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Python: The Language Born from a Christmas Hobby | Did You Know? EP.8

In 1989 Guido van Rossum started writing Python as a Christmas holiday hobby — today it is the most popular programming language in the world. From the Bok Tor Khuam Hu technology…

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Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius Who Mastered Everything | Did You Know? EP.7

The painter of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper was also a scientist and inventor — with more than 10,000 pages of notes. From the Bok Tor Khuam Hu art series.

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How Far Is One Light-Year? 10.8 Million Years by Car! | Did You Know? EP.6

A light-year is not a time but a distance: how far light travels in one year — about 9.46 trillion kilometres. From the Bok Tor Khuam Hu space series.

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Atoms Are Almost Entirely Empty Space! | Did You Know? EP.5

Everything you touch is made of atoms — and atoms are almost all empty space. Squeeze it out and all of humanity would fit in a sugar cube. From the Bok Tor Khuam Hu physics serie…

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The Eiffel Tower Grows Taller in Summer! | Did You Know? EP.4

The 330-metre Eiffel Tower is made of iron. When it gets hot the iron expands, making the tower several centimetres taller. From the Bok Tor Khuam Hu engineering series.

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The First Computer Bug Was a Real Moth! | Did You Know? EP.3

In 1947 the team working on the Harvard Mark II found a moth stuck in a relay — the logbook is now at the Smithsonian. From the Bok Tor Khuam Hu technology series.

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