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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Balls (1:12)
Where are the major league balls for America's favorite pastime made? Why does a pig-skin travel farther if you put some spin on it? Are bowling balls lop-sided?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Acid
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Everyone knows acid burns, but what else can it do? Does acid really melt flesh? How much do we depend on acid?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Balls
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Where are the major league balls for America's favorite pastime made? Why does a pig-skin travel farther if you put some spin on it? Are bowling balls lop-sided?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Carbon
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Discover three things you didn't know about this amazing element.
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Cheese
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What's America's favorite cheese? How much American cheese does the largest producer crank out? Why does Swiss cheese have holes?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Chocolate
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What's in the average bag of milk chocolate M&M's? Where's the ultimate chocolate pig-out? How much chocolate does the average American consume?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Corn
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How does corn pop? How ubiquitous is corn? How does corn become the alternate of fuel ethanol?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Fertilizer
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Discover three things you didn't know about fertilizer.
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Freight Trains
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Where's the largest rail yard located? How do you keep multiple trains traveling in different directions on the same track without becoming a train wreck? How is manufacturing a freight train like playing air hockey?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Milk
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What is homogenization? What's on a dairy cow's menu? Just how big is the dairy industry?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Saws
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Discover three things you didn't know about saws.
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: The Pig
Three Things You Didn't Know About: The PigVideo Clip (1:15)
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Discover three things you didn't know about pigs.
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Truck Stops
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Discover three things you didn't know about truck stops.
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: Vacuums
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What kind of vacuum do you need for a real disaster? Where is the largest vacuum chamber? What's the rarest home vacuum collectible?
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Three Things You Didn't Know About: The World's Sharpest
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Why are razor blades strong as well as sharp? Why do rats have such sharp teeth? What was the sharpest blade used in battle?
