Presidential Historian Tom Naftali explains a CSPAN survey that asked 142 presidential historians and historical observers of the presidency to rate all the US presidents. Abraham Lincoln came in at the... continue reading
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For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 12 months ago • 134 views • 3:07I highly recommend listening to the song first, or at least the first half. As a drummer for 32 years (8 formally on actual drums / in public, the rest on available surfaces and arguably in rhythm games),... continue reading
posted by moonsammy 3 years 1 week ago • 497 views • 10:15last post was day 153. what progress in 100 days. I thought it would be done but still moving along.
posted by bobknight33 3 years 3 weeks ago • 5 views • 17:10COLUMBIA, SC Three former Orangeburg County law officers caught in an FBI sting where federal agents pretended to be members of a Mexican drug-smuggling cartel have been sentenced to prison, according... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 1 month 1 week ago • 14 views • 1:20Trump found the silver lining in Covid early on. It means he no longer has to touch all those disgusting people at his rallies. In 2016 Olivia Troye, Vice President Pence's former Homeland Security... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 7 months ago • 477 views • 1:01After long nights of tear gas and rubber bullets, some protesters, news crews, and medics in Minneapolis last weekend found themselves stranded: The tires of their cars had been slashed. In a city... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 665 views • 1:15From Youtube, "As the spread of coronavirus worsens in the US, John Oliver discusses how the government is handling the outbreak, how they’re not, and what we can do to help."
posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 459 views • 22:11The World's Biggest Gear Reduction by designer and maker of prototypical machines, devices and tools Daniel de Bruin. This machine visualizes the number googol. That's a 1 with a hundred zeros. A number... continue reading
posted by BSR 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,210 viewsChina used more concrete in 2 years than US used in last 20th century
posted by bobknight33 4 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 164 views • 2:41"Everyone has their favorite classic Sesame Street animated segment from the last 50 years! Now, in this hour long compilation, they're all in one place! Watch live with us and share your favorite Sesame... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 20 views • 1:00:10Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic. Well there was a time -- and not too long ago -- when the world warmed more than any human has ever seen. (So far) Produced in... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 8 months 1 week ago • 445 views • 10:54YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 483 views • 14:48From Twitter: Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson Astrophysicist In the tropics, the Sun sets vertical to the horizon; Twilight doesn’t last very long; and the Full Moon rises shortly after sunset,... continue reading
posted by BSR 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 49 views • 30 secsThis week John takes a look at how companies such as Amazon get your orders to you as quickly as possible.
posted by w1ndex 4 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 1,088 views • 21:18After more than four decades of forced silence, some of the last surviving atomic soldiers share their unfathomable experiences of the atomic bomb tests in the 1950s
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