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What Makes Kimchi So Delicious?

What Makes Kimchi So Delicious?

Season 5 Episode 45
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How Does Low-Dose Aspirin Work?

How Does Low-Dose Aspirin Work?

Season 5 Episode 47
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Can Plastic Be Composted?

Can Plastic Be Composted?

Season 5 Episode 48
4:33
Citrus Scent DEBUNKED!

Citrus Scent DEBUNKED!

Season 5 Episode 49
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Why Flamingos Are Pink and Hardcore

Why Flamingos Are Pink and Hardcore

Season 5 Episode 50
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Does Shaving Cream Do Anything?

Does Shaving Cream Do Anything?

Season 5 Episode 51
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How Did the 80s Get Hair So Big?

How Did the 80s Get Hair So Big?

Season 5 Episode 53
4:31
What's In Dog Food?

What's In Dog Food?

Season 5 Episode 56
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Are We Running Out of Helium?

Are We Running Out of Helium?

Season 5 Episode 57
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Is Santa's Flame Resistant Suit Killing Him?

Season 5 Episode 44

Flame-retardant chemicals can slow the spread of fire in homes and garments. But are these compounds naughty or nice? This week on Reactions, we ask whether old Saint Nick might want a flame-retardant suit...or choose to opt out.

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With the right cleaning methods, we can turn the dirtiest water into safe cleaning water.
How to Demo a Building Without Exploding Everything Around
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12:10
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10:03
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8:43
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7:29
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What is an Electron?
10:50
There is so much more to these “negatively charged particles” than we've thought.
We Made Pop Rocks at Home with Science
8:31
Making pop rocks at home is so much harder but so much fun. Check it out!
I Ate Gold To Prove a Point
7:03
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How Do Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work?
8:11
Let's explore how fuel cars work and if they're truly sustainable.
How Oxygen Masks Brought Down a Plane
6:31
How did something meant to keep you safe end up killing over 100 people?
Extracting Gold from Seawater
5:39
We try to find some of the 700 trillion dollars worth of gold in the ocean.
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