YouTube description: Dig in to the history of the Roman Empire’s staged gladiatorial naval battles and how they flooded the Colosseum to reenact famous battles. Starting in 80 CE, residents of... continue reading

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TOLKIEN explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War... continue reading

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YouTube description: It’s an 1980s pop music cliche that dates back to 1910. If you listen to the first few seconds of Bruno Mars’ “Finesse” (hint: listen to the Cardi B remix) you’ll hear... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 590 views • 9:26

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... continue reading

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YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 915 views • 4:46

Published on Jun 23, 2016 Meet the most interesting man in the world... Peter Freuchen.

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YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 485 views • 2:51

There’s a job out there with a great deal of power, pay, prestige, and near-perfect job-security. And there’s only one way to be hired: get appointed to the US Supreme Court. But how do US Supreme... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 14 views • 4:26

From YT: North America didn’t always have its familiar shape, nor its famed mountains, canyons, and plains: all of that was once contained in an unrecognizable mass, buried deep in Rodinia, a huge supercontinent... continue reading

YouTube description: Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made? This video explains the basics. Help us keep making videos by supporting us in https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth We try... continue reading

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YouTube description: Freezer burn, what's your deal? Why are you ruining our dinner plans? Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ... continue reading

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YouTube Description: What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 1 week ago • 522 views • 5:26

From YT: "At LeftJet Studios we're always turning one thing into another for the sake of our storytelling. We've found that a basic model paint kit is all you need to really make your props, costume, or... continue reading

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EconStories presents a special event on entrepreneurship and innovation. PayPal co-founder and technology entrepreneur Peter Thiel visits the UT Austin campus to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship... continue reading

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Youtube description: Peter Lee, Microsoft Research corporate vice president, shares insights and a sneak peek into the Skype Translator, derived from decades of research in speech-recognition, automatic-translation,... continue reading

Could floating nations help us solve political problems without fighting? Patri Friedman co-founded the Seasteading Institute with billionaire Peter Thiel because he believes we can. The Seasteading Institute... continue reading

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