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Cracking the Uncrackable Code
- Published_at:2019-07-08
- Category:People & Blogs
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs biography & Profile weird & fun knowledge biography profile elonsa dunik cia fbi langley virginia puzzle puzzles mystery code
- description: Jim Sanborn created a sculpture containing a secret message. It sits on the grounds of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Yet no one has been able to solve it. Code breakers from around the world have tried for 30 years. They’re stumped. The...
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Why the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Chalk
- Published_at:2019-05-02
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Japanese Chalk Chalk board Math Mathematics Science Professor School College University Weird & Fun Knowledge Rolls Royce Smooth Satisfying Chalky Black board Love Hagoromo Matheletes
- description: Once upon a time, not long ago, the math world fell in love ... with a chalk. But not just any chalk! This was Hagoromo: a Japanese brand so smooth, so perfect that some wondered if it was made from the tears of angels. Pencils down, please, as we...
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The Legendary Voice Behind Movie Trailers
- Published_at:2018-08-02
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Redd Pepper Voice actor Biography & Profile Lifestyle & Entertainment Classic Weird & Fun Knowledge Cool Awesome Surprising Voice Wow Did you know Steven Spielberg armageddon blair witch space jam
- description: You’ve never seen his face, but you’d know those booming bass tones anywhere. With over 100 movie trailers under his belt, Redd Pepper is the voice behind all your favorite blockbuster hits. He’s voiced the trailers for movies like “Armageddon,” “The...
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The Voice Behind 250 of Your Favorite Cartoons
- Published_at:2018-03-20
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Biography & Profile Futurama Lifestyle & Entertaiment Phil LaMarr Voice Actor Actor TV Nick Nickelodeon Justice League Weird & Fun Knowledge The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius The Adventures of Jimmy...
- description: You’ve heard his vocal stylings as Hermes Conrad in “Futurama,” the Green Lantern in “Justice League,” Ollie Williams in “Family Guy,” and, of course, as Jack in “Samurai Jack.” As the man behind over 250 of your favorite characters, Phil LaMarr is...
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The Most Famous Actor You’ve Never Seen
- Published_at:2018-03-02
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Movies Entertainment TV Television Shape of Water Hocus Pocus Batman Returns Hellboy Star Trek: Discover Mime Acting Lifestyle & entertainment Biography & Profile Weird & Fun Knowledge The Shape of Water...
- description: You might not know his face, but you’ve seen his work. With over 150 movie and TV credits to his name, Doug Jones has been every creature, monster and villain known to Hollywood. From the Amphibian Man in “The Shape of Water,” the Silver Surfer in...
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Inside the Mind of a Dog
- Published_at:2018-01-29
- Category:Pets & Animals
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs dogs brains MRI scan science Nature & Animals Science & Tech Biography & Profile Weird & Fun Knowledge Scan How Dogs Love Us Scientist Brain
- description: Gregory Berns spent his entire life around dogs. So when his most beloved pet passed away, he began to wonder whether his dog reciprocated the same love and care he felt for him. As a neuroscientist at Emory University, he took his curiosity to the...
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L.A.’s Best Indian Food Is in This Gas Station
- Published_at:2018-01-08
- Category:Travel & Events
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Indian food gas station Indian Roti Paneer The Bombay Frankie Company Hiram Mac samosa Food & Drink Travel & Adventure
- description: The best things come from the most unexpected places. At least, that’s the case with the Bombay Frankie Company. They’re serving up some of the best Indian food in Los Angeles—all out of a gas station. Brother and sister Hiram and Priyanka grew up in...
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The Link Between Japanese Samurai and Real Indigo
- Published_at:2018-01-02
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs indigo samurai fashion japan artisan farming flowers blue Travel & Adventure Biography & Profile Lifestyle & Entertainment Jeans Blue Jeans
- description: Real indigo-dyed clothing is not like the blue you know. Richer than the chemical blues used on most fabrics today, real indigo dye comes from a plant and has a surprising range of qualities: on fabric it is antibacterial, flame resistant and repels...
