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The Origins of 'Horn OK Please,' India's Most Ubiquitous Phrase

Why all of the trucks in India bear one seemingly nonsensical expression.

The Kati Roll Can Be Traced Back to One Kolkata Restaurant

How the kati roll went from street snack to global trend.

Singaporean English Is Almost Impossible to Pick Up

Wah lao! Why can't I speak Singlish?

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Behold the Whoosh Bottle, Science's Coolest Fire Experiment

A corner of YouTube dedicates itself to videos of these bottles being set ablaze.

Watching Sheep Herding Online is the New Counting Sheep

A mesmerizing video shows sheep flocking through New Zealand's grasslands.

How Turmeric Became a Cure-All Product in India

The West's current health food trend is the subcontinent's millennia-old staple.

Workplace Safety Videos Got Pretty Horrific in the '90s

One shows workers being gored by factory equipment to a horror movie soundtrack.

See What Soldiers Around the World Eat When in the Field

A corner of YouTube is dedicated to unboxing combat rations.

Chevrolet’s Misguided 1940 Attempt to Appeal to 'Fair and Weak' Women

A short film tried to measure the amount of work that women did around the home.

Can You Spot all the Sea Monsters in this 16th-Century Map?

Beware the leviathan, and also that monstrous water pig.

Catapult Into the Weekend Like this GoPro off an Aircraft Carrier

Watch a sled zoom off a Navy aircraft carrier and into the ocean.

Fantasmagorie: The 'Bob’s Burgers' of 1908

Watch what historians consider to be the first animated cartoon in history.

Watching a Laser Clean a Baking Tray is Surprisingly Satisfying

If only we had technology of this kind in all our kitchens.

This 17th Century Map of the Skies is Bursting With Mythological Creatures

Feast your eyes on a stunning, hand-illustrated star chart from 1670.

Yes, '90s Blockbuster Training Videos Really Were This Cringeworthy

Watch as a young employee in pleated slacks is criticized for her life choices.

The Chinese Female Pirate Who Commanded 80,000 Outlaws

Ching Shih, who lived and pillaged during the Qing Dynasty, has been called the most successful pirate in history.

A Vicarious Freedive With Seals in the Atlantic Ocean

Follow a diver during his swim with seals off the coast of Cape Town.

Lose Yourself in this Atlas of the World's Lost Cities

Cities that continue to stand long past their glory days are particularly poignant.

An On-Air Newsroom Ruckus at the BBC in 1989

"In the great tradition of television sport... let's just see that again."

Watch a Stunning Time Lapse of a Container Ship Gliding Around the World

The video is a glimpse of the ethereal world inhabited by these ocean behemoths.

Watch Molten Salt Melt Lead

Watch this mesmerizing video of liquid salt being poured over lead from shotgun shells.

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Inside the Packed Showrooms of a Prolific Map Collector

With 24,000 maps and 760 globes, Murray Hudson's cartographic stash is full of treasures.

Listen To A Tiny Machine From 1890 Make Birdsong

The whirs and ticks of a restored mechanical bird are oddly soothing, and very accurate.

What Does A Sloth Sound Like?

If you've ever wondered what noise these adorable, slow motion creatures make, this is the video for you.