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Surprising Science: Dropping Basketballs Off a Dam

Let's drop a basketball 415 feet, with backspin, and see what happens.

Watch a Bed of Coquina Clams Emerge From the Sand to Feed

Behold the spectacle of coquina clams appearing seemingly from nowhere to feed.

Hang Out on the Sea Floor with Live Video from a Hydrothermal Vent

The Ocean Observatories Initiative has set up miniature laboratories on the sea floor.

Watch This Cool Supercut of Quentin Tarantino Characters

From Mr. Blonde in ‘Reservoir Dogs’ to Chris Mannix in ‘The Hateful Eight,’ watch the first and last appearances of every major QT character.

What Happened to 'Nuclear Winter?'

"An organism at war with itself is doomed. We are one planet." -Carl Sagan

Watch How Plastic Drinking Straws are Made

Go behind the scenes at a factory where striped drinking straws are produced.

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Watch Weird Al Perform 'Word Crimes' Live

"You'd better slow down and use the right pronoun." -Weird Al

How the Needle-Through-the-Arm Trick Works (ft. Harry Anderson)

The "Night Court" judge is also a great magician.

When it Comes to Dating, Does Having a 'Wingman' Actually Help?

It works for birds.

Watch a Gutenberg Printing Press in Action

In a video, the Crandall Printing Museum demonstrates how the world's only functional Gutenberg printing press actually operated.

3D-Printed Hair Is Even Cooler Than It Sounds

It can mimic all of hair’s natural abilities and more.

Here's Why Confetti Is So Terrible for Video Quality

There's a reason why confetti makes everything a pixelated mess.

Watch an Opera Singer Perform (While Undergoing an MRI)

An eye-opening look at Wagner's 'Tannhäuser.'

Watch Storm Chasers Get Dangerously Close to a Tornado in Colorado

It's like a real-life version of 'Twister.'

Watch Stray Cats Eat on This Mesmerizing Korean Livestream

A popular livestream in South Korea trains a surveillance camera on stray cats.

Scenes From the First American Shopping Mall, Filmed in 1956

The Southdale Center in Minnesota was the world's first indoor, air-conditioned mall.

Watch This Trippy 1977 Apple II TV Ad

"The family can invent their own Pong games!"

Traceroute, A Documentary about Nerds and Annihilation

"Maybe the physically impossible promise of 'unlimited breadsticks' haunts my skeptical mind." -Johannes Grenzfurthner

Watch Rare HD Footage of New York City in 1993

Touring iconic New York City landmarks, the video shows how the Big Apple has changed over the last few decades.

Listen to the Real Story Behind 'Puff the Magic Dragon'

And no, it doesn't involve drugs.

Can You Solve the Green-Eyed Logic Puzzle?

Here's a classic stumper.

Watch the 7-Hour Trailer for the Longest Film Ever Made

The movie itself lasts 30 days.

A scene from the 1970 film Titanic S.O.S.

Watch the RMS Titanic Sink in Real Time

In “Titanic Sinks in Real Time,” the developers behind the upcoming video game "Titanic: Honor and Glory" have created an animation of the sinking of the Titanic, which plays in real time over the course of two hours and 40 minutes.

Koyaanisqatsi Trailer Recreated Using Stock Footage

What was revolutionary in 1983 is now common in stock footage.

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