Great Big Story
Being Black in 'Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood'
- Title
- Being Black in 'Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood'
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Remember Officer Clemmons, the policeman from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood?" Actor Francois Clemmons was initially reluctant to take the role. Growing up in the late '60s, Clemmons didn't have a positive opinion of the cops at the time. But Fred Rogers convinced him, and Clemmons became one of the first black actors to have a recurring role in a children’s TV program.
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- Half Horse, Half Rhino? The Malayan Tapir Fights For Its Future
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- This smartly-dressed vegetarian is Kruze. He's a Malayan Tapir. Though his diet consists of plants, he's got razor-sharp teeth he can use to defend himself. Sadly, this isn't enough to protect him from human threats to his natural habitat in Southeast Asia.
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- Title
- Meet a Metal Thrasher Turned Virtuoso Watchmaker
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Dan Spitz, who played lead guitar for the metal band Anthrax, left the group in the '90s to pursue an unexpected path: master watchmaking. Now, he's one of the top watchmakers in the world, but can still shred a guitar like it's 1983.
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- Title
- We're Not In Whoville Anymore: Welcome to Goose Creek Tower
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Although Goose Creek Tower appears plucked from the pages of a children’s book, Phillip Weidner’s home is anything but fictional. When he’s not working as one of Alaska’s top trial attorneys, this DIY architect is building his “poem to the sky."
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- How a Burn Victim Became a Beauty Inspiration
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Shalom Nchom, who is known as Shalom Blac to her thousands of YouTube fans, was burned by hot oil when she was a child. Badly scarred, she used makeup as a way to protect herself from bullying. Now, Shalom shares with others how to feel beautiful — whether wearing makeup or not.
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- Title
- The Caterpillar That Looks Like Donald Trump's Hair
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- At first glance, the asp caterpillar looks cuddly enough to pet. And amazingly, it also happens to resemble Donald Trump’s hair. And this caterpillar is also super poisonous. The pain from its injected venom is incredibly intense and lasts a minimum of 12 hours. The moral of this story: much like Donald trump's hair, you probably shouldn't touch the asp caterpillar. You have been warned.
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- Title
- Fighting Hunger With Knowledge
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Although the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is the largest in the state, they can’t feed everyone. Enter researchers Dr. Julie Simmons Ivy and Dr. Lauren Davis. They’re engineers who realized that data could revolutionize how food banks operate. By mining through millions of records and translating the numbers into useful information, they helped the non-profit reduce food waste while maximizing the number of people they can reach.
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- Meet the 10-Year-Old Rodeo Pro
- Runtime
- 17:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- As far as he can remember, 10-year-old Pecos Tatum wanted to be a cowboy. His parents, who come from a long line of rodeo cowboys and cowgirls, are guiding him every step of the way. But it's a way of life that is quickly disappearing. Follow a family as they fight to remain cowboys.
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- Title
- The Dark Origins of the Game of Life
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Game Of Life. It's a family game night staple. But what you may not know is that this classic board game would not exist if it weren't for the follicular furnishings of Abraham Lincoln. In other words, you can thank Honest Abe (and his beard) for this classic board game.
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- Title
- She Sings the Blues: Jamming With the Legendary Beverly Watkins
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Beverly Watkins plays a mean blues guitar, and that's putting it mildly. Over six decades of performing, the 77-year-old has opened for Ray Charles, James Brown, BB King and other legendary musicians. She's one of the greatest female blues guitarists, and still plays local gigs in Atlanta. Keep on jamming Beverly!
Update: It is with a heavy heart that we share Beverly Watkins passed away at the age of 80 on October 1, 2019.
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- Title
- The NASA Scientist Who Invented the Super Soaker
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Remember the childhood hours of fun spent blasting your friends with neon-tinged water cannons? You can thank a NASA scientist for that. In 1982, Lonnie Johnson designed the Super Soaker. But that wasn't Johnson's only invention. The award-winning scientist came up with everything from the Nerf gun to a thermoelectric energy converter, and now he's got even bigger aims. Lonnie Johnson: We salute you.
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- Title
- Inside Compton's Finger-Licking Good Home Kitchen
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- What do you get when you combine former gang members, professional culinary training, fresh ingredients and a dedication to their neighborhood? A damn good Compton-based catering business. Come on in to Trap Kitchen. You won't want to watch this on an empty stomach.
