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Antikythera Mechanism: The ancient 'computer' that simply shouldn't exist - BBC REEL
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Evidence ancient Babylonians were far more advanced than we thought - BBC REEL
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Dwarka: Have archaeologists finally found India's sunken kingdom? - BBC REEL
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Ancient DNA reveals the truth about Vikings - BBC REEL
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Japan's mysterious 'keyhole' tombs - BBC REEL
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The secret Soviet radar hidden in Chernobyl’s shadow - BBC REEL
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Titanic survivor recalls harrowing moment ship sank | BBC Global
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How the world's oldest university was lost for 800 years – BBC REEL
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India's ancient martial art feared by the British Raj - BBC REEL
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How DNA reveals Vikings never left Scotland – BBC REEL
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Vladimir Komarov: the first man to die in space – BBC REEL
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The first ever view inside Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt | BBC Global
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MK-Ultra: The shocking Cold War experiments hidden by the CIA - BBC REEL
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The man who volunteered to be imprisoned in Auschwitz - BBC REEL
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The earthquake that changed history – BBC REEL
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Egypt's 'most exciting' archaeological discovery in decades - BBC REEL
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The hidden religion banned in Japan for 200 years - BBC REEL
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Mappa Mundi: The greatest map of the medieval world | BBC Global
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JRR Tolkien on how WW1 inspired The Lord of the Rings | BBC Global
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The murdered 'handsome priest' with a decades-long secret - BBC REEL
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The day WW2 began | BBC Global
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The mysterious 'other Petra' of Saudi Arabia - BBC REEL
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The playboy Serbian spy who inspired James Bond - BBC REEL
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A look inside Michelangelo's 'secret room' | BBC Global
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Henrietta Lacks: The 'immortal' cells that changed the world - BBC REEL
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The legendary 'miracle' rings of Ourense - BBC REEL
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The Bronze Age treasure that could rewrite history – BBC REEL
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The 60,000-year-old artefact rewriting Neanderthal history – BBC REEL
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The complicated legacy of Spain's super-rich 'indianos' – BBC REEL
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The British aristocrat that joined the Nazis – BBC REEL
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The remote ghost town that put Alaska on the map - BBC REEL
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The Slovenian hospital the Nazis could never find - BBC REEL
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England's 'hidden' medieval street | BBC Global
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Discovering the secrets of Portugal's 7,000-year-old cromlech - BBC REEL
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Pompeii's forbidden erotica - BBC REEL
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The 'Great Moon Hoax' that fooled the world – BBC REEL
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The abandoned Soviet palace that people love to hate - BBC REEL
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The mistake that changed chickens forever | BBC Global
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The 'curse' of Siberia's 2,500-year-old 'Ice Maiden' - BBC REEL
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Why Europe has so few skyscrapers | BBC Global
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Why did the Templars mark this mysterious spot on the map? - BBC REEL
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The little-known tree that revolutionised global communication – BBC REEL
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The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien was published 70 years ago this week.#bbc#books #lotr
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How did this Soviet town suddenly appear in Poland? - BBC REEL
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Polybius: The most dangerous arcade game ever made? - BBC REEL
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The truth behind the mysterious mummies of the Canary Islands – BBC REEL
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The greatest conspiracy in ancient art – BBC REEL
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The truth behind the legend of the 'sword in the stone' – BBC REEL
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The ancient golden treasure rewriting Danish history – BBC REEL
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The prehistoric origins of the Silk Road – BBC REEL
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The richest person who ever lived - BBC REEL
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The huge nuclear disaster hidden by the Soviets - BBC REEL
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Why Scotland's 2,000-year-old 'skyscrapers' puzzle archaeologists – BBC REEL
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Why did an entire civilisation vanish in Pakistan? – BBC REEL
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Anne Frank's father on his decision to publish her diary | BBC Global
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Why do Westerners love using toilet paper? - BBC REEL
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The world's first long-distance car journey – BBC REEL
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The surprising history of hand-washing - BBC REEL
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Is this the 'real' Holy Grail? - BBC REEL
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The truth about tumbleweed | BBC Global
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The Templar secret lurking beneath an Italian town - BBC REEL
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The little-known 'mother culture' that inspired the Maya - BBC REEL
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The forgotten genius who invented our future – BBC REEL
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Sweden's 'exceptional' 7,000-year-old burial comes to life - BBC REEL
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Did Walt Disney freeze his head? - BBC REEL
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The English town that stopped the plague | BBC Global
