A mysterious disease swept the world in the early 1920s that put people into catatonic states; stiff and immovable like human statues. It was called encephalitis lethargica and it affected over 5 million people worldwide, and then was almost forgotten.TRANSCRIPT:In 1969, Beth Abraham...
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Pretty much every culture in the world has a coming-of-age ceremony to mark a child’s passage into adulthood. For some, it’s just a fun celebration. For others, it’s a brutal, scarring horror show. In today’s video, I look at some of the wildest rites of passage on the planet and ask…...
Did you know that Henry Ford wanted to make a flying car? And he came very close to doing it, too. This video tells the story of how flying cars almost became a thing, as well as other technologies we really thought we’d have by now. Why didn’t they work? And will they ever work? Let’s...
From the oldest manuscript ever found in the Americas to a document wrapping an Egyptian mummy – and printed in the wrong language – here are some of the most mind-blowing and unexplainable ancient manuscripts ever found.TRANSCRIPT:You’ve heard of the Voynich Manuscript, the...
For decades, we’ve been told that plastic waste is recyclable, and have been encouraged to recycle our plastic bottles and packaging. And yet, we somehow only recycle around 5% of the plastic waste we produce every year. And we keep producing more plastic every year. Why isn’t this...