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- Title
- Building Hollywood's Iconic Cars
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jerry Patrick is more than just a car enthusiast. The Georgia-based customizer replicates his favorite vehicles from films and TV shows. Some of his creations include the car from Batman, KITT from Knight Rider, the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine and others. He’s currently creating a custom version of the car from Speed Racer. Go Jerry Patrick, Go!
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- Title
- The Reinvention of Drezus
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Drezus is a First Nations rapper who combines the traditions of his culture with hip hop. Once involved with drugs and violence, Drezus says music helped him turn his life around, and he hopes his art will inspire his people. Send it up to a true god.
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- Title
- New York City's Last Accordion Repairman
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Alex Carozza has been building and repairing accordions in New York City since 1960. The last craftsman of his kind in the city, Alex is the living memory of a once vibrant musical culture that has all but disappeared from New York. This is the story of a true classic.
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- Title
- Exploring Mystical Underwater Caves
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Yucatan Peninsula is rife with deep, sometimes creepy and hauntingly beautiful underwater caves called cenotes. Some have multiple layers of fresh water, seawater, stalagmites and stalactites and even trees. Many remain undiscovered and their depths unexplored. Freediver and scuba instructor Julien Borde, of Playa Del Carmen, explores this subterranean world for a living. Dive deep, hold your breath and don't forget to open your eyes.
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- Title
- See One of the World's Largest Model Train Sets
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- For the past 16 years, Bruce Zaccagnino has worked alone to build what is thought to be the world’s largest HO-scale model railroad set. Featuring more than nine miles of track, Zaccagnino's masterpiece also boasts 400 bridges, 3,000 miniature buildings and 50,000 streets. Welcome to your childhood fantasy. Welcome to Northlandz.
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- Title
- The Artist Who Paints What She Hears
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Melissa McCracken thought everyone associated colors with music the same way she did. But she soon realized that her senses were unique. The Kansas City-based artist is a synesthete, and she is able to translate sound into vivid paintings. Talk about seeing the world in a different light.
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- Title
- The Cowboys Riding Philadelphia's Streets
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- For the past decade, Malik Divers has run a small Philadelphia stable where he trains teenagers to ride and keep horses. Divers says that the horses keep kids off the streets and teach them responsibility. For 18-year-old Shahir Drayton, riding has even become an essential form of therapy.
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- Title
- The Disappearing American Dialect of North Carolina
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- "Hoi Toider," aka Ocracoke Brogue, is a dialect of American English spoken only on remote islands in North Carolina's Outer Banks. The unique accent and vocabulary developed over hundreds of years as a result of the area's isolation. Visitors often mistake the accent as foreign, but with origins dating back to the 1600s, Ocracoke Brogue is about American as it gets.
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- Title
- This Japanese Giant Salamander Can Weigh 50 Pounds!
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The aptly named Japanese giant salamander can grow up to five feet long and weigh over 50 pounds. But despite its primitive look, this amphibian is highly evolved. When it detects a threat, it excretes a pungent ooze that smells like a pepper. If left alone, the salamanders can live up to 80 years, but pollution and over-collection are threatening this fascinating creature. This is the Japanese giant salamander.
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- The Ring-Tailed Lemur Fights Off Deforestation
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The ring-tailed lemur is the most recognized species of the over 100 lemurs and live in some of the hottest and driest parts of southwestern Madagascar. However, deforestation is still causing a major impact on their numbers.
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- Title
- Reaching Mach 1: What It Feels Like to Break the Sound Barrier
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- What is it like to fly a supersonic fighter jet? How does it feel to have g-forces hitting you at over 750 mph? Naval aviator Tim Hibbetts tells us what it's like to be catapulted off an aircraft carrier and push through Mach 1.
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- Title
- The Boy Who Broke the March Madness Bracket
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The probability of completing a perfect NCAA tournament bracket is less than the combined odds of landing a hole-in-one, winning the Powerball and being struck by lightning multiple times. So how did Sam Holtz, the 2015 winner of ESPN's March Madness Bracket Challenge, beat out almost 12 million other entries and score a near-perfect bracket? For one: he didn’t watch any college basketball before the tournament. A Great Big Story told with our friends at Bleacher Report.
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- NCAA Ballers Share Their Pregame Rituals
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- We all have superstitious rituals -- and that includes the young ballers getting ready to hit the court for the NCAA Tournament. We teamed up with our friends at Bleacher Report to get the lowdown on the lucky meals, special handshakes and other pregame practices of today's college stars. A Great Big Story told with our friends at Bleacher Report.