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The deadly toxin found in the world's oldest mummies - BBC REEL
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The 'Voodoo renaissance' of New Orleans | BBC Global
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Inside the giant 350-year-old model of St Paul's Cathedral | BBC Global
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The mystery of the Himalayan 'Skeleton Lake' - BBC REEL
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The Neolithic artefact that ensured our survival – BBC REEL
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The story behind the famous ‘bison skull’ photo | BBC Global
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The dark discovery of Mexico's huge tower of human skulls - BBC REEL
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The tiny church at the heart of the Knights Templar - BBC REEL
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Behind the myth of a breast-baring pirate - BBC REEL
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The Soviet 'Night Witches' of World War Two - BBC REEL
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The forgotten Colombian city destroyed by a volcano – BBC REEL
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The most successful pirate in history – BBC REEL
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The endangered floating city of the Himalayas - BBC REEL
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The ancient civilisation that discovered chocolate – BBC REEL
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How a secret spy ring influenced the birth of the US - BBC REEL
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The 500-year-old mystery of Christopher Columbus - BBC REEL
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How 'cancelling' Christmas reignited a civil war - BBC REEL
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Justinian and Theodora: The Byzantine power couple – BBC REEL
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How ‘Johnny Softsword’ may have lost the Crown Jewels – BBC REEL
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The Black cowboys of the Mississippi Delta - BBC REEL
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The former slave who became the world's first drag queen - BBC REEL
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The little-known history of conspiracy theories – BBC REEL
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The medieval 'doomsday bunker' hidden beneath a castle - BBC REEL
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The German castle that inspired Frankenstein – BBC REEL
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How D-Day began with a death-defying mission | BBC Global
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How turnips led to a famous Halloween tradition | BBC Global
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Britain's mysterious WW2 'island of death' | BBC Global
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How a 16th century rhino inspired Portugal's famous pavement art – BBC REEL
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Who discovered the equator? – BBC REEL
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The forgotten 'monster' that terrified Georgian London – BBC REEL
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The nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Arctic - BBC REEL
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How 180,000 mummified cats ended up in England | BBC Global
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How a Korean cult leader kickstarted America's love of sushi – BBC REEL
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The 3,000-year-old history of the passport | BBC Global
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Anne Frank's diary was first published 77 years ago today #bbc #book #history
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How two nuclear bombs accidentally fell on a US farm – BBC REEL
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The little-known history of the Pyrenees mountain women – BBC REEL
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How the British military hired a magician to outwit the Nazis - BBC REEL
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The incredible escape that turned a slave into an American hero - BBC REEL
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The Spanish island that became a prison – BBC REEL
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The surprising link between Vikings and Scottish women – BBC REEL
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The 102-year-old woman who changed British fashion - BBC REEL
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When Denmark held the first ever same-sex civil unions | BBC Global
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The nuclear war hideout built by a Swiss spy - BBC REEL
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My husband was a KGB agent - BBC REEL
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My husband was a KGB agent - BBC REEL
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The murder hunt that unearthed a long-lost settlement – BBC REEL
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The extraordinary life of the world's first transgender spy - BBC REEL
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How astronauts prepared for the Apollo 11 Moon landing | BBC Global
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Photography: iconic images of the New York City subway - BBC REEL
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The Austrian woman who saved 7,700 children during WW2 - BBC Reel
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The mystery of the Walrus buried in a London graveyard - BBC REEL
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The ancient Icelandic 'soap operas' revealing the truth about Vikings - BBC REEL
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Why did the tales of Thor appeal to so many Vikings? – BBC REEL
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The men who broke out of Alcatraz with a spoon | BBC Global
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Olympics: The true story behind Chariots of Fire | BBC Global
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The troubled history of swimming pools in the US | BBC Global
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Where did the Nazis hide stolen art? | BBC Global
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Stockholm Syndrome and the art of hostage negotiation | BBC Global
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Ever wonder how Gothic culture inspired Tim Burton? #bbc #halloween #art
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The blacklisted Hollywood writer who won two Oscars | BBC Global
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Mary Poppins premiered 60 years ago this week. #BBC #Film
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Archive interview with Fidel Castro: On the brink of nuclear war | BBC Global
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The weird history of US team mascots| BBC Global
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King Charles: One year since the Coronation | BBC Global
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The migrants who passed through Ellis Island | BBC Global
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