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History that will blow your mind! Short, animated, and guaranteed to make you smarter. New videos weekly!
Joined February 2025
On May 8, 2025, Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV, kickstarting a new era for the Catholic Church. In our new animation, The Death of a Pope: Rituals, Secrets, and Ancient Laws, we explore the rarely seen ceremonial process that unfolds upon the Holy Father's passing—from
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From famine to cultural devastation, Mao's rule shows how a single vision can devour a nation. A chilling reminder from history. #GreatLeapForward #CulturalRevolution #DarkHistory.
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In 1958, Mao's policies led to forced collectivization and unrealistic production demands. The result? A famine estimated to have killed between 15 and 45 MILLION people. But the tragedy continued with the Cultural Revolution.
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The deadliest tragedy in modern China wasn't war… it was a famine born from one man's vision of progress. Let's unpack Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward. #ChinaHistory #Mao
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During WWII, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded a medal. She's credited with extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it, saving a building from a fire! #WWII #HistoryFacts
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The king they feared was actually a queen named Sammu-ramat. A brutal, brilliant ruler who reshaped an empire.
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She was expected to retire, but she held onto power by any means necessary. She led her armies, conquered Persia, and ruled with no apology.
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This queen refused to step aside. In 9th century BC Assyria, Sammu-ramat silenced her enemies with poison—and then called herself king. #AncientHistory #HistoryUnpacked
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Leopold II. A "visionary" king in Europe. a mass murderer in the Congo. His legacy is an empire built on severed hands and a fortune made from blood. Watch the full video on Leopold here: #LeopoldII #Congo #DarkHistory
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In 1971, D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane, demanded $200,000 and parachutes, and jumped out mid-flight. He was never seen again. Was he a criminal mastermind, or just a ghost? #DBCooper #UnsolvedMystery
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The plague was meant to break them, but it sparked a centuries-long fight for workers' rights. The ashes of a pandemic lit the fire of a revolution.
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With fewer people to work the land, labor suddenly had leverage. Peasants demanded more, wages rose, and feudalism—the system that had held them in place—began to crack.
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When the Black Death killed half of Europe, the survivors didn't just mourn. They fought back—and won. #HistoryUnpacked #BlackDeath
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He erased money, schools, and cities—then killed a quarter of his country in the name of starting over. The full story of Pol Pot and the chilling "Year Zero" is a crucial watch. Watch full video here: #PolPot #KhmerRouge #UntoldHistory
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Ever wonder how fast you'd lose yourself behind a uniform? At Stanford, it took just 6 days. Students became guards and turned a fake prison into a real-life psychological nightmare. #StanfordPrisonExperiment #Psychology #HumanNature
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Are these just tragic accidents, or is something more mysterious at play in these ancient woods? Share your theories below. 👇
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From untouched campsites to the eerie silence left behind, the stories are unsettling. What happened to 6-year-old Dennis Martin, gone in a blink while playing hide-and-seek in 1969?
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