Roman historian rates 10 ancient Rome battles in movies and TV
Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in "Gladiator," "Spartacus," and "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."
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Army Green Beret rates every 'John Wick' movie
Tu Lam, a former Special Forces soldier, rates the fighting techniques Keanu Reeves uses in the "John Wick" movies.
Ape expert rates 10 monkey and ape attack scenes in movies and TV
Primatologist Mireya Mayor breaks down 10 monkey and ape attacks in movies, including "King Kong," based on realism.
Pirate historian rates 8 pirate battles in movies and television
Rebecca Simon, a piracy historian, rates pirate battles in movies and TV shows, such as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, for realism.
How Sri Lanka produces 90% of the world's pure cinnamon
We visited one of Sri Lanka's largest Ceylon cinnamon producers to learn what it takes to harvest one of the world's most valuable spices.
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How chefs feed 100,000 Michigan fans at America's biggest football stadium
The University of Michigan's Big House is the biggest football stadium in the United States. In secret kitchens and tunnels, chefs make food for fans.
How 350,000 carpets are made each year by India's largest producer
We visited India's largest carpet maker Obeetee to see what it takes to produce 350,000 carpets a year.
How 60,000 pounds of crawfish are harvested a day in Louisiana
Louisiana produces 90% of the United States' crawfish. But the farmed crawfish industry is young, unregulated, and fast-moving.
How 30,000 metric tons of coconuts are processed a year in Sri Lanka
Coconuts became the new superfood, but are they worth the hype? We visit Sri Lanka to see how farmers bear the burden of the West's food obsessions.
How Pat LaFrieda produces $270 million of meat per year for Shake Shack and top steakhouses
Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors supplies thousands of restaurants with top-quality meat. One family has run this business for over a century.
Nigeria is the world's biggest cassava producer. So why doesn't it make money off exports?
Nigeria is the globe's biggest producer of cassava, or yuca. It could stand to earn billions from exports of flour, sorbitol, bubble tea, and ethanol.
How 200,000 Luffas Become Kitchen Sponges
A sustainable farm in northwestern Spain has perfected its method for growing luffas. It then processes the luffas into super soft sponges.
How Domino's makes 1 billion pizzas a year amid labor shortages
Domino's is the world's largest pizza chain, besting Pizza Hut. Amid a labor shortage and Super Bowl prep, it has launched robots to make pizza dough.
How 3 million gallons of olive oil are produced per year in Spain during crippling droughts
Spain produces roughly half of the world's olive oil. In 2022, the country faced crippling droughts, making it tougher to grow the olives it needs.
Why it costs $1 million a day to run one of the world's biggest cruise ships
From the captain's bridge to the engine room, a staff of 2,400 works 24-7 to keep Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas sailing.
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Why food commercials cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
It takes dozens of people, robots, fancy cameras, and real food to bring a fast food commercial to life. We visit The Garage to see how it's done.
How Junior's bakes 5 million cheesecakes during a cream cheese shortage
Even New York's cheesecake institution isn't immune to inflation. Junior's has faced skyrocketing ingredient prices and a cream cheese shortage.
Why Egyptian miners are risking their limbs to carve mountains of limestone
Limestone is used in everything from cement to tiles. The Egyptians who mine the haunting white mountains risk their lives and limbs to get it.
How mountains of worm cocoons are turned into expensive silk in Vietnam
Silk craft villages have dotted Vietnam for hundreds of years. One village, Nam Cao, banded together to save its traditional livelihood.
How 40,000 Brazil nuts are collected deep in the Amazon rainforest
Brazil nuts are sustainable — they're collected in the rainforest after they drop naturally from wild trees. Buying them could help save the Amazon.