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- Get Schooled: Bracket 101 For College Credit
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- March Madness is upon us, and students at the University of Cincinnati have a one-up when it comes to filling out their brackets. Dr. Mike Magazine teaches a course (yes, an entire course!) on bracketology. Is there a method to the madness? Or is it all just luck? A Great Big Story told with our friends at Bleacher Report.
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- Title
- The Weather Artist: Chasing Storms With Sculpture
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- What if you could use weather patterns as a muse for art? Sculptor Nathalie Miebach has found a way to parse through troves of storm data to create massive swirling sculptures that are as beautiful as they are innovative.
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- Title
- A Slithering Serpent in Search of Survival
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Rowley's palm pit viper is as dangerous as it is rare. A bite won't kill you, but no specific antidote exists. The snake can only be found only on three isolated mountains in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Brilliant green and slender, these vipers will spend most of their lives in trees. But deforestation and the pet trade are perilous threats for this rare animal. This is the Rowley’s palm pit viper.
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- Title
- When Pinball Was Banned (to Help Win the War)
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- In 1940, pinball machines were banned in New York City. Like most contraband, this simply pushed pinball underground. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, the “Salvage for Victory” campaign called on Americans to turn in scrap metal to bolster the war effort. As a result, then New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia went on a hunt for pinball machines. By February 1942, more than 3,000 machines has been confiscated, turning roughly 2,500 of them into one ton of metal for the war. Unfortunately for pinball enthusiasts, the ban in New York lasted for decades, outliving LaGuardia, who died in 1947.
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- Enter the Psychedelic Temples Under the Alps
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- In northern Italy, hidden in the heart of the Alps sits a series of underground temples known to some as "The Eighth Wonder of the World." Thousands visit the Temples of Humankind in the hopes of sparking their own inspiration, creativity, and curiosity. If only they knew how the temple was founded...
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- A Race Against Time: Cuba's Fast and Furious
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Street racers in Cuba speed down the highways in cars from the 1930s, due to restrictions the government has placed on importing cars. The law hasn’t stopped car enthusiasts from pursuing their love of racing, and one family won’t let anything stop them from crossing the finish line.
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- A Growing Problem (About Shrinking): Information in a Post-Moore's World
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Every two years or so for the past 50 years, our technology has gotten smarter, smaller and more powerful. This, in a nutshell, is Moore's Law. But this improvement isn't inevitable. Our devices have gotten too small to get any smaller. To address this problem, researchers at Hewlett Packard Enterprise are re-envisioning Moore’s Law to create a solution for our society on a global scale. Insert: The Machine.
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- Title
- Moving to Higher Ground
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The Quinault Indian Nation has lived in what is now Washington State for thousands of years. But, it’s time to move. The tribe lives on the coast, and climate change has caused sea levels to rise and endanger the village. As the tribe moves to higher ground, it’s bittersweet, since a new home also means moving off sacred ground.
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- What It Feels Like to Parachute Into Wildfires
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Smokejumper Ramona Beyuka is not one to shy away from a challenge. Her bravery and dedication prove that to make it as a wildland firefighter, you need more than just physical strength. This is what it feels like to jump out of a plane and into a raging wildfire.
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- An Unlikely Activist Finds His Calling
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Subhi Nahas has tread a difficult path to asylum. Outed as a gay man in his native Syria, Nahas was forced to leave his family and friends behind in 2012. Now an LGBT activist who works with the Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration, Nahas pulls from his own experience to help other refugees acclimate to their new surroundings.
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- Dedicating Their Lives to Sled Dogs
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- TC Wait and her husband Dave are the proud caretakers of 23 huskies. But these dogs aren't the superstars that make Iditarod headlines. Rather, they are a hodgepodge crew of retirees, rescues and shelter dogs that love to run. Wait and her husband have tailored their lives to give these animals the opportunity to run the trails that their ancestors have run for generations.
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- The Last "King" in Ireland
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Toraigh Island is small. It's got less than 150 inhabitants, one paved road, one church, one grocery store, one hotel and – still – one king. Patsy Dan Rodgers is 71 and became king in 1993. The island's kingship dates back all the way to the sixth century, but isn't about royalty or based on one's bloodline. Rather, the king serves as a unifying face to the island's rich culture.
