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Strangest Things

It's because that's how longit takes the earth to rotate from the sun directly overhead in...

It's because that's how long
it takes the earth to rotate from the sun directly overhead in London
to the sun directly overhead in New York

Full Transcript

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It's because that's how long it takes the earth to rotate
00:00:03.307 --> 00:00:08.911
from the sun directly overhead in London to the sun directly overhead in New York.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:03
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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Movie Summary

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
S01 • E02 There's a long history of looking at animal behavior - Strangest Things 00:08
There's a long history of looking at animal behavior
S01 • E01 Occasionally you can see bits of green in it, - Strangest Things 00:05
Occasionally you can see bits of green in it,
S01 • E04 [Andrew] If you look at the cup - Strangest Things 00:05
[Andrew] If you look at the cup
S01 • E09 [Steele] Babbage was already showing signs of brilliance and a love of invention - Strangest Things 00:05
[Steele] Babbage was already showing signs of brilliance and...
S01 • E07 [narrator] But in the mirror, these natural properties - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] But in the mirror, these natural properties
S01 • E05 [Corey] After each cast, - Strangest Things 00:06
[Corey] After each cast,
S01 • E10 For the first time, - Strangest Things 00:07
For the first time,
S01 • E04 But if you put the cup in front of the light, - Strangest Things 00:06
But if you put the cup in front of the light,
S01 • E02 [Goodman] Cows lying down in fields is supposed to be an indicator - Strangest Things 00:07
[Goodman] Cows lying down in fields is supposed to be an ind...
S01 • E08 To make more accurate measurements, longitude is divided into 360 degrees. - Strangest Things 00:06
To make more accurate measurements, longitude is divided int...
S01 • E09 He developed a device which he hoped would cause him - Strangest Things 00:06
He developed a device which he hoped would cause him
S01 • E05 [Andrew] And if it comes out as an odd number, - Strangest Things 00:06
[Andrew] And if it comes out as an odd number,
S01 • E03 [narrator] But Gotz has a vision of something far more sophisticated. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] But Gotz has a vision of something far more sophi...
S01 • E06 [Rebecca] The ancient Egyptians believed - Strangest Things 00:07
[Rebecca] The ancient Egyptians believed
S01 • E07 It's clearly been very, very worked - Strangest Things 00:05
It's clearly been very, very worked
S01 • E04 [suspenseful music playing] - Strangest Things 00:10
[suspenseful music playing]
S01 • E01 Most rocks in the world have a lot of iron in them. - Strangest Things 00:04
Most rocks in the world have a lot of iron in them.
S01 • E09 So perhaps it's not so surprising - Strangest Things 00:09
So perhaps it's not so surprising
S01 • E10 But this revolution has a weakness, - Strangest Things 00:06
But this revolution has a weakness,
S01 • E02 There are many of these across all cultures all over the world. - Strangest Things 00:05
There are many of these across all cultures all over the wor...