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7 April Fool's Day Pranks For Teachers

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Forget the old tricks like filling Oreos with toothpaste or hiding rubber bugs on chairs. Here are seven pranks that will require a spatula because afterwards you will need them to scrape your students' minds off the floor.

7 Baffling Phenomena of the Teaching World

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Many things about teaching are unexplainable. Who started the trend of wearing rubber bands bracelets? How do senior students fit inside of cabinets? Here are seven more phenomena that continue to mystify teachers every year.

Why is Aristophanes called

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Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world's earliest surviving comic dramas.

Why Do Disney Princesses All Look Like Babies?

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I noticed something weird about Disney Princesses lately. Naturally, I had to examine it through the lens of science.

The Bullwhip || Mail with Mike

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This week I unboxed a Ukelele, a pasta maker and a bullwhip. Thanks to Jack for hand making this. I set about learning how to crack it.

This Week I Learned to Split an Apple with my Hands

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This week I learned how to split an apple in half with my bare hands. It's pretty easy. Try it! :)

Kids Try 100 Years of the Most Expensive Foods | Bon Appetit

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In this episode of "Kids Try Food", the kids try 100 years of expensive foods. Let's see how kids eat and react to raw oysters, frog legs provençale, shrimp cocktail, lobster thermidor, beef wellington with Madeira truffle sauce, truffled tagliatelle with truffle butter and shaved truffles, caviar and egg, seared foie gras with cherry gastrique, Barclay prime wagyu cheesesteak with yellow label Veuve Clicquot, Manila Social Club 24K golden Cristal Ube donut.

Situational irony: The opposite of what you think - Christopher Warner

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Leaps and bounds separate that which is ironic and that which many people simply say is ironic. Christopher Warner wants to set the record straight: Something is ironic if and only if it is the exact opposite of what you would expect.

What is verbal irony? - Christopher Warner

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At face value, the lines between verbal irony, sarcasm, and compliments can be blurry. After all, the phrase 'That looks nice' could be all three depending on the circumstances. In the final of a three part series on irony, Christopher Warner gets into the irony you may use most often and most casually: verbal irony.

Here's why people are afraid of clowns

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Lots of people are creeped out at the site of clown, whether it's at the circus or creeping around in the woods at night. Movies like Stephen King's "It" and the new season of "American Horror Story" featuring some terrifying clowns that take prey on the fears of the viewer.

The Clowns Helping Refugee Children To Laugh Through Play | Amazing Humans

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Ash and his team of clowns, musicians and dancers are 'play specialists' who work with children in refugee camps across Europe. The aim is to allow the kids "to feel good, feel daft, and feel playful".

It's not you. Claw machines are rigged.

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If you have played a claw machine you probably haven't won many prizes and maybe even thought they are rigged. Find out what really happened to your allowance.

This Famous Tongue Twister Is Actually About Dinosaurs

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"She sells seashells by the seashore" isn't the whole story.

Being A Jerk May Not Be Your Fault

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Laughter may be contagious, but did you know rudeness is too? Is there a way to stop bad attitudes from spreading?

Why cartoon characters wear gloves

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Animators had a few tricks up their slee...err gloves.

Football vs Face 1000x Slower - The Slow Mo Guys

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It's been a harmonious 2000 days since a football was last beaned into the side of Dan's head. Sadly, in the last video he lost the Candle challenge. New football. Same Head. 1000x slower.

Danny MacAskill's Wee Day Out

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Want to see what Danny MacAskill does on his day off? "Wee Day Out" explores the rural landscape around Edinburgh in a film that sets out to capture the simple fun of a ride in the country with moments of incredible riding and a touch of humor.