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  Birth Of A Nickname - John McWhorter

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  View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/birth-of-a-nickname-john-mcwhorter Where do nicknames come from? Why are Ellens called Nellie and Edwards Ned? It's all a big misunderstanding from the early days of the English language, a misunderstanding that

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  THE BEST: Abbott and Costello - Who's on first [classic] (REMASTERED) HD

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  "Who's on First?" is Abbott and Costello's preeminent comedy routine. A & C usually referred to it as "Baseball." The sketch was allegedly based on prior burlesque routines with similar wordplay. Synopsis: Abbott is managing a new baseball team and the pl

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  The Time Terror Birds Invaded

  773 views / 3 likes - added 6 years ago

  About 5 million years ago, a new predator made its way from the south and onto the coastal plains of North America. It was a giant, flightless, carnivorous bird and came to be known by one of the coolest and most richly earned nicknames in all of paleonto

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  Jerusalem Crickets Only Date Drummers | Deep Look

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  With their big heads and beady black eyes, Jerusalem crickets aren't winning any beauty contests. But that doesn't stop them from finding mates. They use their bulbous bellies to serenade each other with some furious drumming. Support Deep Look on Patreon

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  Why We're Hell-Bent on Saving These Giant Salamanders

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  In the fast-flowing streams of eastern Tennessee, Emilly Nolan is working hard to reestablish a population for a strange looking animal with an even stranger array of nicknames. The Eastern hellbenderaka snot otter, aka lasagna lizardis one of the largest

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