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  • Lost Cannibals of Europe

    Lost Cannibals of Europe

    A Neolithic burial pit in Germany, found filled with expertly butchered human remains, challenges assumptions about cannibalism. Now, National Geographic explores how recently cannibalism existed in Europe -or whether it is still be practiced.

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  • The Emperor’s Japanese Tram Girls

    The Emperor’s Japanese Tram Girls

    Hiroshima, 1945.  The Emperor’s Tram Girls were trained to drive tens of thousands of Japanese troops through the town. The drivers were young, pretty, bubbly girls who were picked for their winning personalities. They had their whole lives ahead of them. Then the bomb dropped.

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  • The Machine That Made Us

    The Machine That Made Us

    Stephen Fry examines the story behind the first media entrepreneur, printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg.

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