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People said this experiment was impossible, so I tried it
The world’s first look inside a thermite reaction. Use code veritasium at https://incogni.com/veritasium to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan. A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. … Continue reading
Why is English so weirdly different from other languages? | Aeon Essays
Death and the word; William conquers Harold and the English language. From Cotton Vitellius A XIII(1) f3v. Photo courtesy British Library No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other … Continue reading
How Salt Shaped Civilization: From the Roman Empire to the French Revolution
From the very first settlement in recorded history, early humans knew that to survive in the new age of agriculture, they’d need two things: access to water, and a source of salt. Without salt, our meats and vegetables wouldn’t last … Continue reading
A Vibrant Ndebele Mural by Esther Mahlangu Illuminates Unity at Serpentine North | Colossal
October 10, 2024 Art Kate Mothes “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” (2024), Serpentine North Garden. Photo by George Darrell. Image courtesy of Serpentine and The Melrose Gallery For more than eight decades, Dr. Esther Mahlangu has been creating large-scale, site-specific works that … Continue reading
The History of Ice Cream
Ice cream actually dates back way further than you might think. In this video we explore the history of ice cream, from the Tang Dynasty, all the way to the invention of the modern refrigerator. Sources: https://www.foodunfolded.com/article/… https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream https://ice-cream.org/about-the-ice-c… … Continue reading
COW vs BEEF Busting the Biggest Myth in Linguistic History.
[…] The story that’s been told 100s of times: The names of animal comes from the Anglo-Saxon peasants who were English and the names of the meat comes from the French Nobles. An interesting story but it’s a myth. I’ll … Continue reading
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