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BrainStuff Classics: How Old Is the Number Zero? Aug 29, 2020

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An analysis of the ancient Indian Bakhshali manuscript suggests the numerical symbol zero, as we use it today, may be centuries older than previously believed. Learn more in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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What Do the Numbers on Interstate Signs Mean? Aug 28, 2020

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American interstates aren't given those numbers randomly. Learn how information is coded into every number -- and how this high-speed road system got its start -- in today's episode of BrainStuff.

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What's the Largest Lake in the World? Aug 27, 2020

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Siberia's Lake Baikal is so massive that it contains islands that have their own lakes. Learn about this ocean in the making, its amazing wildlife, and the myths about it in today's episode of BrainStuff.

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How Do Hurricanes Get Their Names? Aug 26, 2020

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Hurricanes weren't always given names. Learn how the tradition began and how the names rotate from year to year in this episode of BrainStuff.

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Who Were the First Cowboys? Aug 25, 2020

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The cowboy is an American icon, but the profession originated with Native American workers tending Spanish horses and cattle in Central America. Learn about the vaquero in this episode of BrainStuff.

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What Were the World's Last Woolly Mammoths? Aug 24, 2020

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Early humans did help hunt woolly mammoths to extinction, but the last surviving pockets of these animals were remote from humans. Learn more about them in this episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: Are Wolves Smarter Than Dogs? Aug 23, 2020

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A new study put dogs and wolves head to head in the intelligence department. Guess which species won? Find out on BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: What Ruined City Lies Under Tunisia's Waters? Aug 22, 2020

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Archaeologists discovered what they believe to be ruins of the Roman city of Neapolis in the Mediterranean, near Tunisia. Learn what they found out about it in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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How Do Trebuchets Work? Aug 21, 2020

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Trebuchets are a type of catapult that crushed castles in the Middle Ages. Learn how these siege engines helped kingdoms wage war in today's episode of BrainStuff.

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How Micro Are Microclimates? Aug 20, 2020

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We often think of climate on the global scale, but trends in weather can be much smaller -- a whole climate can be tracked on the surface of a leaf. Learn more about microclimates in this episode of BrainStuff.

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