"The Mario Brothers movie is almost here, and we're going to run down Mario's 40 year history for you! From dodging Donkey Kong's barrels to exploring the universe with a possessed cap--this is the full... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 11 months 1 week ago • 5 views • 9:14

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan about the origins of the COVID pandemic. They discuss the evidence of a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, media and academic censorship of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 2 weeks ago • 275 views • 58:27

The Smithsonian Natural History Museum houses 147 million specimens — everything from pickled animals to priceless gems to dinosaur bones. But less than 1% of it's on display. The rest is hidden behind... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 10 months ago • 60 views • 12:15

According to a new report from the United Nations, our planet is in worse shape than at any other time in human history. The Trump Administration has done everything they can to do nothing about climate... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,059 views • 3:01

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) 6 years 4 weeks ago • 63 views • 13:02

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) 6 years 2 months ago • 39 views • 15:26

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) 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 83 views • 14:32

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) 6 years 5 months ago • 463 views • 11:00

American healthcare might not be the best world, but it is the most expensive. *** It's true, ask for an itemized bill sometime. I had a panic attack a few months ago and ended up in the hospital. Since... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,092 views • 5:33

Humans are the same as always, except now we have instant access to all knowledge and communication.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 331 views • 2:23

YouTube description: Remember the childhood hours of fun spent blasting your friends with neon-tinged water cannons? You can thank a NASA scientist for that. In 1982, Lonnie Johnson designed the Super... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 504 views • 2:31

I could use a salary to talk about. YouTube: In Adam Ruins Everything, host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 937 views • 4:13

Brilliant!

posted by brycewi19 9 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 419 views • 8:30

YouTube: Finally, after what seems like eons and eons, the end is nigh. We're talking not only about the end of Crash Course Big History, but also the end of everything. The end of humanity and the end... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 2 months ago • 71 views • 13:31

From cereal to ice cream to cocktails, it seems that strawberries are served with just about everything. But it wasn't always this way. Today, Americans eat four times as many strawberries as they did... continue reading

posted by enoch 1 decade 2 months 1 week ago • 644 views • 4:42

The brain that changed everything. Einstein's brain was removed a few hours after he deceased. Then it was stolen / lost. And then recovered. And researched lots to see if there was something about it.

posted by doogle 1 decade 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 37 views • 47:08