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How will the next generation of cities address the challenges of climate change? [Ad Content]

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

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/real-life-sunken-cities-peter-campbell Though people are most familiar with Plato’s fictional Atlantis, many real underwater cities actually exist. Peter Campbell explains how sunken cities are studied by scient
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Smallest Countries In The World

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The smallest independent countries in the world! These are the various micronations around the planet and the ways in which they prosper despite their stature.What micronations can be found within the borders of Italy? What tiny island countries checker t
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How Can Scientists Help Make Cities More Sustainable?

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Researchers have data. Corporate executives have innovations. Mayors have real problems to solve. Yet these people do not necessarily understand how they can help one another make cities healthier and more productive. Enthusiasts from all three groups met
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Urbanization And The Evolution Of Cities Across 10,000 Years - Vance Kite

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/urbanization-and-the-future-of-cities-vance-kite About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came
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What Happens To Our Planet As More People Move Into Cities?

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By 2050, 80% of us will live in cities. Here’s what that’s going to mean for the environment. Learn more: http://scim.ag/27EhvZB
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How Technology Can Change Cities | WIRED

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Mouser Electronics Brand Ambassador, Grant Imahara, sat down with our WIRED Brand Lab Editor to identify the global challenges that our major cities are facing. It’s these key challenges that will help dictate where Grant travels to and why. This video wa
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Countries That No Longer Exist!

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The most interesting countries that no longer exist! These are history's most fascinating nations that you can't find on a modern map.What country gained independence from Mexico just to join another country? Which nation used to consist of nearly a third
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How China is designing flood-resistant cities

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These "sponge city" designs resist floods and increase biodiversity to help us adapt to a changing climate.This episode is presented by Delta. Delta doesnt have a say in our editorial decisions, but they make videos like this possible. For more informatio
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Humpback Whales Return To New York | Cities: Nature's New Wild | BBC Earth

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Are whales returning to New York? Learn more about "Cities: Nature's New Wild", : https://bbc.in/2LtM66F Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetE
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Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25

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In which John Green teaches you about the massive immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. Immigrants flocked to the US from all over the world in this time period. Millions of Europeans moved to the US where they drov
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Things You Should Never Do in Other Countries

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Different cultures around the world are so varied their rules may get you into a world of difficulty! Here are 20 surprising things you should never do in other countries. Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo.gl/JyGcTt
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The underground cities of the Byzantine Empire - Veronica Kalas

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Uncover the history of the ancient underground cities beneath Cappadocia, which were built during the Byzantine Empire.--The breathtaking geological formations of Cappadocia are one of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth. Also known as fairy chimneys
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Reshaping Cities: The Maglev Multi Elevator That Goes Up, Down and Left to Right | WIRED

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Standing over a medieval town in Germany is one of the country’s tallest towers and inside, an invention that its creators hope will revolutionise the shape of cities, the ThyssenKrupp Multi Elevator Subscribe to WIRED►► http://po.st/SubscribeWired Read m
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Floating Cities: Research Lab of the Future or Crazy Pipe Dream?

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The media seems to think the concept of floating cities is just around the corner. So are we really that close? Special thanks to Toyota for supporting Seeker - check out the all new Toyota C-Hr here: https://www.toyota.com/c-hr/ Can Pets Make Us Healthie
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Baby Flying Foxes Rescued in the City | Cities: Nature's New Wild | BBC Earth

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These cute bats have found shelter from the dangers of city life. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http://bit.ly/
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Is the European Union Worth It Or Should We End It?

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Amazing Things From Other Countries !

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Get your own piece of Azzyland by exploring my first ever merch shop at https://www.azzyland.com/shopI put a lot of love and care into each and every item and hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them!Azzyland - Amazing Things From Other Countries
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The largest historical size of every European country

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This video shows the largest historical size of every European country at the times they were INDEPENDENT. Hope you enjoy! You can help me to monetise and improve this channel by subscribing. Known errors to be improved in a later reupload: 1) Syria, Tuni
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The Bridge That's In Two Countries At The Same Time

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Schengen is a small town in Luxembourg, on the borders with France and Germany. But one of those borders is a little more complicated: the Mosel (or Moselle) river is a condominium, it belongs to both countries at the same time. And thus, so the bridges a
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Why Do Countries Have Flags? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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Have you ever looked up at a beautiful flag, flowing and whipping triumphantly in the wind and wondered... why do countries have flags in the first place??Images used under license from Shutterstock.comWelcome to COLOSSAL QUESTIONS, the show that answers
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Why was India split into two countries? - Haimanti Roy

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Dig into the 1947 Partition of India, when Britain split the region into two states, India and Pakistan, and the mass migrations and violence that followed.--In 1947, the British viceroy announced that after 200 years of British rule, India would gain ind
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200 dropped wallets- the 20 MOST and LEAST HONEST cities

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I lost my wallet and someone didn't return it. Revenge is a dish best served... with data. Get your FREE audiobook here: http://audible.com/markrober or text markrober to 500-500CGPGrey's fascinating video about how thoughts are like viruses and why so mu
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The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3

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The European Renaissance may have started in Florence, but it pretty quickly moved out of Italy and spread the art, architecture, literature, and humanism across Europe to places like France, Spain, England, and the Low Countries.SOURCES:Hunt, Lynn et al.
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This is what sea level rise will do to coastal cities

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Sea level rise is already redrawing coastlines around the world. What happens when the coast retreats through a major city? We look at how the world map will change in the year 2100, and what coastal cities can do to defend themselves.Correction: An early
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Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10

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During our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil. People were looking for a scapegoat, and for
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Fast-Food Restaurants From 12 Countries Around The World | Around The World

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Though American fast food chains like McDonald's, KFC, and Domino's tend to dominate the fast food industry in many countries around the world, that doesnt mean those are the only ones that exist. Most countries have their own popular fast food chains lik
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Companies, countries battle to develop quantum computers | 60 Minutes

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Companies and countries are in a race to develop quantum computers. The machines could revolutionize problem-solving in medicine, physics, chemistry and engineering.#news #science #quantumcomputer "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast i
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Is the European Union a Country?

