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This Is Sparta: Fierce Warriors Of The Ancient World - Craig Zimmer
1,569 views / 4 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/this-is-sparta-fierce-warriors-of-the-ancient-world-craig-zimmer In ancient Greece, violent internal conflict between border neighbors and war with foreign invaders was a way of life, and Greeks were considered
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How Does Diplomatic Immunity Work?
704 views / 0 likes - addedJoin Josh as he explains the intricacies of diplomatic immunity, a tradition dating back at least 4,000 years. Listen to the Stuff You Should Know podcast: http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/deal-diplomatic-immunity/ Share on Facebook: Share on Tw
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Recovering a $10 Million Satellite... by Hand
592 views / 0 likes - addedAstronauts work to recover the Spartan satellite, which is spinning loose in space. When traditional recovery methods fail, they have to consider a more dangerous option. Watch full episodes of NASA's Unexplained Files: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/na
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I Spent 9 Months In Space
497 views / 0 likes - addedAstronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth after 665 days in space Check out more awesome videos at BuzzFeedVideo! https://bit.ly/YTbuzzfeedvideo https://bit.ly/YTbuzzfeedblue1 https://bit.ly/YTbuzzfeedviolet GET MORE BUZZFEED: https://www.buzzfeed.com http
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Hubble's Messier Marathon Madness
467 views / 0 likes - addedIn mid-March, skywatchers in the northern hemisphere can try to observe all 110 objects from the Messier catalog in one night. To celebrate the Messier Marathon, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is releasing 12 new images to add to its extensive collection o
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From slave to rebel gladiator: The life of Spartacus - Fiona Radford
477 views / 1 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-slave-to-rebel-gladiator-the-life-of-spartacus-fiona-radford Spartacus was a slave -- one of millions taken from territ
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Voyager 2 Discovers Wall of Fire at Solar System's Edge
596 views / 1 likes - addedYou can buy Universe Sandbox 2 here: http://amzn.to/2yJqwU6 Wonderful Person t-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the reports of what Voyager 2 discovered as it left th
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The truth about the Spartans | BBC Ideas
282 views / 2 likes - addedThe Spartans of Ancient Greece are known for their bravery, discipline and witty one-liners. But do we need a more nuanced view? Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav____________________________Do you have a curious mind? Youre in the right place.
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The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe - Iseult Gillespie
522 views / 2 likes - addedDiscover the Norse myth of Baldur, the most beloved being in Asgard, and how the trickster god Loki plotted his death. --Baldur was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of Asgard. But lately, he had been plagued by gruesome visions foretelling his o
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The strange history of the world's most stolen painting - Noah Charney
430 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover Jan van Eycks masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece, and explore how it became the worlds most stolen artwork.--Throughout six centuries, the Ghent Altarpiece, also called The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, has been burned, forged, and raided in three
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Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie
523 views / 2 likes - addedDig into the tale of Princess Savitri and her one true love, Satyavan, and the tragic prophecy that entwined their fates forever.--Princess Savitri was benevolent, brilliant, and bright. Her grace was known throughout the land, and many princes and mercha
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Can origami save your life? - Evan Zodl
297 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the mathematical rules and patterns of folding origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. --Origami, which literally translates to folding paper, is a Japanese practice dating back to at least the 17th century. In origami, a single, trad
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The myth of the boiling frog
292 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how greenhouse gas emissions impact global warming and why its necessary to get emissions down to net zero. --Since 1850, global average temperatures have risen by 1 degree Celsius. That may not sound like a lot, but it is. Why? 1 degree is an ave
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Debunking the myth of the Lost Cause: A lie embedded in American history - Karen L. Cox
302 views / 1 likes - addedExamine the myth of the Lost Cause: a campaign created by pro-Confederates after the Civil War to promote the lie that they seceded for state's rights.--In the 1860s, 11 southern states withdrew from the United States and formed the Confederacy. They sece
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How do antidepressants work? - Neil R. Jeyasingam
283 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the discovery of antidepressant drugs, how they work, and what we still dont know about depression.--In the 1950s, the discovery of two new drugs sparked what would become a multi-billion dollar market for antidepressants. Neither drug was intend
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The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight - Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara
259 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the incredible fighting, feeding, and flying capabilities of hummingbirds.--In just a matter of seconds, hummingbirds can perform astonishing aerial acrobatics, eat lunch in midair, pollinate a flower, even escape threats while upside-down. And t
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The worlds most painful insect sting - Justin Schmidt
296 views / 1 likes - addedFind out whether a honeybee, a tarantula hawk wasp, or a bullet ant has the most painful insect sting, and what each of their stings feel like. --One of these three creatures is thought to possess the worlds most painful insect sting: theres an ant that f
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Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea - Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney
