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A C, G, I rendering of a stone wall partially submerged in water. On top is a large wooden structure with ropes, pulleys, and a hook hanging in the center, with a human operating the pulleys.

A C, G, I rendering of a wooden ship with 3 sails sailing out of a storm into the sun.

A C, G, I rendering of a large stone wall of the ancient city of Troy. The gate is open and a huge wooden horse on a wheels is being dragged inside with ropes.

A C, G, I rendering of 4 stone statues of ancient Egyptian pharaohs sitting in a row. They each have yellow and blue headdresses.

Meter labeled "Good Deeds Meter," ranging from red to yellow to green with the arrow pointed towards red.

Deer looks at us as it stands outside in the snow.

Graphic that looks like a holographic screen shows a horse with a rider on its back as it jumps over a competition fence. Text reads, “Coming up…Horse vs. Zebra…”

Bald eagle stands over a carcass and another bald Eagle crouches close to the ground behind it.

Shark swims by, close to the sea floor.

Monkey clings to the side of a tall tree in a forest.

Ladybug clinging upside down to a blade of grass.

Close up to the “Animal Science” title screen, but only letters A, N, I, and C, I, E are visible.

Insects carry around green leaves.

Lion lays on the ground with its head resting on its legs.

Title screen that says, “Animal Science,” in big silver letters. In the background are science graphics like molecules and graph lines. Small text in the background says, “fastest, smallest, loudest, longest teeth, smartest, lightest, scariest.”

Close up to the back of a person dressed in a suit designed to protect them from dog bites. A German shepherd is laying in the distance.

Group of Spiral Horned Antelopes run in a dry grassy field.

Close up to the “Animal Science” title screen, but only letters A, N, I, and C, I, E are visible.

Graphic that looks like a holographic screen shows a silhouette of a monkey’s face. Behind the monkey is a computer screen with a question mark and a box with a line through it. Text reads, “Coming up…High Intelligence.”

Graphic that looks like a holographic screen shows a green frog behind grass. Text reads, “Coming up…The Life Aquatic.”

Graphic that looks like a holographic screen shows a Pygmy Slow Loris clinging to a tree branch and staring at us with big eyes. In the corner of the screen are four pictures of the Loris, but each zoom in closer to the Loris’s face. Text reads, “Pygmy Slow Loris, Poisonous. Produces venom in sweat glands.”

Close up on a dark reddish-brown insect against a blurred background.

Landscape shows an expanse of dry grassy land.

Graphic that looks like a holographic screen shows a walrus putting a flipper on the walrus lying next to it like its pushing himself off the other walrus. Text reads, “Coming up…Polar Bear Club.”

Title screen that says, “Animal Science,” in big silver letters. In the background are science graphics like molecules and graph lines. Small text in the background says, “smartest, lightest, scariest, most colorful, rarest, hairiest, quickest, Sharpest.”

Two buffalo butt heads in a field.

Two bald eagles look down at something on the rocky ground.

Title screen that says, “Animal Science,” in big silver letters. In the background are science graphics like molecules and graph lines. Small text in the background says, “Heaviest, fastest, smallest, loudest, Longest Teeth, Smartest, lightest.”

Large group of seals sit on a beach as water crashes onto them.

Rodent moves quickly in a grassy area. Text reads, “Body temp. Equals one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit.”

Big white question mark with a smaller dark green question mark in its dot. Text reads, “Ask them. What We Ask Them And How We Do It.”

Massive asteroid soars through the universe towards a star cloud. Text reads, “Asteroids.”

Still image from: Banned Books: Censored in School

Lake with the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D,C in the distance. Text on image reads, "Becoming Equal Under the Law."

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Table shows Time, Percentage, and Total across four weeks.

Federal Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg and a man dressed as Benjamin Franklin standing in front of a stately building. Text reads, “Benjamin Franklin: History Speaks. Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit and Benjamin Franklin, Portrayed by Bill Robling.”

Computer screen with a video call on it. A young girl sits in a blue room while on mute.

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Still image from: Bloodlines of the Slave Trade

Two children play on the beach as small waves come crashing toward them.

Title text reads, “Borrower Beware," against a background of the Dow Jones ticker tape.

Closeup of a woman's hands reading braille.

Still image from: Brave Girl

Two teenagers stand next to each other holding red plastic cups. Text reads, “Bystander Intervention: Putting a Stop to Sexual Assault.”

Man talks in a room with 3D printers behind him as if doing an Text reads, “Deacon Stone. Three-D Printing Specialist.”

Man sits in a room full of sophisticated machines behind him. Text reads, “Morgan Smith. Advanced Manufacturing Engineer.

Man sits for an interview in a library with a large TV screen on the wall that shows the atmosphere on the curve of the earth from space. Text reads, “David Walton. Aerospace Engineer.”