Mysteries at the Museum
This series uses museum objects as entry points into strange, dramatic, and lesser-known stories from the past. Across episodes, it mixes historical mysteries, crimes, odd events, and human triumphs into a fast-moving, accessible look at history.
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Season 13
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Fish Rain, Oil Heir Snare, Cousteau and the Aqua-Lung
A fish species that was part of an unusual storm is examined by host Don Wildman. Then, he learns about the kidnapping of an oil baron's grandson; and an underwater oxygen tank that was the early version of scuba.
Nov 4, 2016 -
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Limbo for Love, Vampire's Grave and the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
Don Wildman investigates a risky ride fueled by love, explores a town plagued by the undead and uncovers one of the biggest rescue operations of WWII.
Nov 10, 2016 -
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Blowing Up the House; Beast of Bray Road; Invention of Penicillin
Don Wildman researches one of the most challenging bomb cases in FBI history, a mysterious encounter with a legendary beast and an artful scientist that accidentally uncovered a revolutionary medicine.
Nov 11, 2016 · 42m -
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Lancelot the Unicorn, Prohibition Man, Dragon Island and Blood Rain
Don Wildman examines the origins of a mythical unicorn featured at a popular circus, the baffling case of a missing U.S. politician and an attack by one of the deadliest creatures on the planet.
Nov 17, 2016 -
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Buried Alive; Who Really Invented the Telephone; Hoover Saves Belgium
Don Wildman examines one of the greatest mysteries of ancient history in Pompeii, Italy, unravels the truth behind the invention of the telephone and exposes a former president's mission to save millions from starvation.
Nov 17, 2016 -
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Great Snake Hunt, Minneapolis Svengali And Swimming With Sharks
Don Wildman examines a species of Asian cobra that invaded a small town in Missouri. Then, he inspects a carriage that was the site of a bizarre murder. Finally, he learns about a wealthy daredevil who swam with sharks to prove they were harmless.
Dec 1, 2016 · 42m -
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Man Who Sold a Million Rocks, a Party That Started a War and the Umbrella Man
Don Wildman explores a story about a man who turned a pile of rocks into a gold mine, examines a suit of armor linked to a party that led to years of war and uncovers the truth behind an event that put Johnson in the White House.
Dec 1, 2016 · 42m -
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Metal Winners, the Big Con and Operation Babylift
Don Wildman investigates a Nobel Prize winner's risky experiment in the face of the Nazis, a creative sting operation that ended the career of a notorious crime boss and a lifesaving airlift out of Vietnam.
Dec 8, 2016 · 42m -
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Chain of Fools, Rocket Boys and the Cowboys That Saved Britain
Don Wildman investigates an iron link from the American Revolution that was also at the center of a formidable fraud, examines a small plane that helped launch some of the most incredible journeys into space and inspects a green oil pump that played a unique.
Dec 8, 2016 · 42m -
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Michelangelo the Forger, Finders Keepers and Brownie Wise and the Wonderbowl
Don Wildman examines a statue created by the world's best-known art forger, a mysterious cache of buried gold coins and a woman whose sales technique made Tupperware a household name.
Dec 15, 2016 · 42m -
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Titanic Violin, Wicked Fungus and the Greatest Bar Bet
Don Wildman investigates an aged instrument's epic history, uncovers the roots of the Salem Witch Trials and examines a plane linked to a man who would stop at nothing to win a bet.
Dec 15, 2016 -
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One Small Keystroke, Daring Dr. Dan and the Real Batman
Don Wildman investigates a near disaster in outer space, a man who soared through the sky and a doctor who changed the world.
Dec 22, 2016 -
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North Pole Expedition, Iceberg Fleet and the Minnesota Iceman
Icy stories behind an eccentric expedition to the North Pole, a frozen feat of nautical engineering and the cosmic conundrum surrounding an incredible icicle.
Dec 30, 2016 · 42m