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Thirteen million people were forced to power the Nazi war machine between 1938 and 1944.This documentary examines the systematic exploitation of forced laborers in Nazi Germany. It highlights the involvement of corporations, bureaucrats, and ordinary citizens in a ma…
Thirteen monarchs have ruled Great Britain since the 1707 political union of the kingdoms.While the British monarchy feels ancient, the official title of British monarch only dates back to 1707. Before then, England and Scotland shared a ruler in a personal union, but …
Thirteen seconds of gunfire at Kent State pushed four million students into strikeOn May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard soldiers fired about 67 shots in 13 seconds at an anti-war rally on the Kent State campus, killing four students and wounding nine. Two of the …
Thirteen ships west—and Portugal claimed a continentPedro Álvares Cabral (c.1467/68–c.1520), Portuguese noble and navigator, is regarded as Brazil’s European discoverer. In April 1500 his thirteen-ship fleet landed on what he first…
Thirteen small satellites are set to hitchhike on NASA's first SLS rocket flightNASA has selected 13 low-cost small satellites to serve as secondary payloads for the inaugural flight of the Space Launch System. These CubeSats will carry vital science and tech…
Thirteen to seventeen thousand islands share one motto of unityIndonesia, the world's largest archipelagic state, scatters thousands of islands across Indian and Pacific waters—counts run between roughly thirteen and seventeen thousand. Major…
Thirteen vitamins—named from a wrong "vital amine"Casimir Funk coined “vitamine” in 1912 for a supposed vital amine that fought beriberi; by 1920 Jack Drummond dropped the final e once researchers saw not all were amines. Major h…
Thirteen years after cancellation, Deadwood finally returned to deliver its long-awaited, brutal closure.The 2019 film reunited the original cast to revisit the South Dakota mining town a decade after the series finale. Set during the 1889 statehood celebrations, the story explores t…
Thirteen years in the making, the sequel to Enchanted finally arrived on Disney Plus.After over a decade of development delays and shifting scripts, the long-awaited follow-up to the 2007 hit Enchanted premiered in 2022. Disenchanted reunites the original cast for…
Thirteen years in the making, Tool's Fear Inoculum defied modern trends to top charts.After a thirteen-year hiatus marked by legal battles, scooter accidents, and creative paralysis, the band Tool returned with Fear Inoculum. The album, which embraces the number se…
Thirteen years of lunar discovery: Why NASA is extending the LRO missionAfter thirteen years in orbit, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter remains one of NASA's most critical tools. This video details the spacecraft's ongoing success and its new objectiv…
Thirty behind-the-scenes movie secrets that might change how you watch your favorite films.Discover little-known trivia about cinema history, including casting near-misses and original design choices for iconic props. This video explores the hidden stories behind famous…
Thirty Million Americans Have Shared Their DNA, But What Are They Actually Buying?Millions of people have sent their genetic material to commercial testing companies, seeking insights into their ancestry and future health. While these services can uncover hidde…
Thirty million pilgrims a year to Imam Reza’s cityMashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, lies about 740 km east of Tehran in the northeast. The Imam Reza Shrine—burial place of the eighth Twelver Imam Ali al-Rida—draws nearly thirt…
Thirty names, one wave, and a lifelong Fuji obsessionKatsushika Hokusai, about 31 October 1760 to 10 May 1849, cut The Great Wave off Kanagawa inside Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. At least thirty names marked a career that chased …
Thirty rounds of heating and cooling turn one DNA fragment into a billionStart with a single stretch of DNA, warm it, cool it and warm it again, and each lap roughly doubles the number of copies. Run thirty laps and the arithmetic reaches about a billi…
Thirty thousand islands give Huron the longest Great Lakes shoreLake Huron, shared by Ontario and Michigan, covers about 23,000 square miles—second among the Great Lakes by area and third among Earth’s freshwater lakes. Count its 30,000 island…
Thirty U.S. states will elect their top legal officers on November 3, 2026On November 3, 2026, voters across thirty states, two territories, and one federal district will decide who serves as their attorney general. These contests, occurring alongside v…
Thirty years on, why the original Macintosh changed our relationship with personal computing.Professor David Brailsford explores the legacy of the original Macintosh computer. This video examines how the machine functioned and the specific ways it helped users overcome th…
Thirty-four legendary directors share their intimate, cinematic love letters in one anthology film.To celebrate six decades of the Cannes Film Festival, thirty-six world-renowned filmmakers were tasked with capturing their personal relationship with the movie theatre. The resul…
