Demystified Videos

Science, art, history, and culture—demystified.

Discover why Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving and what the Pilgrims ate with the Wampanoag

Discover why Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving and what the Pilgrims ate with the Wampanoag

Why do movie theatres serve popcorn?

Why do movie theatres serve popcorn?

Understand the criteria for planethood and Pluto's classification as a dwarf planet

Understand the criteria for planethood and Pluto's classification as a dwarf planet

Explore the differences between turtles and tortoises

Explore the differences between turtles and tortoises

Discover the importance of bees to the environment

Discover the importance of bees to the environment

Understand the effects of light pollution on the environment and humans

Understand the effects of light pollution on the environment and humans

Uncover the reality behind Marie-Antoinette's famous phrase, “Let them eat cake”

Uncover the reality behind Marie-Antoinette's famous phrase, “Let them eat cake”

Learn when women started wearing pants in the United States

Learn when women started wearing pants in the United States

Uncover the mystery behind the writing on the Rosetta Stone

Uncover the mystery behind the writing on the Rosetta Stone

Know the difference between climate and weather and how the slightest climate change can impact life

Know the difference between climate and weather and how the slightest climate change can impact life

Understand the difference between poisonous and venomous animals with various examples

Understand the difference between poisonous and venomous animals with various examples

Understand the various phenomena of solar, lunar, and annular eclipses

Understand the various phenomena of solar, lunar, and annular eclipses

Understand the difference between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites

Understand the difference between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites

Learn how Christian historian Sextus Africanus and Roman Emperor Constantine I determined Christmas's date

Learn how Christian historian Sextus Africanus and Roman Emperor Constantine I determined Christmas's date

Learn about the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom

Learn about the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom

Know how the World Meteorological Organization decides the names for hurricanes and typhoons

Know how the World Meteorological Organization decides the names for hurricanes and typhoons

Discover the inner structure of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the Pyramids of Giza

Discover the inner structure of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the Pyramids of Giza

Uncover the history and legend of Santa Claus

Uncover the history and legend of Santa Claus

Know why a baker's dozen is thirteen and not twelve

Know why a baker's dozen is thirteen and not twelve

Uncover the mysteries surrounding Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa

Uncover the mysteries surrounding Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa

Know about the facts and theories of spontaneous human combustion

Know about the facts and theories of spontaneous human combustion

How is a bison different from a buffalo?

How is a bison different from a buffalo?

What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?

What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?

How does the Electoral College work in the U.S.?

How does the Electoral College work in the U.S.?

What is the difference between a rabbit and a hare?

What is the difference between a rabbit and a hare?

Find out whether dinosaurs really had feathers

Find out whether dinosaurs really had feathers

Do fossil fuels really come from fossils?

Do fossil fuels really come from fossils?

What do camels store in their humps?

What do camels store in their humps?

Are dogs really colorblind?

Are dogs really colorblind?