YouTube description: From the dynamic Choy Li Fut martial art—made world famous by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee—to the stunning dragon dance, Pun Keng Man takes great pride in building community through... continue reading
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YouTube description: Ross MacDonald makes his paper by making paper. For the last 25 years, he’s created tens of thousands of paper props for movies and television shows like “Baby’s Day Out,”... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 2,158 views • 5:31From youtube: UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned... continue reading
posted by nanrod 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 383 views • 4:46YouTube description: For thousands of years, the people of Hungary have soaked in the rich, thermal waters that lie below the country’s surface. From Roman emperors to Turkish kings, Budapest’s... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 422 views • 2:45"Why we love this nerdy role-playing fantasy game. ... In an age of virtual reality, video games, and smartphones, more and more people are getting into this magical, nerdy tabletop fantasy role-playing... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 18 views • 10:13Mr. Samuel J. Seymour, the last living eyewitness to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. was the mystery guest on the February 8, 1956 episode of the I've... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 14 views • 7:18The European Space Agency (ESA) is part of an international effort to monitor and – ultimately – tackle space debris. This junk – accumulated in orbit since the dawn of the space age sixty years... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 2 months ago • 136 views • 3:37For many years, archery was part of warfare, but with the introduction of guns in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, it started its long decline.. The "archery" of today is more like playing with... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 823 views • 5:06A more light hearted episode. On that solar eclipse hype train. I've never been so excited to literally not see something. Btw before someone's who's played aged of mythology chimes in, Mercury is a Roman... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 306 views • 3:20My dad smoked and drank. He worked in a high stress job. He died at age 49 from stomach issues. YouTube: In 1984, Dr. Barry Marshall had a theory about ulcers that he couldn't convince the science community... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 86 views • 4:17Now I really want to go and make my own (small!) batch of seeded mustard. I have all the ingredients in my cupboard, too. YouTube description: Mustard has been around for ages, but today's chefs... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 45 views • 5:51Brilliant Earth has scammed thousands of customers They claim to: 1) Provide their customers with the exact origin of their diamonds, and 2) Track their diamonds from mine to consumer- making sure... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years ago • 1,739 views • 5:02The Connectome is a comprehensive diagram of all the neural connections existing in the brain. WIRED has challenged neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri to explain this scientific concept to 5 different people;... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,691 views • 9:43This goblet is made using filigrana, a style of blown glass made with colorless, white, and sometimes colored canes that originated on the island of Murano in the 16th century. The canemaking and glassblowing... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 262 views • 10:27Published on Jan 11, 2017 Mary reminds us that people her age are sometimes forgotten, but still very much alive. Call your grandma...
posted by bobknight33 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 326 views • 10:23The Ulfberht swords were made during a brief period of the MIddle Ages, roughly around 200 years. The quality of the steel and forging techniques were not rediscovered in Europe until the industrial age... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 473 views • 19:15At the age of 74, Meena Raghavan is the oldest known practitioner of Kalaripayattu, an ancient martial art from southern India. Since she was 7 years old, Raghavan has trained with the best of them. While... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 1,407 views • 2:22Via YouTube: Any molecular biologist will tell you that genetic engineering is tricky. But up until recently we might be witnessing a new age in human development.
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