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The Michelangelo of Microsoft Excel
- Published_at:2017-12-01
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Microsoft Microsoft Excel Excel Tech & Science Lifestyle & Entertainment Weird & Fun Knowledge Biography & Profile Tatsuo Horiuchi
- description: When Tatsuo Horiuchi retired, he decided to try his hand at art. But instead of spending money on paints and brushes, Horiuchi used what he already had pre-installed on his computer—Microsoft Excel. Now, the 77-year-old artist is creating remarkably...
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A Michelin-Starred Meal for $1.50
- Published_at:2017-11-03
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Food & Drink Biography & Profile Michelin Star Michelin Meals Mr. Chan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Cheap Singapore Food Foodie Travel & Adventure Weird & Fun Knowledge Food Truck
- description: Chan Hon Meng is the master chef behind “Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle,” the food cart home to the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world. Ringing in at a mere $1.50, Meng’s perfected braised chicken recipe was passed down to him...
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How One Guy Scored ‘Rick and Morty,’ TV’s Weirdest Cartoon
- Published_at:2017-08-02
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Rick & Morty Adult Swim Lifestyle & Entertainment Musician Music Composer David Bowie Score Theme Song Cartoon Network Ryan Elder TV
- description: Being a composer for a television show is tough. But scoring the oddball, alien-themed cartoon series that is “Rick and Morty”? WAY more challenging. Luckily, the creative team has Ryan Elder and his out-of-this world tunes to help give the show its...
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Why Is the ‘Mona Lisa’ So Famous?
- Published_at:2017-07-27
- Category:Travel & Events
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Mona Lisa Paris France Lifestyle & Entertainment Weird & Fun Knowledge Art Lourve The Lourve Da Vinci Napoleon Leonardo Da Vinci Napoleon Bonaparte Renaissance The Mona Lisa Famous Hyundai Genesis Origins
- description: What’s so great about the Mona Lisa? Sure, she’s got that smile, but what makes her *the most famous painting in the world*? Well, Mona’s got a wild past—one that involves larceny, false allegations, Napoleon Bonaparte and Pablo Picasso. Here’s the...
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The Architectural Wonders of Thailand’s White Temple
- Published_at:2017-06-26
- Category:Travel & Events
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Uncharted Thailand White Temple Wat Rong Khun explore travel destinations landmarks Buddhist temple Buddhism temple Planet Earth travel & adventure
- description: There are 33,000 traditional temples in Thailand. But with its majestic, otherworldly exterior, Wat Rong Khun is unlike any other site of worship. From the ghoulish heads that hang from surrounding trees, to the hands that reach for you as you cross...
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Longboard Dancing With South Korea’s Skating Sensation
- Published_at:2017-05-30
- Category:Travel & Events
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- tags: great big story gbs lag documentary docs Korean Air Longboarding Skateboarding Skate Skater Dancing Freestyle Seoul South Korea Travel & Adventure Sports & Action
- description: Hyojoo Ko makes spinning and flipping her longboard as she cruises along the boulevard look as seamless and easy as it is mesmerizing. Navigating the flat streets of Seoul on her board, she’s added a unique flare to a sport that’s steadily growing in...
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'It’s-a Me, Mario!'
- Published_at:2017-01-17
- Category:Gaming
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- tags: great big story gbs lag Arts & Entertainment Mario Super Mario voice artist voice video game gaming Nintendo Super Nintendo Nintendo 64 video games 1990s 90s 80s 1980s
- description: You know Mario—who could forget the cheery “woo-hoos!” of Nintendo’s most beloved video game character? Now meet Charles Martinet, the voice behind the iconic mustachioed man. It turns out, Martinet not only voiced Mario, he also created the voices...
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The Vegetable Orchestra Literally Plays with Their Food
- Published_at:2016-09-23
- Category:Music
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- tags: great big story gbs lag flavors orchestra vegetables veggies vienna austria performance soup food produce farmer's market market
- description: In Vienna, Austria, there is an orchestra that performs with instruments made from vegetables. For the past 18 years, these musicians have been purchasing produce from a local market, turning that produce into instruments and performing with them in...
