The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (2023)
Each episode opens up a cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic recreation, compelling graphics, and arresting archival. 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
Next episode: S4E3 · 2026-10-16
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1. Strange Places2023-12-01 · 42mShipwrecks, 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-
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2. Bizarre Deaths2023-12-08 · 42mIn 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 de
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3. Astonishing Bodies2023-12-15 · 41mFrom 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
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4. Weird Weapons2023-12-22 · 42mDid 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, bazooka Vespas,
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5. Outlandish Inventions2024-01-02 · 41mPicture 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–including inf
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6. Superhumans2024-01-05 · 41mA 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? These
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7. Unusual Rituals2024-01-12 · 42mHuman bones as a "miracle cure" for gout; living mummies buried alive; a truly bizarre Victorian way to lose weight -- with tapeworms; from daily rites to once-in-a-lifetime ritual
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8. Strange Experiments2024-01-19 · 42mMonkey glands for immortality, hypnotized assassins, and a brain-linked cyborg couple. We investigate some of the strangest experiments on record. From two-headed dogs and testicle
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9. What Lies Beneath2024-02-02Sometimes the strangest things on Earth…are happening just below its surface. From tunnels carved by giant sloths to desperate attempts to stop the dead from rising again–these are
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10. Surviving the Impossible2024-02-09 · 42mImagine free falling 30,000 feet without a parachute, or being buried alive and living to tell the tale. Or... what about getting trapped in a tiny room inside a sunken ship on the
Cast
Dan AykroydSelf - Host
Adam RichmanSelf - TV Host/HistorianImages
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