Long ago, an emperor decided to build a great wall to protect his new empire and ensure his power. He ordered men across China to leave their homes and submit to the grueling labor required for its construction. As years passed and the...

It's time to go Back...to the Future. By which I mean, we're going back into the past to talk about Futurism. Which seems like it would be cool, but it was started by this terrible guy Martinetti, who also wrote the Italian Fascist...

The phrase "One person's trash is another's treasure," certainly applies to author Lara Maiklem. She is what's known as a "mudlarker" and spends her spare time scouring the shores of London’s River Thames for artifacts. Maiklem wrote a...

A husband and wife were in despair. The woman had just given birth to their 13th child, and the growing family was quickly running out of food and money. Wandering into the woods, the father encountered a skeletal figure with sunken eyes...

Long jealous of his older brother Osiris, the god who ruled all of Egypt, the warrior god Set plotted to overthrow him. Hosting an extravagant party as a ruse, Set announced a game— whoever could fit perfectly in a wooden chest could...

Poet Rives does 8 minutes of lyrical origami, folding history into a series of coincidences surrounding that most surreal of hours, 4 o'clock in the morning.

The dwarves were master craftspeople. One dwarf, Andvari, forged marvelous creations. He often took the form of a fish and, one day, he swam to the land of the water nymphs, who guarded mounds of gold. When the nymphs laughed at his...

These giant balls of mucus may seem like a bizarre sight in the open ocean, but all this snot serves a purpose, both for the tiny creatures that produce it and for the entire ocean ecosystem!

Psyche was born so beautiful that she was worshipped as a new incarnation of Venus, the goddess of love. But human lovers were too intimidated to approach her, and Apollo recommended her father abandon her on a crag where she would marry...

In which John Green examines the French Revolution, and gets into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it the serial authoritarian regimes? The guillotine? The Reign of Terror? All of this and more contributed to the...

In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and irritated the Gods. Many know the classic story of Midas's golden touch, but the foolish king was also known for his unusual pair of ears....

In mythological ancient Greece, Icarus flew above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers, defying the laws of man and nature. To witnesses on the ground, he looked like a god, and he felt like one too. But, in his society, the line...

In which John Green examines the French Revolution, and gets into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it the serial authoritarian regimes? The guillotine? The Reign of Terror? All of this and more contributed to the...

Take a tour of one of the most dazzling places in the world—the Palace of Versailles! Once a hunting lodge, it became the center of royal life under King Louis XIV, the Sun King. In this video, you’ll explore its glittering halls, giant...

Buckingham Palace is the home of the King of the United Kingdom and one of the most famous buildings in the world! It has hundreds of rooms, beautiful gardens, and even a balcony where the royal family waves to the crowd. For over 150...

The Tuileries Garden is one of the most famous parks in Paris, stretching between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde. Originally created as a royal garden in the 1500s, it was opened to the public after the French Revolution....

Marie Antoinette was a queen of France who lived in a giant palace and wore fancy clothes, but her life wasn’t just about parties. She became queen at a young age and lived during a time when many people in France were poor and hungry....

Explore the fascinating life of King Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh of ancient Egypt, in this interactive “seek and find” adventure. As we uncover the story of his short but mysterious reign, viewers can search for hidden treasures and...

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