How was the Statue of Liberty built?

How was the Statue of Liberty built?

Did you know the Statue of Liberty wasn't always green? Or that she was actually built in France and shipped across the ocean in tiny pieces?! Join Mira and Finn as they uncover the wild history behind America's most famous monument! Back in the 1870s, a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi dreamed of building a gigantic copper lady to celebrate freedom. But making a 151-foot-tall statue that wouldn't blow over in the ocean wind was incredibly tough. He needed the help of a brilliant engineer named Gustave Eiffel—yes, the exact same guy who built the Eiffel Tower! Discover how workers hammered over 300 giant copper sheets as thin as two stacked pennies to make her skin. Then, gasp as this colossal puzzle is taken apart, packed into 214 wooden crates, and sails through a massive Atlantic storm! Plus, find out how kids just like you donated their circus money to build her stone pedestal, and learn the cool science behind why her shiny, penny-like copper color eventually rusted into a beautiful mint green! Get ready for the ultimate historic moving day!

What is the history of fencing?

Grab your time machine and get ready to duel! Did you know that fencing has been around for over 3,000 years? Join Mira and Finn as they uncover the thrilling and surprising history of sword fighting! You will travel all the way back to Ancient Egypt, where fighters actually tied safety masks directly to their wigs to practice! We'll discover how Roman gladiators trained with extra-heavy wooden swords, and why medieval knights didn't actually need to swing 50-pound weapons. Then, dash into the Renaissance where heavy armor was completely traded for the lightning-fast, graceful rapier! Discover how clever inventors made the sport safer with the wire-mesh mask and the blunt foil, turning dangerous duels into a high-speed game of physical chess. You will even learn how fencers used wet ink on the tips of their swords to keep score before electronic scoreboards were invented! From ancient temple carvings to being one of the first modern Olympic sports in 1896, find out how sword fighting became one of the fastest and most elegant sports in the world. En garde!

What is Gobekli Tepe?

Get ready to travel way, way back in time to uncover a massive mystery that completely rewrote the history books! Have you ever wondered what the oldest temple in the world is? It is not the Egyptian Pyramids, and it is not Stonehenge. It is a giant, dusty site in Turkey called Gobekli Tepe, and it was built a whopping 11,500 years ago! But here is the craziest part: the people who built it didn't have wheels, metal tools, or even farms! They were ancient hunter-gatherers. So how did they move giant stone pillars—some weighing as much as five elephants and standing as tall as a giraffe? Join Mira and Finn as they dig into the amazing secrets of Potbelly Hill. You will learn about ancient builders who used smaller rocks to carve creepy-crawly spiders, stinging scorpions, and roaring wild boars into the giant stones. Discover how this incredible monument might have actually sparked the invention of farming, and find out why this massive masterpiece ended up buried under dirt for ten thousand years!

What was D-Day?

Get ready for the biggest and most secretive mission in history! The year is 1944, right in the middle of World War II, and the Allies have a massive plan to help free Europe. But how do you hide an army with over 7,000 ships? By building a giant ghost army made entirely of fake, bouncy inflatable rubber tanks! Join Mira and Finn on History's Not Boring as they travel back in time to discover the unbelievable true story of D-Day! Imagine crossing the rough ocean at dawn or flying silently through the pitch-black night in a wooden glider. You'll hear about paratroopers who used special toy clickers and secret code words—like "Flash" and "Thunder"—to find their friends in the dark! Plus, we'll uncover the jaw-dropping story of the heroic US Army Rangers who used metal grappling hooks attached to actual rockets to climb straight up a 100-foot rocky cliff at Pointe du Hoc! It's a tale of extreme bravery, massive storms, and a single day that completely changed the world. Put on your helmet and let's go!

Who invented the toothbrush?

Have you ever wondered what people did before minty toothpaste and plastic toothbrushes? Get ready for a hilariously gross trip through history! Long before your bathroom sink was invented, keeping your teeth clean was a serious (and sometimes yucky) business. Travel back in time with Mira and Finn to ancient Egypt and Babylon, where people chewed on frayed twigs to scrub their smiles. Then, hold your nose as we visit ancient Rome, where people actually used crushed bones and human pee to whiten their teeth! Ew! But when did we get the toothbrush we know today? You won't believe it! Discover how the Chinese used freezing cold pig hair to make the very first bristle brush over 500 years ago. Then, travel to a dark, dirty London prison in the 1700s to meet William Addis, the man who invented the modern toothbrush using a leftover meat bone and hidden animal bristles! From fireplace soot to the invention of nylon and the first squeezy toothpaste tubes, this episode is packed with mind-blowing facts. Brush up on your history and find out how humans finally got their bright, clean smiles!