CuriosityStream

A look at the Bernina Express, which fights its way from Switzerland to Italy over 196 bridges and 55 tunnels; the path leads it through deep valleys, wild gorges and over the eternal ice of the Graubünden Alps.

In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue; Mauve takes over the fashion industry, make food look more appetizing, and enable stunning advances in medicine.

In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before; the vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavor revolution and forever changing how we eat.

Barcodes have radically changed global commerce, helping fuel the rise of everything from massive companies like Walmart to world powers like China, and it all started with a man daydreaming on a beach in 1949.

Florida wasn't always the Sunshine State; in the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida from an economic backwater to a ritzy vacation destination, sparking a land boom the likes of which America had never seen before.

At an altitude of 3,000 meters, Mopti climbs vertiginous rock faces of the Himalayas to gather honey from the biggest bee species on the planet: the giant Apis laboriosa bee.

The Hadzabe of Tanzania, considered one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes on the planet, pass the knowledge of this way of life to the next generation.

Two million visitors go to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park yearly; people come from all over the world to catch a glimpse of the blue haze that gives the park its name or a black bear scurrying into the woods.

A road of mountain passes and access to The Himalayas.

The Tanzania-Zambia-Railway (Tazara) is one of Africa's most ambitious infrastructure projects; it connects the inland with the coast of East Africa and means independence from the surrounding apartheid-ruled countries of East Africa.

A look at the Bernina Express, which fights its way from Switzerland to Italy over 196 bridges and 55 tunnels; the path leads it through deep valleys, wild gorges and over the eternal ice of the Graubünden Alps.

In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue; Mauve takes over the fashion industry, make food look more appetizing, and enable stunning advances in medicine.

In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before; the vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavor revolution and forever changing how we eat.

Barcodes have radically changed global commerce, helping fuel the rise of everything from massive companies like Walmart to world powers like China, and it all started with a man daydreaming on a beach in 1949.

Florida wasn't always the Sunshine State; in the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida from an economic backwater to a ritzy vacation destination, sparking a land boom the likes of which America had never seen before.

At an altitude of 3,000 meters, Mopti climbs vertiginous rock faces of the Himalayas to gather honey from the biggest bee species on the planet: the giant Apis laboriosa bee.

The Hadzabe of Tanzania, considered one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes on the planet, pass the knowledge of this way of life to the next generation.

Two million visitors go to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park yearly; people come from all over the world to catch a glimpse of the blue haze that gives the park its name or a black bear scurrying into the woods.

A road of mountain passes and access to The Himalayas.

The Tanzania-Zambia-Railway (Tazara) is one of Africa's most ambitious infrastructure projects; it connects the inland with the coast of East Africa and means independence from the surrounding apartheid-ruled countries of East Africa.

A look at the Bernina Express, which fights its way from Switzerland to Italy over 196 bridges and 55 tunnels; the path leads it through deep valleys, wild gorges and over the eternal ice of the Graubünden Alps.

In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue; Mauve takes over the fashion industry, make food look more appetizing, and enable stunning advances in medicine.

In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before; the vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavor revolution and forever changing how we eat.

Barcodes have radically changed global commerce, helping fuel the rise of everything from massive companies like Walmart to world powers like China, and it all started with a man daydreaming on a beach in 1949.

Florida wasn't always the Sunshine State; in the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida from an economic backwater to a ritzy vacation destination, sparking a land boom the likes of which America had never seen before.

At an altitude of 3,000 meters, Mopti climbs vertiginous rock faces of the Himalayas to gather honey from the biggest bee species on the planet: the giant Apis laboriosa bee.

The Hadzabe of Tanzania, considered one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes on the planet, pass the knowledge of this way of life to the next generation.

Two million visitors go to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park yearly; people come from all over the world to catch a glimpse of the blue haze that gives the park its name or a black bear scurrying into the woods.

A road of mountain passes and access to The Himalayas.

The Tanzania-Zambia-Railway (Tazara) is one of Africa's most ambitious infrastructure projects; it connects the inland with the coast of East Africa and means independence from the surrounding apartheid-ruled countries of East Africa.

Shaquille O'Neal, who went from being poor and bullied to NBA stardom, reveals how his stepfather taught him the valuable lesson that "true pressure is not knowing where your next meal is coming from.".

Actress Kristen Bell recounts how her nurturing nature and her good works, such as co-founding No Kid Hungry, was sparked when she was age 19 and helped deliver two babies during a missionary trip to a clinic in Brazil.

Actors/spouses Samuel and LaTanya Jackson have fought for civil rights around the globe, but their greatest satisfaction comes from handwritten thank you notes from children they have supplied with books.

Inspired by his mother to be "of service," LeVar Burton entered the seminary at 13 years old; after deciding the Church didn't have the answers to his life questions, he changed his focus to theater arts and became known for Roots and Star Trek.

Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, is the world's first digital philanthropist; after becoming obsessed with YouTube at a young age, Jimmy built a viral video empire based on the joy he gets from helping others.

Joe Namath grew up in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. After his parents' divorce, Joe turned to sports; he was propelled into sports stardom in college and professional football earning the nickname Broadway Joe.