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When DId Marriage Become about Love?

When DId Marriage Become about Love?

Season 1 Episode 23
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What If Islam Conquered Europe?

Season 1 Episode 25
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The Origin of Race in the USA

The Origin of Race in the USA

Season 1 Episode 26
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What If There Were No Taxes?

What If There Were No Taxes?

Season 1 Episode 27
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Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

Season 1 Episode 28
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The 2nd Amendment Explained

The 2nd Amendment Explained

Season 1 Episode 29
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When Men Wore High Heels

When Men Wore High Heels

Season 1 Episode 30
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History of the Word “Gay”

History of the Word “Gay”

Season 1 Episode 32
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Origin of Everything

Is the Rosa Parks Story True?

Season 1 Episode 20

We all know Rosa Parks as the tired old lady on a bus who unknowingly sparked a civil rights firestorm by refusing to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama. But is that true? Not entirely. Rosa Parks was a radical, civil right activist who spent years fighting for justice and she knew exactly what she was doing. In fact, she wasn’t even the first black woman to refuse to give up her seat.