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How Exposing Anonymous Companies Could Cut Down On Crime

 With the resent big data leak of Panama Papers a huge spotlight has been shown into the secret lives of corporations.

This is a video about the harm people do through anonymous companies and untraceable business dealings.

Companies are artificial entities created to allow real people to do business. But, unfortunately, there are some types of companies that aren’t engaged in any business at all. Instead, these anonymous companies exist mainly to disguise people doing things they’d rather not have the public know about. Global Witness explains how anonymous companies are used to cover up crime and corruption. Lesson by Global Witness, animation by Kozmonot Animation Studio.

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Bernie Sanders' Accent Explained

A video you should watch to know why Bernie Sanders talks the way he does.

It’s definitely not a vermont accent because he’s from Brooklyn... Brooklyn of the past.

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Which Fish Did We Evolve From?

Have you ever wonder just how any mammals could evolve from fish? Well Watch this short video lesson to find out how that happened and just what type of fish we all come from.

Definitely worth the two minutes of your life. Get smarter.

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Comma Story

 A look at a clever comma and its role in holding sentences together. Let’s see how to properly use comma.

It isn't easy holding complex sentences together (just ask a conjunction or a subordinate), but the clever little comma can help lighten the load. But how to tell when help is really needed? Terisa Folaron offers some tricks of the comma trade. Lesson by Terisa Folaron, animation by Brett Underhill.

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Planet 9 From Outer Space

 A video you should watch to know about the possibility that a 9th planet exists in our solar system somewhere beyond kuiper belt.

We’re not talking Pluto here.

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What Are Eye Boogers?

 Another pressing question is answered in this video.

Eye boogers: Not the most glamorous of bodily secretions, but important all the same. Learn why the heck you have sand in your eyes in the morning in this episode of Quick Questions.

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The Unexpected Effects of Nukes in Space

 A video about the accidental discovery made when measuring radiation at different altitudes and how people decided to see what would happen if nukes were launched into space.

Fascinating piece of world history and scientific discovery.

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Reasons for Seasons

 As it gets warmer and former for those of us who live in the northern hemisphere, let’s watch a video to know how and why seasons change. 

Why do some regions experience full-time heat while others are reckoning with frigid temperatures and snow? And why are the seasons reversed in the two hemispheres? Rebecca Kaplan explains how the shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Earth's tilt on its axis affect the amount of sunlight each region receives. Lesson by Rebecca Kaplan, animation by Marc Christoforidis.

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