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Lonnie Johnson - Inventor of the Super Soaker
Season 2 Episode 83
Lonnie Johnson is an accomplished aerospace engineer who has worked for NASA and the United States Air Force. He worked on the Stealth Bomber, and ow…
2 months, 1 week ago
Project Azorian
Season 2 Episode 82
In 1968 a Soviet nuclear submarine was lost beneath the waves of the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of over 15,000 feet. It was considered unattainable. U…
2 months, 1 week ago
Cat Island
Season 2 Episode 81
Japan is home to many unique places, but one of the most fascinating is Aoshima - aka - Cat Island. At its height, the tiny island of Aoshima was hom…
2 months, 1 week ago
Jimmy Carter Rabbit Attack
Season 2 Episode 80
It was a normal spring afternoon on April 20, 1979, when president Jimmy Carter, while visiting his home in Georgia, was attacked by a rabbit. This i…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Pepsi Points Jet Fighter Lawsuit
Season 2 Episode 79
In 1996, Pepsi launched a new loyalty campaign. Buy Pepsi soda - get Pepsi points - which got you Pepsi branded stuff. For this campaign, a commercia…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Mad Trapper of the Rat River
Season 2 Episode 78
On December 31, 1931, a trapper known as Albert Johnson shot and killed a Canadian police officer in the remote Northwest Territories. He fled into t…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
If Day - the Mock Nazi Invasion of Winnipeg
Season 2 Episode 77
On Feb. 19, 1942, the Nazis invaded Winnipeg, Canada. However, these Nazis were Canadians engaging in one of the most realistic and detailed mock inv…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Champ: The Lake Champlain Sea Serpent
Season 2 Episode 76
In the pristine waters of Lake Champlain Vermont there exists a legend. A creature over a hundred feet long rivaling that of even the famed Loch Ness…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
India Pale Ale
Season 2 Episode 75
In the United States, one can go into a bar and rarely not find an India Pale Ale beer. The IPA, which emerged out of the craft brew revolution, is o…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Vasaloppet
Season 2 Episode 74
The largest ski race in the world is the Vasaloppet, which is 90 kilometers in distance and attracts over 15,000 participants every year. And it all …
2 months, 3 weeks ago