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Why Many Italians Only Use Durum Wheat to Make Pasta (02:59)
A Traditional Cretan Cheesemaker Reveals His Secrets (02:06)
This Machine Creates A Mesmerizing Waterfall Of Pasta Inside The Factory Smithsonian Channel (03:36)
Recreating Part of Odysseus’ Journey in a Modern Sailing Boat (01:45)
Seattle's Chihuly Garden & Glass Reflects Its Creator's Sensibility in Every Detail (04:12)
For "Chihuly Over Venice," the Artist Chose the Very Best Collaborators (02:28)
Like Many Artists, Dale Chihuly Struggled with Depression (03:52)
For Dale Chihuly at the Rhode Island School of Design, "The Sky Was the Limit." (02:35)
A Dazzling Ceremony for Alewammon With Lupita Nyong’o (02:47)
How a Food Surplus Transformed Egypt into an Ancient Power (02:14)
Why Fashion Was So Crucial to Queen Elizabeth’s Image After World War II (03:27)
This Forest Gecko Is a Near-Invisible Assassin (03:59)
The Forgotten Documentary about the Charles and Diana Wedding (03:52)
A Million People Saw Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in 2012 (02:11)
This Unknown Abydos Pharaoh Was Unusual in Many Ways (03:42)
A Love of Horses Has Sustained the Queen Throughout Her Reign (02:29)
This Object in History: The Nintendo Entertainment System (05:27)
This Object in History: Elmo's Rise to Stardom (05:29)
This Object in History: Prince's Iconic Guitar (08:26)
Listen to the Sound of a Guitar Made Out of Rare Mahogany Wood (04:56)
How the Meaning of Thanksgiving Has Changed (02:31)
The Connections Between the Thanksgiving Story and Westward Expansion (03:12)
These Traditional British Sweets Have the Best Names (02:58)
How They Get Chocolate to Cling Perfectly to a Toffee Finger (01:39)
This Object in History: Fernandomania (05:27)
The Art Supreme: Hip-Hop & Fashion (12:01)
Elmo's Rise to Stardom (05:29)
This Ancient Egyptian Mega-Tomb Is the Largest of Its Kind (03:38)
This Object in History: Nintendo (05:27)
This Truffle Dog Is Facing a Really Challenging Truffle Hunt (04:30)
The California Raisins' Smashing Advertising Success (06:43)
Why Queen Elizabeth Hit Pause on Princess Margaret's First Love (02:56)