Tag: history

August 9, 2017 at 12:42 pm

The Tiny Island in New York That Nobody’s Allowed to Visit

The Tiny Island in New York That Nobody's Allowed to Visit

There’s a tiny island on the East River that you’ve probably never heard of, and you’re not allowed to visit it

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August 2, 2017 at 9:50 am

An SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Recounts His Infamous LA Speed Check Story

An SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Recounts His Infamous LA Speed Check Story

Air Force pilot Major Brian Shul reminisces about the infamous day he and his co-pilot flew the world’s fastest jet across the western US

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July 12, 2017 at 9:56 am

How Eminem was Discovered by Dr Dre

How Eminem was Discovered by Dr Dre

A clip from HBO’s new show, ‘The Defiant Ones’

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June 14, 2017 at 11:03 pm

Rare Footage of Bruce Lee’s Only ‘Real’ Fights Ever Recorded

Rare Footage of Bruce Lee's Only 'Real' Fights Ever Recorded

Bruce Lee fighting black belts, Ted Wong and Taky Kimura, at the 1964 Long Beach Intl Karate Championships has gone viral

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June 6, 2017 at 5:54 pm

Why Knights Fought Snails in the Margins of Medieval Books

Why Knights Fought Snails in the Margins of Medieval Books

Look in the margins of medieval books and you’ll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Vox’s Phil Edwards investigates why in this episode of Vox Almanac

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May 10, 2017 at 10:58 pm

The Guy Who Made ‘History of Japan’ is Back with a 20 Minute History of the Entire World

The Guy Who Made 'History of Japan' is Back with a 20 Minute History of the Entire World

tl;dw a lot of interesting stuff has happened on this place we call home. By Bill Wurtz

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April 24, 2017 at 6:54 pm

How Big Do Tornadoes Get?

How Big Do Tornadoes Get?

YouTube Channel ‘Real Life Lore’ takes a look at some of the largest and deadliest tornadoes ever known to have formed

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March 9, 2017 at 12:11 pm

How Martin Luther King Jr Wrote ‘I Have A Dream’

How Martin Luther King Jr Wrote 'I Have A Dream'

The Nerdwriter breaks down one of the most well-known speeches of the 20th century

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March 6, 2017 at 1:10 pm

Every New York Times Front Page Since 1852

Every New York Times Front Page Since 1852

A hypnotizing video from Josh Begley that shows you the ever-evolving front page of the New York Times since 1852

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March 2, 2017 at 5:25 pm

Carl Sagan Explains How Eratosthenes Knew the Earth Was Curved Over 2,200 Years Ago

Carl Sagan Explains How Eratosthenes Knew the Earth Was Curved Over 2,200 Years Ago

In this excerpt from episode 1 of Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’, he explains how the Greek scholar, Eratosthenes, knew the Earth was curved over 2,200 years ago

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