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A tax on windows leads to some interesting architectural solutions.
Dinner Parties
At a feast in Norway, drunk Vikings engage in a rap battle.
Pests
In Victorian London, a rat catcher turns his profession into street entertainment.
Clocks
The most elaborate clock the world has ever seen is constructed in 11th-century China.
Home Entertainment
On a windswept island in the Bristol Channel, radio is born鈥�
Heating
A king in dire financial straits institutes a controversial tax on fireplaces.
Bread
Ryebread causes a devastating disease in medieval Germany.
Neighbours
Villagers across Europe turn on each other with dangerous accusations of witchcraft.
Bins
A whole city is built from waste in Neolithic Turkey.
Laundry
The Ancient Romans use questionable substances to clean their clothes.
Sheds
A boy scout assembles parts for the nuclear reactor he鈥檚 building in his mother鈥檚 shed.
