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The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

Each episode will open up our cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history. From Boston's Great Molasses Flood to a man who survived being struck by lightning not once, not twice, but SEVEN times, these seemingly tall tales all actually happened, and our cast of experts dives into the historical record to tell you how and why.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Strange Places
    November 30, 2023
    42min
    7+
    Shipwrecks, plane crashes, disappearances and UFO sightings, oh my! This episode explores the Lake Michigan Triangle and many other wild and weird places, including a creepy doll-filled island with a dark past.
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  2. S1 E2 - Bizarre Deaths
    December 7, 2023
    42min
    16+
    In Boston, a 25-foot tidal wave of...Molasses? A dancing plague that kills 100 people? A surgery with a 300% mortality rate? We search the globe for the strangest and most bizarre deaths on record.
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  3. S1 E3 - Astonishing Bodies
    December 14, 2023
    41min
    7+
    From a headless chicken that lives over one year, to an out-of-this-world "celestial body" where it rains molten glass, we explore the most astonishing bodies through these truly unbelievable stories.
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  4. S1 E4 - Weird Weapons
    December 22, 2023
    42min
    13+
    Did you ever wonder what it would be like to get attacked by a million bats with tiny bombs strapped to their chests? What about inflatable tanks, robot assassins, war dolphins...the list of outrageous weapons goes on!
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  5. S1 E5 - Outlandish Inventions
    January 2, 2024
    41min
    13+
    Picture this: a full-body gas mask for babies. How about Smell-o-Vision? Or a robot powered by eating slugs? These are all real inventions, and we've got them covered.
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  6. S1 E6 - Superhumans
    December 1, 2023
    42min
    13+
    A blind man who uses bat-like powers of echolocation to navigate his surroundings? A samurai with reflexes faster than a speeding bullet? A man who's immune to electrocution?
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  7. S1 E7 - Unusual Rituals
    January 12, 2024
    42min
    13+
    Human bones as a "miracle cure" for gout? Living mummies buried alive? From daily rites to once-in-a-lifetime rituals, the stranger side of human nature is revealed in these surprising rituals.
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  8. S1 E8 - Strange Experiments
    January 18, 2024
    42min
    16+
    Monkey glands for immortality, hypnotized assassins and a brain-linked cyborg couple. We investigate some of the strangest experiments on record.
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  9. S1 E9 - What Lies Beneath
    February 1, 2024
    41min
    16+
    Sometimes the strangest things on Earth are happening just below its surface. These are the weird and wondrous tales of the sea beasts, hidden cities and impossible creatures that lurk beneath us.
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  10. S1 E10 - Surviving the Impossible
    February 8, 2024
    42min
    7+
    Imagine free falling 30,000 feet without a parachute, or being buried alive and living to tell the tale. These are improbable yet true-life tales of surviving the most extraordinary conditions.
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A+E Factual Studios
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Dan Aykroyd
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