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As the American Buffalo Declined, Its Symbolism Rose (01:17)
U.S. Marines' First Test Against Japanese Defenses on Okinawa (02:55)
The U.S. Assault on Okinawa Was Met With an Eerie Silence (03:36)
How Germans Turned Trains Into Massive Artillery in WWII (02:34)
These WWI Ambulance Trains Could Care for 500 Men at Once (02:00)
No Wonder Lord of the Rings' Middle-Earth Was Filmed Here (01:01)
Like Humans, Chimps Learn Behavior From One Another (03:27)
These Are the Final Moments of Amelia Earhart on the Ground (02:46)
How Thailand's Hellfire Pass Got Its Name (02:25)
Pocahontas Redefined How Europeans Saw Native Americans (03:56)
Prohibition Inspired a New Generation of Rebellious Women (02:07)
Why These Vegetarian Monkeys Have Sharp Predator Teeth (04:17)
Why Spider Monkeys Only Have Four Fingers (02:16)
This Human Feature Gives Squirrel Monkeys Their Precise Grip (02:26)
Why Pocahontas May Not Have Rescued John Smith After All (02:43)
You Should Thank This Man for Inventing Jet Boats (01:36)
These Astronauts Drink Recycled Urine to Stay Hydrated (01:51)
Why Do These Monkeys Have Such Outrageous Noses? (03:15)
Don't Be Jealous of These Oyster-Slurping Beach Monkeys (03:04)
A Stunning & Dramatic Irish Island Once Inhabited by Monks (01:27)
Where Does 'Beyond the Pale' Come From? (01:12)
This Terrifying Spider Hunts Fish Underwater (03:15)
How a Downed U.S. Plane Almost Caused a Nuclear War (02:14)
The Real Culprit of an Ancient Egyptian Plague Was... Bread? (03:09)
How NASA Cut Costs With a New Kind of Spacecraft (03:04)
The Reason This South American Tribe Shrunk Their Enemies' Heads (03:11)
This Engineering Job Is Not for the Faint-Hearted (02:35)
This Marine Compares Flying the Harrier to Riding a Dragon (01:43)
U-2 Dragon Lady Gives a Helping Hand to U.S. Troops (02:42)
Footage of a Tense Aerial Battle During the Falklands War (04:40)
This Flying Gas Station Can Carry 200,000 Lbs. of Fuel (01:59)
These Trees Uncover What Plunged Egypt's Climate Into Chaos (04:06)