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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 64: The Icelandic Volcano that Grounded Europe
In 2010, a volcanic eruption beneath an Icelandic glacier did something no government or crisis had ever achieved. It shut…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 62: The Lake Bodom Murders
In June 1960, four teenagers camped beside a quiet Finnish lake. By morning, three were dead and one was badly…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 58: The Mystery of the Girl with a Pearl Earring
She gazes out from one of the most famous paintings in the world—enigmatic, poised, and silent. But who was The…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 57: The Battle of Alesia
In 52 BCE Julius Caesar trapped Vercingetorix in the hilltop oppidum of Alesia, ringed it with miles of earthworks, then…
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5 Minute Biographies
Compact Biographies: The Black Prince
Feared on the battlefield and celebrated as the ideal knight, the Black Prince was England’s greatest warrior heir. In this…
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Biografias en 5 minutos
Biografias en 5minutos: Andrew Carnegie
En este episodio de Biografías en 5 Minutos, exploramos la vida de Andrew Carnegie, el magnate del acero que pasó…
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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 63: The Vasa Shipwreck
How does a warship sink within minutes of launch? In this Compact Disasters episode, we explore the sinking of the…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 61: The Murder of Gianni Versace
On a bright summer morning in 1997, the world of fashion was shattered by gunshots on Miami’s Ocean Drive. In…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 57: The Mystery of the Georgia Guidestones
A monument appeared overnight in rural Georgia, engraved in eight languages and promoting messages about population control, harmony with nature,…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 56: The Battle of Verdun
In 1916 the German army struck at Verdun to bleed France white. For ten grim months forts like Douaumont and…
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