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18 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 22, 2012 30 mins
Subjects include the Bible; a breakfast food that can kill ants; a dangerous pool; and a perilous beach.
Episode 2
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 30 mins
Subjects include Martian radio signals; alligators in sewers; man-made objects in outer space; the origin and meaning of famous phrases.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 13, 2012 30 mins
The focus is on alien radio signals; claustrophobia and bacteria. Also: records that were broken in surfing, hula-hooping and fishing; the origins of Guinness World Records.
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 20, 2012 30 mins
Included: the origin of words; the changes of Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon; and unusual foods.
Episode 5
Sat, Oct 27, 2012 30 mins
The focus is on cannibalism and previous jobs held by dictators. Also: a look at television's golden age; the origins of wedding gowns, candy canes and gift shops.
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 30 mins
Included: a wrong turn that allegedly started World War I; the Titanic disaster. Also: cracking codes and braving Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 10, 2012 30 mins
Included: plane crashes; airbag underwear; wild Arizona camels; heroic mice.
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 17, 2012 30 mins
Breaking the sound barrier on land and in the air. Also: anecdotes about the Eiffel Tower, dentures, zero gravity and bacteria.
Episode 9
Sat, Jan 26, 2013 30 mins
Included: a home remedy for itches; missing recipe ingredients; famous quotes; and crop circles, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster.
Episode 10
Sat, Feb 2, 2013 30 mins
The history of fast food; myths and truths about cell phones, ninjas, Viking warriors and Billy the Kid.
Episode 11
Sat, Feb 9, 2013 30 mins
Subjects include gladiators; an astonishing escape; history's shortest and longest wars; Route 66's sights; graveyards; a petrified giant.
Episode 12
Sat, Feb 16, 2013 30 mins
Space exploration; an unsinkable aircraft carrier; bizarre uses for goat milk and spider webs; hybrid animals; and extreme close-ups on everyday objects.
Episode 13
Sat, Apr 27, 2013 30 mins
Subjects include hot-air balloons; submarines; the origin of various car companies; time travel; superheroes; mermaids; geniuses; immortality; and three-wheel cars.
Episode 14
Sat, May 4, 2013 30 mins
Subjects include invisibility; zombies and vampires; and awe-inspiring streets.
Episode 15
Sat, May 11, 2013 30 mins
Formidable animals; offbeat scientific theories; tips to stay healthy when flying.
Episode 16
Sat, May 18, 2013 30 mins
Subjects include the NBA; Napoleon; politics; odd remedies; famous skylines; the White House.
Episode 17
Sat, Jul 13, 2013 30 mins
Subjects include the Bermuda Triangle; Mars; New England's Dark Day; extreme marathons; Mount Everest; appetites for bugs.
Episode 18
Mon, Jul 15, 2013 30 mins
The origins of the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen; the history of bathing and laundry; and inventions for improved household living.