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

  • A cow-bison hybrid is called a "beefalo."
  • Coca-Cola once bought all the website URLs that can be read as ahh, all the way up to 62 h’s.
  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • Mr. and Mrs. came from the words master and mistress.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.