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Fact or Fiction? The Legend of the QWERTY Keyboard (03:36)
What Does a Cowboy Look Like? (03:05)
The Gory Origins of Valentine's Day (02:50)
What Is an Aurora? (03:13)
Behold the World's Smallest Monkey: The Pygmy Marmoset (02:17)
National Treasure: The Fearsome Science Behind the T. rex, the King of the Dinosaurs (04:13)
National Treasure: The Giant Panda Steals Hearts (and Bamboo) at the National Zoo (04:34)
5 Record-Breaking Bird Migrations (02:56)
National Treasure: The Mold Behind the Miracle of Penicillin (04:55)
The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe May Never Be Solved (03:41)
Ouija Board: The Mysterious Origins of a Cultural Obsession (03:19)
National Treasure: Sing a Song With Ella Jenkins, the Beloved First Lady of Children’s Music (04:39)
National Treasure: The Hirshhorn Is Brutalism's Boldest Donut (05:05)
10 Fun Facts About Bioluminescence (02:38)
The Future of the Smithsonian (03:55)
Recordings made by Alexander Graham Bell Heard for the First Time (03:40)
Behind the Scenes Photo Shoot With The Emancipation Proclamation (03:06)
The Dark and Deadly History of the Plague (03:16)
National Treasure: The History of the Lie Detector (06:20)
What 'Bridgerton' Gets Right About the Regency Era (03:41)
The Best Small Towns to Celebrate Summer (02:41)
Don't Call the Blobfish Ugly (02:21)
7 Weirdest Bird Calls (02:55)
The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Civilization (03:19)
10 Fascinating Facts About Owls (03:04)
What Is a Solar Eclipse? (03:03)
Announcing the Winners of the 21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest (03:27)
The Best Small Towns to Celebrate Spring (02:42)
10 Fun Facts About Jellyfish (02:46)
5 Unexpected Facts About George Washington (02:54)
What Really Happened With the Political Mayhem of the Election of 1800? (03:24)
How One Photographer Recreated 19th Century Portraits With the Descendants of Civil War Heroes (01:58)