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How Many Countries Are There?

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Why cities are full of uncomfortable benches

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That bench won't be yours forever. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When designing urban spaces, city planners have many competing interests to balance. After all, cities are some of the most diverse places on the planet. They need to be bui
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ColourisedThe 1890's ~ Amazing Rare Footage of Cities Around the World AI Restoration

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The start of motion pictures, late 1890's. Rare film of cities, towns and countries. High-quality remastered prints from the Lumiere archives and EYE Film Museum. Clips listed in order below. Music Tracks: "Dream Walking" & "What Must Be" by Dhruva Al
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How MIT Builds Cities Using Lego and Augmented Reality | Science of Teams | WIRED

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The MIT Media Lab is using innovation to boil efficient teamwork down to a science. With an enhanced ability to communicate across teams, MIT is creating a workplace that shares ideas in unprecedented ways. The Changing Places group at MIT tackles large c
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How Hot Will Your City Be in 2080? | How Climate Will Change in 5 Cities

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What will it be like to live in America in 2080? And what will it feel like? This is what America’s five most populated cities will feel like if climate change isn’t curbed. How will your town feel in 2080? Find out here: http://pops.ci/hig9oI -- Producer
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Countries That Are WAY Bigger Than You Think

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Why Do Some Species Thrive In Cities?

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Urban development can be tough on wildlife. But some plants and animals are adapting to our cities in surprising ways. Thanks to squarespace.com for supporting this video. Go build a website! http://www.squarespace.com/minuteearth (use your 10% discount c
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70 People Try 70 Tongue-Twisters From 70 Countries | Condé Nast Traveler

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More than 70 people try to say 70 tongue twisters from 70 countries. In this tongue twisters challenge, citizens from all around the world attempt funny tongue twisters in different languages. Most English speakers know about Sally selling seashells at th
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Are Hong Kong & Macau Countries?

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Which Countries Make the Most Plastic Waste?

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China just put the brakes on buying up nearly half of the world’s exported plastics, but which country is really to blame for our plastic pollution? Here’s what we know. How Seeker Will Collect The Most Extensive Data Set of the Pacific Ocean | The Swim -
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American Foods That Are Banned In Other Countries

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Weird History Food is gonna get your palate banned. Food is one of those things that immediately sets one country apart from another, and edible items or practices taken for granted in one country may in fact be banned somewhere else. For example, people
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Guess The Flag Quiz - Match The Countries With The Flag

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Can you guess the flags from around the world?Put your knowledge to the test! Here is a flags quiz with 10 questions to test your knowledge of the world flags.These questions use random countries from all around the world. Can you answer all 10 questions?
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Reformation and Consequences: Crash Course European History #7

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The Protestant Reformation didn't exactly begin with Martin Luther, and it didn't end with him either. Reformers and monarchs changed the ways that religious and state power were organized throughout the 16th and early 17th centuries. Jean Calvin in Franc
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The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4

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The thing about European History is that it tends to leak out of Europe. Europeans haven't been great at staying put in Europe. As human beings do, the people of Europe were very busy traveling around to trade, to spread religion, and in a lot of cases to
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1000 People Build 10 Countries!

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Whichever team builds the best country gets $30,000! BUT only one person on the team wins all of the money, so watch this whole video to see which team wins and who gets the money! SUBSCRIBE OR YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK New Merch - https://shopmrbeast.com Join
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Countries With Most Nuclear Warheads 1945 - 2022

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Because of the current situation I decided to create a data visualization video on the state of nuclear weapons throughout the world. I not only show the numbers of nuclear weapons but also some of the devices and their destructive power. Some of these te
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Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19

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Last time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those ideas. Adoption of Enlightenment ideas a
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Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History #1

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Our European history is going to start around 1500 with the Renaissance, but believe it or not, that is not the actual beginning of history in the continent. So, today, we're going to teach you the broad outlines of the so-called Middle Ages, and look at
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Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5

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European exploration had a lot of side effects. When the Old World and the New World began to interact, people, wealth, food, animals, and disease began to flow in both directions. In the New World, countless millions were killed by smallpox, measles, and
Cities That Are Saving The Planet | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth

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It is all too easy for us to lose our connection with the natural world, but some cities are beginning to shape themselves around it. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #DavidAttenboroughWatch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Pl
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Eastern Europe Consolidates: Crash Course European History #16

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While the focus has been on Western Europe so far, there has also been a lot going on in Eastern Europe, which we'll be looking at today. The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, The Ottoman Empire, and Russia were all competing at the eastern end of the con
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Weirdest Fast Food Menu Items From Foreign Countries

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Weird History Food is going global for your Fast Food needs. For better or worse, Americans tend to think of themselves as the biggest junk-food consumers in the world. While one glance down your average American main street makes it hard to argue against
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18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History #20

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European powers had a lot of wars in the 18th century, and they weren't confined to Europe. Conflict raged across the globe, in what might be called a World War...but we don't call it that, because we already have a couple of those coming up in the 20th c
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Why Cities Are Where They Are

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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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Vilnius and Lublin in Poland became the first two cities to connect through a virtual Portal

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Welcome to PORTAL where Lithuania's capital, Vilnius and Lublin in Poland became the first two cities to connect through this virtual ‘bridge’! Born in Vilnius, Lithuania, PORTAL is a new wave community accelerator, aiming to bring people of d
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Why Cities Exist

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Why cities should plant more trees

