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Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? - Noah Charney

AdultsArtHistoryHuman
Discover what factors helped Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” become the world’s most famous painting.

What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Drinking Alcohol

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Drinking alcohol is one of the most popular things to do across the globe. Some people spend their entire weekends sitting at the bar, but consuming alcohol on a daily or weekly basis can have extremely negative effects on the body.

Sand Dunes Shouldn’t Exist (Here’s Why They Do)

AdultsLifeNatureWorld...
How can sand, blown by the wind, form such intricate and beautiful patterns as ripples and dunes? The answer is a surprising secret of self-organization.

Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Isn't The Coldest

AdultsHistoryHumanWorld...
The way we experience seasons don't necessarily line up with how they're technically defined - here's why.

Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

AdultsHistoryHumanPsychology...
They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale.

Protecting Rhinos In Kaziranga National Park

AdultsAnimals
From being a rhino poaching hub in the 1900s, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in the north-east Indian state of Assam now boasts the single largest breeding population of the Indian rhinos.

The Creation Of The Universe | Universe | BBC Earth

AdultsHistoryScienceSpace
This is the story of creation, as told by science.

How To Make Fool-Proof Beef Wellington

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Ready to impress your family and friends? While it does take some patience, our foolproof Beef Wellington is guaranteed be a showstopper with it's tender melt-in-your-mouth interior and perfectly flaky latticed crust.

The Communities of the Okavango Delta | National Geographic

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Safeguarding the Okavango River Basin means empowering the communities that rely on the river system for water and other resources.

Orzo Pasta | Jamie Oliver

AdultsFamilyFilmFood...
Back at it again with another beautiful recipe from my new book Together. This time I'm giving you one of the dishes from the 'elegant simplicity' chapter. Its a really delicate but flavoursome pasta salad, in the book I serve it up with a flat fish but really its a dish that totally stands up on its own.

You Are Immune Against Every Disease

AdultsBiologyHumanScience...
You are not a person, you are a planet, made of roughly 40 trillion cells. There is so much of you, that if your cells were human-sized, you would be as big as 20 Mount Everests.

Why do your jeans wear out so quickly?

AdultsConstructionDesignLife...
Trace the life cycle of a pair of denim jeans, and discover the labor and environmental costs of this fashion staple.

Matty Matheson & Benny Blanco Test Kitchen Gadgets | WIRED

AdultsFilmFoodLife...
Who better to test the latest in kitchen technology than "Eat Out America" stars Matty Matheson and Benny Blanco?

This Crab Can't Swim, But Has To Lay Its Eggs In The Sea

AdultsAnimalsLifeNature
The robber crab has been ashore so long, it's developed lungs that can no longer breathe in water.

How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt

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How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt

The Snowflake Mystery

AdultsLifeNatureScience...
Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.

How to Make Homemade Pesto | Jamie Oliver

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Jamies takes us through the principals of making pesto and shares the wisdom passed onto him by Italian Nonnas he has met over the years.