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Season 2015 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Cellophane Start, Eruption Hoax, Parking Lot King

Episode: 2015-03-27 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2015

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A transparent roll of film that revolutionized the retail industry; A scary event at Sitka, Alaska; Richard The III possible burial site; A very special ink pen; A Arkansas boy who becomes a hero during the Civil War; A mayor in Oregon who tries to correct a road problem;

Mile-High Club, Attempted Assassination, Zip to Zap

Episode: 2015-04-03 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2015

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Don explores an aeronautical device with a notorious claim to fame; a cane that thwarted a would-be presidential assassin; and a souvenir T-shirt from an outlandish event that became an all-out rampage.

Opera Riot, Golfer Behind Enemy Lines, The Great Mail Train Robbery

Episode: 2015-04-17 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2015

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Don Wildman examines a copy of a play that sparked riots; a monocular used by a soldier who made a daring and unusual escape from behind enemy lines; and the wrapper from a product so pungent that it caused an interstate postal feud.

Stolen Strad, Fall from Space, Czech Dream

Episode: 2015-04-24 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2015

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Don Wildman examines a concert program that marks one of the most infamous nights in the history of a prestigious music venue; a space capsule used by a heroic astronaut during a harrowing mission; and a DVD from an unusual film that blurred the lines between fact and fiction.

Erno Rubik's Cube, World's First Factor, The Ampicar

Episode: 2015-05-08 | Airdate: May 8, 2015

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Don examines a classic toy that became a pop-culture phenomenon; a delicate silk sample that symbolizes a stunning tale of international espionage; and a quirky car designed to travel on both land and water.

Invention of Pop Rocks, Pinball Wizard, London Smog

Episode: 2015-05-15 | Airdate: May 15, 2015

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Don examines one of America's most explosive candies; a pinball machine that represents a gutsy player who saved the game from obscurity; and a flare stick that guided Londoners through a unique time period.

Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Lost Treasure

Episode: 2015-05-22 | Airdate: May 22, 2015

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Don examines a peanut that played a role in an unusual fad that took 1 man on a daring adventure; a standoff that pitted a man against some of Hollywood's most powerful people; and a set of gold relics that became the subject of an intense battle between 2 rival nations.

Peeping Butler, Beaver Bomb, Mother's Day Mother

Episode: 2015-05-29 | Airdate: May 29, 2015

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Don examines a trinket that symbolizes the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday; a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of wild beavers in Idaho; and a scandalous machine that titillated Victorian England.

Cherry Sisters, President's Cow, Birth of a Riot

Episode: 2015-06-05 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2015

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Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good; a famous cow's-milk can from the White House; and a program from one of the most polemic films of the 20th century.

Great Kipton Train Wreck, First Inoculation, Spanish Space Suit

Episode: 2015-06-12 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2015

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Don inspects a set of tools that belonged to a man who changed the course of America's railroads; a risky experiment to save Colonial Boston; and an armband worn by a US deputy marshal who protected a brave little girl on a historic trip to school.

Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill

Episode: 2015-06-19 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2015

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Don inspects a crossword puzzle with hidden clues that could have jeopardized D-Day; one of the most important maps in world history, which was nearly lost forever; and an odd-looking traffic signal that became a cultural symbol for communist East Germany.

Alligators in the Sewer, Unstoppable Car, Founding Forensics

Episode: 2015-10-16 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2015

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The underground gallery at the West 14th Street subway stop in New York City boasts a whimsical sculpture of an alligator emerging from a manhole. Although this work of art is fantastical, it depicts a monster that may have been lurking in the city sewers. Amongst the San Diego Automotive Museum's collection of iconic cars is a one-of-a-kind souped up automobile. Its custom modifications greased the wheel for an incredible and record-breaking journey. Paul Revere is remembered by history for his famous Midnight Ride. But an 18th Century advertisement at the Boston Athenaeum speaks to a seldom told chapter in the life of the American patriot - one that saw him practicing a very unusual trade.

Forgotten Lindbergh, Fordlandia, Forest Owlet Fraud

Episode: 2015-10-23 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2015

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Among the many artifacts in the the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, Illinois is a multi-chambered glass device invented by famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, who hoped to cure a relative of a grave heart condition. At the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, is a historic collection of automobiles and other national treasures. But among this Americana is a set of items that were involved in one of the famed industrialist's most audacious gambles -- a venture in the Brazilian rainforest that ended in destruction and financial loss. And the Harvard University campus boasts a natural history collection with 21 million animal specimens: the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Hidden in its storage area is a rare creature: the preserved body of an Indian forest owlet. Once thought to be extinct, this bird served as evidence in a bizarre case of deception that rewrote 20th century ornithology - not once, but twice.

Dolley Madison, Christmas Truce, Exploding Whale

Episode: 2015-12-18 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2015

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Host Don Wildman uncovers the heroics of a First Lady who fought to preserve Washington's treasures, travels to England to examine a soccer ball linked to a WWI game of peace, and studies an explosive tale of a whale in Oregon.

Antiseptic Doctor, Wild West Rumble, Sweet Smell of Success

Episode: 2015-12-25 | Airdate: Dec 25, 2015

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Don Wildman examines a porcelain washbasin used to fight a deadly disease, studies a Colt .45 that once belonged to Wyatt Earp and learns how a small circular artifact changed personal hygiene practices across America.

Specials

Unearthed

Episode: 2015 Special | Airdate: Jul 23, 2015

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Undercover

Episode: 2015 Special | Airdate: Jul 16, 2015

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Iconic L.A.

Episode: 2015 Special | Airdate: May 28, 2015

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