2024-07-15
Bil gets his hands dirty to figure out what got the Hatfield's and the McCoy's so worked up, if Hamilton really wasted his shot at Burr, and what actually happened at the O.K. Corral. (Repeat).
Great American folk tales have been passed down for generations, often through word of mouth. While many of the stories snowball into legends over the years, most contain at least a kernel of truth. Bil tries to find that truth as he explores the claim that John Henry out-drilled a steam-powered drill, uncovers if Johnny Appleseed is truly responsible for all our delicious apples, and checks if a
Daredevils have always captured our imaginations and the stories of their feats have grown into superhuman myths that persist to this day. Incredible stories that we want to believe but seem downright impossible. Bil pursues the truth around America's most iconic stunts by pulling his very own Houdini, testing if it's possible to survive a plunge over Niagara Falls, and investigates daredevil pion
Bil tries to answer why people remember the Alamo, how Davy Crockett died, and others. (Repeat).
Bil separates fact from fiction surrounding the Bowie Knife. (Repeat).
Images of the Wild West are inscribed in the American DNA. We've been raised on tales of cowboys with great nicknames dueling it out and then riding off into the sunset. We've consumed so much fiction about the Wild West, it's time to get down to the facts. In search of the truth, Bil Lepp, puts Billy the Kid's famous escape to the test, attempts Annie Oakley's most difficult shot and investigates
Bil sheds light on how Ben Franklin really discovered electricity; examines if Edison truly invented the lightbulb; and sorts out if the Wright Brothers were actually first in flight. (Repeat).
Bil saddles up to find out what Paul Revere's ride was really like; if the turning point in Revolutionary War was a seemingly impossible sniper shot; and if Betsey Ross was really responsible for Old Glory. (Repeat).
Bil gets his hands dirty to figure out what got the Hatfield's and the McCoy's so worked up, if Hamilton really wasted his shot at Burr, and what actually happened at the O.K. Corral. (Repeat).
Great American folk tales have been passed down for generations, often through word of mouth. While many of the stories snowball into legends over the years, most contain at least a kernel of truth. Bil tries to find that truth as he explores the claim that John Henry out-drilled a steam-powered drill, uncovers if Johnny Appleseed is truly responsible for all our delicious apples, and checks if a
Daredevils have always captured our imaginations and the stories of their feats have grown into superhuman myths that persist to this day. Incredible stories that we want to believe but seem downright impossible. Bil pursues the truth around America's most iconic stunts by pulling his very own Houdini, testing if it's possible to survive a plunge over Niagara Falls, and investigates daredevil pion
Bil tries to answer why people remember the Alamo, how Davy Crockett died, and others. (Repeat).
Bil separates fact from fiction surrounding the Bowie Knife. (Repeat).
The guys tour Saskatchewan. (Repeat).
Unwrapping a tiny mummy to find out how an Egyptian baby died 2000 years ago. (Repeat).
Joe and Mikey salvage a rare part from a sunken plane. (Repeat).
The guys tour Saskatchewan. (Repeat).
Unwrapping a tiny mummy to find out how an Egyptian baby died 2000 years ago. (Repeat).
Joe and Mikey salvage a rare part from a sunken plane. (Repeat).
Two rival inventors have the same idea for improving the process of sending information: wireless communication. Nikola Tesla is one of the most famous and successful thinkers of his day, single-handedly changing the way electricity is supplied and generated. Guglielmo Marconi is a young, uneducated Italian inventor who ignores scientific consensus and goes with his gut. Both want to rid the world
As gator season roars into its final weeks, Ronnie challenges Troy's title as King of the Swamp. The Landry's battle a poacher and race to make up for losses. Bruce's boat motor buckles under the strain of the long season. (Repeat).
Rob and Adam serve up annoying stings in the history of the Pain Index and chase them with a tiny fish that has venom to die for. (Repeat).
Marty escapes a blizzard and flies home from the trapline to reunite with his family; Lauro runs a 100 mile dog race and gets closer to qualifying for the Iditarod; Daniel takes down a black bear to provide meat for his family. (Repeat).
Tom begins the countdown to his 80th birthday; Jake and Anika tow a broken snowmobile down the mountain but run into fresh lion tracks and are back on the hunt; Paul sets out to take on a wolf pack. (Repeat).