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A Hot Commodity: Chili Production

In A Hot Commodity: Chili Production, presenter Cherry Healey visits Guntur, India, to explore a chili farm and factory. Her eyes are watering, but that doesn’t stop her from helping pick, process, and grind the chili plants into powder. Learn how chili flakes and powder are made, and how India supplies the entire world with chili. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

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The Go Jetters Explore the Marble Palace of The Taj Mahal

In The Go Jetters Explore the Marble Palace of The Taj Mahal, the Go Jetters crew visits the Taj Mahal in India. Learn about the marble palace and the elephants that were used to carry materials from all over India to Agra. This video is excerpted from BBC's Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

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The Langur Monkeys of Jodphur: City Dwellers

In The Langur Monkeys of Jodphur: City Dwellers, narrator Sir David Attenborough visits India where an alpha langur monkey fights off a troop of bachelors across the rooftops in Jodphur. The monkeys thrive in this urban environment because they are fed by people, who revere them for their connection to a Hindu god. This has resulted in a large population increase. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.

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Top 10 Biggest Statues in the World
The article "Top 10 Biggest Statues in the World" from BBC Science Focus explores the tallest statues globally, ranging from the Statue of Unity in India to the Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako Park in Japan.
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The Rohingya Muslims: Living in Limbo
Step inside the refugee camps of the Rohingya Muslims, one of the most persecuted groups on Earth. Since leaving Myanmar in 2017 due to military violence, the refugees escaped persecution for a life of destitution in camps in Bangladesh and India where they face uncertainty and are threatened by deportation. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
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Venus's Landscape of Lava
In Venus’s Landscape of Lava, Professor Brian Cox visits India to get a better understanding of how high temperatures helped create the Venus we see today. Venus, often called Earth’s twin, has the hottest average surface temperature besides the Sun in the Solar System, and it's covered in over 50,000 volcanoes. Beneath the green foliage of India, the landscape of lava is very similar to Venus. This video is excerpted from BBC's Wonders of the Solar System, a spellbinding documentary series that explores the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the Solar System.
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Samosa Snacks: Mixing Up Tasty Treats

In Samosa Snacks: Mixing Up Tasty Treats, presenter Cherry Healey visits a factory that makes delicious Indian samosas. Learn which parts of the process are done by machine and what is done by hand. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

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The Wonders of the World Video Playlist

Embark on an epic adventure with this playlist all about the modern wonders of the world! Discover the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza, walk along the Great Wall of China, explore the ancient city of Petra, and uncover the mysteries of Machu Picchu. From the towering ruins of Chichén Itzá to the iconic Colosseum and the breathtaking beauty of the Taj Mahal, each video brings history to life and shows why these places are so incredible

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On the Move, Tectonic Plates Continue to Shape Our World
In On the Move, Tectonic Plates Continue to Shape Our World, narrator Richard Hammond describes how shifting tectonic plates are responsible for earthquakes and mountain ranges, and even the creation of new land. When plates collide, the land buckles and creates mountain ranges like the Alps and the Himalayas. Mount Everest, the highest peak on the planet, gets higher by two-tenths of an inch each year because the tectonic plates are still pushing together. This video is excerpted from BBC's Earth Machine, in which Richard Hammond goes to the center of the planet to find out how the Earth works.
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All Things Being Equal: Understanding Gender Equality

In All Things Being Equal, host Radzi Chinyanganya introduces 16-year-old Pallavi from Chennai, India, who shares her personal experience with gender inequality. She reflects on broader issues like sexism and violence against women while also highlighting the everyday discrimination she faces, such as the lower expectations placed on her in her karate lessons, despite achieving a black belt ranking. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.

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The Global Legacy of the Boston Tea Party
The article “The Global Legacy of the Boston Tea Party” from BBC's HistoryExtra explains how the 1773 protest in Boston was influenced by global trade, colonial oppression, and the British Empire's economic crisis. The protest, where patriots dumped tea into Boston Harbor, sparked a revolution and became a model for civil disobedience around the world.
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The Boston Tea Party: The Protest That Sparked Revolution
The article "The Boston Tea Party: The Protest That Sparked Revolution" from BBC's HistoryExtra explains the critical event in December 1773 when colonists protested British taxation by dumping 46 tons of tea into Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party marked a significant turning point in American history, galvanizing further rebellion that eventually led to the American Revolution.