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Science facts, history mysteries, and surprising discoveries that make you go "wait, really?!" 🤔🤯

When I stumble upon an interesting fact, I cannot NOT dig deeper. That's how my brain works. So why not make videos and share them with you? I post about scientific breakthroughs, quirky (sometimes dark) episodes from history, the backstories of discoveries, and about… pigeons.

My goal: put something in each video that changes how you see the world, even just a tiny bit.

What you'll discover:
🔬 Science facts and breakthroughs
📚 History's strangest true stories
🧠 How scientists figured out what we know today
🕊️ #FLICCFriday: tactics science deniers use
🐦 Surprising pigeon facts

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Unable to parse item

Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:

Show technical details 
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)`
Date: `2026-03-04T22:19:31Z`
Route: `/channel/UC6HA6gPDht1RA0Gi_WFnsMA`
Version: `2026.02.24-995b84d1 @ master`

<details>
<summary>Backtrace</summary>
<p>
   
```
Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1202:9 in '??'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:29:22 in 'get_60_videos:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:56:36 in 'videos'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run'
  from ???
```
</p>
</details>

Unable to parse item

Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:

Show technical details 
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)`
Date: `2026-03-04T22:19:31Z`
Route: `/channel/UC6HA6gPDht1RA0Gi_WFnsMA`
Version: `2026.02.24-995b84d1 @ master`

<details>
<summary>Backtrace</summary>
<p>
   
```
Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1202:9 in '??'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:29:22 in 'get_60_videos:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:56:36 in 'videos'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run'
  from ???
```
</p>
</details>

Unable to parse item

Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:

Show technical details 
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)`
Date: `2026-03-04T22:19:31Z`
Route: `/channel/UC6HA6gPDht1RA0Gi_WFnsMA`
Version: `2026.02.24-995b84d1 @ master`

<details>
<summary>Backtrace</summary>
<p>
   
```
Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1202:9 in '??'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:29:22 in 'get_60_videos:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:56:36 in 'videos'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run'
  from ???
```
</p>
</details>

Unable to parse item

Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:

Show technical details 
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)`
Date: `2026-03-04T22:19:31Z`
Route: `/channel/UC6HA6gPDht1RA0Gi_WFnsMA`
Version: `2026.02.24-995b84d1 @ master`

<details>
<summary>Backtrace</summary>
<p>
   
```
Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1202:9 in '??'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:29:22 in 'get_60_videos:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:56:36 in 'videos'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run'
  from ???
```
</p>
</details>

Unable to parse item

Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:

Show technical details 
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)`
Date: `2026-03-04T22:19:31Z`
Route: `/channel/UC6HA6gPDht1RA0Gi_WFnsMA`
Version: `2026.02.24-995b84d1 @ master`

<details>
<summary>Backtrace</summary>
<p>
   
```
Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1202:9 in '??'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:29:22 in 'get_60_videos:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:56:36 in 'videos'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run'
  from ???
```
</p>
</details>