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Why Is It Called a Crush? (and 14 other surprising word origins)

The word 'crush' originally meant to smash something until it breaks. So how did it become what we call a romantic obsession? On today's episode of The List Show, we're uncovering the surprisingly dramatic backstories behind 15 words you use every single day. From Greek mythology to 19th century landlords, English has been collecting human drama for centuries. Don't miss a video! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@MentalFloss?sub_confirmation=1 About Mental Floss: Mental Floss is where curious people come for trivia-tastic information. Mental Floss produces lists of fun facts, debunks common misconceptions, and tells untold stories from history, science, culture and more. Website: http://www.mentalfloss.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mental_floss Facebook: https://facebook.com/mentalflossmagazine Discord: https://discord.io/mentalfloss Copyright Notice: This video and YouTube channel contain dialog, music, and images that are property of Mental Floss. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided. © 2025 Mental Floss Why Is It Called a Crush? (and 14 other surprising word origins) https://www.youtube.com/@MentalFloss

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On This Problem Rational People Do Worse

Two boxes, one choice, and $1,000,000. Sponsored by Brilliant - To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to https://brilliant.org/veritasium. Our viewers also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV Sign up for the Veritasium newsletter for weekly science updates - https://ve42.co/Newsletter ▀▀▀ A huge thank you to Dr. Arif Ahmed, Dr. Adam Elga, Dr. Kenny Easwaran, Dr. Peter Slezak, Dr. David Wolpert, Dr. Scott Aaronson & Dr. Michael Huemer for their invaluable expertise and contributions to this video on Newcomb’s Paradox. The causal expected utility calculation was based on a post by Professor Huemer here - https://ve42.co/Huemer ▀▀▀ 0:00 What is Newcomb’s Paradox? 3:24 Pick 1 Box! 5:24 Pick Both! 6:38 What is decision theory? 11:27 What does Newcomb’s Paradox say about free will? 13:25 What does it mean to be rational? 16:49 Mutually Assured Destruction 20:02 Precommitment Is The Ultimate Strategy ▀▀▀ References can be found here - https://ve42.co/NewcombRefs ▀▀▀ Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Albert Wenger, Sam Lutfi, Michael Krugman, Sinan Taifour, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Lee Redden, Richard Sundvall, Ubiquity Ventures, David Johnston, Juan Benet, Paul Peijzel, Meekay, Evgeny Skvortsov, Blake Byers, Dave Kircher, Gnare, Anton Ragin, KeyWestr, meg noah, Tj Steyn, Orlando Bassotto, Adam Foreman, Balkrishna Heroor, Jesse Brandsoy, Garrett Mueller, Kyi, Ibby Hadeed, Bertrand Serlet, wolfee, David Tseng, Bruce, Alexander Tamas, Alex Porter, Jon Jamison, Charles Ian Norman Venn, armedtoe, Jeromy Johnson, Hayden Christensen, Robson, EJ Alexandra, Daniel Martins, Shalva Bukia, Moebiusol - Cristian, Martin Paull, Data Don, Vahe Andonians, Mark Heising, Hong Thai Le, Parsee Health, Kelcey Steele ▀▀▀ Writers: Sulli Yost & Casper Mebius Producer & Director: Sulli Yost Editor: Jack Saxon Additional Editing: Peter Nelson Camera Operators: Lukas Guderjahn, Danijela Čavlović, Casper Mebius, Gregor Čavlović & Derek Muller Presenters: Casper Mebius, Gregor Čavlović, Henry van Dyke & Derek Muller Animators: Emma Wright, Andrew Neet, Alex Drakoulis, Domonkos Józsa & Fabio Albertelli Assistant Editor: James Stuart Researcher: Darius Garewal & Gabe Strong Thumbnail Designers: Abdullah Rabah, Ren Hurley & Ben Powell Production Team: Jess Bishop-Laggett, Matthew Cavanagh, Anna Milkovich & Josh Pitt Executive Producers: Casper Mebius & Derek Muller Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images & Storyblocks Music from Epidemic Sound

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This Is a Duck's Secret for Waterproof Feathers | #DeepLook #Shorts

Ducks and geese spend a lot of time preening their all-weather feathers. This obsessive grooming maintains the microscopic feather structure that keeps them warm and dry in frigid waters. Learn more in our episode "What Actually Makes Water Roll Off a Duck's Back?" 👉 https://youtu.be/Q-8GXk9r0ik #youtubeshorts #duck #deeplook

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Sovereign Citizen Represents Himself Despite The Judge's Reminder That He Failed In The Past!

Hey guys, and welcome to today's video! Today we have a sovereign citizen on trial for serious charges going before a judge that he has faced in the past. The judge reminded him that the last time he went pro se, he ended up with years in prison. The sovereign idiot decided to ignore the warnings, and try it again! Pro Se Fail!!! To Support The Channel : Team Skeptic Fund : https://paypal.me/TeamSkepticYT Become A Channel Member : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawl3BI9azbMB5DQqJNpRrg/join Join Our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/TeamSkeptic #Court #CourtCam #TeamSkeptic

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