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How Douglas Fir Trees Shaped The Northwest

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If you live in the Northwest, you've seen a million Doug firs. For centuries, they've been crucial to the Northwest way of life. And if you celebrate Christmas, you might bring one into your home every year. But Doug firs are far more than just pretty sce
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This Earthquake Drowned the Pacific Northwest

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This earthquake drowned the Pacific Northwest long ago—and there’s still evidence of it today. Find out more in “Making North America: Human”: http://to.pbs.org/2tNUffc PRODUCTION CREDITS Digital Producer Saad Amer Animation Edgeworx Studios, LLC Fluid Pi
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James Beard, the Pacific Northwest and the birth of the foodie movement

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From razor clam souffl to her famous currant teacakesMary Beard loved to cook, and always with the freshest seasonal ingredients. Her son James embraced his mothers passion for food. And even as the proclaimed dean of American cookery later moved away and
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Guam: Why America's Most Isolated Territory Exists

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Animal Astronauts - The Space Race's Unwitting Pioneers

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Everyone remembers Yuri Gagarin the first man in space but before his famous flight there had been many more living space pioneers who didn’t really have any choice about being strapped in to an experimental rocket. Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/curio
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Four Pioneers Blazing Their Own Trails

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In this reel, we meet four defiant individuals knocking down barriers and creating new paths, from an instructor teaching yoga for everyone to a rapper finding music without a voice. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a part of our Human Condi
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What Pioneers ate on the Oregon Trail

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Three pioneers who predicted climate change | BBC Ideas

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We've known about climate change and the warming impact of CO2 for a very long time... Here are three key figures in the history of climate change science - Eunice Foote, Guy Stewart Callendar and Charles Keeling. Not all of them them got the recognition
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Sun Pictures: Henry Fox Talbot and the First Photographs | Pioneers of Photography

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The invention of the photograph, in 1839, would forever change the way people looked at the world. But this extraordinary breakthrough cannot be credited to a single individual—while William Henry Fox Talbot labored quietly in England, Louis Daguerr
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Slices of time: Eadweard Muybridge’s cinematic legacy | Pioneers of Photography

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Eadweard Muybridge is remembered today for his extraordinary pictures of Yosemite and his pioneering photographic studies of motion, which ultimately led to the development of cinema.
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"Beware!" David Attenborough 1973 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 1

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Animals must defend themselves not only against other creatures that want to eat them, but sometimes against creatures of their own kind.The first line of defense that animals use is warning. To warn off danger, many creatures will adopt alarm signals to
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Three black scientists you need to know | BBC Ideas

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Space scientist and broadcaster Maggie Aderin-Pocock selects three unsung heroes who are all pioneers in their fields.Made in partnership with The Open University.Made by Team Sass productions.Did you enjoy this video? You might also like 'Three pioneers
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The woman who turns brains into soup: Suzana Herculano-Houzel

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Ever wondered how many neurons are in the human brain? Meet Suzana Herculano-Houzel, a professor at Vanderbilt University whose pioneering "brain soup" technique made it possible to accurately count the number of neurons in brains of all sizes. From eleph
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The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History #11

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In which John Green teaches you about the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and its former colonial overlord England. It started in, you guessed it 1812. The war lasted until 1815, and it resolved very little. John will tak
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Increasing Political Battles Over Slavery In Mid 1800s

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Kim and Sal talk about increased tensions between slave and free states as new territory is added after Mexican-American War and from Compromise of 1850 (especially Fugitive Slave Act).
Two Different Worlds: Women in 1620

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When the Mayflower landed in 1620, it arrived in the territory of the Wampanoag Nation. Almost everything about the two cultures was completely different, especially the roles of women. "1620: Beyond Thanksgiving" is produced by NBC News Learn in partners
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Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History #24

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In which John Green teaches you about the Wild, Wild, West, which as it turns out, wasn't as wild as it seemed in the movies. When we think of the western expansion of the United States in the 19th century, we're conditioned to imagine the loner. The self
Slime molds are gorgeous (you just never knew it!)

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Meet two amateur naturalists who comb the Pacific Northwest woods for a fascinating creature with an unappealing name: slime molds. One of the longest-living life forms on the planet, these single cell organisms have been long overlooked and underapprecia
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Sea Otters: This Kelp Forest’s Best Friend

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Sea otters and kelp forests have the ultimate mutualistic relationship. Watch new episodes of wild_life with Bertie Gregory on Wednesdays at http://natgeowild.com/wild/wildlife. In Nat Geo WILD’s first digital series, wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory jou
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How El Niño and La Niña affect weather

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A vast spot in the Pacific Ocean called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation effects weather the world over. This spot is famous for creating oscillating weather patterns known as El Niño and La Niña. Here's how these patterns control winter weather in the Un
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An Epic Model Railroad Recreates The Columbia River Gorge

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Ever wonder what it would be like to be a giant towering over the Northwest landscape? You can find out at the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club, where even children loom like Godzilla over all the iconic sites of the Gorge, from Union Station to Multnom
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America Before the Pilgrims

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Before the Mayflower arrived in 1620, thousands of indigenous nations lived on the northeast coast of North America. The pilgrims aboard the Mayflower arrived in the territory of the Wampanoag Nation. Learn more about Wampanoag history and culture from th
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The Queen Who Tried To Save Hawaii | WHAT THE PAST

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The 50th United State has always been a picturesque paradise, but it hasn't always been a state. How did Hawaii go from independent islands to a territory of the USA?Images used under license from Shutterstock.comNarrated by: Kayla RosenbergWritten & Dire
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Why There's A Pyramid In Wyoming Dedicated To Crooks

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Two of the biggest pioneers in U.S. railroad history were brothers, Oakes and Oliver Ames. And while they were later found out to be criminals, a large granite pyramid would later be erected in southern Wyoming, in their honor. From: AERIAL AMERICA: The W
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Tour of Gibraltar caves to explore Neandertal behavior

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In this video, John Hawks visits the sites of Gorham's and Vanguard Caves, which are in the territory of Gibraltar. He visits with the archaeologists Geraldine Finlayson, Clive Finlayson, and Darren Fa, who discuss their work at these sites. Major aspects
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After Disaster Strikes, Robots to the Rescue

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When a natural disaster strikes, it’s engineer Robin Murphy to the rescue. Or rather, it’s Robin and her army of robots. As the director of Texas A&M’s Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue, she’s one of the leading pioneers in using robots to help
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Liberty's Kids 127 - The New Frontier | History Cartoons for Children

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In the Ohio territory, Shawnee Chief Cornstalk and his people are caught between the Americans and the British, with tragic results (11/77). In Philadelphia, inflation makes life difficult for working people and leads to the Fort Wilson riot (10/79). Sara
Oh My, Mycelium!

