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 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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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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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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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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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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Divers find remains of Finnish World War II plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard
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How to build 300,000 airplanes in five years
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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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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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Notes on the Ivory Coast
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WWII rescue buoys - Secret 'floating hotels' of the English Channel
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Sinking the Blücher: How an outdated fort stopped the WWII Invasion of Norway
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Monica de Wichfeld awarded Blue plaque honour in Derrylin, Northern Ireland – was a leading member of the Danish resistance against Nazi occupation in World War II
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Wreckage likely belonging to a British submarine that sank during World War II was found off the coast of Norway
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A replica of a boat that carried Danish Jews to safety in Sweden anchors an exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC
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Fritz Haber, the man who killed millions and saved billions
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A closer look at Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, the most densely populated place that ever existed
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Gilleleje remembers one of the greatest collective acts of resistance of World War II – its role in the flight and escape of over 7,000 Danish Jews
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The race to catch the last Nazis
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Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
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Norway remembers its wartime debt to Dumfries – special relationship being marked with the unveiling of a one-and-a-half tonne stone of friendship
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Soviet flying aircraft carriers were ingenious
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An effort to focus on long overlooked Roma suffering in the Holocaust
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Why Silicon Valley is here. One radio engineer had a plan. And it worked.
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Chuuk Lagoon's skull problem
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Götterdämmerung in the East - The Eastern Front in WWII after Stalingrad
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Why Oppenheimer deserves his own movie
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