Modern Marvels
The hidden uses of grease inside giant machines; how grease is made in a New York factory.
2025-12-30 03:19:47 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 04:09:51 +0000 UTC(50m)
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Copper conducts electricity, forms plumbing, creates roofs, and more as versatile metal.
2025-12-30 14:26:09 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 15:17:35 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds bling to truckers' big rigs; Arlington Plating Co.
2025-12-30 13:35:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 14:26:09 +0000 UTC(51m)
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A visit to a rolling mill where aluminum skins for jets are made; making aluminum foil.
2025-12-30 12:43:46 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 13:35:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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How iron mined in Minnesota is made into steel; iron weapons revolutionize warfare.
2025-12-30 11:52:22 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 12:43:46 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Geological history from the Stone Age to the Space Age; the moon.
2025-12-30 11:00:59 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 11:52:22 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Dirt transforms a stadium; special mud helps pros grip baseballs; mud wrestling in Hawaii.
2025-12-30 10:09:42 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 11:00:59 +0000 UTC(51m)
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How wheat feeds the world; wheat becomes everything from bread to beer.
2025-12-30 09:18:22 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 10:09:42 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Cotton becomes the world's most ubiquitous fabric; a chronicle of its journey from dirt to shirt.
2025-12-30 08:25:38 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 09:18:22 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Tobacco farming from North Carolina harvest to Dominican cigars with public health discussions.
2025-12-30 07:33:51 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 08:25:38 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Meteorology; early observations; thermometers; barometers; Doppler radar; satellite imaging.
2025-12-30 06:41:49 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 07:33:51 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Technology for keeping cool lags far behind that of keeping warm.
2025-12-30 05:50:04 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 06:41:49 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Snow formation and management: cloud research, ski resort, avalanche rescue and forecasting.
2025-12-30 05:00:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 05:50:04 +0000 UTC(50m)
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People battle foul odors, from cesspools and rotting meat to landfills and bad breath.
2025-12-30 04:09:51 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 05:00:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
Modern Marvels
The hidden uses of grease inside giant machines; how grease is made in a New York factory.
2025-12-30 03:19:47 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 04:09:51 +0000 UTC(50m)
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Some machines built for sheer spectacle.
2025-12-30 02:29:46 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 03:19:47 +0000 UTC(50m)
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Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America.
2025-12-30 01:39:34 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 02:29:46 +0000 UTC(50m)
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The world's second most popular drink from Lipton production to Charleston plantation cultivation.
2025-12-30 00:48:11 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 01:39:34 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Earth's non-human inhabitants use tools, build intricate structures and perform complex procedures.
2025-12-29 23:57:06 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 00:48:11 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Beavers, honeybees, birds, termites and spiders build their homes.
2025-12-29 23:05:43 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 23:57:06 +0000 UTC(51m)
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When a gusher shoots flames into the air, only a handful of men know how to snuff out the monster.
2025-12-29 22:14:16 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 23:05:43 +0000 UTC(51m)
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