In this video from MinuteEarth , they reveal the interesting truth about whether humans are really “99% Chimp.” If you like TodayIFoundOut, odds are you’ll also greatly enjoy their videos. So go check them out and subscribe to their channel here. You can also join us in supporting their efforts to make more videos like this by donating via their […]
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In this video from the exceptionally talented crew at Kurz Gesagt, they address the age old question “What is life?” If you like this video, be sure and subscribe to their channel here. You can also join us in supporting their efforts to make more videos like this by donating via their Patreon page here. If you liked this video, […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Story Behind the Miranda Warning In 1966, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Miranda v. Arizona, made it clear that the Constitution requires the police to warn criminal suspects in custody that they have the right to remain silent, that […]
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In this video from the crew at SciShow, they address the age old question “Why do things look darker when they’re wet?” If you like this video, be sure and subscribe to their channel here. You can also join us in supporting their efforts to make more videos like this by donating via their Patreon page here. If you liked […]
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We’ve partnered up with our good friends over at the ever popular Neatorama to hold a contest with super awesome prizes and a bunch of easy ways to enter. The Grand Prize winner will receive a FitBit Surge, which you can read about here. Four runner ups will win Tees from the Neatoshop as described below in the contest details. […]
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In this video from MinuteEarth, created by Henry Reich et al, you’re going to learn how exactly greenhouse gases keep the Earth’s temperature relatively regulated. If you like this video, go check them out and subscribe to their channel here. You can also join us in supporting their efforts to make more videos like this by donating via their Patreon […]
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I’m very excited to announce the launch of the new “Daily Knowledge” section of our YouTube channel. This will feature twice daily videos covering various interesting topics just like you see in the articles here, but in video/audio form. You can check out the first few videos here: The Difference Between Concrete and Cement The Truth About Injecting Medicine Directly […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Surprising Truth About the Difference Between Hardwoods and Softwoods Generally speaking, wood is often put into one of two categories- hardwood and softwood. But what exactly makes a given piece of wood qualify as either hard or soft and how […]
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In this video from MinuteEarth, created by Henry Reich et al, you’re going to learn about the invasion of the Yellow Crazy Ants, and other interesting spreading of animals. In the Bonus Facts below, you’re also going to learn a lot of other fun animal facts. If you like this video, go check them out and subscribe to their channel […]
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In this video from MinuteEarth, created by Henry Reich et al, you’re going to learn how water in the air ultimately forms rain drops and what critical thing is required to make this happen. If you like this video, go check them out and subscribe to their channel here. You can also join us in supporting their efforts to make […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. Flotsam and Jetsam Bumping into a rock or a reef, war, swamped by rough weather or high waves, pilot error or pirates, there are a variety of ways a ship can sink. After it does, depending on whether it floated out […]
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In this video, produced by the very talented Brady Haran over at Numberphile, which you can subscribe to here, Dr. Mike Merrifield discusses how it is decided who to give telescope time to given the limited time available in the world’s major observatories. If you like this video, please join us in supporting Numberphile on Patreon here. If you liked […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Truth About the Surprisingly Recent Invention of the Tea Bag, and the Women Who Really Invented It Legend says that brewing tea dates back to around 2737 BC, when tea leaves fell into water being boiled for Emperor Shennong of […]
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In this video from MinuteEarth, created by Henry Reich et al, you’re going to learn how clouds form. If you like this video, go check them out and subscribe to their channel here. You can also join us in supporting their efforts to make more videos like this by donating via their Patreon page here. If you liked this video, […]
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In this video, produced by the very talented Brady Haran over at Numberphile, which you can subscribe to here, Dr. Ria Symonds and Dr. Tony Padilla discuss and put into perspective just how amazingly massive a Googol is. If you like this video, please join us in supporting Numberphile on Patreon here. Bonus Facts: In the early 20th century, the […]
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Quick Fact #917: Lyman Ward and Cindy Pickett, better known as Mr. and Mrs. Bueller on Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, first met on the set of that film and subsequently got married in 1986. Like in the movie, they had two children, a boy and a girl; unfortunately, they did not name them Ferris and Jeanie, but rather Shane and […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. How the Practice of Pricing Fuel with 9/10th of a Penny Got Started The practice of pricing fuel with a fraction of a penny is thought to have started around the 1930s. While we can’t be sure who was the first […]
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This is a video from MinuteEarth created by Henry Reich et al. If you like TodayIFoundOut, odds are you’ll also greatly enjoy their videos. So go check them out and subscribe to their channel here. You can also join us in supporting their efforts to make more videos like this by donating via their Patreon page here. If you liked […]
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