YouTube description: Did you know that when Tyrannosaurus rex was a hatchling it was most likely covered in fluffy feathers? Go behind the scenes of the new exhibition T. rex: The Ultimate Predator,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 days 16 hours 40 minutes ago • 124 views • 6:21

What do you get when you take a boxy little hatchback, replace the backseat with a high-performance engine, and add a turbo? You get one of the most badass pieces of automotive engineering thought up by... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 week 1 day ago • 56 views • 13:02

The History Guy remembers the 1955 Le Mans Disaster in France, the deadliest accident in motorsport history.

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YouTube description: What do Skrillex, David Bowie, Salt-N-Pepa and basically every drum and bass track have in common? They've all used the Amen break, a four-bar drum solo that has become the most... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 weeks 5 days ago • 206 views • 4:05

The GT500 is one of Carroll Shelby’s greatest creations: A Ford Mustang with the heart of the GT40 Le Mans racer! Join James as he explores the long history of the original buff horse, from the 427,... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 month 1 week ago • 28 views • 15:26

YouTube description: Not too long ago, our early human ancestors were under constant threat of attack from predators. And it turns out that this difficult chapter in our history may be responsible for... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 1 week ago • 146 views • 9:52

YouTube description: Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/3HABgm-UUi0 Download Skunkworks! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Check out Derek's video... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 3 weeks ago • 840 views • 11:21

Inspired by military vehicles, Audi designed a revolutionary all wheel drive system that would take their coupes and sedans where they had never gone before: off road. Join James as he explores the history... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 2 months 2 weeks ago • 77 views • 14:32

YouTube description: On August 8th, 1918, Allied forces in France launched the Hundred Days Offensive, one of the first combined arms operations of the war that included hundreds of tanks, airplanes,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months 4 weeks ago • 339 views • 3:15

"... an educational video produced by The Computer Museum and hosted by David Neil of PBS's Newton's Apple. Join David Neil and his four young companions on an entertaining and illuminating trek through... continue reading

posted by ant 3 months 3 weeks ago • 14 views • 26:32

YouTube description: Everything seemed normal on the second leg of American Airlines Fight 96, June 12, 1972. Captain Bryce McCormick sat back to take a sip of coffee and admire the view. Then, suddenly,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months 1 week ago • 422 views • 11:00

YouTube description: In 1966 an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just happened. Therefore, I must be dead."... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,567 views • 14:09

In the 1830s, two French brothers, François and Joseph Blanc, pulled off the first telecoms scam in history. The optical telegraph, a line of semaphore towers stretching from hilltop to hilltop, was for... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 months 3 weeks ago • 509 views • 5:49

Grama bay is gorgeous! Also, conversely, a place to see thousands of years of low-quality tagging from people of all backgrounds. From Pompeii Magnus to modern Albanian beach-goers, the walls ripple... continue reading

posted by nanrod 5 months 1 week ago • 173 views • 8:27

Extremism is the enemy. We give it a bunch of names, put it on a fake spectrum, and rail on each other about how our extremes will be better, but it's all the same thing. Extremism is the enemy. Welcome... continue reading

posted by nanrod 5 months 2 weeks ago • 634 views • 17:35

Tom Scott tells part 2 of the entertaining story about what he learned on internet marketing, part 1 here: https://videosift.com/video/HOW-TO-BE-POPULAR-ON-THE-INTERNET-S1-E1 and part 3: https://videosift.com/vid... continue reading

posted by rbar 5 months 3 weeks ago • 184 views • 8:28

The White Horse, in Uffington, is one of the oldest surviving works of art in Britain: carved into a hillside in Oxfordshire 3,000 years ago. Every year, it's rechalked by volunteers co-ordinated through... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 months 1 week ago • 619 views • 2:50