throughout the nation have halted highly-anticipated campus events and activities with hundreds of thousands of students practicing social distancing at home. While the annual Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Choral Festivalori
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Fizz, Bang, Wow! 25 Years of Making Science Fun

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Things that fizz, pop, explode and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Heres are just a few highlights of the last 25 years working with the team at Steve Spangler Science. Thanks to everyone from around the world who subscribed to ou
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The Science Behind The Myth: Homer's

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-behind-the-myth-homer-s-odyssey-matt-kaplan Homer's "Odyssey" recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus during his journey home from the Trojan War. Though some parts may be based on real ev
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What happens when you bring meditation to public schools

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Classrooms all over the country are trying something new: sitting and breathing. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines
Red Sprites and Blue Jets Explained - New Discovery!

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Science of how red sprites and blue jets form over thunderstorms. Some of the greatest red sprites ever caught on camera with easy to understand explanations including a new discovery are highlighted in this video. Explore the colorful world of Transient
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How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location? - Wilton L. Virgo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-your-smartphone-know-your-location-wilton-l-virgo GPS location apps on a smartphone can be very handy when mapping a travel route or finding nearby events. But how does your smartphone know where you ar
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The Lowly Washerwoman

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We are always researching the people at the bottom of society. Carol Jarboe, or Maggie, has done piles of research on these folks and is a dream to work with. Find out what labor on the bottom rung was like in the 18 century with the lowly washerwoman. A
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Ancient supernovae might have upended Earths evolution

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When stars run out of fuel, they can collapse under their own gravity, exploding as supernovae that blast debris and radioactive nuclei far into space. Most of these events are too far from Earth to impact our planet. But if one happened nearby, the effec
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The Science Is In: Exercise Isn’t The Best Way To Lose Weight

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Why working out is great for health, but not for weight loss, explained in five minutes. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the h
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7 ways a trip to Mars could kill you

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Want to rig the US presidential election? Good luck.

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The formula for selling a million-dollar work of art

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The global art market was worth $64 billion in 2015. This is how such a niche market thrives worldwide. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.v
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Firing radioactive stuff at high speed under city streets

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The Rabbit Line, at UBC's TRIUMF, sends slightly radioactive material under the streets of Vancouver at 100km/h (60mph). Here's how and why. More: https://www.triumf.ca/headlines/current-events/rabbit-line-gets-replacement Edited by Michelle Martin https:
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How Snapchat's Filters Work

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Holden, JD, and the Red Cap- The Catcher in the Rye Part 2: Crash Course English Literature #7

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In which John continues the discussion of JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. This week John reads the novel with Salinger's life story in mind. John explores how Salinger's war experience, educational background, and romantic life inform the events of Hold
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SciCafe: Mollusks To Medicine

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When you think of venomous animals, you imagine snakes, spiders, or scorpions - not snails. In this SciCafe, Mandë Holford, a research associate at the Museum and Associate Professor of chemical biology at Hunter College, discusses her research on predato
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How the inventor of Mario designs a game

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Climate change: Yep, still happening

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Would you use time travel to kill baby Hitler?

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Well? Would you? Vox's Phil Edwards asked author James Gleick about the history of this unusual philosophical question. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's rea
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Ernesto Neto "GaiaMotherTree" Trailer

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From June 30 to July 29, 2018, the Fondation Beyeler will be showing an installation by the Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto (b. 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) in Zurich Main station. The monumental work GaiaMotherTree, a sculpture made of brightly colored hand-kno
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Why red means Republican and blue means Democrat

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Astronomers see baby planet being born for first time

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For the first ever time, Astronomers have been able to observe a baby planet being born. Scientists at the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope spotted the baby planet on a gas and dust cloud near the star AB Aurigae, located 520 lig
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Einstein's pole in the barn paradox. In this video we talk about aspects of special relativity like length contraction and simultaneous events to solve Einstein's pole in the barn paradox. Hi I'm Jade. I stick to theoretical physics because my hands break
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A Tale Of Two Planets

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As infant planets, Earth and Venus were almost twins, but today they are incredibly different worlds. What events led to their divergence and the development of radically different environments? | http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/how-the-universe-wor
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A mountaintop view of the total solar eclipse

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What 2017's total eclipse looked like from 9700 feet above sea level. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you're looking for the music in this video, it's available here: https://soundcloud.com/joeposner/vengreen-peak Vox.com is a news websi
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Sweet potatoes and yams: What's the difference?