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Over 3 million people die annually from air pollution. Planting trees can help lower that number. Read more: http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/11/4/13510352/planting-trees-pollution-heat-waves Check out The Nature Conservancy report, "Plantin
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The Holocaust,Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course European History #40

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During World War II, Nazi Germany undertook the imprisonment and summary execution of many of its own citizens, and citizens of the nations they occupied. One of the groups that came under assault was the European Jewish population. More than six million
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Trying 7 Soups From 7 Countries | Around the World

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Soups on. Seven people, seven countries, seven soupsand not one single serving from a can. Great Big Story senior producer Beryl Shereshewsky searched far and wide to find how people enjoy their soup around the world. Among them: chanko nabe, a soup sumo
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Do Cities Need More Green Roofs? | NPR

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We took a field trip to the largest green roof in New York City. Then we imagined what the city could be like if all of its roof space was green. Note: A previous version of this video incorrectly thanked the Audubon Society. We meant to thank the NYC Aud
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We Fed Five Cities in 30 Days!

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WWI's Civilians, the Homefront, and an Uneasy Peace: Crash Course European History #34

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World War I was a total war for millions of people in Europe. Many men were enlisted in the fighting, but the war work had implications for the daily lives of a huge number of Europeans. Women entered the workforce in huge numbers, and for a lot of people
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The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History #11

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The 17th Century in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency to be. At the same time, disease and hunge
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The traffic solution most cities haven't tried

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Congestion pricing works – just look at London. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced a plan to bring congestion pricing to New York City. The goal is to raise money for the city’s crumbling publi
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Cities Are Forcing Animals To Evolve Faster Than Normal

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Scientists found that evolution takes at least a million years, but that's without human intervention. Are we making animals evolve faster? Is It Possible For Evolution To Reverse? - https://youtu.be/aEdzMM8WxiE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - ht
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The European Union Explained*

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How to Build a Subway in One of the World's Most Crowded Cities

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India's financial capital, Mumbai, has taken on its biggest-ever infrastructure project to build a subway in a city where more than seven million commuters cram onto its creaky suburban railways. Video: Karan Deep Singh/WSJ Don’t miss a WSJ video, subscri
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How will artificial intelligence change the cities we live in? | BBC Ideas

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How would you feel if every moment of your daily routine was tracked, from what you buy, where you go and who you're with? Welcome to the smart city of the future, where AI is recording your every move...Made with the help of Theo Tryfonas from Bristol Un
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European Trials of the Seabin Have Begun

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The European City Centre With No Street Names

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In the Quadratestadt of Mannheim, Germany, the streets aren't named: instead, the blocks are. It's an exception to a rule that most people don't even think about — especially not mapping companies. (Thanks to João Correia for sending me this
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Migration: Crash Course European History #29

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Between 1840 and 1914, an estimated 40 million people left Europe. This is one of the most significant migrations in human history. So, who was leaving Europe? And why? Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.pa
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The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18

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So far in this series, we've covered a lot of war, disease, climate disaster, and some more war. Well, prepare yourself for something a little more positive. This week, we're talking about the Enlightenment. In this video, you'll learn about the ideas of
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Re: The Trouble With The Electoral College – Cities, Metro Areas, Elections and The United States

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Discuss this video: http://reddit.com/r/cgpgrey The Trouble with The Electoral College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wC42HgLA4k How the Electoral College Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS9mM8Xbbw This vlog is a bit of a mess, but as the sayin
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The French Revolution: Crash Course European History #21

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In 1789, the French Monarchy's habit of supporting democratic popular revolutions in North America backfired. Today, we're talking about the French Revolution. Across the world, people were rising up to throw off monarchies, and Louis didn't see the writi
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History #22

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We try not to get into too much great man history here at Crash Course, but we have to admit: Napoleon Bonaparte is a pretty big deal. Join us as we track the rise, further rise, fall, rise, fall, mortal fall, and posthumous rise of Napoleon. This guy cha
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The Congress of Vienna: Crash Course European History #23

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The end of the Napoleonic Wars left the great powers of Europe shaken. Judging from the destruction that had been wrought across the continent, it seemed to the powers that be that the Enlightenment had liberated the people, and led to disaster. So, every
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24

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We've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization, and the labor and social movements that
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Expansion and Resistance: Crash Course European History #28

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In 19th century Europe, with nation building well under way, thoughts turned outward, toward empire. This week, we're looking at how Europeans expanded into Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the 1800s. You'll learn about China and the Opium War, British In
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Modern Life: Crash Course European History #30

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So, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers of Europe, how deve
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Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2

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The Renaissance was a cultural revitalization that spread across Europe, and had repercussions across the globe, but one smallish city-state in Italy was in many ways the epicenter of the thing. Florence, or as Italians might say, Firenze, was the home to
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The Protestant Reformation: Crash Course European History #6

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You may have noticed that the internet is terrible at religious discourse. Well, this is not a new phenomenon. In the early 16th century, the Roman Catholic church dominated Christianity in Europe, and the institution was starting to show some cracks. Ten
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Scientific Revolution: Crash Course European History #12

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There was a lot of bad stuff going on in Europe in the 17th century. We've seen wars, plagues, and unrest of all types. But, there is some good news. Huge advances were underway in the scientific community in Europe at this time. In this video we'll look
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Absolute Monarchy: Crash Course European History #13

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So far, the rulers of Europe have been working to consolidate their power and expand their kingdoms, and this is it. The moment they've been working toward: Absolute Monarchy. We're going to learn about how kings and queens became absolute rulers in Europ
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Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History #27

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So, we haven't talked much about Italy and Germany so far in Crash Course Euro, and that's because prior to the mid-19th century, those two nation-states weren't really a thing. Today we'll look at how Italy and Germany pulled it together in the second ha
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Economic Depression and Dictators: Crash Course European History #37

