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Most popular TED-Ed animations of 2024

From the science of motivation to the everyday mysteries of microwaves to the dangers of rusty nails, these TED-Ed animations captured our audience's attention in 2024.

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Louise Thwaites

Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail?

Michael Beug

This mushroom will kill you before you know what’s happening

Jonathan Morris

How humanity got hooked on coffee

Nicola Storelli and Daniele Zanzi

Scientists are obsessed with this lake

Joseph Lacey

How could so many people support Hitler?

TED-Ed

How to get motivated even when you don’t feel like it

Aaron Slepkov

Why can't you put metal in a microwave?

Vivian Jiang

How did ancient civilizations make ice cream?

David R. Flum

What does appendix pain feel like?

Anna Rothschild

What staying up all night does to your brain