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Americans have been confused for centuries. Note: We uploaded this video a year ago, but we're sending it out again for Thanksgiving this year. Happy Thanksgiving! Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut
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Why the pope dresses like that

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BUTTERFLY SHAPED CAKE DESIGN | 10 Big Cake Decoration | Creative and Delicious Dessert Idea

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The secret chord that makes Christmas music sound so Christmassy

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Hint: Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" uses it. For more about the secret chord, read more from Adam Ragusea here: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2014/12/mariah_carey_s_all_i_want_for_christmas_is_you_a_musicological_explanat
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How I memorized an entire chapter from “Moby Dick”

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How this guy found 83 messages in bottles

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Clint Buffington has found 83 messages in bottles — and you could probably do it too. Vox's Zachary Crockett and Phil Edwards found out how. Find Clint's blog here: https://messageinabottlehunter.com/ Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com
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Why 99% of ocean plastic pollution is "missing"

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The plastic we dump into the ocean might be hiding in plain sight. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOVox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out htt
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Stop Taking Antibiotics To Treat Your Cold

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The 1995 Hubble photo that changed astronomy

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USAF Fighter Pilot on How Flyovers Work

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Hasard Lee explains how fighter pilots conduct the flyovers you see at major sporting events. SUBSCRIBE for regular videos https://www.youtube.com/c/HasardLee HOW TO become a FIGHTER PILOT: https://www.professionalsplaybook.com/pilot-newsletter How to con
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Why France produces the most World Cup players

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Why you always seem to have room for dessert

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There's a scientific reason behind your "second stomach."Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labHow is it that, after stuffing ourselves full at dinner, we somehow find room to eat again once dessert comes around? Turns out, the thing that make
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Scientists Can Now Prove That Climate Change Is Causing Natural Disasters

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Across the world, climate events are getting more extreme. And while theres little doubt that climate change is to blame, proving that fault for specific weather events hasnt really been possible until now. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseek
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The Best Atomic Clock Ever Built?

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Turns out, two atomic clocks are indeed better than one. And what role does sleep play in memory suppression? The SciShow team will be at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston in February! Check it out: http://www.nerdconnerdfighteria.com/ A Brief History of T
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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-herodotus-called-the-father-of-history-mark-robinson 2,500 years ago, the writing of history as we know it didn’t exist. The past was recorded as
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How do we get rid of space junk? Here's how scientists are planning to zap away debris and de-clutter space! Could You Get Hit By Falling Space Junk? - http://bit.ly/28SDo19 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: The Mad
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Motorized LEGO Pop-Up Book Stand

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After years of manually opening and closing the LEGO Pop-Up Book at events, I finally built a stand that automatically opens and closes the book for me. This is a custom LEGO designed book stand to showcase the Pop-Up Book (set 21315). It features a mecha
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Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars

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Cinematic worlds don't just happen. Vox's Phil Edwards spoke with Todd Marks about how they actually make the TVs and computers in movies. You can find more information here: http://www.vox.com/2016/12/9/13889118/movie-screens-computer-special-effects Sub
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The wreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackletons ship, has been found off the coast of Antarctica 100 years to the day of Shackleton's burial.The whereabouts of wooden ship, which was submerged in the Weddell Sea after it became trapped in ice in 1915, had
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A Rare Super Pink Moon Is Coming In April 2021

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A Rare Super Pink Moon is going to make an appearance in the sky of April 2021. A Supermoon is a combination of two lunar events. The orbit of the Moon is elliptical. This means the distance between the Moon and the Earth keeps on changing. The point of c
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Flu-Pandemic: What Bill Gates fears the most.

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What's likeliest to kill more than 10 million human beings in the next 20 years? It's probably not what you'd think. For much more, read Ezra Klein's feature story at Vox: http://www.vox.com/2015/5/27/8660249/gates-flu-pandemic Subscribe to our channel! h
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Why locusts are descending on East Africa

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Mechanical gears in jumping insects

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Previously believed to be only man-made, a natural example of a functioning gear mechanism has been discovered in a common insect - the plant-hopper Issus - showing that evolution developed interlocking cogs long before we did. Professor Malcolm Burrows t
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The secrets of Magic Eye, revealed

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Food Artists Turn Your Pets Into Pancakes

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Dancakes is a professional pancake art company based in St. Louis, Missouri. The artists cook custom pancakes at all types of events, including television award shows and college celebrations. Pet portraits are the most requested type of pancake. The batt
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The hard life of India's illegal sewer cleaners

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Over 1 million people in India’s “untouchable” caste are still tasked with cleaning sewers, drains, and latrines — with no protective gear. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO For more information on manual scavenging, here's more information f
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The hidden oil patterns on bowling lanes

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Every bowling lane has a hidden oil pattern. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards finds out what that means. Every lane has a pattern. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards explores how they change the game. Bowling isn’t just about a great
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MinuteEarth Explains: Size

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Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works.

