The former slave who became the world's first drag queen – BBC REEL
Over 100 years before RuPaul was telling us to 'sashay away', William Dorsey Swann, who had been born into slavery ...
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How Sweden survives without small talk – BBC REEL
In most cultures, small talk acts as a social lubricant. But in Sweden, people tend to avoid idle chit-chat. Some ...
How Ivory Coast is making the French language their own – BBC REEL
Young people in urban areas of Ivory Coast are rejecting their country's colonial past by making the French language their ...
The remote ghost town that put Alaska on the map – BBC REEL
It was once a booming mining town in the early 20th Century. Now the remnants of Kennecott remain surprisingly preserved, ...
How the Soviets accidentally discovered the 'Gates of Hell' – BBC REEL
Located in Turkmenistan’s Karakum desert, the Darvaza crater is a massive man-made sinkhole that has been leaking methane gas for ...
The mysterious 'other Petra' of Saudi Arabia – BBC REEL
The magnificent ancient city of Petra, located in modern day Jordan, is one of the New Seven Wonders of the ...
Why Sweden is proud to have the world's highest taxes – BBC REEL
Sweden is famous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country's tax agency is ...
Have archaeologists found the missing link? – BBC REEL
In the mountains of northern Spain, archaeologists discovered a pit of bones 100ft underground. They soon realised they had a ...
The huge nuclear disaster hidden by the Soviets – BBC REEL
In 1957, a massive nuclear accident took place at the top secret Mayak nuclear station in the Soviet Union. At ...
The nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Arctic – BBC REEL
The Northern Sea Route goes for 5600km from the Kara Sea to the Bering Strait, connecting Western Russia to the ...
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