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Britain's World War Two crime wave
How criminals from looters to con artists thrived in London during the Blitz.
Explaining autism
One scientist's ground-breaking work that revolutionised our understanding of autism
The first 3D printer
The creator of the 3D printer had no idea how revolutionary this technology might become.
Kowloon Walled City
How Hong Kong’s city within a city was torn down in 1993.
The Miami riots
After four white policemen were acquitted of killing a black man - Miami rioted in 1980
Sweden's fishy submarine scare
Could farting fish have triggered Sweden's Cold War submarine hunts?
Confessions of a Prince
How Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands broke his silence to reveal a love child
Fighting for the pill in Japan
It took until 1999 for Japanese women to be allowed to take the contraceptive pill.
The first 24-hour children's helpline
When a free helpline for kids was set up it showed just how widespread child abuse was
The liberation of the Channel Islands
The only part of the British Isles to be occupied during WW2 was liberated in May 1945