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Let's look at a very good stick - with a surprise underneath! See photos from today's hike in the woods here: https://twitter.com/Fungal_Love/status/1232767776147722241Filmed in Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve in Coast Miwok Territory (Marin County, Ca
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The Falklands War (1982)

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On the 2nd of April 1982, forces from Argentina invaded the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands, the first invasion of British territory since World War II. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, accused of neglecting the islands, assemb
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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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AS Intelligent speed bumps that only activate if you don’t respect the speed limit

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More videos at http://www.andalusianstories.com There is a new kind of speed bump that barely exists if your vehicle respects the speed limit, but hardens if you don’t. An entrepreneur from Málaga has developed this bump alongside the Badenno
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The Contributions Of Female Explorers - Courtney Stephens

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-contributions-of-female-explorers-courtney-stephens During the Victorian Age, women were unlikely to become great explorers, but a few intelligent, gritty and brave women made major contributions to the stud
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Should Puerto Rico Become The 51st State?

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There are 3.5 million U.S. citizens currently facing one of the worst financial crises in this country - and they're all in Puerto Rico. The U.S. government has an almost 120-year-long relationship with Puerto Rico – which is a territory, not the 51st sta
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How do speakers work?

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Build the worlds simplest speaker A coil of wire, a magnet and a sheet of cardboard are all you need to build a simple speaker. Chief Scientist, Carl Nelson shows how easy it is to build a speaker. Imagination Station, Toledo's hands-on science center, is
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Why Australia bottles up its air

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Every few months, when the wind's blowing in the right direction, a bottle of air is taken from Kennaook / Cape Grim, at the northern tip of Tasmania, and saved for science. Here's how and why. More about the Cape Grim Air Archive: https://research.csiro.
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Looney Tunes | How To Lure the Rabbit | Classic Cartoon | WB Kids

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When Bugs landed on Marvin's territory, he gotta do all he can to lure the rabbit to him so he can take a closer look at this 'earth creature'!That's not all folks! Catch up with all your favorite characters - Bugs and Daffy, Tweety and Sylvester, and Coy
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War&Expansion: Crash Course US History #17

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In which John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s, and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. In this episode of Crash Course, US territory finally reaches from the Atlantic coast to the Pa
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Brad Makes Salt From Scratch | It's Alive | Bon Appétit

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Bon Appétit Test Kitchen manager, Brad Leone, is back for episode 25 of “It’s Alive,” and this time he’s making salt. Brad visits Ben Jacobsen, of Jacobsen Salt Co. (and many “It’s Alive” cameos), to learn how seawater from the Pacific Northwest is turned
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The Call Of The Land: Meet The Next Generation Of Farmers

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Photographer Eva Verbeeck and filmmaker Spencer MacDonald spent three weeks documenting the lives of young farmers throughout the Pacific Northwest. In this short film, hear why the farmers were drawn to the laborious but often rewarding occupation. Eva V
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Robotic Farming of the Future

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The University of Sydney's Australian Centre for Field Robotics are pioneers when it comes to robotic farming. Having developed a series of driverless tractors, they give us a sneak peek of how future farms and orchards will operate in the era of mass aut
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Truffles Are Hiding a Dirty Little Secret

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Learn more about Surfshark VPN at: https://surfshark.deals/terraIn kitchens around the world, truffles represent culinary excellence and prestige, but in the forest theyre just another flora fighting to exist, using somewhatunusual methods. In the lush wo
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This Warthog took a trip to the Mongoose Spa | Banded Brothers - 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 The 'banded brothers' family of mongooses own the best territory in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park, but other m
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Antlion Cone Ant Trap - The Hunt - BBC Earth

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In the Namib desert where the sands can reach a scorching 70 degrees centigrade, very little is able to survive, but the Hotrod Ant can amazingly thrive and even forage for food. In this tense encounter an unsuspecting Hotrod Ant has strayed in AntLion te
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What’s Special About a Wolf’s Paw Print? | National Geographic

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Wolf paws leave behind more than just a print on the ground. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class sc
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Do Your Swimming Skills Match Up to a Humpback Whale’s? | National Geographic

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Humpback whales are great swimmers, and absolutely massive creatures—some comparable to the size of a bus. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploratio
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Jetson ONE - World's First EVTOL Commute to Work

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We are incredibly proud to share that after months of rigorous trial and testing we completed the World’s first EVTOL commute. On 21.05.2022 co-founder and Jetson ONE inventor Tomasz Patan flew from home to work. This reduced our commute time by an
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Building complete and warm survival shelter | Bushcraft earth hut, grass roof & fireplace with clay

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I built my little mud house to hide in nature,I used dead wood for the structure,clay and stones for the fireplace and grass for the roof. Here there are a lot of wild boars,I settled on their territory! RATIONS & OUTDOOR MATERIALS -10% on the Freeze
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The World's Smartest Robot Is Living in Vancouver

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Sanctuary AI says building human-level artificial intelligence that can execute human tasks safely requires a deep understanding of the living mind. Hello World's Ashlee Vance heads to Vancouver to see the startup's progress toward bringing robots to life
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How to Make the PERFECT Cup of Tea (and who was EARL GREY, anyway?)

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From tea bags to loose leaf, not all tea is created equal. We teamed up with Harney & Sons to reveal the secrets to making the most flavorful brew — from kettle to cup. We even wade into controversial territory (milk before or after? sugar, too?!). PLUS w
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This Gecko Is Clinging for Survival

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Found exclusively in the territory of New Caledonia, New Caledonian geckos are the largest living species of their kind. Growing up to 14 inches in length, a green mossy pattern coats their body, camouflaging them within their natural habitat. Unlike most
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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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The Masterminds Behind Your Most Beloved Childhood Toys

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In this reel we meet the creators of some of our most beloved childhood toys. We catch up with the inventor of the Super Soaker (who also happens to be a NASA scientist), meet the godfather of tween board games, and learn all about the silly past of silly
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Finding Light in the Dark

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When darkness falls, most of us hit the sack. But in this reel, we meet people who thrive after the sun goes down. We bust a move with Peter Vosper, learn all about the deep, dark world of gourmet mushrooms in Paris, and gaze into the night sky in Colorad
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The Stories Behind These 5 Commonplace Things Will Impress You

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Great Big Reel 131: New to our channel, or don't have time to look through our back catalog? This video is part of a series of Great Big Reels we've put together for a blast through our world. In this reel, we get the scoop behind some of our favorite ubi
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Can graphs be deceptive?

