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Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 722 Comments: 1 36 Unusual Units of Measurement 36 Unusual Units of Measurement A weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at unusual units of measurement such as a the jiffy, hogshead and micromort. Mental Floss Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mf_video Images and Footage provided by Shutterstock: www.shutterstock.com Artist acknowledgements for this episode: ---- Website: http://www.mentalfloss.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mental_floss Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mentalflossmagazine User: runarounddead May 16, 2013 12:29 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Crash Course Rating: No Votes Hits: 39 Comments: 0 Crash Course: Age of Jackson: Crash Course Us History #14 Crash Course: Age of Jackson: Crash Course Us History #14 In which John Green teaches you about the presidency of Andrew Jackson So how did a president with astoundingly bad fiscal policies end up on the $20 bill? That's a question we can't answer, but we can tell you how Jackson got to be president, and how he changed the country when he got the job. Jackson's election was more democratic than any previous presidential election. More people were able to vote, and they picked a doozie. Jackson was a well-known war hero, and he was elected over his longtime political enemy, John Quincy Adams. Once Jackson was in office, he did more to expand executive power than any of the previous occupants of the White House. He used armed troops to collect taxes, refused to enforce legislation and supreme court legislation, and hired and fired his staff based on support in elections. He was also the first president to regularly wield the presidential veto as a political tool. Was he a good president? Watch this video and draw your own conclusions. May 9, 2013 8:39 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Highbrow Rating: No Votes Hits: 63 Comments: 0 Slavery - Crash Course US History #13 Slavery - Crash Course US History #13 In which John Green teaches you about America's "peculiar institution," slavery. I wouldn't really call it peculiar. I'd lean more toward horrifying and depressing institution, but nobody asked me. John will talk about what life was like for a slave in the 19th century United States, and how slaves resisted oppression, to the degree that was possible. We'll hear about cotton plantations, violent punishment of slaves, day to day slave life, and slave rebellions. Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, and Whipped Peter all make an appearance. Slavery as an institution is arguably the darkest part of America's history, and we're still dealing with its aftermath 150 years after it ended. User: Curtius May 3, 2013 6:58 AM
Headline Tag: Animals Rating: Good Hits: 827 Comments: 2 Animals Interrupt Sporting Events Animals Interrupt Sporting Events Animals Interrupt Sporting Events: A Critical Analysis In which John discusses adorable animals interrupting sporting events, including such hits as Dog Pooping on Baseball Field, Goalkeeper Dog Catcher Fail, Pine Marten Invades Swiss Soccer Match, Drug Dog Wants to Play, Anfield Cat, and Squirrel at the US Open. It's kind of a weird video. User: Curtius May 1, 2013 3:25 AM
Headline Tag: Reference Rating: Ok Hits: 613 Comments: 2 The War of 1812: Crash Course #11 The War of 1812: Crash Course #11 In which John Green teaches you about the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and its former colonial overlord England. It started in, you guessed it 1812. The war lasted until 1815, and it resolved very little. User: Curtius Apr 19, 2013 3:45 AM
Permanent Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 179 Comments: 0 Crash Course: Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10 Crash Course: Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10 In which John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much all humans, was a big bundle of contradictions. Jefferson was a slave-owner who couldn't decide if he liked slavery. He advocated for mall government, but expanded federal power more than either of his presidential predecessor. He also idealized the independent farmer and demonized manufacturing, but put policies in place that would expand industrial production in the US. Controversy may ensue as we try to deviate a bit from the standard hagiography/slander story that usually told about old TJ. John explores Jefferson's election, his policies, and some of the new nation's (literally and figuratively) formative events that took place during Jefferson's presidency. In addition to all this, Napoleon drops in to sell Louisiana, John Marshall sets the course of the Supreme Court, and John Adams gets called a tiny tyrant. Follow us! http://www.twitter.com/thecrashcourse http://www.twitter.com/realjohngreen http://www.twitter.com/crashcoursestan http://www.twitter.com/raoulmeyer http://www.twitter.com/thoughtbubbler http://www.twitter.com/saysdanica Like us! http://www.facebook.com/youtubecrashcourse Apr 11, 2013 7:24 PM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Amazing Hits: 954 Comments: 2 Inside North Korea Inside North Korea In which John discusses life inside a North Korean concentration camp as reported by Shin Dong-hyuk, the only person ever known to have gotten out of North Korea after being born in the infamous Camp 14. User: SilenTom Apr 9, 2013 12:39 