In this classic Sesame Street clip, we take a visit to the saxophone factory to see how the horn is made. Throughout, a delightful free jazz soundtrack acts as foley sound, instead of us hearing the (probably... continue reading
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Although she only talks about English, irregular verbs in Spanish (and probably other languages) are really quite similar - frequently used words tend to be more resistant to change than less frequently used ones. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 57 views • 3:59YouTube description: They're just tiny marks on the page, but a lot can depend on them. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 399 views • 1:42YouTube description: Why say a whole sentence when just a word will do? You might never have noticed that these English words contain whole phrases within them. Produced for Mental Floss... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months ago • 428 views • 1:53YouTube description: Octopus, platypus, walrus…there’s something about that –us ending that makes us hesitate when we want to make a plural. Here's what you need to know before you pluralize.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 270 views • 2:25YouTube description: How did Q and U get to be partners? It's a tiny window back to the origins of our writing system. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 12 months ago • 404 views • 2:49YouTube description: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John tells you about some jobs your high school guidance counselor probably failed to... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years ago • 311 views • 7:53YouTube description: Some times a mishearing leads to the birth of a word. Here are some words we invented by getting them wrong. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 weeks ago • 774 views • 2:40YouTube description: It varies from town to town, or even within families. Part of the problem with the word pecan has to do with the way it came into the English language. Produced for Mental Floss,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 656 views • 3:17YouTube description: Welcome to the world of contronyms, where words mean something--as well as its opposite. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months ago • 728 views • 3:10YouTube description: Why does English have so many words that have twins? Here's how we got to have two vocabularies, one based in Germanic roots, and one based in Latin. Produced for Mental Floss. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 622 views • 2:20YouTube description: We know it as those scary Gothic-Viking-Teutonic dots, but they are so much more. Here is story of the umlaut. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 609 views • 4:02A weekly show where we debunk common misconceptions. This week, Elliott discusses some misconceptions about getting sick. [YT]
posted by FlowersInHisHair 9 years 4 months ago • 1,013 views • 5:15No, cooks' sperm low for other reasons.
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 7 months 1 week ago • 69 views • 2:57YouTube: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, Dr. Aaron Carroll debunks some common myths about sex.
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 9 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 910 views • 11:25YouTube Description: are you an uninsured American? Check out: https://www.healthcare.gov Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and http://www.audionetwork.com Mental Floss "micromorts"... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 1 month 3 weeks ago • 278 views • 8:06YouTube Description: This week, Hank Green discusses 50 common science misconceptions about topics such as bats, dog years, and dinosaurs.
posted by Grimm 1 decade 2 months 2 weeks ago • 707 views • 7:44Try to remember at least a few of these to break out in party conversations! Be that awesome guys that knows everything! Or... Be that annoying guy that knows everything. Either way, You're knowing stuff!
posted by Unsung_Hero 1 decade 4 months 3 weeks ago • 985 views • 7:04I'm kinda feeling like an Old Fashioned right now.
posted by brycewi19 1 decade 5 months 1 week ago • 191 views • 8:28YouTube Description: music by: http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow Top 1000 US first names over time INTERACTIVE: http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager surname geographical distribution INTERACTIVE:... continue reading
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