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What commenters get wrong about charts. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you write things on the internet, angry email is inevitable. If you make charts on the internet, angry email about those charts is inevitable. Especially if your cha
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Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30

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

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In this reel, we take it back to the very beginning, meeting with inventors and risk takers who changed the game. We learn about the feud that lead to the creation of Lamborghini, find out how one man escaped death seven times to invent the saxophone, and
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Secret Mission to Deception | Transformers Cyberverse | Cartoon Network

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Watch more Transformers Cyberverse http://cartn.co/YTCyberverseOptimus Prime leads a strike team of Autobots on a mission deep into Decepticon territory to destroy a dangerous artifact.Episode: Silent StrikeAbout Transformers Cyberverse:When Bumblebee beg
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The Michelangelo of Microsoft Excel

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When Tatsuo Horiuchi retired, he decided to try his hand at art. But instead of spending money on paints and brushes, Horiuchi used what he already had pre-installed on his computer—Microsoft Excel. Now, the 77-year-old artist is creating remarkably intri
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Why Do Birds Sing?

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It's spring where Jessi and Squeaks lives, and that means the air is filled with the sounds of birds singing! But have you ever wondered why birds sing and who they're signing to? ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron o
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The Bold and the Beautiful: Stories of Artists and Designers Breaking New Ground

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In this reel, we meet some extraordinary artistic innovators, including a NASA-trained physicist using origami to solve complex engineering problems, a team preserving history by creating perfect replicas of classic art, and the man responsible for cursin
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The Sound Master

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In the world of audio engineering, there is still a massive gender gap. But within this industry, Emily Lazar has been blazing a trail forward. Having recorded over 2,000 albums with artists like David Bowie, the Foo Fighters and Madonna, the Grammy-nomin
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Taking on Hawaii’s Plant Extinction Crisis

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For the past 45 years, Steve Perlman has dedicated himself to saving Hawaii’s dying species of plant life. As a field botanist for the Plant Extinction Prevention Program, Perlman focuses on cultivating rare plants in the wild, often navigating unchartere
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How many robots does it take to run a grocery store?

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In Ocado's grocery warehouses, thousands of mechanical boxes move on the Hive. Are they all individual robots? Or is this one giant hive mind? Thanks to Ocado: https://www.ocadogroup.com/technology/technology-pioneers (this video is not sponsored, and the
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The True Stories Behind Comic Sans and Ctrl-Alt-Del

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Thanks to the brilliance of these four computer programmers we can play Solitaire on our computers, discover Easter eggs in video games, write emails and resumes using the not-so-serious the comic sans font (even though everyone says we really shouldnt) a
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Meet the Ultimate Gamers

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In this reel, we meet arcade enthusiasts taking their love for the game to new levels. We travel to London to meet Tim Hunkin, the inventor of London’s wackiest arcade, play a game of Pac-Man against Billy Mitchell, and step back in time at a Soviet arcad
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AOL: The Rise and Fall of the First Internet Empire

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Support us on Patreon to get early access to our future videos and to vote on which company we do next: https://www.patreon.com/business_casual Join us at our subreddit and on social media: Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/businesscasual Facebook: https://www
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Engineering the Most Annoying Sound Ever

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Alarms come in many forms; from the gentle ping of a text message notification to the wake-up wail of a bedside clock, these sounds are a part of our lives. That's why an alarm that could actually save your life needs to be so attention-grabbing—and inten
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Building a lunar base out of Moon dust

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Welcome to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Here, engineers are dreaming up new technologies that will help build settlements on the Moon or Mars via NASA’s experimental “Swamp Works” lab. With everyone from NASA to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos looking to send pe
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Robots: the future of food? -Superabundant S1 E4

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Getting food from the ground to the table is not easy. Whether its a server battling sore feet, or a grape picker hustling to harvest while the fruit is perfect, innovators are looking for ways to lighten the load, using a new generation of robots. But wi
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Behind the Scenes of the (Actual) Record Industry

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You've probably heard that vinyl is back—sales of vinyl records have been on the rise and many people are discovering (or re-discovering!) the joys of record collecting. A lot of those records come from Record Industry. The Netherlands-based company has b
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Airplane Black Boxes, Explained

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Sometimes flight recorders are the only way the victims' families will know what happened to the plane. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Immediately following an airplane crash anywhere in US territory, the National Transportation Safety Boa
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The Roots Of Dirt | How The Mountain Bike Evolved

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In the 1970's a group of California hippies built a new technology that changed the world. Computers? Nope. They were building the earliest commercial mountain bikes. Off-road bike pioneers Joe Breeze and Charlie Kelly explain how their "goofy hobby" turn
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Get Lost with the World's Master Maze Maker

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For many of us, mazes represent a mysterious unknown, an enigmatic and entertaining puzzle of mythic proportions, and Englishman Adrian Fisher is the world's preeminent maze designer. Over the years, this master of deception has designed over 700 mazes in
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The Family Making Sure Your Bread Stays Fresh

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Tucked away in the town of Yakima, Washington is a factory producing an unassuming, yet wildly prolific global product, one that you’ve used your entire life—bread tags. The tiny piece of plastic keeping your bread fresh is all thanks to one family. Throu
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Scaling the Toughest Ice Climb on the Planet

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Ice climber Klemen Premrl has been to some of the most spectacular (and frigid) places on the globe. Recently, he and his climbing partner Tim Emmett scaled Helmcken Falls in British Columbia, eight hours north of Vancouver. To climb that stunning frozen
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The (Fine) Art History of Paint by Numbers

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Who knew that your favorite elementary school pastime had such noble origins? In the 16th century, the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo was so busy that he began assigning sections of his famous ceilings to his students to paint. He used a numbering
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How This Forest Runs on Salmon

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What do salmon—and their sex lives—have to do with keeping a forest healthy? In this episode, Bertie explains that salmon equal more than just meal time for coastal predators roaming the shores and tidal shelves; they're also a rich source of marine nutri
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The NASA Engineer Making STEM Sing

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Growing up, Dajae never saw anyone like her represented in the world of STEM. But after attending Missouri University of Science and Technology as a college athlete, she pursued her love for engineering. Today, she’s an engineer at the NASA facility in Pa
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Crayfish Turf Wars in Canal Beds | London's Wild Side | BBC Earth