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Race walking is an incredible sport — it's time you understood it. Vox's Brian Resnick and Phil Edwards looked into race walking rules, race walking technique, and race walking form, and it turns out to be a fascinating Olympic sport. Subscribe to our cha
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Why the Lincoln Memorial was almost never built

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Today, it's iconic. But for a long time, the Lincoln Memorial was incredibly controversial. Vox's Phil Edwards looked into the full story. Read more here: http://www.vox.com/2016/10/3/13124866/lincoln-memorial-joe-cannon Subscribe to our channel! http://g
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Are "Acts of God" Disappearing?

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Considering humans' increased impact on the environment, we may want to reconsider whether there is still a place in our legal system for the Act of God defense. Thanks to all our viewers and supporters for an incredible year of videos! Thanks also to our
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How Do Pneumatic Tubes Work?

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The Internet has been called a series of tubes. But long before email, people sent messages across cities through networks of pneumatic tubes. Learn how they work! Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/pneumat
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Why China is building islands in the South China Sea

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'Invisibility cloak' that could hide tanks and troops looks closer to reality

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Harry Potter’s ‘invisibility cloak’ appears closer to reality as Canadian camouflage manufacturer Hyperstealth Biotechnology has applied for patents on its ‘Quantum Stealth’ material. The ‘inexpensive and paper-thin&rsq
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In which John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history's great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted large swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid claim to Australia and New Zealand, and died a bizarre death in the Sa
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How cars went from boxy to curvy

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The big shift from boxy cars in the '80s to curvy cars in the '90s, explained. Read more: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/11/8762373/car-design-curves Magazine archive from: http://oldcarbrochures.org/ Automotive Hall of Fame footage from: https://www.youtube.c
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How it looks (and sounds) when two stars collide

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Researchers say an explosion spotted in space is one of the most scientifically important astronomical events ever. Here's what happened. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/kdDpXu Today scientists announced one of the most important astronomical discoveries ever:
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Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

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With the recent events that have happened in society, it has really taken a toll on me mentally/emotionally. My heart is hurting and there's nothing I can really say. So since music is the thing I know best I figured I'd just play. Here's a bit of Adagio
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Homer Simpson: An economic analysis

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Mall santa, carny, and CEO: How Homer Simpson’s jobs represent America. Here's the full article and list of jobs: http://www.vox.com/2016/9/6/12752476/the-simpsons-homer-middle-class Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Video by Estelle Caswell
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Why a total solar eclipse is such a big deal

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How solar and lunar eclipses work. Note: This is an update of a video we published in 2015. Sources: Getty Images https://www.amazon.com/Totality-Great-American-Eclipses-2017/dp/0198795696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500557252&sr=8-1&keywords=totality NASA: h
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In which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity, rising divorce rat
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Why tigers get coronavirus but your dog will be fine

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Check out this episode of our new Quibi show, Answered. There's a new episode daily you can watch here: https://link.quibi.com/answeredbyvoxytWe have seen reports of everything from Malayan tigers to pugs testing positive for COVID-19. In this episode, we
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The Truth About my Autistic Son

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Now that you've met my son, please consider sharing and donating to impact his life and so many others like him. Livestream link (April 30th- MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!)- https://youtu.be/5J3peD8LZ5o Learn more about the charity NEXT for Autism here- https:/
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MinuteEarth Explains: Food

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The Best of the Capture the Flag | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network UK

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Capture the flag was one of the biggest events at the Creek.Subscribe to watch more awesome videos - https://goo.gl/hRAVDf Play free Craig of the Creek games on the Cartoon Network UK website - https://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/show/craig-of-the-creekWatch
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How drug companies make you buy more medicine than you need

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They make eye drops too big -- and make you pay for the waste. This is our first installment in our collaboration with ProPublica. Check out the full piece at https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-companies-make-eyedrops-too-big-and-you-pay-for-the-wast
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Heavy Metal Cataclysm

