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TED-Ed has launched its first ever physical game: Pandora's Legacy! Learn more and get your copy here: https://ed.ted.com/pandora – Medusa, transformed into a monstrous Gorgon by a wrathful Athena, sought refuge in a hidden cave. Time...

Dig into the history of the Armenian Genocide, during which the Ottoman Empire killed over 1 million Armenians during WWI. – When an Armenian resistance movement began to form in the 19th century, Sultan Abdul Hamid II took decisive...

Explore 4 common misconceptions about Ancient Rome, and find out what living in this time period was actually like. – Minerva, the esteemed Roman goddess of reason, wisdom, handicrafts, and war, is judging a contest: duo vera et mendacium...

Explore the famous depictions of the tale of Laocoön, who the gods punished for warning the Trojans about the Greeks' wooden horse. – Laocoön, a seer and priest, was deeply suspicious of the enormous wooden horse that the Greeks left...

Dig into the Greek myth of Achilles, and follow the infamous warrior during the Trojan War and see what leads to his downfall. – Born to a sea nymph and a king, and trained by the legendary centaur Chiron, Achilles was a demigod destined...

Dig into the tragic tale of Oedipus, who unknowingly fulfills a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. – When Queen Jocasta of Thebes gave birth to Oedipus, a grim air seized the occasion. Her husband, King Laius...

Explore the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, and get to know her strategies to combat the threat of totalitarianism and oppression. – Philosopher Hannah Arendt was a German Jew who dedicated herself to understanding how the Nazi regime...

Trace the rise and fall of the Maya city Chichen Itza, and how Yucatán’s unpredictable environment contributed to its demise. – During the 8th century CE, warfare and failing agriculture forced Maya people to move north, to hotter...

Dig into Operation Paperclip, a secret intelligence program which brought scientists from Nazi Germany to the US after WWII. – In May of 1945 the Third Reich was in chaos. Adolf Hitler was dead and German surrender was imminent. But...

Footage of the German airship catching fire, crashing and burning to the ground: This original footage from the British Pathe archive shows impressive shots of the Hindenburg flying overhead on on Thursday, May 6, 1937, flying over its landing...