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YouTube description: You can tell a lot about an animal from the way it moves, which is why scientists have been recreating the movements of an extinct crocodile-like creature called Orobates pabsti.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 441 views • 4:19YouTube description: Canned fish has been around for over a century and has been enjoyed around world. Still, no one loves their fish more than Portugal, where old traditions of fishing, canning and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 449 views • 3:30YouTube description: Watch a time-lapse video of the installation and deinstallation (rotation) of large carpets and mounted textiles in The Met's galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 337 views • 1:21YouTube description In 1800s, miners began working in exposed deposits of mud near the town of Messel, Germany. They were extracting oil from the rock and along with the oil, they found beautifully... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months ago • 521 views • 8:34YouTube description: Chi-Tien Lui is an electrical engineer and technician whose craft has evolved to the realm of high art. Born in China, he trained as a technician in Taiwan before moving to the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,047 views • 4:22YouTube description: On the little island of Kihnu, seven miles off the coast of Estonia, women run the show. The island still functions as one of the last matriarchal societies left in the world. Historically,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months ago • 659 views • 2:54YouTube description: We’ve all met a crazy cat lady or maybe a neighbor with an insane collection of pet turtles. Now, let us introduce you to Ramón Medina Archundia: the iguana guy. Archundia loves... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 234 views • 2:29Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world and the only living structure visible from space. Although ecosystem managers in Australia have worked hard to preserve the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 weeks ago • 541 views • 8:11We recently had the opportunity to spend a little time fielding some frequently asked questions to Brian Nagel, Brewmaster at Genessee Country Village & Museum. In today's episode, he discusses the functions... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 316 views • 2:51YouTube description: On La Gomera, a small island in Spain’s Canary Islands, the last speakers of a language without words reside. "El Silbo," a whistled communication used in rural and isolated areas,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 197 views • 3:53Only wear it four or five times a year myself. YouTube: Should you be using makeup?
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 weeks ago • 134 views • 3:03YouTube description: I made a batch of charcoal using the mound method then stored it in baskets for later use. Charcoal is a fuel that burns hotter than the wood it's made from. This is because the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,003 views • 5:31YouTube: At least one entire class of dinosaurs seems to have had feathers -- including velociraptors, and probably T. rex. Find out how we know, and how we even know what color some of them were!
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