YouTube description: Have you ever wondered what these tiny doors at the #USCapitol are for? Watch to find out. More of the story is at https://www.aoc.gov/blog/meigs-miniat.... (via digg.com)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 1 week ago • 651 views • 1:33

"Why some Americans’ votes count more than others. Watch more of our election coverage: http://vox.com/ElectionVideos In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million... continue reading

posted by ant 3 months 3 weeks ago • 84 views • 8:09

From Youtube, "The Postal Service is one of the few government agencies which pre-date the Constitution and creation of the United States. If the Founding Fathers kept it around, it must be important."

posted by w1ndex 6 months 4 weeks ago • 12 views • 25:54

https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 7 months ago • 871 views • 7:59

From Youtube, "Well... this took longer than expected. I am sorry you had to wait so long for me to finish this video, I had some reading to do, then write the video, record the audio, and then the... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 9 months 3 weeks ago • 19 views • 1:09:23

YouTube description: Terrified residents of Italian cities record messages to themselves 10 days ago, when the pandemic hadn't yet killed 1,809 people and infected more than 24,000 across the country.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 11 months 1 week ago • 294 views • 3:31

"Nobody:_______, Me: What if Trump served three terms? ..."

posted by ant 11 months 2 weeks ago • 68 views • 16:10

"Why does America's system for picking the president start in Iowa? Before Americans vote on the next president in November, both major political parties have to settle on a nominee. That process is... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year ago • 304 views • 8:03

YouTube description: There’s no telling what you can do when you put your mind to it. Take Richard Hull, he built a small-scale fusion reactor—in a shed, in his backyard. A retired electronics engineer,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,452 views • 3:32

YouTube description: Some of the top-selling car brands in the United States are Japanese — Toyota, Honda, and Nissan especially. But the reverse isn't true – General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 725 views • 7:13

YT: The Forbes Pigment Collection, at the Harvard Art Museums, is a collection of pigments, binders, and other art materials for researchers to use as standards: so they can tell originals from restorations... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 1 year 11 months 2 weeks ago • 441 views • 5:13

"Like what does it mean? (For real though?) ..."

posted by ant 2 years 3 months ago • 356 views • 8:55

YouTube description: Hi there! I'm (finally!) back with a new video explaining what is swing, a form of popular music developed in the United States that dominated in the 1930s and 1940s. The amazing... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 4 months ago • 461 views • 2:01

I condone dumping Trump World, combine with BC ... Cascadia here we come!

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 20 views • 6:13

They're not the only ones. YouTube: On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That remarkable... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 556 views • 3:49

US Car Number 1, the Ferdinand Magellan, sits in the Gold Coast Railway Museum in Miami. It's 120 tonnes of bulletproof, armoured railcar: a train carriage designed to move the President of the United... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 2 years 11 months ago • 398 views • 4:59

"Nearly half of Americans don’t know that Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they are, and have been since 1917. Watch why Puerto Rico won't have power for months: http://bit.ly/2DBCPVp Read about... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 1 month ago • 475 views • 3:56

From Youtube: Moonshine = Homemade whiskey. It's unlawful to produce in the United States. Laws vary by country. This story explains why. Do not recreate what this person did. The purpose of this video... continue reading

posted by nanrod 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 97 views • 14:24

YouTube description: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill 23,000 people every year in the United States, and the United Nations estimates that by 2050, more people will die from antibiotic-resistant infections... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 392 views • 14:33

"... Let's face it! The world hates fire ants. It is not hard to understand why seeing as they are a major domestic pest in many countries, as well as a very dangerous agricultural pest, like in the Unites... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 293 views • 15:53