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- Lost to the Sands of Time: The Ghost Town of Namibia
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- This far-flung desert town was once one of the world’s richest, but was abandoned after World War I and has been slowly sinking into the sand ever since. Take a tour of Kolmanskop, Namibia, which was known for its diamonds and was full of German miners hoping to make it big in the middle of nowhere.
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- Title
- How Superman Busted the KKK
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In the 1940s, "Superman" was a radio sensation. But after fighting Hitler and Hirohito, writers were looking for a new enemy. That's where Stetson Kennedy comes in. With the Ku Klux Klan gaining popularity, he successfully infiltrated the group in order to divulge its motivations and rituals. Using Kennedy’s research, the writers of "Superman" exposed the group's inner workings in their “Clan of the Fiery Cross” series where Superman takes on the KKK.
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- A Horn in Need of Protection: The Eastern Black Rhino Charges for Survival
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Meet Jooba: She's an eastern black rhino. Her tank-like body, aggressive disposition and tough skin offer good protection from predators. But this herbivore is critically endangered. Poaching, has decimated its population to around 700 worldwide. This is the eastern black rhinoceros.
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- Fake Food, Real Art: Crafting Display Delicacies
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- In Japan, it's customary for restaurants to display their offerings inside their front windows. Think restaurant window shopping. The displays come from one city only: Gujo. This ancient town is the epicenter of artificial food. The people who make the displays are real artists, but the "food" they create is not.
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- How Tootsie Rolls Saved the Troops
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- In 1950, a group of U.S. Marines fighting in North Korea got stranded without enough ammunition. They managed to get to safety, but only with the help of ... wait for it ... Tootsie Rolls. Imagine that!
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- Title
- Birds of a Feather: The Afterlives of America's Eagles
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- 1:46
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- 11 years ago
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- For hundreds of years, Native Americans have used eagle feathers for religious practices and cultural purposes. In recognition of the significance of these feathers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Eagle Repository. The Repository stores and distributes bald and golden eagles found dead throughout the U.S. The eagles are then shipped to Native Americans enrolled in federally recognized tribes for use in religious ceremonies.
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- A Place of Peace and Power: Welcome to the Hill of Crosses
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- 1:22
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- 11 years ago
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- Hundreds of thousands of crosses sit on a hill in northern Lithuania. Although this place of pilgrimage now represents both Christian devotion and the Lithuanian identity, the tradition of leaving crosses dates back to 1831.
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- What It Feels Like to Swim With Whales
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Anuar Patjane is a photographer who last year won National Geographic's photo contest for a picture of a humpback whale and her calf. He relives his encounter swimming with the largest living mammals on earth.
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- The Godfather of Champion Belts
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Ever marveled at the gaudy belts hoisted and paraded around by the world’s best WWE, WWF and MMA fighters? Well, chances are that Dave Millican made them. For 20 years, the Tennessee-based belt designer has been creating thousands of championship belts used by the world's biggest wrestling and fighting federations. "The Rock says: Thanks Dave!"
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- Playing Dead For a Living: What It Feels Like
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Who’s got the most interesting job in the acting world? The award could well go to corpse actor Ali Merhi. To cut it in his field, you not only need to look dead, but also learn to hold your breath and act without emotion. Since dying on-screen is his job, Merhi has met countless horrific ends.
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- Walk 'Til You Drop: The Story Behind Sports Betting
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Did you know betting on sports teams started because of competitive walking? Competitive walking, otherwise known as pedestrianism, reached the height of its popularity in the United States during the 1870s and ‘80s. And just like modern-day sports, there was plenty of scandal. Although footraces may seem like an odd form of spectator sport, its popularity and amenability to gambling shaped how we bet on sporting events today.
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- Title
- How Your Awkward Teen Years Are Making History
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- 2:31
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- 11 years ago
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- What if you could write a formula so smart, that you could wade through millions of yearbook photos and find a pattern among all of the faces? Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley did just that. By mining yearbook data from 1902 until the present, a machine-vision algorithm has revealed changes in hairstyles, clothing and even facial expressions.
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- Beyond Black and White: Modeling on Her Own Terms
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- 2:02
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- 11 years ago
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- Diandra Forrest is one of the first female models with albinism to be signed to a major modeling agency. She grew up with black parents, but experienced prejudice for looking different from them. She was told she would never make it in the industry, but instead has made a name for herself.
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