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London is home to many unusual animals, from scorpions to fighting crayfish. Watch as we get up close with rival species, over anything from territory to midnight snacks!Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEar
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Playing the World’s Largest Flutes

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Paige Long is a world-renowned flutist. She’s also one of a small number of people who can play the three largest flutes in the flute family: the double subcontrabass, the subcontrabass and the contrabass. With tubing that stretches up to 22 feet in lengt
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5 Stories That'll Make You Reach for the Stars

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We will start this copy with a disclaimer: If you are looking for stories about Hollywood stars, thats so not this reel. Sorry. But this is the internet, and we are confident you will find what you are looking for if you keep searching. Now, if you are lo
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Unearthing Shipwrecks and Finding Friends Under the Sea

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Some people arent satisfied with whats on the surface. So they dive, exploring rivers, lakes and oceans. Join us as we take the plunge with divers motivated by the thrill of discovering shipwrecks and finding pearls; breath-holding free divers who push th
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5 Unlikely (And Extraordinary!) Stories Behind Everyday Things

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Great Big Reel 161: New to our channel, or don't have time to look through our back catalog? This video is part of a series of Great Big Reels we've put together for a blast through our world. In this reel, we explore the often unlikely and extraordinary
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Giant Hornets Massacre Yellow Hornets | Buddha Bees and The Giant Hornet Queen | BBC Earth

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Two rival hornet species go sting-to-sting in the battle for territory. Who will win?Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BuddhaBeesAndTheGiantHornetQueen #BBCEarth Watch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http://bit.ly/Blue
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Minecraft's Biggest Unsolved Mystery

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Minecraft lore is tricky, however out of all the many mysteries one stands out as arguably the most important in the whole game. A crucial detail that doesn't seem to be solved any time soon. This is Minecraft's Biggest Unsolved Mystery , What Happened to
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After Learning to Code at 81, She Made a Game for Fellow Seniors

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Youre never too old to learn how to code. Three years ago, Masako Wakamiya noticed the lack of fun game apps for senior citizens and created her own at the age of 81. Its called Hinadan, and its inspired by a traditional Japanese doll festival. We met Wak
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Meet the Man Building Human-Sized Nests

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In the forestry hills of Big Sur, California, Jayson Fann weaves, bends and shapes eucalyptus and willow branches into incredible human-sized nests. Each of these “earthly temples” weighs in at over 100,000 pounds, often requiring heavy-duty equipment to
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The 12-Year-Old Scientist Taking On Flint’s Water Crisis

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When Gitanjali Rao first heard about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, she wanted to help in any way she could. Now, at only 12 years old, Gitanjali is the proud inventor of “Tethys,” a portable device that detects lead in water. Named “America’s Top Y
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Creating the Worst Video Game of All Time

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The video game 'E.T, The Extraterrestrial' for Atari 2600 is considered one of the biggest flops in gaming history. Yet the game's designer, Howard Scott Warshaw, says he couldn't be prouder of that honor. This is the story of an awesomely bad video game.
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How Artists Are Using Technology

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These four artists are merging art with technology in the most creative ways. While Geoffrey Drake-Drockman builds interactive cybernetic sculptures, the artists at Factum Arte painstakingly produce replicas of Egyptian art. Janet Echelman weaves massive
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This Amateur Physicist Built a Fusion Reactor in His Backyard

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Theres no telling what you can do when you put your mind to it. Take Richard Hull, he built a small-scale fusion reactorin a shed, in his backyard. A retired electronics engineer, Hull took a special interest in nuclear fusion. He lives in Lakeside, Virgi
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How a Suzanne Vega Song Helped Create the MP3

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Karlheinz Brandenburg has listened to Suzanne Vegas Toms Diner thousands of times and never tires of it. In fact, the song holds a special place in his heart because it was instrumental in the creation of the MP3. The German engineer and mathematician is
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Forging Mona Lisa’s Smile: Creating Perfect Replicas of Classic Art

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The employees at Factum Arte are world-class art forgers. But this Madrid-based company is no criminal enterprise. Each piece they create is intended to preserve and protect our cultural heritage. The company has even developed advanced technologies to sc
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Three Teenagers Changing the World for the Better

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This world is full of teenagers doing incredible things, and they give us hope for the future. While Mexicos Dafne Almazn is the worlds youngest psychologist and a teacher making sure other gifted kids get the education they deserve, Swedens Greta Thunber
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Meet the Man Who Beat 'Pac-Man'

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In 1999, Billy Mitchell was the first person to achieve a perfect score in "Pac-Man." His ability to reach the end of the game even stumped "Pac-Man's" creators and designers, who named him the “video game player of the century.” Here’s
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The Grandmas Leading Africa’s Solar Revolution

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Not having access to electricity, life in Ambakivao, Madagascar was dark. A group of grandmothers decided to change that, bringing light to their community by becoming the village’s first solar engineers. With the help of the World Wildlife Fund, they swa
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The Native American Code Talkers Who Helped Win WWI

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It was fall of 1918. The Allied military’s tactical movements were jeopardized by the German military’s superior espionage capabilities. Not only were the Germans tapping Allied phone lines, they were able to crack the code. That’s when two Native America
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What Its Like to Walk in Space and Dive 7 Miles Below Sea Level

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Dr. Kathy Sullivan has experienced incredible highs and exhilarating lows as an explorer. As a NASA astronaut, Sullivan was the first American woman to complete a spacewalk in 1984. As a geologist and oceanographer, she became the first woman to dive to t
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Changing the Game for Women in Esports

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In the male-dominated world of esports, fewer opportunities exist for women to compete on the international stage. Enter Asterisk*. The Singapore-based organization has been a pioneer in giving women a chance to participate and prove themselves against th
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Meet the Intern Who Wrote Solitaire for Microsoft

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In 1988, Wes Cherry was an intern at Microsoft when he created a game that would change the lives of office workers forever. That game was Solitaire. At the time there weren't many desktop computer games and most households still didn't have personal comp
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How Robots Are Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in India

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The robo-doctor will see you now. Her name is ELF. A humanoid robot, she simulates face-to-face interactions between doctors and patients at a major hospital in India. She helps reduce human interaction to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, ac
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Sailing the World With Renewable Energy

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In 2013, veteran boat racer Victorien Erussard ran out of fuel in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. There were energy sources all around him—the tide, the sun, the wind—but he had no way of harnessing them. This moment of chaos gave way to an idea: the wo
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Earliest born human from 1700's ever seen on film?

