Medieval Europeans were fanatical about a strange fruit with a vulgar name that could only be eaten rotten. Then it was forgotten altogether. Why did they love it so much? And why did it disappear?
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Life and death aboard a B-17, 1944
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The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved - until now
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The history of SPAM
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The last SS guard
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The deportation campaigns of the Great Depression
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The Faroe Islands are the only country that celebrates their World War II occupation
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Why did the UK government nationalise this pub?
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From the front line to the freezer aisle: How World War II changed the way we eat
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How the US built 5,000 ships in World War II
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How the 'Shetland Bus' helped Norway resist Nazi Germany – innocent-looking fishing boats delivered valuable cargo and special agents
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In April 1945 the Swedish Red Cross launched the largest rescue operation of World War II – the mission, involving the now-iconic “White Buses”, ultimately saved 15,000 prisoners
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Did the United States almost support Nazi Germany in World War II? (No)
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On the Resistance in Belgium platform, anyone can research resistance activities in Belgium during World War II
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Remembering Betty Webb: Bletchley Park and Pentagon code breaker
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Why the island of Bornholm is Danish and not German, Swedish or Polish
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Book review of Robert Ferguson's fascinating history of the experiences of the Norwegians during the five years of German occupation
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The history and economics of frozen orange juice
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Comics: Old-school distance-learning tools
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Of trains and tanks. Or does the German political class actually know how bad things are?
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Restitution project genealogists track down rightful heirs of Nazi-looted books
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The forgotten story of the largest stadium ever constructed
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How World War II was 'practiced' in Spain (1936-1939)
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The United States of pizza, mapsplained
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How librarians saved the day in World War II
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How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
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Building the worst World War II air force - terrible aircraft and how to sell them (feat. @AnimarchyHistory)
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Annual gift of a Christmas tree from the people of Oslo in Norway to London continues – tree was cut down early yesterday morning in woods in the northern part of Oslo's capital
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Man in Denmark hands in eighty guns and suspected World War II grenade during weapons amnesty – part of nationwide scheme to tackle violence between criminal gangs
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Navajo code talker who helped allies win World War II dies aged 107
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Why did Norway try to take Greenland from Denmark in 1931?
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German Navy Enigma machine systems were different to the Army, making them tougher to crack. In this video, James Grime discusses the differences and what Alan Turing achieved in breaking the code.
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Modern Warfare: How Call of Duty 4 changed a genre forever
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The strange origin story behind Akira's megacity, Neo Tokyo
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Divers find remains of Finnish World War II plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard
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Book borrowed from Finnish library returned eighty-four years late – copy of Arthur Conan Doyle's Refugees was due to be returned month after USSR invaded Finland
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How to build 300,000 airplanes in five years
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The engineering of duct tape
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B-17 Flying Fortress | Units of History
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In the years after World War II, neutral, peace-loving Sweden embarked on an ambitious plan – build its own atomic bomb
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How the Berlin Wall worked
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Britain’s vast network of abandoned nuclear bunkers | Cold War UK
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Let's Build: USMC M4A2 Sherman from Saipan 1944 (Dragon 1/35)
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World War II ‘rumor clinics’ helped America battle wild gossip
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Salvage of the century: The lost WWII gold of HMS Edinburgh
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The Greenwich meridian's forgotten rival
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Why a tire company gives out food’s most famous award
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Notes on the Ivory Coast
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WWII rescue buoys - Secret 'floating hotels' of the English Channel
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In World War II paperback books were mobilized to improve morale
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