YouTube description: How did Q and U get to be partners? It's a tiny window back to the origins of our writing system. Produced for Mental Floss.
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YouTube description: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John tells you about some jobs your high school guidance counselor probably failed to... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 311 views • 7:53YouTube description: Some times a mishearing leads to the birth of a word. Here are some words we invented by getting them wrong. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 weeks ago • 774 views • 2:40YouTube description: It varies from town to town, or even within families. Part of the problem with the word pecan has to do with the way it came into the English language. Produced for Mental Floss,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 weeks ago • 656 views • 3:17YouTube description: Welcome to the world of contronyms, where words mean something--as well as its opposite. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 728 views • 3:10YouTube description: Why does English have so many words that have twins? Here's how we got to have two vocabularies, one based in Germanic roots, and one based in Latin. Produced for Mental Floss. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 622 views • 2:20YouTube description: We know it as those scary Gothic-Viking-Teutonic dots, but they are so much more. Here is story of the umlaut. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 609 views • 4:02Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, it can be a lot harder to... continue reading
posted by cricket 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 464 views • 4:29YouTube: This week in SciShow News we dissect what a Lewy Body is and what they are capable of doing.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 392 views • 4:25This seems way more useful than the finger-counting method I was taught.
posted by nock 8 years 9 months 1 week ago • 306 views • 1:10A weekly show where we debunk common misconceptions. This week, Elliott discusses some misconceptions about getting sick. [YT]
posted by FlowersInHisHair 9 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,013 views • 5:15No, cooks' sperm low for other reasons.
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 69 views • 2:57Split mind.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months 1 week ago • 179 views • 11:44YT: Stephen Post discusses the mental and physical benefits of altruistic behavior.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 182 views • 4:33YouTube: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, Dr. Aaron Carroll debunks some common myths about sex.
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posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 1 month 1 week ago • 278 views • 8:06YouTube Description: This week, Hank Green discusses 50 common science misconceptions about topics such as bats, dog years, and dinosaurs.
posted by Grimm 1 decade 2 months ago • 707 views • 7:44Try to remember at least a few of these to break out in party conversations! Be that awesome guys that knows everything! Or... Be that annoying guy that knows everything. Either way, You're knowing stuff!
posted by Unsung_Hero 1 decade 4 months 1 week ago • 985 views • 7:04I'm kinda feeling like an Old Fashioned right now.
posted by brycewi19 1 decade 4 months 3 weeks ago • 191 views • 8:28YouTube Description: music by: http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow Top 1000 US first names over time INTERACTIVE: http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager surname geographical distribution INTERACTIVE:... continue reading
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