The pill — a dinner party conversation starts a sexual revolution
A scientist who experiments on randy rabbits and an infamous Women’s Liberation activist have an unlikely, but fateful meeting at a New York...
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Little Tiny
Explore world history through the small things that have shaped it.
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11 episodes
The leaf — a Portuguese princess introduces a national pastime to England
A Portuguese princess sold into marriage, an English king suffocated in debt and an exotic leaf that will unlock England’s future. A tale of...
The static — the search for a strange space sound helps prove the Big Bang Theory
Two astronomers discover a curious sound in space that will drive them to madness — or at least have them chasing pigeons for two years — an...
The wine — a deadly 16th century illness reveals the hidden danger of lead poisoning
An entire German city is dying of a mysterious illness, and the royal physician is sent to a nearby monastery to find out what the cause is,...
The manicure — a Hollywood star helps spark a new industry for Vietnam War refugees
A small group of Vietnamese refugees and a Hollywood actress collude to find refugees work in a hostile America, chasing an American Dream t...
The Key — the missing key that sinks the Titanic
After the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people, an inquest was held to find out how it happened. Theories abou...
The Doughnut — the delicious treat that makes war more palatable for the American people
America has a reputation for supporting war efforts, but this wasn’t always the case. Mere months before they joined World War I, the US vot...
The Rabbit — the lucky rabbit that transforms Walt Disney from animator into Empire
Walt Disney’s first great success wasn’t a cartoon mouse. Years before Mickey paraded onto our screens, Disney created a cartoon that took h...
The Clot — the blood clot that stops an Emperor... and starts a new era in China
Wu Zetian is the first, and only, woman Emperor of China. Behind her success is a trail of blood and intrigue that begins with the stranglin...
The Coin — the gold coin donation that kills Marie Antoinette
Queen Marie Antoinette is infamous for provoking the 18th century French Revolution with her excessive spending. But her trial, execution an...
INTRODUCING — Little Tiny
History is full of Little Tiny things that have made a big difference in the world. Whether it’s the key that sank the Titanic, the coin tha...