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Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?

PBS Origins | January 19, 2025

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Thanks to CuriosityStream for sponsoring PBSDS! You can learn more at https://curiositystream.com/origin Would You Have Joined The American Revolution? It may seem obvious, but only 40-45% […]


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The Origin of Race in the USA

PBS Origins | January 18, 2025

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Do you believe that your race correlates to your skin tone? Because that wasn’t always the case. So how did Americans come to believe that race […]


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What If There Were No Taxes?

PBS Origins | January 17, 2025

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Special Note: This is a corrected re-upload.* Everybody hates paying taxes, but what if no one had to pay them? As strange as this may seem […]


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Why Do We Say “Asian American” Not “Oriental”?

PBS Origins | January 16, 2025

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub The word Oriental is hundred of years old, so why do Americans no longer use the word “Oriental”? And how did the word “Asian American” take […]


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Why Do Women Shave Their Legs?

PBS Origins | January 15, 2025

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub You can learn more about CuriosityStream at https://curiositystream.com/origin Why do women shave their legs and armpit hair, but men don’t? And what does World War II […]


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Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?

PBS Origins | January 14, 2025

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Why were most slaves in America from West Africa? Slavery has existed throughout history in various forms across the globe, but who became enslaved was almost […]


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Can Tattoos Be Taboo?

PBS Origins | January 13, 2025

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/originofeverything When did tattoos shift from counterculture to mainstream? Are they okay? At what point is your tattoo considered cultural appropriation? Explore these […]


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Why Does the Government Care about Race?

PBS Origins | January 12, 2025

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/originofeverything Why does the government care about race? If we’re all more than our race, why is the federal government keeping track of […]


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Why Do We Drink Milk in School?

PBS Origins | January 11, 2025

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/originofeverything Did you drink milk in school? Congrats, you drank the results of a government subsidy program! Today, Danielle takes a closer look […]


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What is Cultural Appropriation?

PBS Origins | January 10, 2025

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/originofeverything What is culture? Can it even be appropriated? Is there a difference between appreciation and appropriation? Join Danielle in the theoretical minefield! […]



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