CuriosityStream The search for an artificial form of quinine accidently creates the first artificial dye, Mauvine; a failed dry-cleaning fluid results in Saran Wrap. 2026-05-04 How a party drug from the 19th Century, and a banged knee, lead to the invention of anaesthetics; electrotherapy and the true story behind the invention of telephone. 2026-05-04 The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the teabag, the gin & tonic, Disulfiram, and American female politicians. 2026-05-04 How a failed poison gas detector results in the invention of the smoke detector; a Russian genius tries to measure gas density, but ends up with musical instrument; the Theremin. 2026-05-04 The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon. 2026-05-04 A failed metal designed for gun barrels, becomes a kitchen favorite: surgical steel; messing around in a spectacle maker's shop leads to the telescope; a bag of dirt from a remote island contains a bacteria that helps stop aging. 2026-05-04 Number One hatches a string of dastardly plots from his hidden underground lair that his team of highly-qualified scientists have to deliver by testing the boundaries of technology and the plausibility of science. 2026-05-05