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A brief history of cannibalism

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Human cannibalism is a lot more common than you might think. Dive into its complex history and see its uses in medicine, cultural rituals and in times of survival.

Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor

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Learn about the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamon, whose experiments and discoveries changed medicine.

Why Apollo Astronauts Trained at a Nuclear Test Site

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Apollo astronauts trained in nuclear bomb craters at the Nevada National Security Site. But why?Thanks Audible!

What If You Were Sent Back To The Ice Ages?

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What would happen if you traveled to the ice ages? Would you be able to survive the earth in it's dangerous icy state?

How to Sail on Sunlight | Because Space

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Sails have been helping us travel across water for centuries, but could this same idea help us travel across space?

How Sustainable Plantations Help Save Uganda’s Decimated Forests

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Sustainable forestry is helping the country electrify, cutting down on firewood use—and providing livelihoods.

Ugly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino

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When historians talk about the atrocities of the 20th century, we often think of those that took place during and between the two World Wars. But two months before the Rape of Nanking in China, and a year before Kristallnacht in Germany, a horrific ethnic cleansing campaign occurred on an island between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Edward Paulino details the 1937 Haitian Massacre.

Why Cities Exist

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More than 90% of the richest countries population lives in the cities. Here is why?

Kids Try 100 Years of the Most Expensive Foods | Bon Appetit

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In this episode of "Kids Try Food", the kids try 100 years of expensive foods. Let's see how kids eat and react to raw oysters, frog legs provençale, shrimp cocktail, lobster thermidor, beef wellington with Madeira truffle sauce, truffled tagliatelle with truffle butter and shaved truffles, caviar and egg, seared foie gras with cherry gastrique, Barclay prime wagyu cheesesteak with yellow label Veuve Clicquot, Manila Social Club 24K golden Cristal Ube donut.

You Think You Know What Meat Is... But You Have No Idea (Part 1 of 3)

AdultsFoodScienceHistory
Eating meat has been part of the human identity for 2.5 million years, but according to science, what exactly is meat?

The Truth About the Titanic Has Been Revealed

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Recent findings reveal the truth that has been buried for over one hundred years. Scientists have debunked the theory that the cause of the Titanic sinking was an iceberg.

14 Strange Ways of Life the Ancient Egyptians Practiced

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We often think that we are completely different from ancient people, but archaeology shows that we are quite wrong. Here is a list of 14 unbelievable facts about the life of ancient Egyptians.