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Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Cunningham Heritage - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

After his return from Afghanistan, Dr. Watson meets Sherlock Holmes and is recruited as his assistant. Together they investigate a murder, with a young lady as the prime suspect. Holmes finds the real murderer and learns his motive.

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Caption 35 [en]: Yes, well I... wouldn't mind sharing a flat with somebody if...
Caption 35 [en]: Yes, well I... wouldn't mind sharing a flat with somebody if...

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The New 3 Stooges - Hairbrained Barbers

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

USA

Enjoy this episode from The Three Stooges, a long-running American slap-stick comedy act that appeared on vaudeville, television and the silver screen. Along with baseball and apple pie, it's a small slice of Americana!

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Caption 38 [en]: Never mind.
Caption 38 [en]: Never mind.

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Simon Jones - On Tea

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

United Kingdom

Ever wondered why most Americans don't like tea? Have they ever even tasted a cup of tea properly prepared? Simon Jones is convinced that they haven't and gives a nice detailed description, taken from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," of how to make a proper cup of tea. Enjoy!

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Caption 15 [en]: of making a thin, pale, watery cup of tea that nobody in their right mind
Caption 15 [en]: of making a thin, pale, watery cup of tea that nobody in their right mind

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Ellie Goulding - Your Song

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

United Kingdom

Ellie Goulding's video for "Your Song" as featured in John Lewis' Christmas TV advert.

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Caption 11 [en]: I hope you don't mind
Caption 11 [en]: I hope you don't mind

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Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. - Learn about this fun shop in Brooklyn, NY!

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Founded by writer Dave Eggers, the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company is a sister project of the San Francisco Pirate Supply Company, both of them storefront covers for their real work, the 826 educational assistance program. See how creative minds have banded together to make learning fun and at the same time creatively fund educational assistance!

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Caption 2 [en]: [Come on in for all your superhero needs: capes, secret identities, mind control...]
Caption 2 [en]: [Come on in for all your superhero needs: capes, secret identities, mind control...]

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Laird Hamilton - Takes on Teahupoo

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Laird Hamilton is an American big-wave surfer and co-inventor of tow-in surfing. Caught on film, Hamilton's drop into Tahiti's Teahupoʻo break on the morning of August 17, 2000 firmly established him in the annals of surfing. Teahupoʻo is a particularly hazardous shallow-water reef break southeast of the Pacific island of Tahiti. Check out this footage and marvel!

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Caption 47 [en]: how did his mind say "this is what I have to do"?
Caption 47 [en]: how did his mind say "this is what I have to do"?

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Ask Jimmy Carter - Interview with Richard Gere

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Jimmy Carter: Gere is always a good interview... easy to talk to and smart....

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Caption 29 [en]: Hm hm. -I think basically, is that the adult mind can go different places.
Caption 29 [en]: Hm hm. -I think basically, is that the adult mind can go different places.

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Eliza Doolittle - on 'Skinny Genes'

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

British pop singer/songwriter Eliza Doolittle performs her hit single ‘Skinny Genes’ off her debut self-titled album. Enjoy!

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Caption 12 [en]: I don't mind it when you...
Caption 12 [en]: I don't mind it when you...

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Richard Wiseman - 10 More Bets You Will Always Win

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Enjoy yet another great collection of bar gags from Quirkology.

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Caption 56 [en]: [For more quirky mind stuff, follow @RichardWiseman]
Caption 56 [en]: [For more quirky mind stuff, follow @RichardWiseman]

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Richard Wiseman - 10 Bets You Will Always Win

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Richard Wiseman gives up some pretty funny party tricks, but best try these only on friends, a stranger in a bar may not be in the mood to get the joke!

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Caption 53 [en]: [For more quirky mind stuff, follow @RichardWiseman; www.RichardWiseman.com]
Caption 53 [en]: [For more quirky mind stuff, follow @RichardWiseman; www.RichardWiseman.com]

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Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

American rock band Green Day released their hit song “Good Riddance” on their fifth album Nimrod in 1997. The story goes that lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong had written it years prior, but took three years to share it with band mates, and then it was a few more years before it was included on an album.

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Caption 7 [en]: So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Caption 7 [en]: So take the photographs and still frames in your mind

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The Monty Python Channel - Flying Lessons

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

This clip from an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British comedy series that aired on the BBC from 1969 through 1974, comes from season two and just might bring some laughs!

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Caption 4 [en]: but I'm sure he won't mind if you go on in.
Caption 4 [en]: but I'm sure he won't mind if you go on in.

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Naish Kiteboarding TV - Naish DNA - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Naish Kiteboarding TV: This follows up on the Red Bull King of the Air competition winner Jesse Richmond, and the others from team Naish who participated including his brother Shawn Richmond and Jalou and Kevin Langeree. Robby Naish describes team Naish and their special DNA, that they love and live kiteboarding!

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Caption 42 [en]: And it takes a certain kind of mind to stay focused enough to...
Caption 42 [en]: And it takes a certain kind of mind to stay focused enough to...

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Royalchord - Good Times

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Australia

Underneath a tree in Berlin, the Australian music duo Royalchord performs an acoustic version of their song "Good Times"- exclusively for you. Enjoy!

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Caption 14 [en]: My mind is racing 'bout the things that he did to you
Caption 14 [en]: My mind is racing 'bout the things that he did to you

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Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean

Difficulty: Intermediate

Canada

Here’s the official video to Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette’s hit record “Hands Clean”. It’s off her fifth album “Under Rug Swept” – a common idiomatic expression that describes a human behavior that prefers that certain secrets or pasts indiscretions remain undiscovered. Enjoy!

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Caption 6 [en]: But you don't seem to mind
Caption 6 [en]: But you don't seem to mind

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