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We're still leading up to World War II, but first we gotta talk about the rise of the dictators. Today we talk about the rise of militaristic dictatorships in Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, and Spain, and the economic depression that set the stage for
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World War II: Crash Course European History #38

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Only a couple of decades after the end of the First World War--which was supposed to be the War that Ended All Wars--another, bigger, farther-flung, more destructive, and deadlier war began. Today, you'll learn about how the war in Europe progressed, from
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Commerce, Agriculture, and Slavery: Crash Course European History #8

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We've been talking a lot about kings, and queens, and wars, and religious upheaval for most of this series, but let's take a moment to zoom out, and look at the ways that individuals' lives were changing in the time span we've covered so far. Some people'
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Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9

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When the Protestant Reformation broke out in Western Europe, the Catholic Church got the message, at least a little bit. Pope Paul III called a council to look into reforming some aspects of the Catholic Church and try to stem the tide of competing Christ
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English Civil War: Crash Course European History #14

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The English Civil War. We'll talk about England after Elizabeth, in which things didn't go that smoothly. We'll talk about James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and James II, all of whom ruled England, (and tried to rule all of Britain and Irel
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Dutch Golden Age: Crash Course European History #15

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While the English were falling apart a little, with their civil war and their restoration and their succession problems, the Dutch were getting their act together. They were throwing off the yoke of the Spanish Empire, uniting their provinces, and buildin
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People living in tiny spaces - Hong Kong: World's Busiest Cities | BBC Two

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Programme website: http://bbc.in/2xfanJ3 Ade heads into the high rises to find people living in tiny spaces no larger than a cupboard.
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Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25

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In the aftermath of the revolutions and upheaval in 18th and early 19th century Europe, there was a hunger for reform across the continent. Reformers like Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Auguste Comte proposed radical new ideas, and at the same time, re
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Modern Thought and Culture in 1900: Crash Course European History #31

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Europe was in transition politically and culturally at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, we're looking at the dawn of modern science, and the rise of Modernism in the arts, especially in music, dance, and visual arts. We'll look at changes in musi
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The Roads to World War I: Crash Course European History #32

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Much has been written about what exactly caused World War I. As befits a true global war, the reality is that there isn't a single cause. There aren't even three causes. There are a vast array of causes. Today we'll get into just a few of those causes, in
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World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History #33

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Europe's system of alliances and centuries-old tensions erupted into war in August of 1914. This week on Crash Course Euro, we're talking about the military history of World War I, and taking a look at the broad strokes of how the war unfolded. We'll take
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Russian Revolution and Civil War: Crash Course European History #35

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World War I was very hard on the Russian Empire. So hard, in fact, that it led to the end of the Russian Empire. As the global conflict ground on, Tsar Nicholas II faced increasing unrest at home. Today we'll learn about the Revolutions of 1917, the rise
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Post-World War I Recovery: Crash Course European History #36

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In which John Green looks at Europe's attempts to recover from the devastation of World War I and forge a lasting peace. The peace did not last. Today we're talking about the economic cultural recovery of the 1920s, and the economic depression of the 1930
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World War II Civilians and Soldiers: Crash Course European History #39

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Our look at World War II continues with a closer examination of just how the war impacted soldiers in the field, and the people at home. For many of the combatants, the homefront and the warfront were one and the same. The war disrupted life for millions
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The Wild Animals of Singapore | Wild Cities | BBC Earth

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Hannah Stitfall explores the Botanic Gardens of Singapore, where animals like monitor lizards, otters and rare birds have found a new home. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth:
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LITERATURE - Goethe

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Goethe is one of the great minds of European civilisation, though his work is largely unknown outside of the German speaking countries. He deserves our renewed attention. Please subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 If you like our films take a look
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Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35

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In which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empires way back in the 16th century, but businesses really took off in the 19th century, especially in Asia and Africa. During the
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The incredible secret life of London's bees - BBC

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SUBSCRIBE to the OFFICIAL BBC YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn LAUNCH BBC iPlayer to access Live TV and Box Sets: https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ With enormous open spaces available, London's bee population is thriving, discovering innovative and new ways t
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Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History #213

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In which John Green teaches you about Imperialism, but not from the perspective of the colonizers. This week John looks at some Asian perspectives on Imperialism, specifically writers from countries that were colonized by European powers. We'll look at th
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Why do taxpayers pay billions for football stadiums?

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Cities want football teams. Owners want stadiums. Watch how NFL rule changes made linemen gigantic: http://bit.ly/2BSOf5n Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In the past 20 years, over $7 billion in public money has gone towards financing the c
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The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22

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In which John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift that occurs over a couple of hundred ye
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Is It Time To Say Goodbye To The EU? | AJ+

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The European Union has been losing support among Europeans in recent years – but it's not all because of anti-immigrant attitudes. Watch More AJ+ In-Depth: http://ajplus.co/ajindepth Most of the conversation about Euroskepticism centers on the increase in
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The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15

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In which John Green teaches you about the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Our traditional perception of the Crusades as European Colonization thinly veiled in religion isn't quite right. John covers the First
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A Strange Grid Pattern in the Gobi Desert | What On Earth? (Full Episode)

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Images of earth from space reveal an intimate portrait of human activity. Cities glow bright while the wilderness remains dark. Why then is the Australian outback, lit up like a series of vast cities? Also, what's behind a strange grid pattern in the midd
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Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

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Imagine looking through a sort of magic window, and through that window, you see another person, life-size and in three dimensions. Project Starline is a technology project from Google that combines advances in hardware and software to enable friends, fam
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The Alligators taking over America's golf courses - BBC

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SUBSCRIBE to the OFFICIAL BBC YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn LAUNCH BBC iPlayer to access Live TV and Box Sets: https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ On the east coast of America, alligators and humans have learned to co-exist together, most dramatically in som
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Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars

