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Sheds
A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he’s building in his mother’s shed.

Laundry
The Ancient Romans use questionable substances to clean their clothes.

Bins
A whole city is built from waste in Neolithic Turkey.

Neighbours
Villagers across Europe turn on each other with dangerous accusations of witchcraft.

Bread
Ryebread causes a devastating disease in medieval Germany.

Heating
A king in dire financial straits institutes a controversial tax on fireplaces.

Home Entertainment
On a windswept island in the Bristol Channel, radio is born…

Clocks
The most elaborate clock the world has ever seen is constructed in 11th-century China.

Pests
In Victorian London, a rat catcher turns his profession into street entertainment.

Dinner Parties
At a feast in Norway, drunk Vikings engage in a rap battle.