ted ed history

A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

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A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes
What if you experienced every human life in history?

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What if you experienced every human life in history?
The gory history of barber surgeons - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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The gory history of barber surgeons - Stephanie Honchell Smith
A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler

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A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler
The rise and fall of history’s first empire - Soraya Field Fiorio

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The rise and fall of history’s first empire - Soraya Field Fiorio
History vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler

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History vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler
One of history's most dangerous myths - Anneliese Mehnert

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One of history's most dangerous myths - Anneliese Mehnert
History vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler

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History vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler
The dark history of werewolves - Craig Thomson

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The dark history of werewolves - Craig Thomson
History vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler

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History vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler
How the Normans changed the history of Europe - Mark Robinson

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How the Normans changed the history of Europe - Mark Robinson
The history of the world according to corn - Chris A. Kniesly

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The history of the world according to corn - Chris A. Kniesly
History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler

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History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler
History vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler

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History vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler
What makes Thomas Jefferson so controversial? - Frank Cogliano

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What makes Thomas Jefferson so controversial? - Frank Cogliano
The diseases that changed humanity forever - Dan Kwartler

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The diseases that changed humanity forever - Dan Kwartler
History vs. Sigmund Freud - Todd Dufresne

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History vs. Sigmund Freud - Todd Dufresne
History vs. Egypt’s "most powerful" pharaoh - Jessica Tomkins

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History vs. Egypt’s "most powerful" pharaoh - Jessica Tomkins
Why is Texas hold 'em so popular? - James McManus

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Why is Texas hold 'em so popular? - James McManus
The real reason dodo birds went extinct - Leon Claessens

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The real reason dodo birds went extinct - Leon Claessens
History through the eyes of the potato - Leo Bear-McGuinness

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History through the eyes of the potato - Leo Bear-McGuinness
How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris

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How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris
History vs. Andrew Jackson - James Fester

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History vs. Andrew Jackson - James Fester
The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii - Sydney Iaukea

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The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii - Sydney Iaukea
When did humans start getting divorced? - Rod Phillips

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When did humans start getting divorced? - Rod Phillips
How one piece of legislation divided a nation - Ben Labaree, Jr.

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How one piece of legislation divided a nation - Ben Labaree, Jr.
How languages evolve - Alex Gendler

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How languages evolve - Alex Gendler
How to make a mummy - Len Bloch

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How to make a mummy - Len Bloch
The rise of the Ottoman Empire - Mostafa Minawi

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The rise of the Ottoman Empire - Mostafa Minawi
What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs

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What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs
Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t? - G. Richard Scott

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Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t? - G. Richard Scott
Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment - Susan M. Reverby

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Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment - Susan M. Reverby
How the Mongols used horses to create an empire - William T. Taylor

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How the Mongols used horses to create an empire - William T. Taylor
How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus - Simona Zompi

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How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus - Simona Zompi
The secret student resistance to Hitler - Iseult Gillespie

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The secret student resistance to Hitler - Iseult Gillespie
The surprising origins of the word “lesbian” - Diane J. Rayor

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The surprising origins of the word “lesbian” - Diane J. Rayor
Ugly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino

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Ugly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino
Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor - Ramon Glazov

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Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor - Ramon Glazov
A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld - Iseult Gillespie

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A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld - Iseult Gillespie
How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman

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How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman
The most notorious scientific feud in history - Lukas Rieppel

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The most notorious scientific feud in history - Lukas Rieppel
How inventions change history (for better and for worse) - Kenneth C. Davis

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How inventions change history (for better and for worse) - Kenneth C. Davis
One of the most epic engineering feats in history - Alex Gendler

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One of the most epic engineering feats in history - Alex Gendler
How pandemics spread

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How pandemics spread
Can we create the "perfect" farm? - Brent Loken

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Can we create the "perfect" farm? - Brent Loken
How much of human history is on the bottom of the ocean? - Peter Campbell

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How much of human history is on the bottom of the ocean? - Peter Campbell
Why is this painting so shocking? - Iseult Gillespie

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Why is this painting so shocking? - Iseult Gillespie
How the world's first metro system was built - Christian Wolmar

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How the world's first metro system was built - Christian Wolmar
Vampires: Folklore, fantasy and fact - Michael Molina

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Vampires: Folklore, fantasy and fact - Michael Molina
Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered? - Lisa Krause

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Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered? - Lisa Krause
History vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler

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History vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler
The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald

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The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
What killed all the bison? - Andrew C. Isenberg

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What killed all the bison? - Andrew C. Isenberg
The 2,400-year search for the atom - Theresa Doud

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The 2,400-year search for the atom - Theresa Doud
What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker

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What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker
The art forger who tricked the Nazis - Noah Charney

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The art forger who tricked the Nazis - Noah Charney
How to get a word added to the dictionary - Ilan Stavans

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How to get a word added to the dictionary - Ilan Stavans
Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam - Alex Gendler

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Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam - Alex Gendler
Why is rice so popular? - Carolyn Beans

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Why is rice so popular? - Carolyn Beans
Why is this painting of a black square famous? - Allison Leigh

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Why is this painting of a black square famous? - Allison Leigh