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She Built a Tiny World for a Spider Named Violet
Rescued from a car wash, a tiny jumping spider named Violet got her own miniature world, and kept walking straight back to the hand that built it.
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Five “Impossible” Ancient Inventions, Finally Put on Trial
Antikythera's gears, self-healing Roman concrete, Baalbek's giant stones: five "impossible" ancient technologies get investigated and handed a verdict.
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Seawater Made Rome’s Concrete Stronger. Ours Crumbles.
Rome's harbor concrete has survived 2,000 years in seawater. Here's what was growing inside it, and why its cracks healed themselves.
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The Amazing Parkour Crew That Runs Hong Kong’s Rooftops
A British parkour crew sprints and leaps across Hong Kong rooftops, 10+ stories up with no harness — and you're right behind them the whole way.
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The Man Behind “You’ve Got Mail” Was Paid Just $200
Before inboxes pinged, a real person greeted millions of AOL users. Elwood Edwards recorded it all in his living room, for just $200.
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How a Himalayan Village Lives Through Monsoon Rain
Heavy monsoon rain doesn't stop anything in this remote Nepali village. Watch daily life carry on, from muddy paths to a tarp-covered hillside kitchen.
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How America Went From Afterthought to Superpower
In 13 fast, funny minutes, watch America go from a continent Europe mostly ignored to a world power on the eve of World War I.
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How Mahatma Gandhi Walked Britain Out of India
British Pathé newsreel traces Mahatma Gandhi from London law student to the frail, fasting man who helped lead India to independence.
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How Roman Water Flowed Uphill Without a Single Pump
Where a valley was too deep to bridge, Roman engineers sent water down one side and let its own weight push it back up the other.
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The 10 Biggest Science Breakthroughs of 2025
A 146,000-year-old face, a baby saved by custom gene editing, and the year clean power overtook coal: science's biggest stories of 2025.
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She’s Six. She Plays the Whole Band
A six-year-old from Nanjing covers the Eagles' "Hotel California" as a one-girl band — guitar, bass, drums, and vocals, every part played by her.
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Ants That Kidnap Other Ants to Survive
Red "kidnapper" ants raid a rival colony, steal its young, and raise the captives to feed and serve them — all filmed in stunning 4K macro.