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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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  • 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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Season 42 of 4 Episodes

  • 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.

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

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35 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Curious Crimes
    Strange Machines
    Man vs. Nature
    Unusual Pastimes
    Outlandish Inventions
    Surviving the Impossible
    What Lies Beneath
    Peculiar Places
    Strange Games
    Superhumans
  • Curious Crimes

    A robber successfully snatching Einstein's brain; a thief who makes out with hundreds of dollars all while dressed as Santa Claus; these are some of history's most curious crimes.
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  • Strange Machines

    From the kitchen to the battlefield, some machines are just too strange to believe; like an appliance that runs on pup power; or a mousetrap so deadly, you need a permit to own one; how about a submarine car straight out of a Bond movie? Whether brilliant or baffling, these devices push the limits of what you thought possible.
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  • Man vs. Nature

    Mother Nature doesn't always play nice, whether it's a mile-long sinkhole, a biblical swarm of crop-killing grasshoppers or an invasion of rum-fueled monkeys running wild on the island of St. Kitts; stories where humans go head-to-head with nature.
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  • Unusual Pastimes

    These are the stories of history's most unusual pastimes, some fascinating, some dangerous, but each of them completely unbelievable.
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  • Outlandish Inventions

    Looking at outlandish inventions; a full-body gas mask for babies; Smell-o-Vision; a robot powered by eating slugs; inflatable airplanes; hidden cameras in contact lenses; coffin security systems.
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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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