Break It Down goes Hollywood to uncover the magic of movie stunts, real guns, fake blood and a whole lot of cinematic secrets. See how force is beh...
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Its invention was probably an accident. Someone left a bunch of grapes in the bottom of a pouch, tasted it a few weeks later and BAM, they were hit...
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It's the most popular artificial flavor in the world. You can find it in all kinds of products. Despite a raging debate over whether natural vanill...
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Take the most popular drink in the world, water, heat it up and add some dry leaves. Voila, you have the second most popular drink in the world: te...
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This 13 program series tells the stories and unravels the science behind of our daily bread. The series explains what we're eating, how it's made, ...
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Originally, soft drinks were sold as medicine and contained ingredients that are now illegal. Now, soft drinks are tamer in content and better unde...
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That slice of pizza you enjoy on Friday night is a tasty meal all right, but it's also a cultural hodgepodge of different regional flavors and pref...
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For years people have thought of ketchup as a condiment packed with flavor, but light on nutrition. Oh, how wrong we were! Recent research has show...
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Ice cream is so much more than just a delectable delight. It's a complex matrix of crystals, bubbles and globules that wants to fall completely apa...
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They are a staple of the Western diet. They are also a great source of protein, a potential breeding ground of E. coli and a receptor of dangerous ...
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That egg in your fridge is a miracle of technology, biology and genealogy. It starts with a line of purebred chickens and goes through four generat...
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Corn is king. It's in the food you eat, it's in the pen you write with, it's in the car you drive. Indeed, it's one of the most versatile substance...
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It really does grow on trees, but you probably wouldn't want to eat it right off the branch. The chocolate we know and love is the result of a chem...
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The birth of breakfast cereal was the birth of the health food movement. Before that, breakfast was usually a fatty and vein-clogging combination o...
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It's the most common food in the world, subject to thousands of years of culinary evolution. It's changed everything from diet to the way civilizat...
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Daily Planet flies in the face of convention. We take a look at the Harrier jet, as well as Canada's historic contribution to the world of jet flig...
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Daily Planet in the Classroom takes you for a ride on some of the coolest cars, bikes, airplanes and airships out there today.
We ll begin by explaining regular verbs. These are the verbs you love in the past tense. They are solid, predictable, reliable, and regular all y...
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Possessives give you the ability to say what belongs to you and what does not. But possessives in English can be a little bit tricky. When do you u...
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We re going to look at prepositions, words that describe the relationship between a noun and some other word. We ll also get the low-down on the qu...
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Your study of English begins with a look at pronouns - those little words like "we", "she" and "I" that take the place of nouns and keep your sente...
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A mastery of punctuation can make your writing clearer and add emphasis. English Punctuation Part 2 covers the less common punctuation marks: dashe...
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If you think the semicolon is a small organ situated between your small and large intestines, then you definitely need this DVD! Those little dots ...
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The English Punctuation DVD 2-Pack explains when and where you should - and shouldn't - use these elusive little marks. These DVDs also cover comma...
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Grammar For All Part 2, tackles the trickier rules of grammar, including how language changes, proper agreement, independent clauses, articles and ...
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Take a tour through Toronto's Exotarium, home of many of the world's endangered species. Learn why these scarce species have reached or passed the ...
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Daily Planet explores environmentally friendly modes of transport. Can a drag race be ecological? Can a jet be green? Find out in this week's excit...
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Many mysteries are solved in this tasty video: what causes the snap, crackle, pop of Rice Krispies and why our hungry stomachs grumble. Find out ...
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The Standard Deviants will be your tour guides on this exciting adventure into the distant past! Join our intrepid dinosaur hunters as they examine...
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Recommended by university professors and teachers nationwide, The Standard Deviants are the perfect resource for academic success. The Standard De...
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Daily Planet: WinteråÊis hosted by science enthusiasts, Jay Ingram and NatashaStillwell, Daily Planet is a series that provides discussion andcom...
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