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The why behind the map.
Animated map stories that answer the world's strangest questions: why borders, empires, weather and the news end up where they do. Watch one in 45 seconds, or settle in for the full story.
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The films · 4 so far
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One question, one map, real sources, and every border drawn for the year the story is set in.
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