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Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians. Read more: http://www.vox.com/2016/8/4/12342806/barcelona-superblocks Thumbnail image from http://shutterstock.co
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What if Forests Disappeared? | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children

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What if Forests Disappeared?Firstly, if forests disappeared, wild animals and birds will have no choice but to migrate to cities, our cities may change forever.Secondly, if forests disappeared, wood may not be readily available anymore, prices of wooden h
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Why Europe Doesn't Build Skyscrapers | The B1M

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Why have many major European cities not embraced the skyscraper? We explain. For more by The B1M subscribe now: http://ow.ly/GxW7y Read the full story on this video, including images and useful links, here: https://www.theb1m.com/video/why-europe-doesnt-b
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Peru's Geography is CRAZY

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In my opinion, there are few countries with physical geography as remarkable as Peru’s. Take a look at this exaggerated relief map. The Andes mountains cover the western side of the country, leaving little room between them and the ocean. Yet this s
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Brexit, Briefly

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Britain is leaving the European Union... or maybe not? Let's place some odds on what might or might not happen with Brexit. Discuss this video: https://www.reddit.com/r/CGPGrey/comments/4sygwf/brexit_briefly/ Sponsor: http://squarespace.com/grey
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The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1

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In which John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! Why, you may ask, are we covering US History, and not more World History, or the history of some other country, or the very specific history of your home region? Well, the reasons are many. But, like
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Defensive Vomiting

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If you're attacked you could run away, fight back...or you could barf. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Paper on Eurasian (European) roller defensive
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How Close Are We to Living in the Ocean?

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Sea level rise will threaten 90% of major cities in the coming decades. But what if we just dove in to meet it? How close are we to building a city in the ocean?How Close Are We? Season 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypm4QcOOqXQ&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X56r8
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Maps of a now-submerged land help reconstruct the lives of ancient Europeans

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A region beneath the rough waters of the North Sea, known as Doggerland, holds archaeological clues to the past. Watch how researchers are using advances in mapping and leads from dredging sites to piece together the history of this vanished landscape.Rea
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Fracking Explained: Opportunity Or Danger

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Fracking explained in five minutes. Fracking is a controversial topic. On the one side the gas drilling companies, on the other citizen opposed to this drilling method. Politicians are also divided on the matter. We try to take a neutral look on fracking.
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'Radio loud' quasar's light traveled 13 billion years to Earth

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The Very Large Telescope in Chile has detected the "most distant source of radio emission" yet, quasar P172+18, according the European Southern Observatory (ESO). -- Full Story: https://www.space.com/most-distant-radio-loud-quasar-jetsCredit: ESO
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Why Las Vegas's Landscape Is So Lush and Green

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One of the most important byproducts of the Hoover Dam is an artificial body of water known as Lake Mead. Its presence has helped the population of Clark County grow sevenfold since 1970. From the Series: Aerial Cities: Las Vegas http://bit.ly/2HVJ4F7
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Why American public transit is so bad

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Most Americans have no choice but to drive. How do we change that?What do you wish the presidential candidates would talk about? http://vox.com/ElectionVideosIn the middle of the 20th century, the US government made a decision that would transform America
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Will ExoMars Find Life On The Red Planet?

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The Mars rovers are about to get some company on the red planet. What is the ExoMars mission? Will it find life on Mars? Register here to watch the 2016 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Final Event on Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 at 11am EST - http:/
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Watch these daredevil birds dive into chimneys en masse

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During their fall migration south, thousands of chimney swift birds gather in a tornadolike flock at dusk before dropping down a chimney—five birds at a time—to roost for the night. But unlike European starlings, which form massive daily flocks called mur
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Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

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In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States
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The Complicated History of Chinatown | WHAT THE PAST?

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Ever wonder why so many cities have a section called "Chinatown"?Images used under license from Shutterstock.comNarrated by: Kayla RosenbergWritten & Directed by: Matt LevyEdited & Animated by: Matt SchneckExecutive Producer: Judy Meyers
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What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees? - Stefan Al

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Explore what makes trees a vital part of cities, and how urban spaces throughout history have embraced the importance of trees.--By 2050, its estimated that over 65% of the world will be living in cities. We may think of nature as being unconnected to our
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New Hope on Climate Change

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When it comes to the fight against climate change, theres reason to be hopeful. Americas cities, companies, universities and individuals are leading the clean energy revolutionand momentum is on our side. When governments do less, we need to do more. Toge
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Why South Africa is still so segregated

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How centuries of division built one of the most unequal countries on earth.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOFor decades, South Africa was under apartheid: a series of laws that divided people by race. Then, in the 1990s, those laws were disma
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How Heinz Tomato Ketchup Is Made | The Making Of

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We visited Heinz's European Tomato Ketchup factory in the Netherlands to see how the world-famous condiment is made. The dutch factory makes 1.8 million bottles of Tomato Ketchup a day, and has been making ketchup for the whole European region since 1958.
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All blue-eyed people have a single ancestor in common

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New research shows that all blue-eyed people share a common ancestor. This person lived more than 6,000 years ago and carried a genetic mutation that has now spread across the world. The exact cause remains to be determined, but scientists do know that ey
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How America's Public Parks Were Born

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Manhattan is home to one of America's best urban ideas: public parks. Learn how Central Park, the first of its kind, was given a completely visionary design that's since influenced cities around the country. From: AERIAL AMERICA: Man-Made Marvels http://b
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How To Switch Your City To 100% Renewable Energy | One Small Step | NowThis

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More than 90 cities across the United States have committed to run on 100% renewable energy, but how does a city go 100% renewable? Find out on this episode of One Small Step. Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe Sign up for o
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Hubble (The Song)

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The Hubble Space Telescope has been staring out into deep space since 1990. In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, I wrote a parody of Iggy Azalea’s song “Trouble.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGLx4zzMdRA) http://skunkbear.tumblr.com Thanks to the E
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The Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8

