Modern Marvels
The controversial logging industry topples 4 billion trees annually.
2026-01-14 23:51:59 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 00:45:15 +0000 UTC(53m)
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How distance, time, speed, weight and temperature are measured.
2026-01-15 08:26:11 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 09:17:20 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Glue history from Neolithic animal glue on skulls to modern adhesives lifting 6,000-pound trucks.
2026-01-15 07:33:27 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 08:26:11 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Amazing, ingenious and ultrasturdy materials help to ensure the continuation of society.
2026-01-15 06:42:18 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 07:33:27 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Bathroom technology; Kohler makes a digitally controlled shower complete with steam, music and LED.
2026-01-15 05:51:04 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 06:42:18 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths.
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Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America.
2026-01-15 04:09:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 05:00:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
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People battle foul odors, from cesspools and rotting meat to landfills and bad breath.
2026-01-15 03:21:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 04:09:48 +0000 UTC(48m)
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Quarries use dynamite to extract rock, civilization's raw material for construction.
2026-01-15 02:27:40 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 03:21:03 +0000 UTC(53m)
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The evolution of the assembly line, which has produced billions of products, from toys to jets.
2026-01-15 01:35:14 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 02:27:40 +0000 UTC(52m)
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How batteries are made, what they power and what uses they may have in the future.
2026-01-15 00:45:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 01:35:14 +0000 UTC(49m)
Modern Marvels
The controversial logging industry topples 4 billion trees annually.
2026-01-14 23:51:59 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 00:45:15 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
History of alcohol distillery; how each liquor is produced; spirits-tasting event.
2026-01-14 23:00:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 23:51:59 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Paint protects ships, Stealth Bombers, and surfaces while spanning art canvases to Space Shuttles.
2026-01-14 22:08:27 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 23:00:48 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Cut across the centuries to discover how the Egyptians arduously sawed stone.
2026-01-14 21:18:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 22:08:27 +0000 UTC(50m)
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Chemists do it; Photocopiers do it; if it's not done enough the world will become unglued.
2026-01-14 20:25:36 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 21:18:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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It's the place where one man's trash is another man's treasure; enter the world of the junkyard.
2026-01-14 19:34:19 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 20:25:36 +0000 UTC(51m)
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The history of bathing and showering; how modern plumbing systems work; history of oral hygiene.
2026-01-14 18:42:51 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 19:34:19 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Renewable energy transforms natural elements into clean power fighting petroleum dependence.
2026-01-14 17:51:25 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 18:42:51 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
The past, present and future of insulation technology.
2026-01-14 17:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 17:51:25 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America.
2026-01-14 16:09:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-14 17:00:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
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