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History Countdown

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Overview

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Explore a captivating series of history-focused countdown videos covering a wide range of fascinating topics. Discover badass warrior women, secret female spies, disastrous relationships, American food inventions, revolutionary kitchen innovations, obscure ancient empires, influential civil rights leaders, bizarre superstitions, Valentine's Day facts, catastrophic historical decisions, remarkable military comebacks, outrageous parties, cruel leaders, misconceptions from history class, ancient Roman technologies, daring military gambles, Nostradamus' apocalyptic visions, lost wonders of the ancient world, incredible treasure discoveries, unsolved mysteries of ancient history, everyday military inventions, forgotten lost civilizations, ingenious inventions of indigenous peoples of the Americas, warfare-changing military innovations, myths about the Founding Fathers, rejected biblical books, near-Earth destruction events, amazing ancient Olympic facts, and the most formidable weapons throughout history.

Syllabus

10 Badass Warrior Women in History | History Countdown.
6 Famous Women Who Were Secretly Spies | History Countdown.
8 Worst Relationships of All Time | History Countdown.
8 Foods You Didn't Know Were Invented in America | History Countdown.
Top 10 Kitchen Inventions That Changed Food Forever | History Countdown.
8 Ancient Empires You've Never Heard Of | History Countdown.
7 Civil Rights Leaders You Need to Know | History Countdown.
13 Bizarre Superstitions | History Countdown.
7 Things You Didn't Know About Valentine's Day | History Countdown.
Top 8 WORST Decisions in History | History Countdown | History.
The 10 Biggest Comebacks in Military History | History Countdown.
Top 9 CRAZIEST Parties in History | History Countdown.
9 of the Cruelest Leaders of All Time | History Countdown | History.
10 TOTALLY WRONG Things You Learned in History Class | History Countdown.
Top 8 Ancient Roman Technologies | History Countdown.
7 Insane Military Gambles That Changed the World | History Countdown.
Countdown to the Apocalypse: Nostradamus' End of World Visions (S1, E3) | Full Episode | History.
10 LOST WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | History Countdown.
10 BIGGEST TREASURE DISCOVERIES | History Countdown.
9 GREATEST UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT HISTORY | History Countdown.
10 MILITARY INVENTIONS WE USE EVERY DAY | History Countdown.
10 MORE LOST CIVILIZATIONS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF | History Countdown.
8 INCREDIBLE INVENTIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS | History.
11 MILITARY INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED WARFARE FOREVER | History Countdown.
10 BIGGEST MYTHS ABOUT THE FOUNDING FATHERS | History Countdown.
10 REJECTED BOOKS OF THE BIBLE | History Countdown.
10 TIMES THE EARTH WAS ALMOST DESTROYED | History Countdown.
10 AMAZING ANCIENT OLYMPIC FACTS | History Countdown.
9 MOST BADASS WEAPONS IN ALL OF HISTORY | History Countdown.

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