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🔴 🇬🇧 🎥 **The Story of British Pathé – Around the World**

"_A fascinating introduction to the history of the pioneering newsreel company British Pathé, which documented almost every aspect of everyday life in Britain and around the world in the 20th century._"

length: fifty nine minutes and sixteen seconds.

🔗 youtu.be/eOqy744ViSc

@histodon @histodons

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🔴 🗺️ 🇳🇴 🎥 **See Historical Maps in Oslo**

"_Anders Kvernberg (National Library of Oslo, nb.no) shows us some of the amazing historical maps housed at the National Library's Maps Center._"

length: twenty three minutes and twenty nine seconds.

🔗 youtu.be/jmnMrOPoNrI

@histodon @histodons

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🔴 🎥 **Mpox: First case of contagious variant outside Africa reported**

"_The disease - previously known as monkeypox - has been largely contained in the Democratic Republic of Congo where it's endemic. It now appears to have spread through Eastern Africa and into Scandinavia._"

length: seven minutes and forty seconds.

🔗 youtu.be/W-NHWDg5yxk

@science

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🔴 🎥 **Clouds and climate change**

"_Meet cloud scientist Edward Gryspeerdt and find out why clouds aren't just fluffy shapes in the sky ⛅_"

length: seven minutes and six seconds.

🔗 youtu.be/A9xAG601dG4

@physics @climatechange @science

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🔴 🎥 **The Texas Preacher Who Used God to Steal**

"_In Tarrant County, Texas, an elderly man and former preacher advertised himself as “The Money Doctor”. He exploited the trust of his peers, skillfully hiding deceptive financial practices under a cloak of religious virtue. Bloomberg Investigates unveils the intimate story of those whose lives were destroyed by this $38 million dollar Ponzi scheme._"

length: thirty one minutes and fifty three seconds.

🔗 youtu.be/ecEelzf_zqg

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🔴 📰 🎥 **Paleography and the Book Lecture “Where Did Newspaper Typeface Come From?”**

"_UChicago visiting scholar David Ganz discussed how influential scripts such as Caroline minuscule and Italian Humanistic served as models for typefaces like Times New Roman._"

length: one hour and twenty one minutes.

🔗 youtu.be/hnTKDv0vdz0

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🔴 📖 🎥 **The Tragic Truth About Beautiful Books**

length: eighteen minutes and nine minutes.

🔗 youtu.be/tABH40bIVpo

@bookstodon

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🔴 🇦🇹 🇩🇪 🎥 **Clickbait meets populism and extremism - TikTok and politics**

"_We show how right-wing populists use TikTok to spread their messages and shed light on the impact it has on the political landscape and on young people._"

length: twenty eight minutes and twenty six seconds.

🔗 youtu.be/VeMhHtfe81s

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🔴 🎥 **The Vinland Sagas as evidence**

"_The Vinland sagas (Saga of the Greenlanders, Saga of Eirik the Red) were written in Iceland centuries before Columbus and describe Viking exploration in lands southwest of Greenland. Modern archaeology has confirmed a Norse presence here, but this video addresses the question of whether the sagas would be worthwhile as evidence on their own._"

length: nineteen minutes and twenty eight seconds.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=Qsnv-3st_d

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🔴 🎥 **Why ChatGPT sucks at some languages**

"_Chatbots like ChatGPT perform very well in English, but when put to the test in a range of languages the performance was sometimes poor. Lack of training data and other resources can reduce performance in these chatbots with implications for how accessible they are worldwide._"

length: six minutes and four seconds.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=bgjVJHp0W2

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🔴 🇳🇴 🇬🇱 🎥 **Inside the Race to Mine $92 Billion Worth of Deep Sea Minerals**

"_Between Norway and Greenland lie some of the most valuable minerals on the planet. From cobalt to rare earths, raw materials are needed to drive multi-billion dollar industries such as EVs. These mineral reserves from the deep sea are of huge geopolitical significance as China and a few other key countries are monopolizing the supply of these materials._"

length: six minutes and forty four seconds.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=94zn-OimoH

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🔴 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🎥 **This $9B Chinese Restaurant Chain Wants to Conquer the U.S.**

"_China's hot-pot giant Haidilao offers more than just food. It has free manicures and massages for customers. Waiters dance on request. The over-the-top performances and customer service set it apart from its competitors. With fresh funds from a public listing, the restaurant company plans to expand across the U.S._"

length: six minutes and thirty five seconds.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=0jci98uOrW

@economics

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🔴 🎥 **The Enigma of the Celtic Tomb**

"_2500 Years ago, a dynasty of Celtic Princes founded the first towns in Northern Europe. They constructed harbours along rivers and traded goods with people from all over Europe. This film presents new insights into Celtic history and culture thanks to exclusive access to the Celtic Tomb in Lavau (France) and the exceptionally rich and well-preserved collection of objects found on the gravesite._"

length: fifty one minutes and twenty seconds.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=eOfX5pUGwh

@histodon @histodons

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🔴 🎥 **Germanic vs German**

"_A historical linguist who deals with Germanic languages explains why "Germanic" and "German" mean very different things and how this confusing situation arose in the first place._"

length: eleven minutes and eleven seconds.

🔗 youtu.be/WcgnWN49nac

@linguistics

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🔴 🇺🇸 🎥 **Eisenhower Gets Snappy (1957)**

"_Eisenhower angered by golf query_"

length: one minute and fourteen seconds.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=MOShyunJS1

@histodon @histodons

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🔴 🎥 **How Do You Pronounce KAMALA?**

length: thirteen minutes and fifty one seconds.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=NihLE-wh0x

@linguistics

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🔴 🗺️ 🎥 **The Babylonian Map of the World with Irving Finkel**

"_The Babylonian map of the world is the oldest map of the world, in the world. Written and inscribed on clay in Mesopotamia around 2,900-years-ago, it is, like so many cuneiform tablets, incomplete._"

length:seventeen minutes and fifty nine seconds.

🔗 youtu.be/LUxFzh8r384

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🔴 🎬 🎥 **Hollywood's "Fake" Mid-Atlantic Myth DEBUNKED!**

"_Want to know why actors in Golden Age Hollywood movies sound different from people today? A legend has grown up that it was all because an Australian and a Canadian invented a fake accent that studios forced their stars to use. Here I'll try to show why that's a load of you know what, and get closer to the fascinating reality._"

length: twenty six minutes and one second.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=9xoDsZFwF-

@linguistics

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🔴 📖 🎥 **Twelve Harder Classics To Test You.**

"_Welcome to our deep dive into some of the most challenging yet rewarding classic books! In this video, we explore 12 literary masterpieces that delve into the complexities of the human condition. From existential struggles and moral dilemmas to the harsh realities of life, these books are a must-read for any avid reader._"

length: fifty two minutes and fifty four seconds.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=6chCi1twtK


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🔴 🎥 **This State's Flag is Illegal**

length: fifty nine seconds.

youtube.com/watch?v=b7m2TNHVHJ

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