Episodes
- S1 E1 - Flying MachinesJuly 10, 201322minFlying devices take us all around the world and even into space, though the truth about them isn't always clear. Apollo 11 only made it home thanks to a pen, and Air Force One is a code name and not the actual name of the plane.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E2 - Founding FathersJuly 10, 201322minWe think we know the truth about the birth of the United States, but there is a whole other story. Paul Revere wasn't alone on his midnight ride, and George Washington wasn't really our first president.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E3 - Pilgrims and WitchesJuly 17, 201322minThe roots of the United States can be traced to the first European settlers in North America. In truth, the Pilgrim Thanksgiving was actually about fasting, and the only witchcraft in Salem was done by a group of young girls.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E4 - Trick or TreatJuly 24, 201322minWe don't always know the truth behind what scares us. Our Halloween's traditions aren't all that ancient, and Edgar Allan Poe was not the madman that others have made him out to be.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E5 - The InventorsJuly 31, 201322minWe don't always know the truth behind the inventors who create the devices we use every day. For instance, Thomas Edison didn’t actually invent the light bulb, and Benjamin Franklin never "discovered" electricity.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E6 - Presidential ConspiraciesAugust 7, 201322minWith our greatest presidents, we have to differentiate between the man and the legend. For example, Franklin Roosevelt may have never had polio, and Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy don't have all that much in common.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E7 - The New WorldAugust 14, 201322minThere is more to the European explorers who discovered America than we have been told. Christopher Columbus never stepped foot in North American, while Hernan Cortes didn't defeat the Aztecs by himself.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E8 - Roadside StoriesAugust 21, 201322minA whole other story is behind the roads and bridges that cross the United States. A women was actually the driving force behind completing the Brooklyn Bridge, and Route 66 wasn't build from scratch.Free trial of discovery+
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