At a special housing development in Oregon, families who adopt foster children live side by side with seniors who volunteer their time in exchange for affordable rent. The NewsHour's Cat Wise reports on how members of the...

After a massive storm tears through the Hex Archipelago, you find five grizzled survivors in the water. As an act of gratitude for saving them, they reveal a secret _ the island they were just on holds some buried treasure. But when the...

Shakespeare sometimes gets a bad rap in high schools for his complex plots and antiquated language. But a quick peek into the rhythm of his words reveals a poet deeply rooted in the way people spoke in his time - and still speak today....

It's a good day to be a pirate. Amaro and his four mateys _ Bart, Charlotte, Daniel, and Eliza have struck gold _ a chest with 100 coins. But now, they must divvy up the booty according to the pirate code - and pirate code is notoriously...

So you think eye licking (also known as worming) is just a harmless bit of foreplay? Think again.

Alexis Stempien, one of SciShow’s script editors, faces off against Hank as they try to answer science questions about some fantastical topics!

When we ditch our assumptions, new ideas can enter the world, says filmmaker Zach King. In an entertaining talk full of props and surprises, King shows us the trick to regaining our sense of childlike wonder through the power of...

Is it a doodle dandy? A baseball team? The origins of the word yankee are unclear, though its usage in America as a pejorative is well-documented. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel track the varying levels of contempt that the word yankee...

In this deeply charming and humorous talk, DJ and self-professed pirate Tom Nash meditates on how facing adversity due to disability invited patience, ambition and pragmatism into his life in enlightening, unexpected ways. "We all have...

The real Pirates of the Caribbean were far more complex—and sometimes more brutal—than the swashbuckling legends in movies. From the late 1600s to the early 1700s, this region was a hotspot for piracy, where sailors turned outlaw raided...

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Set sail to learn about Blackbeard, one of the most feared pirates in history! His real name was Edward Teach, and he sailed the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea in the early 1700s during the Golden Age of Piracy. In this video,...

Set sail with Anne Bonny, one of the most daring pirates of the Caribbean! In this episode, we’ll learn how Anne left her quiet life behind to join a pirate crew and sail the high seas. She dressed like a man, fought alongside other...

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In 1810, Zheng Yi Sao's pirate forces unexpectedly surrendered, possibly due to their overwhelming power which likely assured them they wouldn't face punishment. This decision followed internal cracks within their confederation and...

Hamburg, Germany:"From this thousand-year-old site we will fly to Hamburg, Germany, to get to a modern metropolis. And the largest department store district in the world in which buildings are built in the 19th and early 20th centuries...

Euro Makers in Chile:A Chilean company was awarded the contract to supply blanks (non-minted metal pieces) to nine of the twelve countries that adopted the Euro as their currency in 2002.

Learn about the early life of Zheng Yi Sao, a woman who defied societal norms to become a powerful pirate. She leveraged her intelligence to rise to power, eventually marrying the pirate Zheng Yi, with whom she formed a formidable...

Fire needs to learn how to tie knots in order to join Simka and Nolik's pirate crew. He gets completely carried away and starts tying knots in just about everything!

Set sail on a historical adventure as we uncover the thrilling life of Grace O'Malley, the legendary pirate queen of Ireland. This video delves into her remarkable journey from Irish chieftain's daughter to fearsome leader, navigating...

Discover how Magic Wheelchair is creating unforgettable experiences for children in wheelchairs by turning their dream costumes into reality.

This video explores the origins of famous fictional pirates like Captain Hook from Peter Pan and Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. Learn how real-life pirates, literary influences, and pop culture shaped these iconic...

This video uncovers the truth behind common pirate myths, from the reality of walking the plank to the origins of the pirate accent. Discover the surprising customs, superstitions, and legends that real pirates believed, and how modern...