These Are the Best Documentaries That You Can Watch Right Now

This Is Us

One Direction was the biggest band in the world, but they started out as just a couple of kids in a singing competition. Learn about their roots in the documentary concert which takes you behind the scenes of the chart-toppers. If you were the most famous person alive, what could you really do?

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

He was supposed to get their kids into top colleges, but instead, he got them all in jail. This documentary follows the career of Rick Singer, who got several celebrity children into top-ranked schools despite their low test scores. Turns out you really can go anywhere you want, as long as you can pay the price...

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The More You Know

  • The Japanese created a smoke alarm for those who can't hear, which pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air to alert them.
  • There's a word for tapping someone on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them.
  • The toilet is statistically the cleanest place in your home. Your desk, kitchen sink, and cellphone all have more bacteria.
  • Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.