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Perhaps the earliest born human in history we will ever see on film. This lady was born in the 1700s (film is from 1905, she is already over 100 in it)."Grandmother Despina". This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers
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Birds Stealing From Other Birds | Trials Of Life | BBC Earth

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These bird siblings will do anything for their brothers and sister chicks in the nest, even when a snake invades their territory.Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Ear
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How Australians Are Trading Solar Energy With Their Neighbors

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Rooftops on homes across Australia are covered with solar panels. More and more households have been installing them the past 15 years, generating their own low-cost, clean electricity. Dr. Jemma Green is further empowering people as the co-founder and ch
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Meet the Man Who Built His Own Power Plant

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Many parts of rural Kenya lack access to electricity, leaving residents shrouded in darkness as nighttime falls. John Magiro Wangare wanted to change that. Using a local river, scrap metal and dynamo, Wangare built a hydroelectric power station in the tow
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100-Pound Vegetables, Mammoth Meals, and Grasshopper Sushi | THE SHOW, Episode 7

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In this episode, we meet some expert gourmands with a taste for the extraordinary. We travel to Wales to a garden growing 100-pound vegetables, learn what it takes to feed elephants and bears from the zoo chef, and get a taste of sustainable sushi featuri
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Bauhaus Ballet: A Dance of Geometry

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The Bauhaus Movement produced more than just minimalist buildings and furniture; it also gave way to a dance of geometry. In his 1922 “Triadic Ballet,” prodigious artist Oskar Schlemmer stripped away the genre’s archetypally fluid movements and fabrics, p
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Journey to the Other Side of the Creek | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network

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Craig, Kelsey and JP must journey past the Overpass into uncharted territory, the Other Side of the Creek.Episode: The Other SideSUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribeAbout Craig of the Creek:Follow the adventures of Craig, Kelsey and JP as they explore the
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No Limbs Needed for This Mountaineer

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When he was young, Kyle Maynard's dream was to become a professional athlete. Born with a condition that left him without legs or arms, Kyle never stopped pursuing that goal. In high school, he was a champion wrestler at the state level. In his 20s, he be
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The NASA Engineer Making STEM Sing

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Growing up, Dajae never saw anyone like her represented in the world of STEM. But after attending Missouri University of Science and Technology as a college athlete, she pursued her love for engineering. Today, shes an engineer at the NASA facility in Pas
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The 100% Real, Absolutely Honest and True Story Behind Snake Oil

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Ah, the snake oil salesman. We've all heard, used, or maybe even been called this most nefarious nomenclature for no-good swindlers and charlatans before. But what the hell is snake oil anyway that its peddlers are such quacks? Well back in the 1800s, Sta
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The Freakishly Fast World of Robot Sumo

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Welcome to the lightning-fast world of robot sumo, where two robots battle it out for mechanical supremacy. But, keep your eyes peeled—robots that take years to build can be decimated within mere seconds. Robot sumo has developed into a furiously competit
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Summiting Mountains Without Sight

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Scaling the world’s tallest mountains is a feat in and of its own—doing it while blind is extraordinary. Erik Weihenmayer is the first blind rock climber to summit the tallest peak in every continent, Mount Everest included. At a young age, Weihenmayer wa
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Welcome to Aviation High School

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At the Aviation Career and Technical High School, students literally have to earn their wings. Everyday, students take classes in an airplane hangar and work on real aircrafts. The New York City public high school has been training students since the 1930
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Art of the Future: These Interactive Sculptures Respond to You

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Geoffrey Drake-Brockman makes cybernetic sculptures that appear to come alive with human interaction. Using his background as a computer programmer, this Australian artist makes work that moves, twists and even changes colors in response to a viewer’s mov
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A Portrait of the Puppet Master as a Young Man

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Puppets—they’re child’s play, right? Spend five minutes watching Barnaby Dixon and you’ll surely disagree. At first, it might seem strange for a 26-year-old to be hand-building puppets in his bedroom and shooting videos of his performances for a living, b
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The Road to Invention

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Kommy Weldemariam knows how technology can change the world. As an IBM computer scientist and master inventor, he’s on the front line of the change revolution, harnessing the power of computing to tackle problems, big and small. Sometimes, that change sta
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Meet the 26-year-old Aerospace Engineer Searching for Life on Other Planets

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The universe is full of mystery. Its riddled with questions that challenge us to go further than weve ever gone before. But in order to reach the answers that pique our curiosity, we need to leave the familiar behind. For Elio Morillo and his mother, leav
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Hop Onboard the Shortest Flight in the World

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Got a tight 80 seconds to spare? It’s all the time you need to fly commercial across the Orkney Islands. The word’s shortest nonstop flight is a tiny hop between the islands of Westray and Papa Westray in the United Kingdom, a mere 1.7 miles (
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How This Action Sports Star Built His Own Prosthetic Leg

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In 2008, Monster Mike Schultz, a pro snowmobile racer, had his left leg amputated above the knee. Seven months later, he was zooming around on a dirt bike wearing a prosthetic leg that he designed and built himself. Today, the action sports star is at the
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How Sea Lions Are Inspiring the Future of Underwater Transport

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Don’t be fooled by a sea lion’s big, sweet eyes and playful demeanor—these guys move through water like a torpedo. While most animals swim using a tail or fluke, sea lions clap their fore flippers into their bodies to propel themselves to incredible speed
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Sounds of the Nightmare Machine

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What happens when a horror movie composer and a guitar maker join forces? They create the world’s most disturbing musical instrument. Affectionately known as "The Apprehension Engine," this one-of-a-kind instrument was commissioned by movie composer
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How Data Drives Innovation and Human Performance

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These days, data science is everywhere—down to the shoes on your feet. Whether it’s joint kinematics, thermal cameras or high-speed video, the bridge between data and athletic apparel has never been stronger. No one knows that better than Keith Stern, Hea
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Building a Better Ship for Tsunami Survival

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In March 2011, a massive earthquake and resulting tsunami ravaged Japan's eastern coast. At the time, Chris Robinson was in the middle of a business meeting, but the subject of his meeting immediately turned to ways of helping people in similar disasters.
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Exploring the Deep Sea for Shipwrecks and Sunken Planes

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For the past 32 years, Steven Saint Amour has been unearthing sunken ships and aircrafts from extreme depths that other crews simply cannot reach. As co-founder of the Eclipse Group, he specializes in deep-sea search and recovery and has become the go-to
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Class Is In Session At These 5 Schools For Extraordinary Abilities

