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Napoleon's Army Faces Overwhelming Austrian Assault
On June 13th, 1800, Napoleon confidently advanced toward Alessandria, believing the Austrians were retreating. However, Melas had concentrated 30,000 troops for a surprise attack. By the next day, French forces, heavily outnumbered and...
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Flaws in the Internet's Border Gateway Protocol
The White House recently unveiled a plan to deal with networking weaknesses in the Border Gateway Protocol. In the past, the BGP has been exploited or misconfigured to cause massive disruptions on the Internet.
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Richard Branson Sets New World Record: Driving Across the English Channel in an Amphibious Sports Car
Richard Branson, the flamboyant entrepreneur and publicity addict, sets a new world record by driving an amphibious sports car across the English Channel. With an Aquada sports car, Branson completes the 35-kilometer journey between...
Science ABC
What Does “T-Minus” Mean?
The term ‘T-minus’ is generally used during countdowns to space launches. During a NASA countdown to a rocket launch, ‘T-minus’ translates to ‘Time minus’; the ‘T’ stands for the exact time at which the rocket is scheduled to be...
Science ABC
Does Earth come back to the same spot on your birthday?
Since Earth completes one revolution around the sun in 1 year, it would make sense to think that after the completion of year, Earth would be exactly at the same spot where it was at the beginning of the year, wouldn't it? But is it...
Science ABC
Can A Whale Swallow You Whole?
Whales, in general, are not capable of swallowing a human being and therefore will not eat you. However, there is a species of whales that does pose a legitimate challenge to that general theory: sperm whales. Whales are generally not...
Step Back History
How Did We Get the 8-hour Work Day?
If you worked an 8 hour work day today. You have a lot of people who protested and even died to get it. Let's celebrate International Worker's Day by telling their story.
Science ABC
Why Don't You Get Blood Clots When You Sleep But Get It When You Sit For Long Hours?
Sitting for long periods can cause blood clots due to impeded flow of blood. Sitting without moving much can cause the blood to clot according to the effects of gravity. This doesn’t happen during sleep since we do move our bodies during...
Science ABC
Why Does Traveling Make You Tired?
Travel Fatigue happens when your brain keeps your muscles engaged to account for small movements of the vehicle to ensure that your posture is properly maintained. These small movements cause your muscles to constantly work, which makes...
Science ABC
Why Does It Take Longer to Fly West?
The reason airplane flights take longer when traveling west is because of the different speeds of rotation on Earth. The rotational velocity of Earth decreases as one goes from the Equator to the poles. This means that a place on the...
Science ABC
Why Does Diarrhea Travel Quickly Through The Body When Digestion Takes So Long?
Diarrhea happens when there is an imbalance in water secretion and absorption within the body. This excess water causes the stool to pass through quicker than normal. Diarrhea feels like the food takes a “fast pass” out of the gut....
Science ABC
Why Do Bubbles Form In A Glass Of Water?
Water especially the one which flows through the pipe contains atmospheric gases, such as nitrogen and oxygen, dissolved in it. As the glass filled with water sits out for a few hours, its temperature rises slightly (water gets warmer),...
Science ABC
Why Are There '24' Hours In A Day?
The 24-hour day concept comes from the ancient Egyptians. They divided the day into 10 hours with devices like shadow clocks and then added one hour at each end (one for twilight and one at the end of the day). Later, a T-shaped bar was...
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Large Intestine
The final chapter in the journey of food through our digestive system: how bacteria transforms undigested matter into waste. Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. The large intestine is around 1.5m long and 6-7cm wide. The large...
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Time Zones
The time on your watch is more complicated than you might think. Find out how and why time changes as you move around the planet, and how these changes affect you. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Time...
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Average Joe
Meet the average American citizen – and discover why working out averages can result in some distinctly unusual outcomes. Maths - Statistics And Probability A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum....
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Cola Volcano
We add mints to diet cola in order to produce a fountain. When we add the mints to the diet cola, the porous surface of the mint causes the carbon dioxide trapped within the drink to be released rapidly, resulting in a cola volcano....
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Birth
A guide to how the mother and baby's bodies change and cope with labour - the most challenging and potentially dangerous phase of pregnancy. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. In the weeks leading up to birth, the mother's body...
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Parts of a plant – True or false
True or false ... Some flowers only bloom at night time? Life processes - Green plants - Parts of a plant Learning Points Some plants bloom at night. A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to determine if a statement is...
Wonderscape
Famous Filibusters: History’s Longest and Silliest Moments
This video highlights some of the most memorable filibusters in U.S. Senate history. From Huey Long's quirky recipe readings to Strom Thurmond's record-breaking 24-hour stand against civil rights, discover how senators have used this...
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Mean Absolute Deviation MAD | 6.SP.3
Welcome to Math Defined! In this video, we're diving into the world of Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) and exploring its importance in understanding data variability. Join us as we break down this fundamental statistical concept in a way...
Weird History
A Beat By Beat Breakdown of Pearl Harbor
Those who woke up in Oahu, Hawaii on December 7th, 1941, had no idea they were about to experience one of the darkest days in modern military history. Over 2,400 Americans perished in the attack where air raid sirens blared, Japanese...
Wonderscape
Thomas Edison and the Light Bulb: Beyond the Myth
Unravel the true history behind the invention of the light bulb, a journey that goes far beyond Thomas Edison. Discover the early experiments with electricity by Ebenezer Kinnersley and Alessandro Volta's creation of an early battery....
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Thomas Edison: Myths and Reality
Discover the true story of Thomas Edison, beyond the myths of the lone genius. Learn about Edison's brief formal education, his self-driven learning, and the crucial role of his mother, a teacher. Examine the myth of his minimal sleep...