Great Big Story

Great Big Story

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  • This Artist Draws Detailed Cityscapes Entirely From Memory

    1,163,075 views 3 years ago
    Stephen Wiltshire is an artist who was diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old. Though he had difficulty verbally communicating, he loved to draw—and had a remarkable and powerful memory for what he saw. Stephen has turned this into a career as an architectural artist, with the extraordinary ability to recreate cityscapes in incredible detail entirely from memory. His talents have taken him all over the world, and his beautiful work is as impressive as his talents.

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    • A Michelin-Starred Meal for $1.50 - Duration: 3 minutes, 2 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 2 years ago
      • 7,146,698 views
      Chan Hon Meng is the master chef behind “Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle,” the food cart home to the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world. Ringing in at a mere $1.50, Meng’s per...

    • Japan’s Master Inventor Has Over 3,500 Patents - Duration: 5 minutes, 32 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 1 year ago
      • 3,900,831 views
      His best thinking happens during the third movement of Beethoven’s Fifth, in a gold-plated room and when he’s mere moments from death. He writes his name “NakaMats,” but that’s Dr. Nakamatsu to you...
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    • Moulin Rouge Dancers Wear Feathers From This Family - Duration: 2 minutes, 37 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 2 years ago
      • 37,590 views
      In Paris, France, you can’t have cabaret without glimmering rhinestones, dazzling sequins, or, most importantly, feathers. Since 1929, Maison Février has been responsible for adorning cabaret perfo...

    • This Artist Draws Detailed Cityscapes Entirely From Memory - Duration: 112 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 3 years ago
      • 1,163,075 views
      Stephen Wiltshire is an artist who was diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old. Though he had difficulty verbally communicating, he loved to draw—and had a remarkable and powerful memory for ...
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    • Building the World’s Largest Robot - Duration: 3 minutes, 12 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 1 year ago
      • 188,641 views
      Inspired by “Mobile Suit Gundam,” one of the most popular anime series in Japan, engineer Masaaki Nagumo began building his very own larger-than-life robots. Each is fully operational and can be co...
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    • This Turkish Language Isn’t Spoken, It’s Whistled - Duration: 2 minutes, 41 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 4 months ago
      • 1,561,425 views
      For three centuries, farmers living in the remote mountains of northern Turkey have communicated great distances by whistling. It’s a language called kuş dili that is still used to this day, though...

    • This 101-Year-Old Tattoo Artist Is the Last of Her Kind - Duration: 2 minutes, 26 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 1 year ago
      • 3,676,166 views
      Whang-Od is the last remaining mambabatok—a tattoo artist in the Philippines using traditional hand-tap methods. At 101 years old, she is the last master of the thousand-year-old trade that first b...
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    • Why the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Chalk - Duration: 3 minutes, 33 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 1 year ago
      • 15,848,206 views
      Once upon a time, not long ago, the math world fell in love ... with a chalk. But not just any chalk! This was Hagoromo: a Japanese brand so smooth, so perfect that some wondered if it was made fro...
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    • This Man Speaks 32 Different Languages - Duration: 114 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 3 years ago
      • 1,762,232 views
      Ioannis Ikonomou works for the European Commission as a translator. It's a prestigious position, and yet it still sells him short. You see, Ioannis speaks 32 living languages. He belongs to a very ...
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    • Teen Born Without Jaw Finds His Voice - Duration: 3 minutes, 20 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 2 years ago
      • 16,733,701 views
      Isaiah Acosta was born without the ability to speak or eat, let alone sing or rap. Now a teenager, he has become a songwriter who spends his time penning lyrics he won’t ever be able to verbalize. ...
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    • This Japanese Giant Salamander Can Weigh 50 Pounds! - Duration: 87 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 4 years ago
      • 42,096 views
      The aptly named Japanese giant salamander can grow up to five feet long and weigh over 50 pounds. But despite its primitive look, this amphibian is highly evolved. When it detects a threat, it excr...
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    • Mountain Climbing with No Limbs - Duration: 3 minutes, 55 seconds.

      Great Big Story
      • 3 years ago
      • 782,814 views
      When he was young, Kyle Maynard's dream was to become a professional athlete. Born with a condition that left him without legs or arms, Kyle never stopped pursuing that goal. In high school, he was...
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