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In which Hank and John Green teach you a Crash Course on the modern revolution, and the upside of the progress that humanity has made in the last 500 years or so. And while there are two sides to every history, and many of these changes haven't been great
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The 50 States and Capitals Song | Silly School Songs

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INTERACTIVE LEARNING COURSES FOR THIS SONG AVAILABLE!!**Click the links below*** http://sillyschoolsongs.com/lessonplans/northeast http://sillyschoolsongs.com/lessonplans/southeast http://sillyschoolsongs.com/lessonplans/greatlakes http://sillyschoolsongs
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LISA | The Biggest Space Mission Ever

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The Lisa mission will be really cool, I look at all the reasons why.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/domainofscienceDFTBA Store: https://store.dftba.com/collections/domain-of-science RedBubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/DominicWallimanThe Eur
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How Was Red Rock Canyon Formed?

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Millions of years ago, Las Vegas Valley laid at the bottom of an ancient sea. Movement of the earth's tectonic plates caused the water to drain and pushed up the land forming a towering structure known as Red Rock Canyon. From the Series: Aerial Cities: L
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Could humanity's return to the moon spark a new age of lunar telescopes?

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Nearly 50 years after NASA put a small telescope on the Moon, astronomers are dusting off plans for new lunar observatoriesRead more: https://scim.ag/2M0WhBVCreditseditorMeagan Cantwellsupervising producersSarah CrespiDaniel Clery story byDaniel Cleryphot
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STOMP makes basketball music with Harlem Globetrotters

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Eight performers from the international sensation STOMP took to an outdoor basketball court in New York City’s Greenwich Village with four stars from the world famous Harlem Globetrotters to celebrate the team’s 90th year. The unique collabora
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Unusual Facts About Chocolate

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Get 4 month for free on a 2y plan here: https://NordVPN.com/whfood. Its risk free with Nords 30 day money-back guarantee! Weird History Food is opening up a delicious video on Chocolate. In one form or another, chocolate has been with mankind for centurie
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Watch a Piano Talk by Playing it!

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A "speaking piano" reciting the Proclamation of the European Environmental Criminal Court at World Venice Forum 2009. Unfortunately it's all in German, but what the piano says is all English, and it's really neat to watch. UPDATE: Astera on hackaday wrote
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Planet may be forming in a 'twist' observed by Very Large Telescope

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The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope has been used to observe the star AB Aurigae. A detailed look using the telescopes SPHERE instrument has revealed "a twist that marks the site where a planet may be forming," according to ESO.
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What makes Delhi's air so deadly

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The policy behind the pollution.Become a Video Lab member!http://bit.ly/video-labEvery November, Northern India experiences some of the most dangerous air pollution levels in the world. Typical pollution sources like car exhaust, construction dust, and in
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James Webb Space Telescope Launch Official NASA Broadcast

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Watch the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope—the most powerful space telescope ever made. This mission launched at 7:20 a.m. EST (12:20 UTC), Dec. 25, 2021, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Follow the t
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Mysteries Of Vernacular: Robot - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-robot-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel In 1920, Czech writer Karel Čapek wrote a play about human-like machines, thereby inventing the term robot from the Central European word for forced l
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What Happens When You Point the World's Largest Microscope at Nothing?

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The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, is the world's largest and most energy particle collider. It began operating in 2009, and since that point approximately 2,000 papers have been published based on this data. I wi
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Mysteries Of Vernacular: Odd - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-odd-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel Whether we're talking all things unusual or mathematical, the origins of the word odd point to the Indo-European root uzdho, which means pointing upward
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Bernstein, The greatest 5 min. in music education

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This amazing lecture series (The unanswered Question ), is actually an interdisciplinary overview about the evolution of Western European classical music from Bach through the 20th century crisis and beyond a bit . Mr. Bernstein uses linguistics namely Ch
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Why LA Destroyed Its World-Class Transit System - Cheddar Explains

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Heres a sentence that makes you think: Los Angeles used to have one of the best mass transit systems in the world. But today, the city of Angels is known for its terrible traffic and poor public transit. In the early 20th century, LA relied on streetcars:
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BMX Tricks you have NEVER seen before! | BMX Wheel of Death #CirqueShop | Cirque du Soleil

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Don't miss a video! Subscribe here for free! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=cirquedusoleil Watch all of our #Cirqueshop episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSDrbHTEGc&list=PL9RDgPtBc9akrvOx8svee5fat_cQGHtM_&index=1
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The Origins Of Ballet - Jennifer Tortorello And Adrienne Westwood

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-origins-of-ballet-jennifer-tortorello-and-adrienne-westwood Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a complex system of rules and procedures? For centuries, such
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What You Should Know Before Eating Another Twix

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Twix has been a staple on grocery store shelves and candy racks for a long time, and it's possible you don't even really think about it anymore... except to enjoy it. But Twix candy has a fascinating story behind it.This is the untold truth of Twix.We're
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Why Do Buildings Fall In Earthquakes? - Vicki V. May

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-buildings-fall-in-earthquakes-vicki-v-may Earthquakes have always been a terrifying phenomenon, and they’ve become more deadly as our cities have grown — with collapsing buildings posing one of the larges
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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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How Do Helicopters Fly Without Wings?

