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How did ancient people live & survive in the Arctic? 🥶 The Inuit didn't just survive the Arctic—they mastered it! My new video explores their incredible igloo tech, whale-hunting skills & navigation secrets that amazed explorers. 🧊 #Inuit #ArcticSurvival #AncientHistory #IndigenousHistory #History

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📚 The Great Library of Alexandria held 700,000 scrolls - all human knowledge in one place. Ancient scholars calculated Earth's size, invented steam engines, performed surgery. Then it vanished forever. Humanity's greatest intellectual treasure, lost to time. #AncientHistory #LostKnowledge

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⚡ The eccentric genius who invented the modern world but died alone and broke. Nikola Tesla's AC electricity powers your life, his wireless tech predicted WiFi, and the FBI seized his "death ray" papers. True visionaries are often too ahead of their time. #NikolaTesla #STEM #Inventor #Electricity

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Egypt's most powerful queen vanished without a trace 3,300 years ago. Nefertiti helped revolutionize Egyptian religion, then her name was chiseled from history. Did she die, fall from grace, or become a pharaoh in disguise? Check out my short video below about her legend. #AncientEgypt #Nefertiti

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🔓 The genius who cracked Nazi codes and invented computing - then was destroyed by his own country. Alan Turing's tragic story of brilliance, heroism, and persecution. A reminder that acceptance saves lives. #AlanTuring #LGBTQHistory #WorldWar2 #BritishHistory

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👑 The Italian orphan who became France's shadow queen. Catherine de Medici survived court intrigue, religious wars, and the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Serpent or survivor? Check out my short video below about her life. #FrenchHistory #WomenInPower #Renaissance #MediciFamily

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☕ Did you know coffee was discovered by accident when goats went crazy eating red berries? From Ethiopian highlands to global revolution - check out my short video of how one plant powered human civilization. #CoffeeHistory #OriginStory #coffee #shorthistory

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🗡️ Ever wonder how ancient smiths created blades so legendary they seemed magical? My new video explores Damascus steel - the medieval super-metal that could slice silk mid-air & cut through enemy weapons. Modern scientists still can't perfectly recreate this 1000-year-old tech! #history #steel

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"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." - Isaac Newton, 1675 Even history's greatest scientific mind acknowledged he didn't work alone. True innovation builds on what came before. #IsaacNewton #ScientificHistory #Quotes #quoteoftheday

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Beheaded But Unbowed: The Fall of Anne Boleyn. On this day in 1536, Anne Boleyn was executed at the Tower of London. Despite facing fabricated charges, she met her end with remarkable grace. Tudor history reminds us how fragile power has always been, especially for women who dared to wield influence

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Check out my latest video "America's Strangest Disaster" - The 1919 Boston Molasses Flood that sent a 25-foot wave of sticky death at 35mph through city streets. 21 lives lost in this tragedy. Watch how corporate negligence turned everyday syrup deadly! #Disasters #StrangeHistory #Boston #Flood

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On This Day 2017: NZ's Youngest Leader in 150 years Jacinda Ardern made history as New Zealand's youngest PM in 150+ years. At just 37, she rose from relative obscurity to the nation's highest office in months, sparking "Jacindamania" across the country. #ThisDayInHistory #Ardern #NewZealand

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The Mission That Stopped Just Short of History On this day in 1969, Apollo 10 launched, bringing astronauts within 8.4 miles of the lunar surface without landing. NASA even short-fueled "Snoopy" to prevent temptation. The ultimate dress rehearsal for mankind's giant leap. #space #NASA #moonlanding

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On 16 May 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Mount Everest. The Japanese schoolteacher & mother survived an avalanche just days before reaching the top. She later conquered the highest peak on every continent. Mountains couldn't stop her—neither could society's expectations.

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Just dropped my new video! Discover Thonis-Heracleion - an entire Egyptian city that sank beneath the Mediterranean 1,200 years ago and was only found in 2000! 🌊🏛️ Giant statues, shipwrecks, and golden treasures... history isn't just buried in the ground! #LostCity #AncientEgypt #UnderwaterCity

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America's original innovator understood that real learning happens through experience, not lectures. While modern neuroscience confirms hands-on learning creates stronger neural pathways, Franklin figured this out with candlelight and quill pen. #BenjaminFranklin #Quotes #QuoteOfTheDay #Learning

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Sharing history's most fascinating stories here at Hoodie History! I'm Michael and I bring the past to life through storytelling—from ancient wonders to the Hollywood star who invented WiFi technology. New videos weekly on YouTube! (link in bio) #AncientHistory #ModernHistory #History #HistoryFacts

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This is an impressive feat! I might need to chronicle the history of Nicolas Cage films in a future video. So many great movies to watch. #NicolasCage #movies #movienarathon

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Just posted: "7 Disturbing Medical Practices From History" 😱 Remember when doctors drilled holes in skulls to release demons? Or prescribed mercury for babies? Medical history is WILD. Come see why we should be grateful for modern medicine! #MedicalHistory #WeirdHistory #History #Disturbing

