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Hey guys what’s up it’s Charlie here and today I’m gonna tell you a story and the stories of a man who was taken hostage by pirates for 977 days Before we jump into this absolutely amazing story why not subscribe and press the notification bell to if you think your jobs hard get ready …
NARRATOR: AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR SOME MORE“AMAZING ANIMALS!”NUMBER 622.THE AMAZING CHRISTMAS CRAB!OVER 50 MILLION CHRISTMAS CRABS ARE MIGRATING TOWARD THESEA TO LAY THEIR EGGS.CRAB: MERRY CHRISTMAS! WAIT WHAT MONTH IS IT? CRAB 2: CHRISTMAS! ALL CRABS: YAYY!NARRATOR: NO, IT’S BECAUSE YOU BRIGHTLY COLOREDCRUSTACEANS LIVE ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND, AUSTRALIA!AND FYI CHRISTMAS ISN’T A MONTH…ALL CRABS: …
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Hi, I’m Alex Reed, sitting in on behalf of Secretary of State Mark Martin, and welcome to This Week in Arkansas History. We always enjoy welcoming visitors to the State Capitol in Little Rock. But today I want to tell you about our first capital city. Arkansas Post was established in 1686 as a French …
It’s the Middle Ages and times have been tough for a peasant like yourself. Drought and a subsequent poor harvest have devastated your people and widespread famine is around the corner. To make matters worse, taxes have been raised because your rulers are warring with other rulers. You’ve had enough of watching on as your …
NARRATOR: AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR SOME MORE“AMAZING ANIMALS”!NUMBER 101…THE AMAZING KING COBRA!A SSSS-ERIOUSLY VENOMOUS SSSSNAKE…COBRA: WHAT’S WITH THE LISP THING? NOT ALL OF US SNAKES HAVE LISPS YOU KNOW.NARRATOR: OH SORRY!KING COBRAS ARE FOUND IN THESE AREAS OF ASIA WITHA PARTICULARLY HIGH POPULATION IN THE WESTERN GHATSMOUNTAIN RANGE OF INDIA WHERE THEY ARE MUCH …
Back during the ancient world and the Middle Ages the ship represented the pinnacle of the military. The ship was a sacred thing, and as time went by it was those who ruled the waves that became the most powerful nations. But during The Age of Discovery when ships were discovering new worlds and crossing …
Music The sea route between Europe and India via the Cape of Good Hope was dominated by the Portuguese in the 15th century. Their initial exploration of a route via the Cape was undertaken by Bartholomew Diaz, who erected three crosses and stone pillars on the east coast of South Africa. The first cross was …
