Though most might be unaware, the US state of California was named after a place that doesn't exist outside of literature, similar to Narnia. "California" comes from a novel written in the Spanish Golden Age.

"See You Again" is a song recorded by the American rapper Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth. The track is part of the soundtrack of the action film Furious 7 and was created in memory of the "The Fast and the Furious" actor Paul Walker, who died in a car accident.

January 6 commemorates the day that three dudes gave a bunch of gifts to baby Jesus. But... who were they and why did they have hipster beards?

The First Lady welcomes the first act in an evening of poetry, music and spoken word at the White House. Pianist ELEW and bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding kick off the evening with an instrumental jazz fusion performance. Enjoy!

Writer Ayelet Waldman and her Pulitzer Prize-winning husband Michael Chabon share their White House Talk at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.

Theater director Simon Stone deconstructs some of the common visual and audio tricks of modern theater, utilizing a cast of first-time volunteer actors recruited in the days prior to TEDxSydney 2011 and rehearsed just once.

"Last Christmas" was released by the British pop duo Wham! in 1984 and is still a holiday favorite over 20 years later. Enjoy!

This is the Scottish band Wet Wet Wet's cover of a love song originally written by The Troggs. This version was a massive hit in the 90s⁠—you might already know it from the soundtrack of the romantic comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral."

Not only nature friends will enjoy this beautiful film. Here is the trailer for African Cats.

Walk the Moon is an American pop rock band assembled by singer Nicholas Petricca. "Shut up and Dance" was their first major hit.

In this video, we learn to ask and answer some simple and important questions with adjectives. We also see Lenny audition for an acting role by acting out various adjectives used to describe people. But it’s a tough task, and he struggles to impress.

Neil receives a phone call from his mom, who wants to know everything about his new life. She asks about his job, his new apartment, and his neighbors. Most importantly, she wants to know that he’s happy, and to tell him that she and his dad are thinking about him a lot!

Larry and Lisa are contestants on "What’s That Word?", a game show that will test their ability to name the opposite words to some common adjectives. Round one is competitive, and nobody leaves empty-handed… but who will get to participate in the bonus round and get a chance at a big cash prize?

We meet a young woman, Caralie, on the street. She takes us to her apartment building. She checks her mail-box. She invites us inside and up the stairs to her third-floor apartment.

Caralie takes us into her kitchen. Here she talks about fruits, vegetables and preparing soup. She also shows us some important appliances in her kitchen.