Freedom for the slaves should have come in 1863 with the Emancipation Proclamation, but it wasn't actually abolished until 1865.

This Yabla news broadcast features stories about two different kinds of animals, one enormous and one tiny. Sometimes we can predict how animals will behave, and sometimes not.

Merve lives in British Columbia, Canada's westernmost province, where it gets extremely cold in the winter. He and his friend still go fishing, however, by drilling a hole through 10 inches of ice!

Inhaler is a band from Dublin, Ireland. This single is from their debut album It Won't Always Be Like This, which reached the top of the Irish charts and also entered the top 10 and top 20 album charts in the Netherlands and Germany.

Robby Naish dominated men’s windsurfing for two decades, becoming the biggest name in the sport. Now, his competition days behind him, with age and injury finally starting to catch up and turbulence in his family life, Robby is forced to take stock. He sets his sights on a new objective: riding the longest wave! This trailer was made for the movie that documents his challenge.

Today is Joseph’s first day at his new school in his new country, Ireland. Things are very different to what he’s known before, and straight away, some of his fellow pupils start to make life difficult for him.

Joseph’s bullies try to goad him into a playground fight, but Joseph has been through worse in his life, and stands his ground. Things look bleak, and their teacher has lost control of her class. Will Joseph find a way to fit in?

Do you know what that little pocket inside the big pocket of your jeans was designed for, or why pen lids and spaghetti spoons have holes in them? Here are ten everyday things you may never have questioned the use of, but might be interested to know more about!

American media star, model, socialite and businesswoman Kylie Jenner takes us through her typical daily diet.

What would happen to you if a black hole the size of a coin suddenly appeared in your pocket? Let's find out!

This up-tempo song from Schoolhouse Rock helps us to understand what a noun is. Generally, it's any person, place, or thing, which the song shows with helpful examples!

In this funny scene from season 4 of The Office, Ryan, now Michael's boss, has asked Michael to give a presentation to his employees. Due to having a second job, Michael hasn't had time to prepare, and the meeting quickly goes off course.

Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits” is an upbeat electronic dance track and a surprising break from his usual acoustic sound. The outlandish music video portrays Sheeran as a vampire in a hot pink suit, but the song itself can be interpreted various ways.

This classic Schoolhouse Rock song about adjectives first aired on American TV in the mid-1970s. It’s a particularly groovy way to learn about these important words, which are useful for describing people, places, and things. Unpack your adjectives!

This video will help you learn how to say where you are—and where other people are—in various rooms around the house, such as the attic, dining room, basement, and kitchen.