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Engineering tons of metal to fly straight up is no easy feat. Here’s how helicopter blades make vertical flight a reality. Why Flying Makes You Feel Sick - https://youtu.be/ayVf8ahvvFM Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read Mo
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Calculating the circumference of the Earth in 200 BC

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In one of the dopest displays of critical thinking in history, Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth. All he had was a pole, the sun, knowledge of a famous well in Egypt, and potentially money to pay someone to walk the distance between tw
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A brief history of graffiti - Kelly Wall

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-graffiti-kelly-wall Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls – graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it’s nothing new. Graffiti has been around
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The Vikings! - Crash Course World History 224

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In which John Green teaches you about Vikings! That's right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash Course. So what's the deal with Vikings? Well, the stuff you've heard about them may not be true. The Vikings weren't just pa
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How much of human history is on the bottom of the ocean? - Peter Campbell

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-much-of-human-history-is-on-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-peter-campbell Sunken relics, ghostly shipwrecks, and lost cities aren’t just wonders found in fictional adventures. Beneath the ocean’s surface, there are
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Wood Sculptor Makes Magic Castles Appear Out of Nothing! | Localish

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Each of Uli Kirchler's wood sculptures has a secret only revealed by movement-one shake is all it takes to make a magical castle appear!Subscribe for more good food, good people, and good living!Check us out on:Site - www.localish.comFacebook - https://ww
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Atomic Tourism

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Read More: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/atomic-tourism/ In the 1950s, tourists headed to the city of lights to see the biggest light of them all: a nuclear detonation. The cities economy and population exploded with the bombs in spite of the fears of
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Black Plastic Is Everywhere And It Doesn’t Get Recycled, Here’s Why

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We know plastic is bad, but one color in particular is heading to our landfills undetected. Which Countries Make the Most Plastic Waste?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhNNXqUX9Nk&t=1s Learn more about the 'The Swim' here! - https://www.seeker.com/thesw
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If Green Energy Is So Great, Why Aren't We Using It?

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Green energy is getting better and cheaper, yet we still largely rely on fossil fuels. Why haven't we switched to solar and wind energy yet? Which Countries Will Be Underwater Due To Climate Change? - https://youtu.be/1ilC2ODaWSY Which Countries Run On 10
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VIETNAM, Waterfalls: Amazing Planet (4K) 2020

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Ban Gioc Falls, Vietnam by Filip Kulisev Filip Kulisev strives to find and photograph the most wonderful and unique sites of our planet for the benefit of all nature lovers in Slovakia and around the world. Through his photographs he has raised awareness
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Why It’s Usually Hotter In A City | Let's Talk | NPR

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The way cities are designed and inhabited can make actually make them hotter. So what's the solution? We explore a few ideas for beating the urban heat. Subscribe to NPR - http://bit.ly/NPRsubscribe • NPR explores how to cope with a warming world: https:/
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 10 "The Smile of Reason"

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Clark discusses the Age of Enlightenment, tracing it from the polite conversations of the elegant Parisian salons of the 18th century to subsequent revolutionary politics, the great European palaces of Blenheim and Versailles, and finally Thomas Jefferson
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17-Year-Old Claymation Artist Can Do Anything With Clay | Localish

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Ben Treat might only be 17-years-old, but his claymation skills rival those of big studio productions! SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and good living!Check us out on:Site - www.localish.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/localish/Instagram
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Meet Granny Sunshine, China’s 71-Year-Old Fashion Model

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Granny Sunshine (real name: Yang Guang (Chinese: 杨光; pinyin: Yáng Guāng)) is 71 and still working...as a fashion model. She is redefining aging in China where the wealthiest and oldest cities have a new booming “silver economy”. Quartz News travels to Sha
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Live in a pipe in Hong Kong

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An architect in Hong Kong is turning concrete water pipes into temporary apartments. He calls his design this OPod, and it's intended to help ease the housing shortage in one of the most expensive cities on Earth. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/kdDpXu FOLLOW Q
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Tooth Paste Artist Makes Minty Fresh Celebrity Portraits | Localish

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From Cristiano Ronaldo to Robin Williams, Cristiam Ramos paints portraits out of toothpaste that are not only jaw-dropping but minty fresh, too!SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and good living!Check us out on:Site - www.localish.comFacebook - ht
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How Old Is The Oldest Fairy Tale?

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We know folklore goes back hundreds of years, but thanks to a new study using biological research methods, we now know it’s even older than that. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://people.howstuffworks.com/10-da... Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/K
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Should Everyone wear Masks?

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WHO recommends masks to be worn by the following people:People who are either sick or showing symptoms.Also, by those who are caring for people suspected of having coronavirus.As per WHO, medical masks should be reserved for healthcare workers.WHO is not
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How Oranges Get Harvested | Localish

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Farmers in Central California work long hours, sometimes overnight in the cold, to bring fresh citrus to your table!SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and good living!Check us out on:Site - www.localish.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/local
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How to Build an Aircraft Carrier

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What does it take to make these giant floating cities? A lot of money and steel, that's for sure! HOW TO BUILD EVERYTHING Wednesdays 10/9c on Science http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/how-to-build-everything Watch full episodes anytime on Science Cha
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Drive-Your-Tractor-to-School Day! | More in Common

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Because so many students at this Ohio high school work on nearby farms, they celebrate 'Drive Your Tractor to School Day.' These kids embrace their farm culture with pride!SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and good living!Check us out on:Site - w
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How The Königsberg Bridge Problem Changed Mathematics - Dan Van Der Vieren

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-konigsberg-bridge-problem-changed-mathematics-dan-van-der-vieren You’d have a hard time finding the medieval city Königsberg on any modern maps, but one particular quirk in its geography has made it one
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The City of Golf Carts

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Some American cities use buses, or trams, or trains. Peachtree City, Georgia, has a different solution: it's not quite public transit, but a hundred miles of golf cart tracks helps to keep cars off the road. More about Peachtree City: https://www.peachtre
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Textile Artist Makes Beautiful Quilted Portraits | Localish

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When Bisa Butler started to create her art, she knew she wanted it to be more than just portraits. She wanted to represent the energy and vibrancy of African American life. Her quilted masterpieces will amaze you.SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people,
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Skiing While Blind | More in Common

