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This video defines Archaeology through a discussion of what Archaeologists study—from artifacts to the Pyramids. Why is Archaeology so important?...

What does King Richard III have to do with parking lots? And what does Middle Age rock music sound like? You've got questions, we've got answers.&#...

What's the difference between a real estate agent and a real estate broker? Is the latter just, uh... out of cash? Quite the opposite, in fact. Jum...

So... what's a TSA worker, and what do they do? Oh, we thought maybe you knew. Okay, okay... so TSA (or Transportation Security Administration) wor...

Goals are important. Especially in soccer, because without them, soccer would be boring.* - *denotes sarcasm

Grab a char-dog and watch out for flaming birds, it's time to take a tour of the University of Chicago. Oh and erm, if you would sign this waiver f...

Hail, Ceasar! Ceasar Chavez, not the salad.

Don't get your hopes up,this guy isn't here to pump you up with his brother, Hans. Franz was more into pumping you down, with dark and scary storie...

Unlike most writers we hear about from the 1800s, Twain was actually pretty famous and respected in his day...although not for his real name, of co...

What is a strike price? Strike prices are used in conjunction with options. Calls and puts give investors the right to buy or sell stocks at predet...

What is the difference between stocks and bonds? Stocks are ownership. They control the election of the board of directors, who hires the CEO, who...

Who invests in stocks? 401k plans, pension funds, institutional investors, banks, traders, clients of Schwab, Fidelity, and Franklin. Joe Blow buys...

Would it be necessary and proper for Congress to mandate a national nap time? Probably not, but we wouldn't mind it.

Do you know the purpose of The New Jersey Plan? Believe it or not, it has nothing to do with The Jersey Shores. Although we'd like to believe that...

GED Social Studies 1.1 Civics and Government

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre will make you feel way better about literally all of your past Valentine's Days. ...Unless you happened to be murd...

WARNING: This video mentions prostitution and bad pirate behavior. Abandon hope all ye who enter here.

What does King Richard III have to do with parking lots? And what does Middle Age rock music sound like? You've got questions, we've got answers.&#...

Without energy, none of us would be alive today… and we’re not talking about the kind of energy you get from a can or a double shot of espresso.

The internal combustion engine and Automobile Era were resonsible for numerous things, chief among them, the invention of the Chizza. Don't know wh...

What's the deal with wind? And why does it have to be so...windy?

The gods and heroes battle it out with monsters in the best of mythology.

Today we aren't looking for the most virtuous person, or most likeable, but rather the most disturbing. Will it be Echo, the nymph who is doomed to...

Don't fly too close to the sun, Shmoopers.

Today we're tackling unions, a.k.a. the people who brought you weekends, a.k.a. the greatest people who have ever existed. We'd send them a thank y...

Famine is one of the biggest problems in Africa. Find out why it's such a complex problem, and what's being done to combat it. 

Post-WWI, democracies reigned supreme, kittens farted rainbows, and doctors realized cake was actually healthy. And then fascism showed up. Thanks,...

Imagine a world where integrity no longer existed. It would be full of people who cheat and lie on a daily basis. So...basically, it’d be like...

Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, “go and clean your room.” Catchy, right? We’re sure you’ve heard that one before. Want to neve...

Ben Franklin famously said, “nothing is certain, except death, and the attitude your cat will give you after you’ve been gone for a while.”...

AP Psychology 3.3 Developmental Psychology. In which stage does a person decide their work-life balance and how to have healthy relationships?

AP U.S. History Exam 2.26. This speech reinforced a shift in the focus of the war that Lincoln established by...what?

AP U.S. History Exam 2.27. Which of the reasons for the overall Union victory in the Civil War is represented by Lincoln's speech?

AP U.S. History Diagnostic 15. How did groups like the ones represented by the image influence industry in America?

Ever heard of a "living document"? They eat and breathe just like the rest of us! They even walk around on their own two legs. Okay, fine—maybe t...

Andrew Johnson became president after Lincoln and granted amnesty to any former confederates who wrote him a letter of apology. That's pretty lenie...

Didn't get enough of the French Revolution the first time around? We've gotcha covered. Check out our second French Revolution video, preferably wi...