Barcroft Media
I Have Died Nine Times
A 29-YEAR-OLD man is living to his life to the full, despite having died NINE times. Jamie Poole was born with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - a heart condition in which a portion of the heart becomes thickened, resulting in the organ...
Weird History
Duane Allman | The Rise and Tragic Ending of the Guitar Great
Southern Rock can be linked back to March 26th, 1969 when Duane Allman, the founder and leader of the Allman Brothers Band, summoned his brother Gregg to join a band he patched together that was fusing blues, jazz, and country music -- a...
TLDR News
Coronavirus Deaths Reach 100,000 Covid Bar Chart Race - TLDR News.
We track the shifting death rates across the countries hardest hit by Covid-19, discussing how different policies have effected the rankings.
One Minute History
Gladiators, the Oldest Union - One Minute History_4K
Gladiators ruled the Roman arenas for almost a thousand years. Accompanied by music during combat, gladiators often fought to the death for the entertainment of their audience. A gladiator would fight two or three times a year, with few...
Healthcare Triage
An Anti-viral Pill to Treat Covid?
Molnupiravir is a broad-spectrum antiviral that has been in development for quite some time - it was first tested as an Ebola drug and is now showing promise against Covid-19. In this episode we take a look at what we know so far and...
Financial Times
Brexit: a cry from the Irish border
‘Jacob Rees-Mogg you're right. You don't need to visit the border... you need to have lived here.’ Belfast-born actor Stephen Rea explores the real impact of Brexit and the uncertainty of the future of the Irish border in a short film...
Science360
Science Now Episode 5
This episode explores negative thoughts, robotic fish, Mt. Erebus and finally alligators. Check it out!
TLDR News
Coronavirus: Which Countries Have Successfully Flattened the Curve - TLDR News.
We look at different approaches in different countries to Covid-19 and ask what actions have been most succesful in flattening the curve.
Kult America
North Korean Orphans in Poland
In 1950's the war between North Korea and South Korea displaced 100,000 orphans. The North Korean government decided to send some of them to Eastern Europe. On today's episode of Kult America we are visiting some of those orphanages...
Financial Times
How Brazil's Bolsonaro has benefited from Covid-19
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is back in the limelight after contracting and recovering from Covid-19, and some analysts say he is benefiting politically. But the FT's Andres Schipani explains the risks of Mr Bolsonaro downplaying...
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! #26 Do you know your classical composers
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Weird History
The Tragic End Of Randy Rhoads
Randall Rhoads was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne. His music and legacy landed him on multiple "Greatest Guitarists" lists. However, his talented life was tragically cut short after a...
Coach Dan Blewett
Why To Visualize Yourself LOSING: Mental Training for Baseball
Mental training is critical for baseball players to perform at their best. The Samurai used to meditate on their own death so they'd no longer fear it in combat. Should baseball players use this same tactic?
One Minute History
Gladiators, the Oldest Union - One Minute History_1080
Gladiators ruled the Roman arenas for almost a thousand years. Accompanied by music during combat, gladiators often fought to the death for the entertainment of their audience. A gladiator would fight two or three times a year, with few...
Mythology & Fiction Explained
The History of Fairies | The Dark & Tragic Stories You Were Never Told
Mythology & Fiction Explained explores the various legends and stories surrounding fairies in an attempt to understand what fairies are and where they came from.
Weird History
What Was It Like To Be A Body Collector During The Black Plague?
Buboes, black spots, and bloody froth: it was all in a day’s work for Black Death body collectors. The plague, which may have killed as many as 200 million people worldwide, changed everything—including body disposal.
Professor Dave Explains
William Henry Harrison: Hey, What Happened? (1841)
William Henry Harrison, or good old Tippecanoe, had the shortest term of any president so far. That's because he died just one month into his term. Being the first president to die in office, it brought up the issue of what to do when...
Science360
KISS OF DEATH
In episode 26, Charlie and Jordan delve into the discovery of water on Mars, chat about a new Ebola field test and explore the immune system's "kiss of death." Provided by the National Science Foundation
Curated Video
Hadrian Emperor
Hadrian (76-138 AD) was the fourteenth Emperor of Rome. Hadrian was born Publius Aelius Hadrianus into a Hispano-Roman family. Although Italica near Santiponce (in modern-day Spain) is often considered his birthplace, his actual place of...
Weird History
The Plague That Made People Dance Themselves to Death
Medieval Europe had no shortages of super deadly disease outbreaks that could wipe out a chunk of the population without much effort. But none of them were quite as fun as the bizarre case of Frau Troffea and the dancing plague that had...
Rachel's English
How to Pronounce DEFINITELY -- American English -- Word of the Week
Go over the pronunciation of the word DEFINITELY in this week's Word of the Week.
Rachel's English
How to Pronounce the Idiom: 'Spread the Word' -- American English
How to pronounce the idiom "Spread the Word" in American English.
Weird History
The Matawan Maneater
The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were so unexpected, sudden, and violent that they stuck in the public's mind even up to the point that the movie hit theaters. The "Matawan man-eater," as the shark was called, took down at least...
60 Second Histories
Great Plague 1665 - Samuel Pepys account
Samuel Pepys gives an eye witness account of the Great Plague in London in 1665.