These Are the Best Documentaries That You Can Watch Right Now

My Octopus Teacher

Once upon a time, a filmmaker by the name of Craig Foster went off snorkeling near the coast of South Africa and met an octopus on his journey. He resolved to return and learn from the octopus about the world below. This film is soothing, uplifting, and remarkably stunning to see. 

American Murder: The Family Next Door

This average American family had nothing weird about their life...so why did the mother and three children go missing out of nowhere? In this documentary, follow alongside police as they attempt to track down what looks like a standard runaway, but learn so much more...

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The More You Know

  • Wilt Chamberlain is in the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
  • 27,000 tress are cut down every day to become toilet paper.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.