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Wow! I Never Knew That! (Episode 20)

9 minutes 45 seconds

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Host Jeff "JJ" Johnson reveals the origin of Monopoly, the tuxedo, the Venus flytrap, the wedding ring, the term "fired," and the stapler. Find out the difference between full-grain and top-grain leather. Part of the "Wow! I Never Knew That!" series.

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Digital image of an open manhole cover being projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. You see, the round shape makes it a safety cover.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 1
10 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Image of a basket of peaches being projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. Yep, that's how the game of basketball originally started.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 2
10 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 feet wearing red and white basketball shoes on a wooden floor with a basketball to the left. 2 hands reach down and tie the shoelaces on the right foot. Caption. Grabbing the ends of both shoe laces and pulling real hard.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 4
10 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a yellow bowl full of white popcorn kernels against a black background. Caption. And in just minutes you are enjoying.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 6
10 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Image of the chest of a person in a military uniform with a tan bullet-proof vest holding a black handgun held close projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. There's a 10 72 on the scene.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 7
10 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman with dark hair and wearing a pink polo shirt leans against a wooden railing on a bridge over a stream. She looks at a smiling man in a green sweater sitting on the railing. Caption. Just cut to the chase?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 8
10 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Tilted view of an oven full of red-hot coals surround by tan bricks. Caption. I'm talking about America's first pizzeria.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 10
9 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Low-angle view of a steam engine pulling several open passenger cars across a tall wooden bridge with fall colored trees behind it and green hills beneath it. Caption. Planes, trains, automobiles, and boats?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 15
10 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of several white Band-Aids with black animal prints lined up vertically on a black background. Distributed amongst them are several Band-Aids shaped like stars, hearts, and flowers. Caption. Invented something we all use to patch ourselves up.
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 17
10 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Image of a sign with pink lettering that reads, "Cotton Candy," being projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. So, how did this feathery goodness spin to life?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 18
10 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12