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- USSR and the USA thought it was gay to dock a space craft
- This is a baby flamingo. Flamingos are not pink. They are born with grey feathers, which gradually turn pink in the wild because of a dye called canthaxanthin obtained from their diet of brine shrimp and blue-green algae
- In Southeast Asia, thousands of ducks are deployed into rice fields to act as natural pest control and weeders
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Goiânia Accident – South America’s Nuclear Tragedy
On September 13, 1987, some men cracked open an abandoned source of cesium-137. What followed was one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents. […]
Why Does the Rainbow Have Seven Colors and the Weird Reason Indigo is In It
Discover the strange reason Sir Isaac Newton included indigo in the rainbow! Uncover the mystical, historical, and scientific journey of this controversial color and its surprising impact. […]
BLOCK TO BLOCK – A short documentary on Manchester’s property disaster
Over the last couple of decades, the face of Manchester has been irreversibly changed. Skyhigh tower blocks are thrown up in the blink of an eye. Cultural spaces, pubs, and cherished communities are surrounded by slick skyscrapers playing host to … Continue reading
Why do we call blue ‘blue’ when in other languages it’s like ‘azure’?
Why do we call blue ‘blue’ in English? And what can a gallery tell us about a very special name for the colour in other languages? I was one of 20 Creative Collaborators across the country selected to make social … Continue reading
Where does punctuation come from?!
n this episode I trace the punctuation we use every day as far back as I can. ❓Is the question mark actually a word? ❗️Where did the exclamation mark come from? 🔴 Is the full stop the oldest punctuation? 🏛️ … Continue reading
The search for the biggest shape in the universe.
[…] “Search For Largest Polyhedra” by Donald Grace https://www.ams.org/journals/mcom/196… Thanks to Bill Hedges at Cosmic Films Studio in Nebraska, USA for having us to film our sci-fi adventure. Check out Bill’s Cosmic Cat series: / @williamhedges1519 Thanks to Laura Taalman … Continue reading
The New York Aristocrat who Re-Shaped American Music
Get 40% off an annual Nebula subscription by going to https://nebula.tv/polyphonic Check out my Volksgeist’s original Danger Music here: https://nebula.tv/dangermusic If you think this video was worth $2: https://ko-fi.com/polyphonic — Pre-order my book Century of Song now! Barnes and Noble: … Continue reading
