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Insanely Ridiculously Absurdly Large Numbers
Episode 2020
One of the first mathematical concepts that most of us grasp when we are children is that there is no such thing as the biggest number. No matter wha…
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The House of Wisdom
Episode 2019
The Abbasid Caliphate stood as a vibrant center of commerce, technology, and learning from the 8th to the 13th centuries.
At the heart of this Islam…
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Moldova
Episode 2018
Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine is the nation of Moldova.
As with many landlocked countries in Central and Eastern Europe, it has a long histo…
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Leninism vs Maoism
Episode 2017
Communism is an ideology that millions of people had to live under during the 20th century.
Despite the communist label many nations adhered to, the…
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The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans
Episode 2016
The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site spanning the border of India and Bangladesh.
This landscape i…
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Area 51
Episode 2015
Area 51 is a place where secrecy became legend and speculation turned into modern mythology.
Tucked away in the Nevada desert, it has been the alleg…
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The Last Emperor of China (Encore)
Episode 2014
In 1908, a two-year-old boy named Puyi was installed as the 11th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.
His life would prove to be radically different …
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The Night Witches
Episode 2013
In the dark skies over the Eastern Front of World War II, the Soviet Union deployed one of the most unusual and effective combat units of the war: th…
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Earthquakes
Episode 2012
Approximately 55 times a day, or 20,000 times a year, an earthquake occurs somewhere on Earth.
Of those, the vast majority go unnoticed and cause n…
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Gabon
Episode 2011
When you think of countries in Africa, it is unlikely that Gabon will be one of the first to cross your mind.
It is entirely possible that some of y…
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