The Panama Papers, explained with piggy banks

For those who really don't get the recent drama in the news - the leak of millions of confidential documents by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca dubbed the 'Panama Papers', perhaps this piggy bank analogy may help...

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Justin Trudeau on feminism, fatherhood, and Ryan Gosling memes

More from Liz Plank's interview with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In case you missed her previous interview with the PM, you can check it out here...

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Justin Trudeau is pretty sure you won't move to Canada

28% of Americans would consider moving to Canada if Trump is elected. For the premiere of our new series 2016ish, Liz Plank brought some of your pleas for Canadian assistance to the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.

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Proof of evolution that you can find on your body

You have your mom's smile, your dad's eyes, and the ear muscles of a Triassic mammal.

Forty-two percent of Americans say that humans were created in their present form within the past 10,000 years — a percentage that hasn't changed much since 1982, when Gallup started polling views on evolution. Several lines of evidence, from the fossil record, comparative anatomy, and genetics, tell another story. But you don't have to read all the research to find signs of our evolutionary history — you can see it in the vestigial structures in each of our bodies like the third molars that no longer fit in our mouths. For a few other examples, check out the video below.

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Stop taking antibiotics to treat your cold

Do you do this? If you do, stop it right now! A virus and a bacterial infection are not the same thing...

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Donald Trump's rise is a scary moment in America

We are so busy laughing at Trump that we’ve lost sight of how dangerous he is.

Trump is in serious contention to win the Republican presidential nomination. His triumph in a general election is unlikely, but it is far from impossible. He's not a joke and he's not a clown. He's a man who could soon be making decisions of war and peace, who would decide which regulations are enforced and which are lifted, who would be responsible for nominating Supreme Court justices and representing America in the community of nations. This is not political entertainment. This is politics. Vox's editor-in-chief Ezra Klein explains.

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How one man held his breath for 23 minutes

23 mins?? How is this even possible? We can hold ours for about 45 secs. We wonder how many brain cells he killed while doing this. Now don't be doing this in your bathtub kids...

In 2014, freediver Goran Čolak broke the Guinness World Record for static apnea and went without breathing for 23 minutes. On average, a human body at rest takes about 12 to 20 breaths a minute, but you probably never think about it. So how did Čolak master the art of oxygen deprivation?

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The poison-eating heroes who helped make food safe

Harvey W. Wiley was an intellectual who taught Greek, Latin, and chemistry. So naturally, he assembled a group of young men to eat poison. As the below video shows, it had amazing results. These brave souls sat down to dinner, ate something weird, and saved lives in the process...

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What makes a truly great logo

About once a month, there's a new logo to fight about on the internet. The biggest one in recent memory was the highly controversial Hillary Clinton logo, which did not escape scrutiny from Vox.com either.

But as a designer/filmmaker, something about these repeated discussions struck me as missing the point on what makes logos tick. It often has little to do with the subjective musings. So I called up Michael Bierut, the designer of that Hillary Clinton logo and countless others. He sat down with me and helped explain the elements of a great logo in the video above.

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The rise of ISIS, explained in 6 minutes

Its history goes back way before the group ever existed.

In the few short years since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria formed, it has done the seemingly impossible, seizing vast areas of the Middle East to form a mini-state it calls a reincarnation of the ancient Caliphate. It is at war with all its neighbors and virtually the entire world, yet someone remains, and is launching increasingly deadly terror attacks abroad.

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What people get wrong about climate change

... because interestingly enough, it's not about saving the planet...

195 countries just made a historic agreement to battle climate change. But it's easy to get overwhelmed by the politics and details. Here we zoom out from the present moment, taking a look at where we came from to get a new perspective on where we're headed.

Learn all about the Paris climate change deal here.

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America's gun problem, explained in 90 seconds

"...each time we see one of these mass shootings, our thoughts and prayers are not enough," Obama said.  Like it or not, these are the facts when it comes to America's gun problem - at least according to Vox, who states, there have been an estimated 1,042 mass shootings in the US since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012. The US have nearly 4x more gun violence than any other developed country in the world...

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How the first nude movies were made

"The first nude movies were published in 1887..." starts the opening line. 1887?? They could film back then?? Well, that's the interesting thing about all this. Not only did they have to overcome societal obstacles - but technological ones as well when it came to producing the first nude movies...

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They lost parents in 9/11. Here's their message for Paris.

"I know what it's like to have my father killed on national television" said one of the now grown children of 9/11 victims who share their inspiring messages to the people of Paris and its victims of terrorism...

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They wanted to tell the people of Paris that, unfortunately, they’re not alone. But no matter how hard it is, you can overcome fear and terror. As much as most of these kids were resistant to it, the 9/11 attacks became a part of their identity. By embracing this identity, these now young adults have become symbols of hope and resilience.

When terrorists attacked New York City in 2001, Terrease Aiken, now 22, was 8; Juliette Candela, 21, was 6; Francesca Picerno, 23, was 9; and Joseph Palombo, 26, was 12.

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This is Cuba's Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify – all without the internet

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. Cubans aren't missing out on any Taylor Swift or Game of Thrones thanks to those illegal network runners who provide their consumers with what they want - stuff the rest of us take for granted daily...

In Cuba there is barely any internet. Anything but the state-run TV channels is prohibited. Publications are limited to the state-approved newspapers and magazines. This is the law. But, in typical Cuban fashion, the law doesn't stop a vast underground system of entertainment and news media distributors and consumers.

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6 signs your dentist might be ripping you off

Sure you're afraid of the dentist and it's probably the last thing on your mind you want to talk about. Even more reason to watch this vid to make sure they're not ripping you off - and avoid unnecessary visits!...

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Want faster wifi? Here are 5 weirdly easy tips

People place their routers on the floor? No wonder they don't get strong signals. Check out these 5 simple tricks that you should be doing if you want a faster wi-fi...

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The best cat videos come from the wild

Great vid showing all these incredible wild cats that were captured on film using 'camera traps', a camera triggered by heat and motion and which can be left in the wilderness for weeks.  Thanks to these camera traps, such rare cats as the Amur Leopard in Eastern Russia and Northeast China have been captured as well as the habitats of others like the Snow Leopard in Northern Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, and more...

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Here's what happens to your knuckles when you crack them

Do you crack your knuckles all the time? We know of some people that do and this is what happens when you crack them. It also explains briefly a comparison of knuckles being cracked for over sixty years in one hand and not the other from one man...

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Charlie Hebdo’s most famous cartoons, translated and explained

Great vid showing us the role political satire plays in France which is unlike anything in the US. Charlie Hebdo's most famous cartoons as well as what they say about French society are explained courtesy of Vox's Amanda Taub- all in 3 mins!...

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