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Great Big Reel 140: New to our channel, or don't have time to look through our back catalog? This video is part of a series of Great Big Reels we've put together for a blast through our world. In this reel, we register at five different schools for extrao
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Playing for Laughs at London’s Wackiest Arcade

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Every arcade’s got “Pac-Man,” “Donkey Kong” and “Space Invaders.” But if you’ve got a hankering for something other than pinball, pop into Novelty Automation, the one and only arcade with gaming gems like “Pet or Meat,” “Autofrisk” and “Crankenstein.” Spr
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The Traveling Telescope Inspiring Africa’s Next Astronomers

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If there’s anyone in education who is aiming for the stars, it’s Kenyan astronomer Susan Murabana. On a mission to inspire Africa’s young people—and especially young women—to become scientists, Murabana and her husband started The Travelling Telescope, an
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8 Incredible Tales Of Real Life In Space With NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin

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Great Big Reel 146: New to our channel, or don't have time to look through our back catalog? This video is part of a series of Great Big Reels we've put together for a blast through our world. In this reel, we get the scoop on real life in space with 8 st
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Sky Dancing: How One Dance Group Defies Gravity

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For the past 25 years, the dance company BANDALOOP has been merging rock climbing with concert stage dance. Founded by Amelia Rudolph, the goal of the dance company is to enliven natural and manmade vertical spaces with awe-inspiring spectacle. Though the
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Ride a Wooden Bike Down the Swiss Alps

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Skiing and sledding down a mountain? Amateur hour. Try rolling through on a wooden bike. Say hello to the Velogemel, a snow bike local to the Swiss town of Grindelwald. Named for the Swiss words for bike (“velo”) and sled (“gemel”), the mighty Velogemel a
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5 Stories Of Incredible Science In Action

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Great Big Story 143: New to our channel, or don't have time to look through our back catalog? This video is part of a series of Great Big Reels we've put together for a blast through our world. In this reel, we celebrate the pioneering spirit of some of o
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How One Horse Inspired the Invention of Movies

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This is a story about a horse—a horse whose fate was inextricably tied to the invention of film. It all started in 1872, when eventual Stanford University founder Leland Stanford made a bet with some colleagues. The bet in question concerned whether, at a
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Turning Science Fiction Into Robotic Realities

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For some, science fiction movies conjure ideas about a faraway—perhaps impossible—future. For Yoshiyuki Sankai, they provide inspiration for tangible, life-changing technologies. Sankai is CEO of Cyberdyne, a billion-dollar company that shares its name wi
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Flying High With the First Family of Skytypers

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Ever considered writing a message in the clouds? Greg and Stephen Stinis are the guys to call. The father-son team run the Chico, California-based company SkyTypers, where they pilot airplanes to "write" messages and advertisements in the sky using specia
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This Indoor Skydiver Dances on Air

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Inka Tiitto is a dancer, who also happens to be a world champion indoor skydiver. Demonstrating grace and impressive control over her movements, Tiitto blends dancing and flying in ways you have to see to believe. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This sto
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Building the Engine That Will Take Us to Mars

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Franklin Chang Daz is a pioneer. As a child, he dreamed of going into space. As an adult, he made his wish come true. Diaz was the first naturalized U.S. citizen from Latin America to become an astronaut. After making seven trips into space, the MIT-educa
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How an Architect Is Turning Air Pollution Into Gorgeous Tile

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Tejas Sidnal is an architect who believes people in his profession have a responsibility to rid the world of air pollution. Which is why he founded Carbon Craft Design, a startup in Mumbai, India that upcycles carbon emissions into construction materials.
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How mail gets delivered to ships that are at sea

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If you’re a sailor aboard a freighter in the Great Lakes, it’s very difficult to get ashore to shop for supplies or mail a letter. Luckily, there’s one small tugboat that has been delivering mail, packages, and goods to ships in these la
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Meet the 90-Year-Old Armchair Archaeologist | TED + GBS Present Torchbearers

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Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak is a modern-day Indiana Jones. She analyzes satellite imagery in order to find ancient sites hidden from view. With GlobalXplorer, an online platform using the power of the crowd to find, protect and monitor archaeological
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Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to Bonus Riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededmislabelledboxes/ You’re overseeing the delivery of supplies to a rebel base in the heart of enemy territory. To get past customs, all packa
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Oceanic Trouble? Summon These Aquanauts! | That's Amazing

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Our oceans are in imminent danger—marine life is dying at an alarming rate due to pollution, overfishing and climate change. Summon the aquanauts! These diver-scientists are a real-life team of superheroes from all over the globe conducting cutting-edge r
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The Magic of Making Sound | That's Amazing

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In Hollywood, everything is magic and make-believe, even sounds. When you watch a film that immerses you completely in its world, you’re probably hearing the work of sound artists. If the work is done right, you won’t be able to tell that the “natural” so
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The Beekeeper Making Electronic Music With Bees

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Everyones buzzing about Bioni. Hes a British beekeeper and producer making electronic music incorporating the sounds of bees. You cant really bring bees into a recording studio, of course. Theyd swarm the mic. So Bioni records the insects buzzing in their
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A (Football) League of Their Own

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When Sam Gordon started playing football as a 9-year-old, there were no girls-only teams for her to join. So she played with the boys, and excelled. Not long after, Gordon's father uploaded a clip of his daughter breaking tackles and scoring touchdowns. T
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The Strange History of Soviet X-Ray Records

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Hips dont lie. But a hip x-ray in the Soviet Union of the 1950s might not have been what it appeared to be. In fact, if it was round, it was likely a record. Let us explain. At a time when the Soviet government strictly forbade western music from the like
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Why Parents Should Play Video Games With Their Kids

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Many parents think of video games as either a total waste of time, or an activity for their kids to pursue on their own. But Dr. Sinem Siyahhan encourages parents to play video games with their kids. An associate professor at California State University s
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8 Sounds Cats Make and Their Meanings - Understand Your Cat Better

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In this video, we'll show you 8 different sounds cats make, and explain what they mean. PurringCats often purr when they are happy.Cats may also purr when they are in painThe vibrations produced by purring is linked to many health benefits such as reducin
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Launching Flowers Into Outer Space

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When it comes to flower arrangements, Japanese artist Makoto Azuma is quite literally pushing the boundaries out of this world. It all started 20 years ago, when the one-time rock musician took a part-time job at a flower shop. There he began to appreciat
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The Teens Launching Africa’s First Private Satellite

