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<b>WEB VIDEO Parkour in the 1930s</b>

WEB VIDEO
"Parkour in the 1930s"

January 5, 2009

Might as well jump!

Contrary to received wisdom, Johnny Knoxville was not the first human jackass: Just take a look at these anonymous Depression-era daredevils, performing exercises that would put many of today’s stuntmen to shame. Taken from Howard Smith’s 1977 assemblage of... More

<b>ARTICLEWhy Do Dolphins Carry Sponges?</b>

ARTICLE
"Why Do Dolphins Carry Sponges?"

January 5, 2009

The dolphin’s toolbox

Scientists used to believe that the higher primates were the only animals smart enough to use tools. Now researchers at Georgetown have found a group of dolphins that hunt with sponges, positioning them over their snouts and using them to... More

<b>VIDEO ARCHIVE BetaMaXmas</b>

VIDEO ARCHIVE
BetaMaXmas

January 5, 2009

The holidays are finally over — nostalgic yet? If so, check out BetaMaXmas: The site has all the Christmas specials you missed last month — and more than a few shows you haven’t seen since, well, the heyday of Betamax. Built by a San Francisco designer named Jeffery Bennett, the... More

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