JACOB SOBOROFF: Hey it's Jacob.
Every day we bring you
the best videos around,
and today we've got the
"Simpsons" marathon,
learning not to breathe--
-Hopefully I don't pass out.
JACOB SOBOROFF: --And the
"Breaking Bad" sequel.
-Woo!
-Ooh.
Yeah.
That's what I said.
-Feisty!
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-I'm definitely freaking
out a little bit.
-So Hank, here's a story
I've heard a lot in Ethiopia.
Traditionally, Ethiopian women
haven't named their children
for several months
after they were
born because the risk of losing
the babies was just too high.
JACOB SOBOROFF: This is the
latest from Vlog Brother John
Green, in which he talks
about how the high mortality
rate in Ethiopia is no longer
really the case, thanks in part
to Bill Gates and
the Gates Foundation.
John went to Ethiopia
and he visited
a few health care centers
with the Microsoft founder.
And he discovered how
they're accomplishing
this with very few resources.
-Hank, I don't want to minimize
the amazing work that the Gates
Foundation and
other organizations
are doing in Ethiopia.
But the real heroes of
Ethiopia's health successes
are Ethiopian-- the
women volunteering
in their communities,
health extension workers
treating disease and compiling
data, mothers fighting
to keep their kids healthy
despite the immense challenges
of poverty.
JACOB SOBOROFF: The work
the Gates Foundation does
around the world is
pretty incredible.
To learn more, we got a link
for you in the description.
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-I am weird.
I'm at work.
Double head!
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MIKE FALZONE: Whenever
we were in a pool,
me and my friends
used to love to see
who could hold their breath
underwater the longest.
Now I always used
to lose, but I'm
pretty sure that's only because
I hate feeling like I'm dying.
Red Bull athletes,
on the other hand,
have this reputation
for being fearless.
Recently a bunch of
them traveled to Hawaii,
where they learned how
to hold their breath
underwater for up
to five minutes.
-What's really
powerful is, you've
this physiological limit
in terms of how long
you can hold your breath.
And you've got this idea
in your mind about how far
and how deep you're gonna go.
And all you're doing all week is
banging up against that limit.
MIKE FALZONE: Not even close.
Now some people
actually said being
able to step foot
on the ocean floor
became one of the most relaxing
experiences they've ever had.
But there's no
way it beats being
able to breathe comfortably.
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JACOB SOBOROFF: Next
time you need to pee,
maybe go for a swim.
This is the newest from
Reactions, the fun explainer
about why it is perfectly
normal to pee in the ocean.
-The average human's urine
is more than 95% water.
It also is between 1
to 2 grams per liter
of sodium in chloride ions.
Every animal in the
ocean pees in the ocean.
The fin whale lets out about
970 liters of urine a day.
JACOB SOBOROFF: I mean,
I actually feel better
about peeing in the ocean now.
If fish do it,
it's totally cool.
What?
-How do you like it, bro?
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ALI: It's been almost a year
since everybody's favorite meth
cookery left TV.
But if you're worried about
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul
losing their revenue
stream, don't be.
Turns out they had a
pretty solid backup plan.
The two star alongside
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as skeevy pawn shop
owners in this video
created by Audi on behalf
of the Television Academy.
It's already gotten over 4
million views in three days.
-That's a Prime Time Emmy Award.
-Is it now?
-It is.
-I know exactly what it is.
But sometimes you gotta
play dumb in this business
to drive the price down.
-And to whom was this awarded?
-Um, to me.
Um, I'm-- I'm Julia
Louis-Dreyfus.
-I knew I recognized you!
-Yeah.
-I love your show!
-Which show?
-Thank you.
-"Weeds."
-Oh!
ALI: The 66th Annual Emmies
air at 8:00 PM Eastern
on Monday night on NBC.
So get your champagne, put on
your tiara, and say my name.
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JACOB SOBOROFF: FXX kicked
off their 12-day "Simpsons"
marathon this morning.
They are going to play every
single episode from all 25
seasons.
Buzzfeed just
released this video
with some little known facts
about our four fingered friends
to get us primed
for the epic event.
-Marge's hair was
originally so tall
because Matt Groening wanted
to hide her bunny ears.
You can see them
in "The Simpsons"
arcade game. "The
Simpsons" movie
was banned in Burma because
the colors red and yellow
are banned in films there.
JACOB SOBOROFF: Since 1989,
the residents of Springfield
have made their way into our
hearts one "Doh!" at a time.
That couldn't be more true
for Mike at PBS Idea Channel.
-My friends and I
discovered a method
for expressing not only
our fondness for you
but for each other.
Intimate knowledge of your
characteristics and details,
of which there are
a countless number,
signaled a devotion to the
social fabric uniting us.
JACOB SOBOROFF: The marathon's
running 24 hours a day
until September 1st, so you
better clear out that DVR.
That was the worst
Smithers ever.
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EARNEST: It's February 2009.
Kid viral videos are going
strong-- "Charlie Bit
Me," "David After Dentist,"
and then all of a sudden,
"Kittens Inspired by Kittens."
-I'm at work.
I have to go potty!
Move down to his feet.
Psss!
I'm her mom.
No, she's not!
EARNEST: Maddie was
just five years old.
She just picked up a picture
book from the library
and started narrating
what they were doing.
It racked up 18 million views.
This video is one of
the funniest videos
that I've ever seen.
It still brings a
smile to my face.
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JACOB SOBOROFF: Every Saturday
we focus on just one topic.
And this week,
we're going to try
to survive the
zombie apocalypse.
-If you get shot in the
arm, it's not a big deal.
But if you lose a leg, you're
not able to walk anymore.
It's something to think about.
JACOB SOBOROFF: Now
play us out, Bloc Party!
[MUSIC - BLOC PARTY, "RATCHET"]