PM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 2195 Comments: 1 Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course In the beginning, soon after the US constitution was adopted, politics were pretty non-existent. George Washington was elected president with no opposition, everything was new and exciting, and everyone just got along. For several months. Then the contentious debate about the nature of the United States began, and it continues to this day. Washington and his lackey/handler Alexander Hamilton pursued an elitist program of federalism. They attempted to strengthen the central government, create a strong nation-state, and leave less of the governance to the states, They wanted to create debt, encourage manufacturing, and really modernize the new nation. The opposition, creatively known as the anti-federalists, wanted to build some kind of agrarian pseudo-paradise where every (white) man could have his own farm, and live a free, self-reliant life. The founding father who epitomized this view was Thomas Jefferson. By the time Adams became president, the anti-federalists had gotten the memo about how alienating a name like anti-federalist can be. It's so much more appealing to voters if your party is for something rather than being defined by what you're against, you know? In any case, Jefferson and his acolytes changed their name to the Democratic-Republican Party, which covered a lot of bases, and proceeded to protest nearly everything Adams did. Lest you think this week is all boring politics,you'll be thrilled to hear this episode has a Whiskey Rebellion, a Quasi-War, anti-French sentiment, some controversial treaties, and something called the XYZ Affair, which sounds very exciting. User: loqi Apr 4, 2013 5:35 PM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 947 Comments: 2 45 Odd Facts About US Presidents 45 Odd Facts About US Presidents John Green rapid-fires 45 amusing facts about U.S. presidents. User: loqi Mar 27, 2013 10:57 PM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 625 Comments: 0 Craig Ferguson: John Green, 2013 Craig Ferguson: John Green, 2013 Just the John Green parts of the March 19th, 2013 episode of The Late Late Show. Mar 24, 2013 3:28 PM
Headline Tag: England Rating: Good Hits: 1095 Comments: 0 The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8 The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8 In which John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these Articles got the young nation through its war with England, they weren't of much use when it came to running a country. So, the founding fathers decided try their hand at nation-building, and they created the Constitution of the United States, which you may remember as the one that says We The People at the top. John will tell you how the convention came together, some of the compromises that had to be made to pass this thing, and why it's very lucky that the framers installed a somewhat reasonable process for making changes to the thing. You'll learn about Shays' Rebellion, the Federalist Papers, the elite vs rabble dynamic of the houses of congress, and start to find out just what an anti-federalist is. Mar 21, 2013 9:56 PM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 1008 Comments: 1 35 Facts About Mr. Fred Rogers - mental_floss 35 Facts About Mr. Fred Rogers - mental_floss This week, John Green discusses 35 facts about our favorite neighbor, Mr. Fred Rogers, who would have turned 85 years old on March 20th. User: loqi Mar 20, 2013 2:40 PM
Headline Tag: Big Business Rating: Good Hits: 606 Comments: 2 John Green: Ads Work, but for Whom? John Green: Ads Work, but for Whom? In which John takes an unexpected visit to the gray speckled walls of America's airports to mull the role that advertising plays in shaping (and funding) online video content, at times incentivizing the popular over the significant. Also I just had dental surgery, so I'm in a great mood. User: Curtius Mar 20, 2013 3:48 AM
Headline Tag: Humor Rating: Good Hits: 1405 Comments: 1 Mental Floss: 50 Common Misconceptions: Ep 1 Mental Floss: 50 Common Misconceptions: Ep 1 A weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John debunks 50 common misconceptions that most people have about topics such as vikings, exploding birds and peanut butter. User: runarounddead Mar 15, 2013 1:07 PM
Headline Tag: Crash Course Rating: Good Hits: 665 Comments: 1 The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening John Green teaches us about how a war and a religious revival set the groundwork for an rebellion against British rule in the North American colonies. The Seven Years' War was actually a global war that went on for nine years. I think I'm having trouble making this clear. Anyway, the part of this global war that happened in North America was the French and Indian War. The French and Indian tribes were the force opposing the British, so that's the name that stuck. Meanwhile, the Great Awakening religious revival was sweeping the country, introducing new ideas about religion and how it should be practiced. At the same time thinkers like John Locke were rethinking the relationship between rulers and the ruled. So in this highly charged atmosphere, you can just imagine what would happen if the crown started trying to exert more control over the colonies. The colonists would probably just rise up, right? We'll see what happens next week. User: loqi Mar 2, 2013 8:18 PM
 
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