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The Rise of the Body Snatchers
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Watch how the shortage of human cadavers turned anatomists to the criminal underworld.
Ben Franklin’s Scientific Achievements
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Franklin was curious about the world and he operated in it as a gentlemanly scientist.
The Yellow House
2:54
Vincent began to paint obsessively at the Yellow House.
Did Leonardo Really Invent the Parachute?
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The parachute is one of many inventions attributed to Leonardo but he did not invent it.
William Hewson’s Experiments and the Craven Street Bones
2:21
Are the bones at Craven Street connected to William Hewson?
The Vitruvian Man
3:01
The “Vitruvian Man,” which Leonardo drew in about 1490, seems to summarize all of his work
Fighting Erosion With Living Oyster Reefs
1:53
Tangier Island's lawns are turning into marshes. Can oyster reefs help?
Archaeologists Discover Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried at Camden Battlefield
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A metal detector survey reveals long-lost soldiers at Camden Battlefield.
How Black Colonial Marines Changed the War of 1812
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Formerly enslaved Americans formed Britain's Colonial Marines unit and marched on Washington, D.C.
Inside the Deadly Musket Warfare of the American Revolution
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A musket ball reveals the deadly reality of Revolutionary War combat.
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