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It’s one thing to metaphorically reach for the stars, but what if teenagers could actually explore space? Bjarke Gotfredsen, the founder of an electronics and technology development company called XinaBox, is helping make that happen for students in Cape
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Closer to a Cure: Combating Alzheimer's With New Compute Technology

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The human brain remains a complex mystery. But, if we dare to dream big—and have the proper tools and data to fuel those ambitions—we may one day discover cures for diseases as devastating as Alzheimer’s. At the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease
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Japan’s Post Box Under the Sea

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When the small Japanese seaside town of Susami needed a tourism boost, an unlikely resident came to the rescue: the town’s postmaster. Together with the local diving community, former postmaster Toshihiko Matsumoto helped establish the world’s first under
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He Could be the First American Amputee in the Olympics

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Being born without lower legs didnt keep Blake Leeper from playing baseball and basketball when he was a kid. After being fitted with prosthetic limbs, Leeper took a lot of falls, but he always got right back up. In college, he discovered running, the spo
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Illuminating the Creative Side of Code

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Miral Kotb has two great loves: coding and dance. While they might seem like they have nothing in common, Miral has discovered a new, innovative way to combine her two passions. Through her project, iLuminate, she’s letting the creative side of code beam
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How Much Air Can A Tree Hold? #TeamTrees

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Go to https://teamtrees.org Let's plant some trees! #TeamTreesTrees can take an astounding amount of carbon out of the air, which is good, because we need to do that times a trillion.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth a
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How 7,000 Years of Epic Floods Changed the World (w/ SciShow!)

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Try CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/eons Check out SciShow's video on Lake Agassiz: https://youtu.be/qMVhR26NRsk Strange geologic landmarks in the Pacific Northwest are the lingering remains of a mystery that took nearly half a century t
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He Voiced ‘The Animaniacs’ and Other ‘90s Cartoons

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You know his voice from your favorite ‘90s cartoons; he gave life to Pinky from “Pinky and the Brain,” Yakko from “Animaniacs,” and even Raphael in the original “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” series. His name? Rob Paulsen. Meet the voice actor who helped
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Why is California always on fire?

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Humans are making the problem worse. Can we get out of nature’s way, for our own good? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Wildfires are intensifying in California — but “wild”fires might be a misnomer at this point, because humans are responsi
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Meet the Street Artist Transforming Dubai

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For most of his life, artist Myneandyours lived and worked in his native London. But after 28 years there, he felt the pull to help create a culture, rather than simply be a part of one already well established. So, Myneandyours took his creative talents
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Making Strides in the Race to Better Treat Cancer

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In the fight against cancer, time is of the essence. Precision oncology is changing the way patients with cancer are treated, tailoring therapies and treatment plans based on what is happening to each individual patient and their tumor. This process invol
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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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Elevating the Underground: Subway Opera

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While New York City's subway riders are glued to their smartphones, a small group of singers is bringing light to the underground with opera. Opera Collective is a group of around 30 New York City opera singers who perform in a rather unusual venue: subwa
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The Ancient Salt Pans of Peru

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Originally built by the Incas, the manmade salt pans in Maras, Peru, have endured for over 500 years. Beneath the Qaqawiñay mountains runs a salty fresh spring, which empties into 3,000 mountainside pools. The sun heats them, evaporating the water and lea
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What It Takes to Be the World’s Fastest Marathon Runner

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Kenenisa Bekele is one of the world’s fastest marathon runners. He runs 26.2 miles in half the time it takes the average runner. Every year, the world’s top long-distance runners compete in the Berlin Marathon in a bid to break the world record (of two ho
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'That's Amazing' Episode 7 | Artists of Our Natural World

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In the seventh episode of "That's Amazing." meet a team of imaginative Foley artists creating unique sounds for motion pictures, a Hawaiian family who has made world class ukeleles from rare koa trees for decades, a pair of artists creating lifelike portr
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Can We Power the World With a Single Energy Grid?

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China is building a 1.1 million volt power line that will carry power 3,200km. Could this be the beginning of a united global energy grid? These Strange Metals Could Make Electronics Perfectly Efficient - https://youtu.be/HQcKEFoufLA Read More: China’s gi
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Meet the Man Bringing Hip-Hop to the Deaf

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Although he’s had profound hearing loss his entire life, Matt Maxey didn’t learn to sign until he was 18 years old. He began to practice his ASL by signing along to the lyrics of his favorite artists and uploading videos to YouTube. Now, as the CEO and fo
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Why We Dunk Cookies in Milk

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Like Romeo & Juliet or Batman & Robin, milk & cookies is a pairing that’s just meant to be. But what makes dunking cookies in milk so satisfying? To find the answer, we turned to science. Scientist, chemistry professor and certified dunking expert Matt Ha
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How CERN Is Uncovering the Secrets of Our Universe

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Extra dimensions, dark matter and new particlesthe universes deepest secrets are being explored by physicists at CERNs Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. The particle collider is a mind-blowing tool for scientific advancement, being used to r
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3 (More) Unexpected Stories Behind Your Favorite Video Games

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What ever happened to the Street Fighter II champion who simply disappeared one day? How did one man become Nintendos Original Gaming Master? And how did a game so bad become so iconic? Join us as we delve into the untold stories behind your favorite vide
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Why These Scottish Sheep Eat Seaweed

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Welcome to picturesque North Ronaldsay. This remote island, located way, way north in Scotland, is home to 50 people and some very special sheep. In order to free up grassland for cattle, humans in the early-19th century confined the flock, found nowhere
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The Wright Brothers, First Successful Airplane (1903)

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Human Achievements / Firsts Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, Millville, Indiana and Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio. Both brothers were pioneers credited with inventing the first airplane. Please consider supporting our v
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The History Behind Italy’s Ancient City of Glass

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For over a thousand years, the island of Murano—just outside Venice, Italy—has been known throughout the world for their exquisite glass manufacturing. After realizing how valuable their glass exports were, the Venetian elite made it illegal for glass mak
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Enter Japan’s Bizarre Museum of Rocks With Faces

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If you’re ever in Japan, consider a trip to Chineskikan, located two hours outside Tokyo in the city of Chichibu. The peculiar museum is the only one of its kind, dedicated entirely to rocks that look like human faces. Owned and operated by Yoshiko Hayama
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Hes the Most Licensed Artist in History

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Chances are youve seen Romero Brittos joyful, colorful works of art even if you dont know him by name. Hes the most licensed artist in history, and his art is everywhere. Exhibited in museums, train stations and hotels. Featured at sporting events like th
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Why Are We The Only Humans Left?