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Until recently, most scientists believed the heaviest elements were formed by the incredible energy of supernovae. However, no direct observation of heavy element creation by supernovae have been made and computer simulations of the events do not produce
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Why all world maps are wrong

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LIGO again detects gravitational waves

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For the second time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves — ripples through the fabric of space-time, created by extreme, cataclysmic events in the distant universe (Learn more: http://mitsha.re/7qYU301i1L1). The team has determined that
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Inside The Sunny Center of a Hurricane

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Why rappers love Grey Poupon

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Charting the rise of hip hop's favorite condiment. Check out the Vox.com interactive: http://bit.ly/2dKLFF0 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/estellecaswell/playlist/4dZg2ipihvayBI9TlJnNJ6 Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Video
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The Oxford Comma's Unlikely Origin

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Oxford commas are the world's most controversial punctuation mark — but where did they come from? Vox's Phil Edwards explored the history... Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Oxford comma is a grammar geek's obsession, and it turns out to
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How A TV Show Gets Made

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From script to screen making a TV show is a fast and furious process. Here's how they get made. We took a look inside one of the best shows on television, The Americans to see how they go from script to screen. You can check out the full feature here: htt
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How Do You Test the World’s Fastest Jet Engines?

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The U.S. Air Force is home to the fastest jets in the world. It's up to the jet propulsion technicians and maintenance crews to keep their engines up to tip top shape and roaring at full power. Read More Riding Shotgun in a Fighter Jet https://www.seeker.
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Climb 15 Meters in 5 Secs. (ft. Alex Honnold) | WIRED

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In 2020 climbing will be an official Olympic sport with three events -- lead, bouldering and speed climbing. The fastest time up the standard 15 meter speed wall is 5.48 seconds. Could it be faster? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez climbs with junior champion Jord
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Where Does Soil Come From?

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Trees come from seeds, and birds come from eggs, but where does all the soil and dirt come from?----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a question for Jessi, Squeaks,
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Why Australia's fires are linked to floods in Africa

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Fires are normal in Australia. This year was off the charts.Correction: A previous version of this video had the date January 7, 2019 at 0:11 and sourced the Department of Western Australia at 0:24. It has been corrected to January 7, 2020 and the Governm
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Steve Martin on how to look at abstract art | MoMA BBC | THE WAY I SEE IT

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In this episode of "The Way I See It," actor and comedian Steve Martin looks at paintings by two early pioneers of American abstraction and takes us on a journey of seeing—shape and color transform into mountains, sky, and water. Find "The Way I See
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I Reached 1000 LEVELS In Minecraft Hardcore

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I Built Every XP Farm In Minecraft Hardcore Your next adventure awaits on Honkai Impact 3rd V6.5 update check it out here and try new weapons, stigmatas, outfits and new events! https://bit.ly/3zrRWiL ALSO use code [NEWCHAP] to get 30 Crystals, 2888 Aster
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Jim Cummings and the Ultimate Disney Voice-Off

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Jim Cummings, the voice of countless Disney favorites, 'gets dangerous' with some of your favorite Disney characters such as Winnie the Pooh and Darkwing Duck. Click the if you liked this video! SUBSCRIBE THEN CLICK THE : https://goo.gl/YivkZu About D23:
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How to be a cloud detective

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What different clouds mean, explained for kids.Welcome to our first-ever week of programming for kids! If youre standing outside and you look up, youll likely see something familiar above you: clouds! They can be long and skinny, low and rumbly, white and
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Pinball isn’t as random as it seems

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Hint: Go for the flashing lights. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When you look at a pinball machine, you might think it's nothing more than a bunch of flashing lights. Many people think the game is random, but it’s actually carefully laid
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What Does It Sound Like When Black Holes Smash Into Each Other?