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"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." - Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1868) Wisdom from a woman who supported her family through writing when few women had careers. Life's storms can be our best teachers. #LouisaMayAlcott #LittleWomen #ClassicLit #Quotes #History

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Meet Sergeant Stubby, the stray who became a WWI hero. This brave pup warned soldiers of gas attacks, detected shells, found wounded men, and even caught a German spy! He served in 17 battles and later met 3 presidents. A true four-legged American legend. #WarDogs #History #MilitaryHeroesRetryClaude

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I've just published my latest YouTube video profiling the inspiring and extraordinary life of Wangari Maathai - activist & environmentalist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Oh and she also helped to take down a dictator. #wow #wangarimaathai #inspiringwomen #womeninhistory

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As the world welcomes a new pope, let's look back at history's wildest pontiffs - from the teenage party pope to the one who put his predecessor's corpse on trial! Swipe for papal peculiarities that sound made up (but aren't). #history #newpope #catholicism #medievalhistory

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The Christmas truce of 1914 remains history's most beautiful pause in war. German and British soldiers sang carols across trenches, then met in No Man's Land to exchange gifts and even play soccer. For one day, enemies remembered their shared humanity. #ILoveHistory #ChristmasTruce #WWI

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A general stands at a muddy stream. Before him: treason. Behind him: an army. His next step will transform Rome forever. Swipe to discover how Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon ended a Republic and birthed an Empire. #JuliusCaesar #Rubicon #AncientRome #HoodieHistory #PointOfNoReturn

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Here's an excerpt from my short video the key moment in history when Julius Caesar contemplated crossing the Rubicon River. Check out my Hoodie History YouTube channel or TikTok account for the full version. Hope you enjoy! #JuliusCaesar #CrossingTheRubicon #KeyMomentsInHistory #History

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📜 History's pettiest war? In 1325, Modena soldiers stole Bologna's BUCKET, triggering a war with thousands dead. The prize? That stupid bucket, still displayed in Modena today. Medieval pettiness level: EXPERT 🪣⚔️ #HistoryFacts #BucketWar #MedievalPettiness

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Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.

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Mary I arriving in London, 1553. After Edward VI's death, she fought for her crown against Lady Jane Grey. This walk? Victory. 👑 #EuropeanHistory #Tudors #HistoryMeme #EnglishHistory

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"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best." Frida transformed isolation into art that still resonates. Her self-portraits weren't vanity but survival—documenting pain when women weren't centered in art. #FridaKahlo #ArtHistory #WomenInArt #Quotes

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In 1788, an Austrian army decimated itself without enemy help. Drunk hussars refused to share schnapps with infantry, starting a brawl. One shot fired, someone yelled "Turks!" and chaos erupted. By dawn: 10,000 casualties from friendly fire. #HistoryMemes

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Today's Cool Quote From History: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) From cowboy to conservationist to President, TR embodied action over excuses. Despite severe asthma and personal tragedies, he never waited for perfect conditions. #Quotes

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🎹 On this day in 1810, Beethoven wrote "Für Elise" - one of music's most recognizable pieces! Who was "Elise"? Still a mystery - possibly a woman he proposed to. The piece stayed hidden until 1867, 40 years after his death. Now it's every piano student's rite of passage! #OnThisDay #ClassicalMusic

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Ever wondered how a simple pair of work pants conquered the world? 👖 My latest Hoodie History video explores the riveting journey of blue jeans from 1870s gold mines to global fashion icon. Spoiler: It involves metal bits! Check it out here: #HoodieHistory #FashionHistory #Denim #Jeans #Fashion

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📜 Today in History: 25 April On this day, we remember the ANZAC troops who landed at Gallipoli in 1915 - a defining moment in Australian and New Zealand history that's commemorated annually. Lest we forget 🌺 #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #ANZACDay #LestWeForget #April25

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"A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong." - Tecumseh (1768-1813) Shawnee leader who traveled thousands of miles uniting Native tribes against American expansion. His message of collective strength remains powerful today. #HistoryQuotes #Quote #Tecumseh #NativeAmerican #Wisdom

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London once vanished for 5 days under a toxic cloud that killed thousands. My latest video explores the Great Smog of 1952 when coal smoke + weather anomalies created the perfect environmental disaster. Watch now! #LondonHistory #ClimateAction #AirPollution #History #PublicHealth #DisasterHistory

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Just released my latest video exploring a typical day in ancient Pompeii. Explore what normal life was like in this remarkable Roman city before disaster struck. #Pompeii #AncientHistory #AncientRome #RomanEmpire #DayInTheLifeOf

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The Dancing Plague of 1518: when one woman's uncontrollable dancing in Strasbourg streets triggered a bizarre epidemic affecting 400 people. Some danced until collapse or death. Was it mass hysteria, ergot poisoning, or something else entirely? #HoodieHistory #WeirdHistory #DancingPlague

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