What Were Samurai and Ninja Really Like?

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What Were Samurai and Ninja Really Like?

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May 11, 2020

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Tales of honorable samurai and unscrupulous ninja abound, but are these legends based in reality? (Spoiler alert: uh, sorta.) Learn about the real history of samurai and how the stories came about in this episode of BrainStuff.
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May 11, 2020

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