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Why should you read “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy?

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Dig into Arundhati Roy’s “The God of Small Things,” and follow the story of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by society’s “Love Laws.”

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?

Superheroes are Saving Us WRONG

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What's more classic than seeing a hero swoop in at the last minute to catch a civilian falling through the air?

How do self-driving cars “see”?

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Take a look at the LIDAR and integrated photonics technologies that help self-driving cars navigate obstacles, no matter the environment, weather or light.

Can you solve the troll's paradox riddle?

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You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a troll catching creatures in an enormous net. The troll agrees to release the creatures if you can come up with a statement that is both truth and false. Can you come up with the correct sentence and force the troll to release them?

Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap

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I got upset that my package was stolen so I made a glitter bomb revenge package.

Can you solve the dark coin riddle? - Lisa Winer

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You heard the travelers' tales, you followed the maps, and now, you've finally located the dungeon containing a stash of ancient coins. The good news: the wizard who owns the castle has generously agreed to let you have the coins. The bad news: he's not quite as generous about letting you leave the dungeon ... unless you solve his puzzle. Can you solve it and get out alive? Lisa Winer shows how.

Kids Try 100 Years of the Most Expensive Foods | Bon Appetit

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In this episode of "Kids Try Food", the kids try 100 years of expensive foods. Let's see how kids eat and react to raw oysters, frog legs provençale, shrimp cocktail, lobster thermidor, beef wellington with Madeira truffle sauce, truffled tagliatelle with truffle butter and shaved truffles, caviar and egg, seared foie gras with cherry gastrique, Barclay prime wagyu cheesesteak with yellow label Veuve Clicquot, Manila Social Club 24K golden Cristal Ube donut.

Agoraphobic Traveler | @streetview.portraits // 60 Second Docs

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When Jacqui Kenny was diagnosed with agoraphobia, the fear of leaving home and entering public spaces, she knew she'd never live out her dreams of photographing the world. But with Google Street View she's been able to travel the back roads of the world in places like Mongolia, Senegal, and Chile to become a celebrated photographer. To date she's taken roughly 27,000 screenshots of moments frozen in time, sharing the best ones on her Instagram, @streetview.portraits.

See With Your Ears: Spielberg And Sound Design

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A look at how sound design can structure a movie scene.

Outlaw Tattoo Artist // 60 Second Docs

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In South Korea, it is illegal to be a tattoo artist without a medical license. Despite this, Apro Lee pursues tattooing as his passion, working in his basement and oftentimes avoiding the public as a result of the judgement he encounters for his own tattoos. He continues to see the beauty in the human body and its transformation through tattoos.