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The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd
The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd

The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd

—Host Dan Aykroyd uncovers some of the most mysterious and bizarre inventions, creatures, people and things throughout history, by using dynamic visuals, archival images, and expert interviews.
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    Wild Encounters
    Unfathomable Face-Offs
    Most Mischievous
  • Wild Encounters

    From a mysterious meat storm to exploding toads and a deadly trap hiding in plain sight, these are the unbelievable moments when mother nature takes a wildly unexpected turn.
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  • Unfathomable Face-Offs

    A war fought over a stolen bucket; a pope put on trial after death; and a duel with deadly billiard balls, these are the strangest showdowns in history.
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  • Most Mischievous

    History is full of mischief-makers, like the drunken pilot who steals a plane to win a bar bet; or the athlete who secretly mails himself across the world in a crate; how about the Houdini of orangutans who not only outsmarts every zookeeper, but inspires other apes to do it too; from pranksters to felons, these are history's most outrageous rule-breakers.
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  • A miracle cure with a deadly catch; A romantic gesture explodes in a president's face; A simple home repair spirals wildly out of control; Sometimes the biggest disasters begin with the best intentions.
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  • A bleeding house; a near-boiling river; a desert of unexplained encounters; these are peculiar places on Earth.
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  • From donkey baseball and octopus wrestling to a scientist who swallows uranium, these are the jaw-dropping spectacles that left crowds in awe.
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  • The world is full of creatures who make you look twice; from a baboon who becomes a reliable employee at a 19th-century train station, to a Moulin Rouge performer who builds a career on controlled flatulence, to a military combat unit of undeniably adorable pooches; these are the stories of beings so strange, so spectacular, they're unbelievable.
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  • Bombs full of scorpions, exploding dummy paratroopers and spy kits hidden where the sun don't shine, these super-secret weapons are as bizarre as they are deadly.
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27 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Spectacular Cons
    It Came From Above
    Extraordinary Journeys
    Odd Origins
    Peculiar Punishments
    Surviving the Impossible
    Astonishing Escapes
    Super Secret Weapons
    Strange Places
    What Lies Beneath
  • Spectacular Cons

    History is full of miracle cures, far-fetched products, and astonishing feats, but not all of them are legitimate; a miracle snake oil that cures all? A piece of the Brooklyn Bridge for sale? A marathon-winner who crosses the finish line without hardly breaking a sweat? These are the stories of some of history's most spectacular cons, each deception more unbelievable than the last.
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  • It Came From Above

    Wondering about bizarre things that have fallen from the sky; from meteorites to seafood, and even bathtubs, these are some unbelievable stories of what comes from above.
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  • Extraordinary Journeys

    From a dog's space voyage, to a harrowing story of Arctic survival, to various trips through time; journeys so extraordinary that they are truly unbelievable.
    Upcoming
  • Odd Origins

    Uncover the wild beginnings behind ordinary objects, legendary figures, and even the sayings we use every day; why did Abraham Lincoln once step into the wrestling ring? How do million-dollar birds procreate? What's the story behind a dog that ignited an international conflict? These are the strangest origin tales you've never heard-and won't believe!
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  • Peculiar Punishments

    One-of-a-kind crimes are often met with one-of-a-kind punishments; like a pig whose bloody rampage lands itself in the courtroom, or a music enthusiast whose wall-rattling beats subject them to hours of classical symphonies.
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  • Surviving the Impossible

    Imagining 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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The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd

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Host Dan Aykroyd uncovers some of the most mysterious and bizarre inventions, creatures, people and things throughout history, by using dynamic visuals, archival images, and expert interviews.

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Dan Aykroyd, Adam Richman, Hakeem Oluseyi, Mitch Horowitz, Don Wildman, Martin Morgan

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  • Uncover the wild beginnings behind ordinary objects, legendary figures, and even the sayings we use every day; why did Abraham Lincoln once step into the wrestling ring? How do million-dollar birds procreate? What's the story behind a dog that ignited an international conflict? These are the strangest origin tales you've never heard-and won't believe!
    Watch free

  • A miracle cure with a deadly catch; A romantic gesture explodes in a president's face; A simple home repair spirals wildly out of control; Sometimes the biggest disasters begin with the best intentions.
    Watch free

  • A bleeding house; a near-boiling river; a desert of unexplained encounters; these are peculiar places on Earth.
    Watch free

  • From donkey baseball and octopus wrestling to a scientist who swallows uranium, these are the jaw-dropping spectacles that left crowds in awe.
    Watch free

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