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The Library of Trinity College Dublin is the largest in Ireland. In addition to its impressive collection, the library features stunning architecture and treasures of the Irish Republic. The famous “long room,” which measures 213 feet in length, houses 200,000 of the collection’s oldest books. Join us as we explore this magical library’s nooks and crannies.
Welcome to Uncharted. A travel series exploring remarkable places hiding in plain sight. From ancient wonders and forgotten landmarks to mind-bending landscapes and human-made marvels, each episode takes you off the beaten path to locations with stories as extraordinary as the places themselves. Get lost, look closer, and rediscover the world from a new perspective.
The Library of Trinity College Dublin is the largest in Ireland. In addition to its impressive collection, the library features stunning architecture and treasures of the Irish Republic. The famous “long room,” which measures 213 feet in length, houses 200,000 of the collection’s oldest books. Join us as we explore this magical library’s nooks and crannies.
Welcome to Uncharted. A travel series exploring remarkable places hiding in plain sight. From ancient wonders and forgotten landmarks to mind-bending landscapes and human-made marvels, each episode takes you off the beaten path to locations with stories as extraordinary as the places themselves. Get lost, look closer, and rediscover the world from a new perspective.
![Nutcrackers Handcrafted for Generations
What’s Christmas without a nutcracker? These iconic wooden nutcracker figurines have become some of the holiday season’s most beloved Christmas decorations, but behind the glitter and cheer lies a story carved by hand.
In the town of Seiffen, the heart of Germany’s nutcracker history, generations of artisans have turned simple wood into timeless nutcracker soldiers. In this family-run workshop, known worldwide for its traditional German craftsmanship, every nutcracker is still made the old-fashioned way: carved, painted, and dressed in miniature holiday finery.
From humble origins to global fame, discover how this small German village became the Nutcracker Capital and why these wooden icons continue to shape Christmas traditions around the world. Step inside the story of the figurines that transformed a craft into a holiday legend.
00:00 - Who Are Santa’s Little Helpers?
00:11 - Meet the Real Christmas Elves
00:26 - The “New North Pole” Is in Germany
00:48 - Popular German Christmas Traditions
01:12 - Seiffen: Epicentre of Seasonal Joy
01:46 - Nutcracker Production
01:46 - Inside This Legendary Nutcracker Factory
02:07 - Meet the Ulbricht Family
02:55 - A Brief History of Nutcrackers
03:14 - How Nutcrackers Went Global
04:09 - Merry Christmas
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![Meet Rochesters Legendary Garbage Plate
It might look like, well, garbage, but there’s an art to Rochester’s infamous garbage plate. It starts off with sides, an impossible choice of french fries, home fries, macaroni salad or beans. Next comes the meat, hotdogs, hamburgers or cheeseburgers. And finally, the whole shebang is topped off with mustard, onions, ketchup and hot sauce. If you’ve got the guts for it, no one does it better than Nick Tahou Hots. They’ve been perfecting the marvelous mess for the past three generations.
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![Bostons Haymarket Has the Worlds Best Fanta
Next stop on a Boston snack tour that feels like a trip around the world: Haymarket, one of the oldest markets in the country. Inside, find rare imports like Fanta Shokata (an elderflower flavor found almost nowhere else), Vimto cordial, rose jam, and rich halva, plus fresh-baked breads from owner Muhammad, whos run the shop since 2007. With shoppers speaking half a dozen languages at once, its less a grocery run and more a trip around the world. Want the full world tour? Check out the full episode, Where to Eat in Boston for a World Tour.
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![The Unexpected Stories You Never Learned in School
From the first man to record sound to a WWII bear who became a soldier, these are the true stories history didn’t teach you. Discover the surprising origins of everyday things like ketchup, silly putty, and cotton candy, uncover how karaoke and Michelin stars were born, and hear how a simple soup once helped stop a war. Strange, fascinating, and completely unexpected, these are the stories you never learned in school.
00:00 - The First Man To Record Sound
02:49 - A WWII Tale of Parachuting Beavers
07:20 - The Unexpected Origin of the Michelin Star
09:45 - The Genius Behind Karaoke
11:51 - How Was Silly Putty Invented?
14:05 - How This Soup Stopped a War
16:51 - The Fishy Origins of Ketchup
18:52 - WWII’s Secret Weapon: A Bear Named Wojtek
21:34 - The Dentist Who Created Cotton Candy
22:56 - The Strange History of Soviet X-Ray Records
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