The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
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History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsJustice... Dig into the Rubber Terror, the period in which King Leopold II’s horrific regime in the Congo resulted in the deaths of 10 million people.
How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldJustice... Get to know the story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who saved over 2,000 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
AdultsEducationEnvironmentHistoryEnergyHealthScience... Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
A brief history of divorce - Rod Phillips
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The dark history of bananas - John Soluri
AdultsHistoryHumanNatureEconomyCulture... Explore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America.
How Kodak Detected the Atomic Bomb
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanScience... Kodak detected the first atomic bomb before anyone else figured it out. Then they made a deal not to tell anyone. Thanks to HBO Max, and their new show raised by Wolves for sponsoring this video!
The Mystery of Queen Nefertiti
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanCulture... Queen Nefertiti is one of the most famous queens of ancient Egypt, but the location of her tomb is still a mystery.
The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal
AdultsAnimalsHistoryNatureScienceWildlifeBiology... Dig into how scientists are attempting to revive the functionally extinct northern white rhino through artificial reproduction.
The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary - Lisa Janae Bacon
AdultsHistoryHumanWriting Get to know the life of West African revolutionary Thomas Sankara, and his pursuit of liberating Burkina Faso from colonial rule.
Man Lives 19 Years In Airport - Why? (True Story)
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsSociety... Denis Luiz de Souza has been living in a Brazilian International Airport for 19 years and shows no signs of leaving.
What Mud From Glacial Lakes Can Tell Us About Our History | National Geographic
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceEnvironment... See what challenges face a team of scientists gathering core sediment samples from a glacial lake in the Himalayas.
The mysterious life and death of Rasputin - Eden Girma
AdultsHistoryWorldWritingPolitics... Get to know the story of Rasputin, known as the “Mad Monk,” who was assassinated for his involvement with the Russian monarchy.
The Mysterious Event That Made Venus A Death Trap
AdultsHistoryScienceSpace At one time long ago, the planet Venus had some similarities in its climate to that of Earth, and having the potential to be habitable for the existence of life, but something happened that made Venus an uninhabitable, rocky, desolate planet, but what?