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4	Launched in September 2016, Ten Minute History is a series of short animated documentaries on various historical topics, ranging from the Roman Era to the Cold War.
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8	!! ''Ten Minute History'' provides examples of the following tropes:
9	* {{Catchphrase}}: "Fun fact: no."
10	* DeadpanSnarker: This style of humor runs throughout the series.
11	** From "The Early Tudors: Henry VIII and the Church of England": ''Henry then turned his attention to Scotland and, after some fighting, managed to agree to what was called the Treaty of Perpetual Peace, called so because everyone should have dreams."
12	** Also ''Henry had done what all good English kings did: Invade France.''
13	** From "How did Ancient/Medieval Borders Work?": ''If you're on one side of this line you're in the Netherlands with its fancy windmills. If you're on the other you're in Belgium with its convenient access to [[NeverLiveItDown German armoured divisions]].
14	** From "Mussolini and Fascist Italy": ''Austro-Hungarian successes in the war, just like in everything else, didn't last.''
15	* LimitedAnimation: The visuals appear to have been put together on Power Point. Characters walk by wobbling from side to side.
16	* LimitedWardrobe: A character sticks to the same IconicOutfit for the duration of their appearance, possibly because it's the only way to maintain DistinctiveAppearances when the [[OnlySixFaces faces are nearly identical]].
17	* LongList: Each episode ends with the narrator thanking all his patrons.
18	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: From "The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Birth of the Balkans": ''Selim created a new infantry division called The New Order, which doesn't sound menacing at all.''
19	* RunningGag:
20	** Several episodes begin with ''It's [YEAR] and [PERSON]... is dead.''

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