Tag: history

October 8, 2020 at 2:54 pm

The 13 Minute Solo That Cemented Eddie Van Halen as a Guitar Legend

The 13 Minute Solo That Cemented Eddie Van Halen as a Guitar Legend

He inspired a generation of guitarists with his virtuoso skills

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October 7, 2020 at 12:40 pm

Woman Builds Amazing Underground House with Basic Tools and Bare Hands

Woman Builds Amazing Underground House with Basic Tools and Bare Hands

This was strangely calming to watch and marvel at

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October 5, 2020 at 5:13 pm

Someone Colorized and Upscaled a Snowball Fight from 1896 and It’s Amazing

Someone Colorized and Upscaled a Snowball Fight from 1896 and It's Amazing

Original footage by Lumiere from Lyon, France in 1896

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September 22, 2020 at 3:20 pm

This Ancient ‘Beware of Dog’ Sign From Over 2,000 Years Ago

This Ancient 'Beware of Dog' Sign From Over 2,000 Years Ago

An amazingly preserved mosaic found at the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, Italy

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August 24, 2020 at 4:38 pm

This Smoke Curtain was Used During WWII to Hide Naval Ships During Battle

This Smoke Curtain was Used During WWII to Hide Naval Ships During Battle

Titanium tetrachloride (FM) rapidly creates dense white smoke when it comes into contact with damp air

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August 24, 2020 at 1:14 pm

This Greenland Shark is the Oldest Living Vertebrate Known on the Planet

This Greenland Shark is the Oldest Living Vertebrate Known on the Planet

Scientists used radiocarbon dating of eye lens nuclei to determine its age

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August 18, 2020 at 12:25 pm

This Video of Germany in 1902 was Taken from a Flying Train and the Quality is Incredible

This Video of Germany in 1902 was Taken from a Flying Train and the Quality is Incredible

The footage is almost as impressive as the feat of engineering it captures

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July 12, 2020 at 3:17 pm

Archival Footage of Japan from 1913-1915 Colorized and Upscaled to 4K 60 fps

Archival Footage of Japan from 1913-1915 Colorized and Upscaled to 4K 60 fps

A fascinating glimpse into Japanese life over 100 years ago!

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July 8, 2020 at 2:22 pm

How the Ancient Greeks Figured Out the Earth wasn’t Flat (and solved the circumference too)

How the Ancient Greeks Figured Out the Earth wasn't Flat (and solved the circumference too)

Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.

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July 6, 2020 at 12:05 pm

This Ancient Scandinavian Herding Call is So Hauntingly Beautiful It Brings a Herd Of Cows In

This Ancient Scandinavian Herding Call is So Hauntingly Beautiful It Brings a Herd Of Cows In

‘Kulning’ is a Scandinavian music form used to call livestock down from high mountain pastures

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