314 views / 3 likes - addedDiscover the unique adaptations that make the Atlantic bluefin tuna one of the most dominant predators in the ocean.--Whats as big as a polar bear, swallows its prey whole, and swims at forty miles an hour? Its not a shark or a killer whale... its the Atl
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Run, sail, or hide? How to survive the destruction of Pompeii - Gary Devore
291 views / 4 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of Into Thin Air and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Its a bustling day in Pompeii. After a quick visit to the market, Fabia spots her brothers, Lucius and Marcus, crossing the Forum. T
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A day in the life of an Ancient Greek oracle - Mark Robinson
281 views / 0 likes - addedFollow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollos will and prophecies.--As the sun rises over Delphi in 500 BCE, Aristonike hurries to the temple of Apollo where a single oracle known as the Py
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Why was India split into two countries? - Haimanti Roy
400 views / 2 likes - addedDig into the 1947 Partition of India, when Britain split the region into two states, India and Pakistan, and the mass migrations and violence that followed.--In 1947, the British viceroy announced that after 200 years of British rule, India would gain ind
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The most notorious scientific feud in history - Lukas Rieppel
194 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know one of the most infamous scientific rivalries in history, known as the Bone Wars, where two scientists competed to find dinosaur fossils.--After the California Gold Rush of 1848, settlers streamed west to strike it rich. In addition to preciou
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The method that can "prove" almost anything - James A. Smith
2,955 views / 2 likes - addedExplore the data analysis method known as p-hacking, where data is misrepresented as statistically significant.--In 2011, a group of researchers conducted a study designed to find an impossible result. Their study involved real people, truthfully reported
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The infamous overpopulation bet: Simon vs. Ehrlich - Soraya Field Fiorio
233 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover an infamous bet between two professors, which sought to predict whether the earth would run out of resources due to a growing human population.--In 1980, Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon bet $1,000 on a question with stakes that couldnt be higher: w
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Can you solve the rogue submarine riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
291 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Smuggling yourself aboard the rogue submarine was the easy part. Hacking into the nuclear missile launch override a little harder. And youve got a problem: you dont have the override code. You
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What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling
165 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancient African civilization which fought off both the Egyptians and Romans. --Along the Nile River, in what is now northern Sudan, lay the ancient civilization of Kush. Though they were once c
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The Norse myth that inspired The Lord of the Rings - Iseult Gillespie
258 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--The dwarves were master craftspeople. One dwarf, Andvari, forged marvelous creations. He often t
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Nature's fortress: How cacti keep water in and predators out - Lucas C. Majure
186 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the adaptations that allow cacti to not only survive, but thrive, in some of the harshest desert climates on Earth. --If you were a jackrabbit in the desert, youd be glad to stumble across a cactus: the flesh of these plants is a water source for
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The dark history of Mount Rushmore - Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means
445 views / 2 likes - addedUncover the hidden history of the building of Mount Rushmore, and how its creation destroyed sacred Native American land.--Between 1927 and 1941, workers blasted 450,000 tons of rock from a mountainside using chisels, jackhammers, and dynamite. Gradually,
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Can you solve the birthday cake riddle? - Marie Brodsky
201 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Your friends birthday is tomorrow, and hes turning well youve forgotten. A ginormous cake has been prepared and your job is to sculpt his age as the chocolate centerpiece. The birthday boy is a
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The myth of Narcissus and Echo - Iseult Gillespie
285 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of Atlas of the Heart and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--One day, Echo was drifting through the woods and fell in love with a handsome young hunter named Narcissus. Cursed by Hera to o
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The movement that inspired the Holocaust - Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira
244 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history of the eugenics movement in the US, and discover how the belief in ideal genetics led to forced sterilizations.--Since ancient Greece, humans have controlled populations via reproduction, retaining some traits and removing others. But in
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Could a solar storm destroy modern civilization? - Fabio Pacucci
161 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the science of solar storms, and find out why they occur and just how prepared we are for a major event. --In September 1859, miners following the Colorado gold rush woke up to another sunny day. Or so they thought. To their surprise, they soon di
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Can you solve the feeding frenzy riddle? - Henri Picciotto
313 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--As Numberlands best detective, you thought youd seen it all. But the desiccated corpses of prominent natural numbers have been showing up all over the city. A lockdown is ordered from sundown t
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Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago
1,984 views / 2 likes - addedSources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-cancervsimmune/This video was partially financed by Gates Ventures. If you want to support this channel and get something nice in return check out our shop: https://kgs.link/shop-176Some
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