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Insane Way El Chapo Escaped Prison

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How did Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán manage to escape the Mexican prison? How long did his men dig the tunnel?

What's The Dirtiest Room In Your House?

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We're talking about germs, okay? How gross are we talking?

Tiny Bombs in your Blood - The Complement System

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One of the key players of our immune system is the complement system. An army of millions and trillions of tiny bombs, which work together in a complex and elegant dance to stop intruders in your body.

The Bacteria That Made Life Possible Are Now Killing Us

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Thanks to the St. Croix Watershed Research Station for sponsoring this video!

A brief history of cannibalism

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Human cannibalism is a lot more common than you might think. Dive into its complex history and see its uses in medicine, cultural rituals and in times of survival.

Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor

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Learn about the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamon, whose experiments and discoveries changed medicine.

Why Apollo Astronauts Trained at a Nuclear Test Site

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Apollo astronauts trained in nuclear bomb craters at the Nevada National Security Site. But why?Thanks Audible!

This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food.

Why Do We Talk In Our Sleep?

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Sleepy time!

How Sustainable Plantations Help Save Uganda’s Decimated Forests

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Sustainable forestry is helping the country electrify, cutting down on firewood use—and providing livelihoods.

Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?

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Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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The Dunning-Kruger Effect was first described in a 1999 paper by David Dunning and Justin Kruger.

The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?

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Vaccines are one of our best tools to prevent dangerous diseases, but they come with side effects. So would it be safer not to vaccinate?

Could we clone humans? - Earth Lab

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Dom Burgess investigates whether we could clone humans in the future.

Should You Let A Dog Lick Your Face?

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Canine and human mouths are bacterial ecosystems, but can they harm one another? "Sometimes, the oral contact between dogs and their owners can be more extensive than that between parent and child. Dogs kiss and lick their owners to express amiable emotions. This raises the possibility of transferring bacteria from the oral microbiome of dogs to their human owners."

14 Strange Ways of Life the Ancient Egyptians Practiced

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We often think that we are completely different from ancient people, but archaeology shows that we are quite wrong. Here is a list of 14 unbelievable facts about the life of ancient Egyptians.

How to master your sense of smell

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Some perfumers can distinguish individual odors in a fragrance made of hundreds of scents; tea-experts have been known to sniff out the exact location of a particular tea; and the NYC Transit Authority once had a employee responsible only for sniffing out gas leaks.