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Alien contact with humans – fact or myth?

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

If there has been alien contact with humans – where is the evidence? Historian Tony McMahon examines recent and historic claims.

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Garden of Eden
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Locations for the Garden of Eden

Tony McMahon2 years ago1 year ago07 mins

The locations of the Garden of Eden are claimed to be in Iraq, China and Japan as Tony McMahon discovers

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torture museums
  • Execution

The world’s museums of torture!

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

Chicago has just opened the first medieval torture museum in the United States – so why are these gory places so popular?

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  • Weird History Facts

The rat that was executed for murder!

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

Tsar Peter III of Russia is remembered as the man who executed a rat for murder – well, chewing the head off one of his toy soldiers

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  • Weird History Facts

How a horse became a Roman senator!

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

The emperor Caligula made his favourite horse Incitatus a Roman senator but was it an act of madness or a political statement?

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  • Weird History Facts

The shortest war in history – just 40 minutes!

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

The shortest war in history was between the British Empire and the sultanate of Zanzibar lasting just 40 minutes

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  • Weird History Facts

The woman who gave birth to rabbits

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Mary Toft was a woman who claimed to have given birth to rabbits so how did she fool so many people in 18th century England?

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  • history TV

The Pope alleged to be a woman!

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

One of the greatest scandals to ever befall the Roman Catholic church was the story that a woman was elected to the papacy as Pope Joan – as Tony McMahon investigates.

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dead bodies museums
  • ancient

Should the dead be on display in museums?

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago111 mins

Should the dead be on display in museums? This ethical question in vexing museums all over the world as they face growing protests as Tony McMahon reports

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slavery lobotomised
  • history TV
  • slavery

Lobotomised and sold into slavery

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

A court case from 1700 reveals a horrific story of young men lobotomised and sold into slavery in Maryland

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