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'It's about defying the limits and trying new things every single day.' This mountain is a mecca for disabled skiers who defy limitations.SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and good living!Check us out on:Site - www.localish.comFacebook - https://
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RYAN HAYASHI Fools Penn & Teller on FOOL US - Complete Version With EPIC EMOTIONAL ENDING

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MESSAGE FROM RYAN HAYASHI TO THE VIEWERS: Ryan Hayashi, The Samurai Madman and European Champion of Magic, fools Penn & Teller with his award-winning Ultimate Matrix coin act. Damn, this sounds epic. Well actually, it was. I AM Ryan Hayashi, this is m
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Dog Is Saving World's Fruits and Vegetables | Localish

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You've heard of police dogs, but what about agriculture dogs? This pup's job is to sniff out anything that could damage the world's fruits and vegetables!SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and good living! Check us out on:Site - www.localish.comFa
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This swarm of drones can think for itself

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These drones think for themselves as they fly across the sky together. The largest-ever group of drones flies without human control or programming, unlike the synchronized drones at the 2018 Olympics or the Super Bowl. To build the drones, a group of Euro
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Top 10 Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World

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From politics to pop culture to history, maps can teach us exactly what people think and thought. Prepare to be amazed by these top 10 maps that will change how you see the world. Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo.gl
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A new star map of the Milky Way galaxy

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The European Space Agency's Gaia satellite has created a catalogue of 1.7 billion stars, 600 million more than previously recorded. It's the most detailed star map of the Milky Way galaxy ever made. The star map offers astronomers and astrophysicists a br
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The science of smog - Kim Preshoff

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-smog-kim-preshoff On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked r
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The imaginary king who changed the real world - Matteo Salvadore

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Get to know the legend of the king known as Prester John, whose myth would impact the decisions of European leaders for 400 years. --In 1165, copies of a strange letter began to circulate throughout Europe. It spoke of a fantastical realm, containing the
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Clydesdale Therapy Helps Special Needs Children & Adults | All Good

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Santa Clarita's Express Employment Professionals has purchased a Clydesdale horse, and donated it to Carousel Ranch, to be used as a therapy horse for dozens of special needs children and adults.SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and good living!C
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It’s Not Just You, Science Says Music Has Universal Meaning for Everyone

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New research shows that people from all over the world can understand the meaning of music, even from other countries. Does this mean music is universal? The Mystery Behind Jupiter's Powerful Auroras - https://youtu.be/7lO4Pz14d_o Read More: A Study Sugge
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Why New Yorkers Insisted On a "Worse" Subway Map - Cheddar Explains

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Simplified metro system maps have been adopted by cities around the world, but when New York City tried to follow suit the public pushback forced a reversal. We dive into why New Yorkers insisted on using a "worse" subway map instead of the one that was w
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How Adaptive Boxing Changed This Double Amputee's Life | More in Common

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'I want people to live, not exist.' After being shot and losing both of his legs, Donahue Fields was ready to throw in the towel. Thanks to adaptive boxing he survived, and now he's helping others regain their spirit to fight through the sport that saved
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The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26

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In which John teaches you about the Seven Years War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing was. The Seven Years War was a global war, fought on five continents, which is kind of a lot. John focuses on the war as it ha
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The Spanish Empire, Silver,&Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25

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In which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, thanks to their plunder of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy the two biggest pre-
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8 Artists Who Create LEGO-Inspired Art

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These artists take their LEGO creations to the next level. From LEGO Master Model Builders, to sculptors, inventors, and designers, these works are inspired by the world of LEGO. See how these artists build replicas of cities, make costumes inspired by LE
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99-Year-Old STILL Works Out | Pumped

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Ever since World War II, Nat Hines has kept moving and refuses to miss a workout. He's a 99-year-old with a drive that stuns those around him. With a smile on his face, he proves that the only thing you need to successfully exercise is the right drive.SUB
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Bugs, Weeds, Snails: Your Sushi Is Served

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Weeds, European Snails, Asian Shore Crabs. Chef Bun Lai forages for invasive species to create some of the most deliciousand sustainablesushi around. You've never had a grasshopper roll like this.This Great Big Story was made possible by UBS: https://bit.
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Modern Take on Bolognese Food | Bite Size

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Rossoblu Restaurant brings a taste of Bologna, Italy, to the thriving Fashion District in Downtown Los Angeles. Chef Steve Samson's menu puts a modern spin on the traditional Bolognese dishes he grew up with.SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and
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A Jungle Outside Your Front Door!! | Maddies Urban Jungles

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You might not believe it, but even in the largest cities around the world, amazing wildlife experiences are taking place. Sometimes, you just need to know where to look! Maddie Moate and her team of young local experts discover all kinds of Spring awakeni
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Would You Try a Bungee Workout? | Pumped

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For those who are looking to revamp their workout routine, look no further. Bungee Fitness is a fun way to get a great cardio workout that is worth the sweat. Working out on a bungee cord is easy on the joints and involves core and strength training. For
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The rise and fall of historys first empire - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Discover historys first empire: Sumer, located in Mesopotamia, which built the worlds first cities and created the first writing system.--Historys first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall to nourish crops, without trees or stones fo
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Re-wilding Europe, One Bison At A Time

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When you think of Europe, wild animals roaming through open fields isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, right? Well, you might be surprised to learn that 18 percent of Europe’s land is protected nature. Thanks to the efforts of one organization, Euro
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The problem with banning TikTok

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TikToks in trouble. But so is the internet as we know it.Join the Open Sourced Reporting Network: http://www.vox.com/opensourcednetworkSubscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOOn August 6, President Trump issued an executive order prohibiting transac
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How light pollution affects stars in the night sky

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At night, artificial light can block our view of the stars. Night light pollution levels determine how well stars can be seen, and are based on a scientific scale that measures the brightness of the night sky. Photographer Sriram Murali filmed timelapse v

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