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Off the Grid on a Homemade Island
- Published_at:2016-08-08
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- tags: great big story gbs lag DIY home improvement strange homes extreme homes HGTV do it yourself architecture design homemade crafting organic food homegrown human condition
- description: Floating off the coast of Vancouver Island, a 45-minute boat ride to the nearest town, is a sustainable island fortress complete with a dance floor, art gallery and garden. For artists Catherine King and Wayne Adams, this is home: a labor of love 24...
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Contraband Corned Beef: The Sandwich That Snuck into Space
- Published_at:2016-06-02
- Category:Science & Technology
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- tags: great big story gbs animation flavors outer space space sandwich apollo missions space race 1960s spacefood nasa space capsule gemini 3 john young john young corned beef sandwich gus grissom
- description: NASA astronauts deal with many dangers in space: deadly debris, harmful cosmic rays and corned beef sandwiches. Wait, what was that last one? Oh yeah, here’s how a lunch meat sandwich almost destroyed a space capsule that one time. SUBSCRIBE:...
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This Dog Raises Baby Cheetahs (And Wallabies and Ocelots)
- Published_at:2016-05-05
- Category:Pets & Animals
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- tags: great big story gbs planet earth cincinnati zoo zoo dawn strasser australian shepherd blakely cincinati zoo zookeeper cute aw cheetah ocelot fox warthog wallaby wild animals animal nanny animal nursery
- description: Meet Blakely, the Australian shepherd who mothers orphaned baby animals at the Cincinnati Zoo (too cute, we know). This patient rescue pup shows baby cheetahs, wallabies, foxes and the occasional warthog how to play and socialize like real, well,...
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More Than Skin Deep: How a Burn Victim Became a Beauty Inspiration
- Published_at:2016-03-31
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- tags: great big story gbs human condition Shalmon Blac burn victim inspiration burn victim makeup self esteem improvement make up for burns beauty makeup tutorial defiant
- description: Shalom Nchom, who is known as Shalom Blac to her thousands of YouTube fans, was burned by hot oil when she was a child. Badly scarred, she used makeup as a way to protect herself from bullying. Now, Shalom shares with others how to feel beautiful —...
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How Tootsie Rolls Saved the Troops
- Published_at:2016-03-07
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- tags: great big story gbs us marines marine marines north korea korean war troops us army tootsie rolls artillery war flavors
- description: In 1950, a group of U.S. Marines fighting in North Korea got stranded without enough ammunition. They managed to get to safety, but only with the help of ... wait for it ... Tootsie Rolls. Imagine that! SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us...
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Art at Altitude: Snow Murals in the Mountains
- Published_at:2016-02-23
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- tags: great big story gbs simon black snow murals snow mountain art muralist snow shoes
- description: Simon Beck specializes in making ornate snow murals with just his snowshoes. The murals take at least an entire day to complete, and in order to really see them you have to take to the skies. Buckle in. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us...
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This Way To 'Conjunction Junction'
- Published_at:2016-01-26
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- tags: great big story gbs schoolhouse rock bob dorough math grammar just a bill composer music musician miles davis blossom dearie schoolhouse rock! education educational human condition
- description: Bob Dorough composed the beloved "Schoolhouse Rock!" songs that taught us elementary school math and grammar. The Grammy-winning musician has also worked with Miles Davis and jazz pianist Blossom Dearie. Dorough is 92 years old, still performing and...
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I Live in an Airplane
- Published_at:2015-12-04
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- tags: great big story gbs planet earth boeing portland weird portland bruce campbell airplane house housing 727 boeing 727 Airplane (Product Category) camping woods nature forest
- description: Bruce Campbell lives in an airplane. Yes, an actual jet. The Portland-based aeronautics enthusiast makes his home in a converted Boeing 727 that was once used as a Greek aircraft until the mid-1960s and now resides in a forest near Portland. ...
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"Living with Wolves Saved My Life"
- Published_at:2015-11-05
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- tags: therapy depression human condition wold therapy dogs lockwood animal rescue center wolf great big story Living With Wolves us army anxiety rehab veteran lockwood ptsd animal rescue gbs wolves
- description: Veterans suffering from PTSD now have options other than traditional treatment and medication. It's called wolf therapy. At Lockwood Animal Rescue Center, these veterans are getting back their nature. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us...
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