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Try 23andMe at: http://www.23andme.com/okay Part 2 of our special series on Human Ancestry. Watch it all: http://bit.ly/OKTBSHuman ↓↓↓More info and sources below ↓↓↓ In part 2 of our special series on human ancestry, we ask why we are the only surviving b
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Fable the Raven | Did you know Ravens can talk?!

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Hello everyone :) I'm back after a five year gap, wow! Look out for loads of new content on my falconry birds in the coming weeks. However this video today is all about a very special bird of mine I'd like you to meet. She's not a bird of prey but she's v
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Snowboarding Without the Snow

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How many people can say they invented a sport? Very few, and Jason Lee is among them. In the early 1990s, Lee and a buddy built a snowboard/skateboard hybrid with a little mountain bike thrown in, dubbed it the mountainboard and created what would become
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Skis of Glory: The Rise, Fall and Return of Ski Ballet

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Before slopestyle skiing and the X Games, one sub-species of freestyle skiing ruled them all: ski ballet. You heard right—ballet ... on skis. In the 1980s, fans flocked to see their favorite skiers put on ski ballet clinics with high-difficulty jumps, fli
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The Mad Genius Behind Chuck E. Cheese’s

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The entire history of video games can be traced back to a creative genius by the name of Nolan Bushnell. In 1972, Nolan co-founded Atari, a multi-billion dollar company that changed the face of gaming forever. At the time, arcades were as popular as ever,
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At Notre Dame, Football Goes Robotic

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At the University of Notre Dame, football is sacred. Student spirit for the game pervades all of campus—if you’re not on the team, you’re certainly rooting for the Fighting Irish come game day. But for one club of engineering students, s
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Why Cats Love Sleeping On Your Bed!

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5 Reasons Why Cats Like Sleeping on Your BedFor those who do let their cats sleep with them, you are probably wondering why they love it so much and almost insist on it every night. Well, here are 5 reasons why your cat sleeps on your bed.#1. Your body he
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Heat Engines, Refrigerators, & Cycles: Crash Course Engineering #11

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Cycles are a big deal in engineering. Today well explain what they are and how theyre used in heat engines, refrigerators, and heat pumps. Well also discuss phase diagrams and the power of using renewable energy resourcesCrash Course Engineering is produc
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Building Ancient Robots in Switzerland

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In a country known for their intricate watchmaking, one man is taking the mastery of machinery to another level—and to another era. Meet François Junod, a craftsman bringing back the ancient art of automata. Building automata dates back to ancient Egypt a
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The Master of Shadow Puppets

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Fan Zhengan is keeping the tradition of Mount Tai shadow puppetry alive in Taian, China. The art form was created more than 2,000 years ago. Zhengan, who turns 76 this year, has been at it for 68 years, and hes basically a one-man puppeteering band. He op
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Why Swans in England Get the Royal Treatment

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In the United Kingdom, you may eat ducks, chickens, geese, but NOT swans—NOT EVER. Why? Because all swans in the UK can belong to Queen Elizabeth II, and are officially protected. Every year in England since the 12th century, the queen’s swan marker and h
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Swim With Manta Rays, the Ocean’s Peaceful Giants

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For as long as she can remember, Dr. Andrea Marshall wanted to be a marine biologist. Now, she’s living out her dream with one of the ocean’s most amazing creatures. That is, Marshall studies and helps protect giant manta rays. While Marshall’s work takes
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Why the triple axel is such a big deal

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Triple axels can turn skaters into legends. This is why. Watch the rest of Skate Week, and our other sports explainers, here: http://bit.ly/2FfxM17 Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Note: The video states Mirai Nagasu was the second American
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The Wright Brothers: First Flight - 1903 - History in Color

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December 17, 1903. The Wright brothers – Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912) – were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the worl
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The rise of the Ottoman Empire - Mostafa Minawi

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Explore the early days of the Ottoman Empire, as shrewd political rulers grew the principality into an intercontinental empire. --In the late 13th century, Osman I established a small principality sandwiched between a crumbling Byzantine Empire and a weak
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Researchers have decoded prairie dog language

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This program discusses Prairie Dog Language -- the most sophisticated animal language decoded so far. Con Slobodchikoff, Ph.D., and his students at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, researched the Gunnison's prairie dogs Alarm Calls for over 30 ye
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Impossible 0.00001% Odds!

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The Roman Pomerium

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Great video about the pomerium or pomoerium was a religious boundary around the city of Rome and cities controlled by Rome. In legal terms, Rome existed only within its pomerium; everything beyond it was simply territory (ager) belonging to Rome. Patreon:
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If Enough People Stomp At Once, Can It Cause An Earthquake?

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Sporting events gather a lot of people into one place, and they can get pretty rowdy. Does all this commotion have an effect on the planet? Why Do Refs Make Bad Calls? - https://youtu.be/E7dOWwm3IUQ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1
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Jurassic World Dominion | Trailer 2 [4K]

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It all comes down to this. Watch the new trailer for #JurassicWorldDominion and get tickets now. -- https://uni.pictures/JWSite https://uni.pictures/JWFB https://uni.pictures/JWTwitter https://uni.pictures/JWIG https://uni.pictures/JWTikTok This summer, e
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Birds In A Truck Riddle

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How slow motion works

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This video is sponsored by Raycon. To get 15% off, click here: http://buyraycon.com/vox Slow motion is a key part of modern visual culture, from iPhone selfies to movies. So how does it work?Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOIn this episode of
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Marine Iguanas are like Baby Godzillas

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Iguanas are one of the most amazing reptiles in the world, from their deep dives in the Galapagos, to high speed chases with snakes, to their third eye, the Iguana is deserving of the title. Get episodes a WEEK EARLY by signing up for a free 30 day trial
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Felix Baumgartner Space Jump World Record 2012 Full HD 1080p [FULL]

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The Mission - Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a f
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What If We Made A New Continent?

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What would it take to build an entire continent from scratch? Check out all Blocko approved classes on CreativeLive! ►► http://cr8.lv/2AaLIY6 Visit CreativeLive and save up to 30% today! Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life No
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12 Things Cats Love the Most

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There are a few things in this world that cats like more than a fresh meal. In this video, we will discover the top 12 things cats love. #1. Scratching! We have all seen how our furniture looks like after a cat gets to it with their claws. Scratching is o
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10 Ways Cats Say "I Love You"

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In this video, we will discuss 10 ways that cats show their love. Prolonged eye contact and slow blinking. Youve probably noticed your cat staring intently into your eyes at one point or another - dont worry! your kitty is showing you how much they love y

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