Strangest Things

Hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms around the world are the most remarkable and mysterious objects on Earth, and using the latest research and technology, experts investigate these incredible artifacts to uncover their secrets.

202210 episodes

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S2 E1 - The Towie Ball
September 7, 2022
42min
TV-PG
Experts investigate the mystery behind a carved, ancient black stone.
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S2 E2 - Phineas Gage's Skull
September 14, 2022
42min
TV-PG
The shattered skull of a 19th century railway worker is now one of the most astonishing objects in the history of medical science; using cutting-edge 3-D analysis, experts explore this traumatic injury to reveal how it changed the field of neuroscience.
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S2 E3 - The Mask of Agamemnon
September 21, 2022
42min
TV-PG
Experts investigate an elaborately detailed gold mask of Ancient Greece.
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S2 E4 - The Psychograph
September 28, 2022
42min
TV-PG
Minnesota's Science Museum contains a strange, 1930s steampunk-looking machine designed to measure a person's intelligence; using cutting-edge tech, experts bring this bizarre contraption to life and examine the truth behind it's controversial claims.
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S2 E5 - The Mamari Tablet
October 5, 2022
42min
TV-PG
An ancient tablet discovered on the remote reaches of Easter Island is etched in a mysterious glyph system that has yet to be deciphered; experts use the latest cutting-edge tech to determine if this wooden relic could be the key to a lost civilization.
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S2 E6 - The Dixon Relics
October 12, 2022
42min
TV-PG
A stone sphere, a hook and five fragments of wood are the only objects ever discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza; using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate if they can explain the mysteries behind the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World.
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S2 E7 - The Jericho Head
October 19, 2022
42min
TV-PG
In 1953, a team of archaeologists uncover a bizarre, plastered human skull in the ancient city of Jericho; using cutting-edge imaging technology, experts investigate the mysterious purpose and identity behind this 9,000-year-old clay-covered artifact.
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S2 E8 - The Standard of Ur
October 26, 2022
42min
TV-PG
Discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Ur, a mysterious wooden box adorned with an elaborate mosaic continues to mystify archaeologists today; using cutting-edge imaging tech, experts explore the meaning behind its intricate and enigmatic images.
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S2 E9 - The Macabre Hat of Teeth
November 2, 2022
42min
TV-PG
A museum in South London contains a disturbing tattered hat made of brown felt and decorated with more than 80 human teeth; using the latest imaging technology, experts investigate to uncover the macabre origins of this mysterious Victorian-era cap.
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S2 E10 - The Assassination Sphere
November 9, 2022
42min
TV-PG
A minuscule metal sphere containing two microscopic holes could be the smallest murder weapon in history; using the latest imaging technology, experts explore how this tiny object is linked to one of the most bizarre true crime cases of the 20th century.
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