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The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts

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Some of the world’s greatest cultural and historical treasures are housed in London’s British Museum, and a significant number of them were taken during Britain’s centuries-long imperial rule. In recent years, many of the countries missing their cultural heritage have been asking for some of these items back. Vox takes us along the museum’s "Don’t Miss" tour to see these stolen artifacts.

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