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Scientists are using a $4 million supercomputer to listen to black holes colliding, and its helping us understand the beginning of our universe. Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter - https://youtu.be/C68b9EGksuI Read More: T
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Who Crashed the Vehicle? | We Baby Bears | Cartoon Network UK

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Baby Grizz has his version of events as to why Squatter Otter's new vehicle crashed.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 fu
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Avatar: The Way of Water | Official Trailer

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Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the
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The Scent of History: Inside the Library of Smells

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Sissel Tolaas is many things: an artist, a scientist and—perhaps most importantly—a smell expert. She has dedicated much of her life to capturing and recreating smells from objects, places, events, and even broad historical periods. Using hundreds of chem
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Riding a Kayak Over a 134-Foot Waterfall

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Dane Jackson takes kayaking to extremes. The professional whitewater kayaker has won freestyle and racing events all over the world. But theres no thrill quite like dropping over the edge of a waterfall as massive as the Salto del Maule in Chile. Watching
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How a mathematician dissects a coincidence

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Can you unknot a twist of fate with logic? Vox's Phil Edwards asked mathematician Joseph Mazur about his book, Fluke, and one of its most incredible stories. Find a link to the book and more information here: http://www.vox.com/2016/10/31/13457236/mathema
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What are Stalactites and Stalagmites? | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids

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After visiting Sam the Bat in his familys cave, Squeaks is learning all about the rock icicles that are growing from the ceiling and the floor in the cave! Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out
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Pro wrestling is an art form

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The best part of pro wrestling isn’t the wrestling. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO You might think people watch wrestling for the bodyslams and the pile drivers, but it's actually what happens outside of the ring that makes wrestling fun t
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For These Tiny Spiders, It's Sing or Get Served | Deep Look

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Male jumping spiders perform courtship dances that would make Bob Fosse proud. But if they bomb, they can wind up somebody's dinner instead of their mate. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt DEEP LOOK is a ultra-HD (4K) short video series created
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Doctor Who could change how women are portrayed in sci-fi

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The Doctor’s greatest power? Her sense of humor. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO For the first time in its 55-year history, British television show Doctor Who will have a woman in the lead role (played by Jodie Whittaker). Doctor Who isn’t
3 minutes to the centre of the Earth | The Royal Society

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Accompany seismologist Paula Koelemeijer on a voyage to the centre of the Earth!#earth #planet #seismology #geology #mantle #core Find out which animal burrows the farthest, where the world's deepest hole is, and discover two mysterious blobs the size of
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This 19-year-old can keep astronauts safe from space junk

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Space debris is a growing threat to space exploration. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When 15-year-old Amber Yang first heard about space trash it gave her nightmares. How could such an imminent threat to space exploration be left on the b
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How rats take advantage of human failure

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Rats are grosser than we thought, but it's not their fault. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO It's estimated that there are over 2 million rats in New York City alone. They often carry infectious diseases like E. Coli and Salmonella and gnaw
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Where the "comic book font" came from

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So...why does all the writing in comic books look like that? Vox's Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper. Want to learn more about comics lettering? You can't beat the writing of le
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The real reason Boeing's new plane crashed twice

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This isn’t just a computer bug. It’s a scandal. Join the Video Lab! http://bit.ly/video-lab Two Boeing airplanes have fallen out of the air and crashed in the past six months. On the surface, this is a technical failure. But the real story is about a comp
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Why European Clocks are Running Slow, and British Clocks Aren't

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Many people sent me this story: it covers my favourite topics of power grids and temporal anomalies. But when the mainstream press have already covered it, how could I add something more? The answer: by adding another pet topic, Unnecessary British Patrio
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MinuteEarth Explains: Water

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Help support COVID-19 relief efforts every time you surf the web. Download the Tab For A Cause extension today at http://tabforacause.org/minuteearth2In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we take a look at one of Earths most critical - and uni
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Dug Days | Official Trailer | Disney+

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Pixar Animation Studios’ “Dug Days” is a new collection of shorts that follows the humorous misadventures of Dug, the lovable dog from Disney and Pixar’s “Up.” Each short features everyday events that occur in and aroun
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This Gamma-Ray Burst Was the Most Powerful Energy Event Ever Recorded

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This cataclysmic event just generated the brightest light in the known universe - and we detected it using MAGIC. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.c
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What a conductor actually does on stage

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It’s more than just dancing around. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you’ve ever seen an orchestra perform you’ve probably had a difficult time looking away from the person dead center on the stage – the conductor.
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How salmonella-tainted food gets in your fridge

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The USDA knows it’s there. Become a member of the Vox Video Lab! https://www.vox.com/join. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Salmonella is the most common food-borne illness in the US. More than a million people get sick from it every year an
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Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined

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Star Wars Sc 38 Reimagined (Unofficial short scene) "Scene 38 ReImagined" is about the final confrontation between Ben Kenobi & Darth Vader in "A New Hope" nearly 20 years after the events of "Revenge Of The Sith." This is a one-off story driven scene

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