Nightshift – Kurzgesagt After Dark
Explore the weird, beautiful, and sometimes unsettling side of history. 🌚 Because the story of the past is also the story of us, of humanity.The videos are made by a small, very excited group within kurzgesagt, powered not by AI but by curiosity, craft, and a nightshift… or two.
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The Most Terrifying Nuns of the Middle Ages (opens the original)
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Play War Thunder now with our links, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more on PC and consoles! PC: https://playwt.link/nightshift | Mobile: https://wtm.game/nightshift Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-vikings-vs-nuns In the late 9th century, Vikings have raided kingdom after kingdom and nearly conquered all of England. Wealthy monasteries and defenseless nuns were especially tempting targets and often suffered great losses. Howev
When Burning People Became a Business (opens the original)
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Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with our code NIGHTSHIFT8 will get the first month paid for by me: https://planetwild.com/r/nightshift/join If you want to get to know them better first, check out their mission fighting ocean plastic: https://planetwild.com/r/nightshift/m34 Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-witch-hunt In the 17th century in Germany, one of Europe’s most terrifyin
The Most Ridiculous War Humans Ever Fought (opens the original)
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History doesn’t repeat itself, the uninformed do. Get every side of every story at https://ground.news/night. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide media and see beyond your blindspots. Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-emuwars/ Back in 1932, Australia went to war against the most unusual enemy. It wasn't another country or an invading army. It was a flock of 20,000 emus! They invaded and devastated farmers' wheat fields and the government had no oth
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