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The Graphite Used in Pencils Has Amazing Properties (02:48)
Why a Texas Law Preparing for Extreme Cold Weather Failed to Work (02:56)
This Ancient Greek Town Has Been Mostly Abandoned (03:41)
Did Texas Make a Mistake Running its Own Power Grid? (03:19)
How Many Pencils Can Be Made Out of a Factory Batch of Graphite? (02:50)
Why Many Italians Only Use Durum Wheat to Make Pasta (02:59)
The Lighthouse of Chania was a Beacon for Greek Ships (02:06)
The Impeller is a Vital Component on this Giant Ship (03:17)
Making the Perfect Cup of Tea is More Science than Art (04:45)
A Traditional Cretan Cheesemaker Reveals His Secrets (02:06)
This Imposing Concrete Hideout is Where Nazi U-Boats Were Once Built (04:05)
A Cruise Ship Faces Dangerous Malfunction as it Approaches Port (02:17)
This Machine Creates a Mesmerizing Waterfall of Pasta (03:36)
Why Maintenance Crews Have to Work Fast to Check a Ship’s Engines (01:10)
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Is One of America's Greatest National Monuments (03:04)
We Can't Stop Watching This Egg Separator in Action (04:08)
Unfathomable Cruelty at the Heart of Hitler’s Russian Invasion (02:21)
Do Incubating Sea Turtles Call Out to Each Other When it’s Time to Hatch? (02:28)
Frederick Douglass Disagreed with the Quakers Trying to Free Him (02:30)
Lemurs Find a Tree That Produces Fruit for Only Two Weeks a Year (02:06)
How the US Used Small Patrol Boats to Foil Iranian Mines (03:27)
This 200-Year-Old Tree is a Nesting Location for Woodpeckers (01:33)
This 19th Century Dresden Museum Received a Careful Makeover (03:58)
Funicular Trains Defy Gravity to Carry Skiers to Resort (03:51)
How Maritime Expeditionary Security Force Boat Crew Train for Battle (04:12)
Lemurs Love this Sweet Nectar From a Very Unusual Bug (02:17)
This Female Tamarins Hormone Stops Other Females from Mating (03:37)
A Female Night Adder Leaves a Chemical Trail to Draw Males (03:42)
The Crazy Design That Allows This Hudson Yards Showroom to Expand (03:57)
Why a Hill of Dung is a Male Rhino’s Calling Card (03:02)
Genius or Insane? College Campus Built in a Florida Swamp (04:00)
Doris Miller Went from Mess Attendant to a Hero of Pearl Harbor (03:57)