Thirty-four years later, Hubble captures the intricate beauty of a dying star.The Hubble Space Telescope recently marked 34 years of operation by imaging the Little Dumbbell Nebula. This video showcases highlights from the telescope's latest year in orbit, …
Thirty-nine German states shared a diet that could not leaveThe German Confederation linked thirty-nine mostly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe from eighteen fifteen to eighteen sixty-six. The Congress of Vienna built it …
Thirty-six hundred little flies that rewrite public healthCulicidae—mosquitoes—are some 3,600 small fly species whose Spanish/Portuguese name means “little fly.” Slender bodies, one wing pair, long legs, and piercing mouthparts define ad…
Thirty-six states prepare for a massive turnover in gubernatorial leadership this NovemberOn November 3, 2026, voters across thirty-six states and three territories will head to the polls to select new governors. With seventeen incumbents facing term limits and many ot…
Thirty-six thousand Canadian islands fence the polar oceanCanada's Arctic Archipelago scatters 36,563 islands across about 1,424,500 square kilometres north of the mainland, most of it in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. After Gree…
Thirty-three solo hours made him Time’s first Man of the YearOn 20–21 May 1927 Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis alone more than 3,600 miles from New York to Paris in over thirty-three hours, claiming the $25,000 Orteig Prize. …
Thirty-three surprising trivia facts about American universitiesThis episode of the Mental Floss List Show explores a collection of trivia-tastic facts regarding 33 different colleges across the United States, offering a quick dose of knowledg…
Thirty-two soup cans on grocery ledges remade Pop artBetween 1961 and 1962 Andy Warhol painted thirty-two Campbell’s soup varieties on identical twenty-by-sixteen-inch canvases. Shown in July 1962 at Los Angeles’s Ferus Gallery like…
This 16th-century Mexican marvel remains one of the most ambitious hydraulic feats in history.Spanning 45 kilometres, the Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque stands as a testament to colonial-era engineering. Built by a Spanish friar, this massive structure navigated volcanic terr…
This 18th-century Swedish opera house hides a world of mechanical stage magicHidden behind a plain, manor-like exterior lies the Drottningholm Palace Theatre, a rare survivor of the 1700s. It remains fully functional, using original 18th-century stage mach…
This 1989 anime adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales became a global cultural phenomenon.Produced by Nippon Animation, this 52-episode series brought Mowgli’s jungle journey to international audiences. While it faithfully adapts the original stories, it introduces uni…
This 57-foot granite giant has been ritually bathed in milk for over a millennium.Carved from a single block of granite in 983 CE, the Gommateshwara statue stands as a towering testament to Jain devotion. Every twelve years, this monolithic figure of Bahubali u…
This abundant human hormone acts as a tiny, ancient messenger for the nervous system.Dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, is one of the most plentiful steroids circulating in the human body. Produced by the adrenal glands, gonads, and brain, it serves as a precursor t…
This Alaskan peninsula is the last remnant of a bridge that once connected continents.The Seward Peninsula is more than just a remote Alaskan landscape; it is the physical anchor of the Bering land bridge. Once a vital corridor for human and animal migration betwee…
This Amazon bird digests leaves like a cowThe hoatzin of South America's Amazon and Orinoco swamps ferments foliage in an oversized crop, earning the nickname stinkbird. Chicks scramble on clawed wings, and Guyana claims …
This amoeba constructs a protective shell from the remains of its own prey.Microscopic life is fraught with danger, leading some amoebas to develop shells for defense. However, this particular organism takes a darker approach, turning the remnants of its…
This ancient Andean superfood was once banned by Spanish colonizers but is now returning.Known as kiwicha to the Incas, Amaranthus caudatus is a resilient, high-protein grain that thrives at extreme altitudes. Though suppressed for centuries after the Spanish conquest…
This ancient aquatic reptile was once used as a humble household pot lid.Mesosaurus, a reptile that lived 275 million years ago, is a cornerstone of evolutionary biology. Beyond its role in proving continental drift, this creature has a bizarre history…
This ancient bird looked like a flamingo but acted like a modern duckStanding one meter tall with long, spindly legs and a graceful neck, Presbyornis was long mistaken for a prehistoric flamingo. Yet, beneath its elegant exterior lay the anatomy of…
This ancient caterpillar-like worm wore a suit of armor made of net-like plates.Long before modern animals dominated the seafloor, a strange creature called Microdictyon roamed the Cambrian oceans. This lobopodian worm featured ten pairs of tube-like legs and…
