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How Brickfilm Works Jul 09, 2015

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What began as a pair of teens who made a film for their grandparents has exploded into its own art form. Learn all about how stop-motion Lego films are made.

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How Egypt's Pyramids Work Jul 07, 2015

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Pyramids can be found in ruins around the world, but no civilization perfected the feat of engineering like Pharaonic Egypt. Learn about the mysteries that still surround these giants.

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How Circus Families Work Jul 02, 2015

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Don't be confused - this one is about actual circus acts made of family members, not the controversial comic strip.

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How Audience Testing Works Jun 30, 2015

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Did you know some of our most beloved movies originally had different, sometimes better, endings? That is until they were tested in front of focus groups.

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Mosquitoes: The Worst Jun 25, 2015

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Sun Tzu said know your enemy, and so it is in this spirit that we present this episode on one of the worst airborne pests in the world.

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How Landfills Work Jun 23, 2015

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Well-planned landfills have only recently come into widespread use. Recently, waste managers have found that they work a little too well and now the landfill is being reinvented.

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Are You My Mother?: How Animal Imprinting Works Jun 18, 2015

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What do little baby ducklings have to do with Nazis? A lot actually. Find out about animal imprinting experiments and the debate over their ethics.

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How BASE Jumping Works Jun 16, 2015

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You should never BASE Jump. It is one of the most genuinely dangerous sports on the planet. But with that out of the way, you should definitely learn all about this pastime where people jump from tall structures and outcroppings for fun and thrills.

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Bridges: Nature Abhors Them Jun 11, 2015

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From prehistoric logs across streams to the 102-mile Kunshan Grand Bridge, nature works ceaselessly to take down spans. Learn about the fascinating ins and outs of bridge design and building and the mind-boggling challenges structural engineers face.

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How the Wow! Signal Works Jun 09, 2015

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In 1977, Ohio State astronomers discovered a radio transmission from space that was 30 times louder than the cosmic background noise. Since then every explanation of what it was has fallen short and the Wow! Signal remains possible evidence of alien life.

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