Season 8 (2015)

Cellophane Start, Eruption Hoax, Parking Lot King
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April 3, 2015 • 1h

Don examines a transparent roll of film that revolutionized the retail industry; a jacket that belonged to a prankster with an exp...Read more

Mile-High Club, Attempted Assassinatio, Zip to Zap
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April 10, 2015 • 1h

Don explores an aeronautical device with a notorious claim to fame; a cane that thwarted a would-be presidential assassin; and a s...Read more

Opera Riot, Golfer Behind Enemy Lines, Great Mail Train Robbery
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April 17, 2015 • 1h

Don Wildman examines a copy of a play that sparked riots, a monocular used by a soldier who made a daring and unusual escape from ...Read more

Stolen Strad, Fall From Space, Czech Dream
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April 24, 2015 • 1h

Don Wildman examines a concert program that marks one of the most infamous nights in the history of a prestigious music venue; a s...Read more

Birth of the Road Map; Attack of Killer Bees; Invention of Gas Mask
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May 1, 2015 • 1h

Don Wildman examines an iconic road sign that was part of a revolutionary plan to bring order to America's roads; a tiny bee speci...Read more

Erno Rubik's Cube; World's First Factor; The Amphicar
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May 8, 2015 • 1h

Don examines a classic toy that became a pop-culture phenomenon; a delicate silk sample that symbolizes a stunning tale of interna...Read more

Invention of Pop Rocks; Pinball Wizard; London Smog
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May 15, 2015 • 1h

Don examines one of America's most explosive candies; a pinball machine that represents a gutsy player who saved the game from obs...Read more

Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Lost Treasure
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May 22, 2015 • 1h

Don examines a peanut that played a role in an unusual fad that took 1 man on a daring adventure; a standoff that pitted a man aga...Read more

Peeping Butler, Beaver Bomb, Mother's Day Mother
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May 29, 2015 • 1h

Don examines a trinket that symbolizes the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday; a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of w...Read more

Cherry Sisters, President's Cow, Birth of a Riot
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June 5, 2015 • 1h

Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good; a famous cow's-milk can from ...Read more

Great Kipton Train Wreck, First Inoculation, Spanish Space Suit
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June 12, 2015 • 1h

The story behind a science fiction novel that seemed so realistic it caused some to believe that the top-secret plans behind the M...Read more

Sci Fi A Bomb, Ford v. Ferrari, Colorado Stain
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June 19, 2015

Don examines a sleek American race car that took on a top Italian automaker; a pulp-fiction science magazine that threatened to ex...Read more

Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill
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June 26, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a puzzling crossword, a set of traffic signals that became a beloved symbol of East German culture, and ...Read more