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Did Vikings Use These Crystals To Navigate?

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The Vikings were renowned navigators at a time before magnetic compasses were invented. So how'd they manage it? Their secret may have been these pretty-pointed crystals of calcite called Iceland spar, and this month's SciShow Rocks Box subscribers will get to try this out for themselves!
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Valeriana: Lost City In Mexico

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In the heart of Mexico, special technology has uncovered a huge, thousand-year old city the size of Edinburgh.
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The Story Of Chocolate

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Learn how chocolate is made, step by step, from cacao beans to a sweet treat! Which do you like best—milk, dark, or white?
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Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? - Aaron Perzanowski

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Explore how the Right to Repair movement is pushing back against companies which don’t want consumers fixing their products.
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The Ancestor Paradox

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There are several ways to think about ancestry, and all of them suggest you have fewer unique ancestors than you might think.
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Writing A Short Story: Ideating

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Part two of the challenge of writing your own short story.
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What Are Porifera?

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Did you know that sea sponges aren't plants but animals? This video for kids provides some interesting facts about the least advanced group of animals in the world.
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The Real Reason Why You Have Allergies

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Allergies are more than just overreactions – they might be an evolutionary relic from a time when worms invaded our bodies daily.
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A Dog Elephant-Walker

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This determined dog helps her family run an elephant sanctuary!
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How To Fold Laundry

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We're going to learn about how to fold laundry today!
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Drowning in Noise: Sound Waves and Sea Creatures | National Geographic

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Join Benedict Cumberbatch and Goodwill ambassador of SEA BEYOND Valentina Gottlieb to uncover the devastating impact humans make on the ocean's acoustic environment.
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Kebabs & Homemade Flatbreads

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Nutty, sweet, and spiced... infuse your homemade kebabs with so much flavour in this delicious recipe that you can make for under £1 a portion
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Hunting For Properties

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what properties are and how we can measure them to tell us more about an object.
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Senses You Didn't Know You Have

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Squeaks is heading on a trip around the world! He's going to experience so many things, using senses he didn't even know he has!
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Solar Energy Is Even Cheaper Than You Think | Jenny Chase | TED

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How prevalent is solar power, really? According to researcher Jenny Chase, it's already displacing fossil fuels in key energy markets around the world.
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Writing A Short Story: Introduction

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Part one of the challenge of writing your own short story.
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Animal ASMR: Slow Down With Sloths

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Let the sounds of the Brazilian rainforest soothe you as this female three-toed sloth slowly navigates the trees that surround her.
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The Free Will Illusion

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You feel like you are free. Free to cross the street when you want to, free to like the color blue more than red, free to watch this video.
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Inertia Challenge

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Wow your friends and colleagues with these simple inertia tricks!
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A Horse Named Steve

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A Horse Named Steve is a story about how you can be special whether you’re different or whether you’re just like everyone else.
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It Is (Not) Perfect

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When two fuzzy creatures build a sandcastle on the beach, they agree that it’s pretty much perfect. But then two new friends show up—and they see some room for improvement