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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 66: The Mystery of the Hexham Heads
In 1971, two crude stone heads were dug up in a quiet back garden in Hexham, Northumberland. At first, they…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 65: The Battle of Poitiers
The Battle of Poitiers, fought on 19 September 1356 during the Hundred Years’ War, was one of England’s most dramatic…
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 113: The History of the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are one of the longest running ideas in human history, reborn, reshaped, and repeatedly tested by politics,…
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5 Minute Biographies
Compact Biographies: Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin changed science by learning how to see what others could not. Born on 12 May 1910, she became…
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Biografias en 5 minutos
Biografias en 5minutos: Jane Goodall
En este episodio de Biografías en 5 Minutos, exploramos la inspiradora vida de Jane Goodall, la mujer que transformó nuestra…
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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 71: The Vajont Dam Disaster
On the night of 9 October 1963, one of the world’s tallest dams survived intact, while entire towns below it…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 69: The Assassination of Aldo Moro
On 16 March 1978, former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped in Rome by the Red Brigades, during an…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 65: The Disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant
For centuries, the Ark of the Covenant stood at the heart of ancient Israelite worship. According to the Hebrew Bible,…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 64: The Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae, fought in 216 BC during the Second Punic War, is one of the most devastating military…
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 112: The History of Printing
Printing changed the world long before electricity, the internet, or social media ever existed. In this episode of Compact History,…
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