This ancient flying reptile likely filter-fed like a flamingo, perhaps even turning pink.Pterodaustro was a Cretaceous pterosaur with a specialized, upward-curving snout packed with a thousand bristle-like teeth. By straining aquatic crustaceans from the water, this u…
This ancient Korean combat sport moves with the fluid grace of a danceTaekkyon is a traditional martial art defined by rhythmic, triangular footwork and constant knee-bending that gives it a dance-like appearance. Once nearly extinguished during the…
This ancient lichen is a three-kingdom powerhouse that mimics human lung tissueLobaria pulmonaria is not just a plant; it is a complex biological partnership between a fungus, a green alga, and cyanobacteria. This unique triple-kingdom organism, often called…
This ancient mammal challenges what we thought we knew about how teeth growMost modern mammals replace their teeth only once, a trait called diphyodonty. However, a newly discovered fossil from China reveals that some early mammals, known as eutriconodon…
This ancient mammal wore massive, leaf-shaped headgear that defies modern biological classification.Roaming North Africa and Pakistan millions of years ago, Prolibytherium was a deer-like creature with a bizarre secret. While it superficially resembled an okapi, the males sporte…
This ancient marine arthropod walked the Cambrian seafloor with a protective bivalved shieldLong before modern crustaceans evolved, Canadaspis roamed the ocean floor as a specialized benthic feeder. This bivalved arthropod used a complex array of limbs to stir up nutrien…
This ancient metallic ore melts in a candle flame and defines modern industry.Stibnite, a lead-gray mineral, has been prized since antiquity for everything from Egyptian eye makeup to alchemical experiments. Today, this primary source of antimony is essenti…
This ancient red giant star is nearly as old as the universe itselfLocated 9,900 light-years away, HE 1523-0901 is a relic of the early cosmos. By analyzing the radioactive decay of uranium and thorium, astronomers have dated this metal-poor star…
This ancient Roman road map is the original version of a modern subway diagram.Forget geographic accuracy. The Tabula Peutingeriana was designed for a singular purpose: navigating the Roman Empire's vast public transport network, the cursus publicus. Much li…
This ancient slow-cooked stew is a global culinary bridge spanning over a millenniumHaleem is a rich, porridge-like stew that has traveled from 10th-century Baghdad to modern street stalls across Asia. By slow-cooking meat and grains for up to eight hours, this d…
This ancient surface-gliding fish has remained unchanged for over 50 million yearsThe freshwater butterflyfish is a living fossil, the sole survivor of a diverse family that once thrived in Cretaceous seas. Despite its small size and delicate appearance, this s…
This ancient tree offers a potent, natural defense against modern chronic health threatsGnetum gnemon, a tree native to Southeast Asia, is far more than a culinary staple. Recent pharmacological research reveals its extracts possess powerful antioxidant, antibacteria…
This ancient, microscopic algae is the secret ingredient in your toothpaste and your insulation.Diatomaceous earth is a sedimentary rock formed from the fossilized remains of tiny, single-celled aquatic plants. While it looks like chalk, this porous material is far more vers…
This ancient, toothless bird reveals how flight evolved long before modern avian growth ratesConfuciusornis, a crow-sized bird from the Early Cretaceous, was once considered the oldest beaked bird. While it shared a toothless snout with modern species, its skeletal struct…
This armored Devonian fish may have used its strange, jointed fins to walkBothriolepis was a widespread, heavily armored bottom-dweller that thrived in the Devonian period. While most species were small, this genus featured a bizarre anatomy, including …
This aromatic mint relative is a culinary staple in Asia but a toxic pest elsewhere.Perilla frutescens is a versatile annual prized across Asia for its nutty seeds and fragrant leaves. While it flavors everything from Korean kimchi to Indian chutneys, the plant t…
This artificial mound in Bahrain holds five millennia of lost civilizations and trade history.Rising twelve meters above the northern coast of Bahrain, Qal'at al-Bahrain is more than a fort. It is a massive artificial tell containing seven distinct layers of human occupati…
This Australian rainforest is 100 million years older than the AmazonWhile the Amazon dominates headlines, the Daintree Rainforest holds a deeper antiquity. As a remnant of a vast continent-wide forest, this ancient ecosystem has survived 120 milli…
This bizarre dinosaur from Madagascar evolved forward-pointing teeth to snatch up small preyMasiakasaurus knopfleri was a small, bipedal predator with a dental secret. Unlike its peers, its front teeth projected horizontally, creating a specialized tool for grasping rath…- This bizarre, crochet-like fish walks across the seafloor to save energy while hunting.Deep beneath the waves off the coast of Chile, researchers recently discovered a strange, bright red creature that resembles a piece of yarn-work. Known as a sea toad, this fish u…