52 Ideas That Changed The World
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Package holidays explained in 60 seconds
In Depth Pre-paid breaks sent Brits abroad in droves and sent the Chinese packing
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Heliocentrism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth The discovery that Earth revolves around the Sun laid the foundations for modern physics
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International sport explained in 60 seconds
In Depth From the Olympic Games to the World Cup, sport brings the world closer together
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Ready meals explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth The rise of so-called TV dinners has revolutionised our culinary habits
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Divorce in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth From Henry VIII to the modern day, divorce has reshaped our notion of marriage
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The World Wide Web explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth Now over 30 years old, the web has changed every aspect of human life
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Music explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth This emotive but hard-to-define art form has played a pivotal role in human evolution
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Vegetarianism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How meat-free diets went from religious abstention to global sustainability trend
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Germ theory in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How a new understanding of bacteria revolutionised medicine
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The teenager explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth The concept of teenagerhood is a relatively modern invention that quickly took centre stage in mainstream culture
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The novel explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How a new way of portraying existence transformed literature
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The Geneva Conventions explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How the international community brought humanity to warfare
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Trade unions explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How organised labour fought for rights in the modern workplace
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Agriculture explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How seeds and selective breeding paved the way for civilisation
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