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The story of the rise, fall and resurrection of hot rod culture in the United States, featuring the most iconic muscle cars in history, including the rebels who built them, the renegades who drove them and the imprint they left on American culture.

The evolution of the counterculture.

Stories of those who believed in dreams and defied the commonplace with their extraordinary creations; covering some of the world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions, and social wonders.

Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into vending machines every 15 minutes; how vending machines work; visiting a factory that produces high-tech vending machines; giant gumball machine.

The historic one-armed bandits; cutting edge, computerized slot machines; some of the wackiest vending machines; binoculars at popular tourist sites; a unique company that collects and cleans the coins thrown into fountains.

The minds of the off-kilter geniuses who thought up off-the-mark concepts; some tinkerers' musings were merely ahead of their time and deemed flops during the inventor's lifetime, but others were just plain bad.

Bees do it; chemists do it; even Photocopiers do it; if it's not done enough, the world will become unglued - literally; from Velcro hooks to Gecko feet, making things that stick is no easy task.

People have spent centuries battling foul odors, including those that arise from cesspools, rotting meat, landfills, stink bombs, cow farms, and bad breath.

It's the place where one man's trash is truly another man's treasure; enter the mysterious world of the junkyard, where many pieces actually do add up to a whole; uncover how junkyard operators create order out of seemingly random piles of junk.

Brief history of undergarments; the evolution from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers; socks with special threads to prevent odor; fire retardant underwear; the bra industry.

Stories of those who believed in dreams and defied the commonplace with their extraordinary creations; covering some of the world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions, and social wonders.

Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into vending machines every 15 minutes; how vending machines work; visiting a factory that produces high-tech vending machines; giant gumball machine.

The historic one-armed bandits; cutting edge, computerized slot machines; some of the wackiest vending machines; binoculars at popular tourist sites; a unique company that collects and cleans the coins thrown into fountains.

The minds of the off-kilter geniuses who thought up off-the-mark concepts; some tinkerers' musings were merely ahead of their time and deemed flops during the inventor's lifetime, but others were just plain bad.

Bees do it; chemists do it; even Photocopiers do it; if it's not done enough, the world will become unglued - literally; from Velcro hooks to Gecko feet, making things that stick is no easy task.

People have spent centuries battling foul odors, including those that arise from cesspools, rotting meat, landfills, stink bombs, cow farms, and bad breath.

It's the place where one man's trash is truly another man's treasure; enter the mysterious world of the junkyard, where many pieces actually do add up to a whole; uncover how junkyard operators create order out of seemingly random piles of junk.

Brief history of undergarments; the evolution from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers; socks with special threads to prevent odor; fire retardant underwear; the bra industry.

Stories of those who believed in dreams and defied the commonplace with their extraordinary creations; covering some of the world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions, and social wonders.

Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into vending machines every 15 minutes; how vending machines work; visiting a factory that produces high-tech vending machines; giant gumball machine.

The historic one-armed bandits; cutting edge, computerized slot machines; some of the wackiest vending machines; binoculars at popular tourist sites; a unique company that collects and cleans the coins thrown into fountains.

The minds of the off-kilter geniuses who thought up off-the-mark concepts; some tinkerers' musings were merely ahead of their time and deemed flops during the inventor's lifetime, but others were just plain bad.

Bees do it; chemists do it; even Photocopiers do it; if it's not done enough, the world will become unglued - literally; from Velcro hooks to Gecko feet, making things that stick is no easy task.

People have spent centuries battling foul odors, including those that arise from cesspools, rotting meat, landfills, stink bombs, cow farms, and bad breath.

It's the place where one man's trash is truly another man's treasure; enter the mysterious world of the junkyard, where many pieces actually do add up to a whole; uncover how junkyard operators create order out of seemingly random piles of junk.

Brief history of undergarments; the evolution from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers; socks with special threads to prevent odor; fire retardant underwear; the bra industry.

Martin Bayerle and his estranged son, Grant, go back to the wreck that nearly destroyed their family, and start an expedition which could be their last chance to solve the mystery of the RMS Republic and recover over a billion dollars of treasure.

Martin uncovers more of the mystery behind the Republic's treasure; during an attempt to recover the gold, a diver has an accident that puts his life in jeopardy and threatens to shut the mission down.

When the ship's generator fails, and diver Mark's condition worsens, the crew must head back to port; devastated Martin recalls his failed 1987 Republic dive and the crushing effect it had on his life.

Martin identifies a mysterious transaction with a Russian banker that may prove the gold is aboard the RMS Republic.

A diver gets tangled in the wreck and another line compromises the ship's propeller; Martin argues over the location of the gold chamber; the shooting that landed Martin in prison is finally revealed.

A dive on the port side of the wreck reveals a piece of the past; a suspicious boat is spotted nearby.

Questions are answered about the history and mystery of the RMS Republic, a billion dollar gold cargo, and the Bayerle's obsessive quest to recover the bounty and unlock a century-old conspiracy.

Grant challenges his father's strategy and attempts a new approach to recovering the bounty of the Republic.

The crew goes for the Republic's treasure, and faces down a destructive storm.

People search 270-year-old Spanish galleons.

Treasure hunter Robert Marx searches for a Spanish galleon reported to contain a bounty worth several million dollars.

The search for the galleon Atocha, which sank off the Florida Keys in 1622, takes a tragic toll on treasure hunter Mel Fisher and his team.

Martin Bayerle and his estranged son, Grant, go back to the wreck that nearly destroyed their family, and start an expedition which could be their last chance to solve the mystery of the RMS Republic and recover over a billion dollars of treasure.

Martin uncovers more of the mystery behind the Republic's treasure; during an attempt to recover the gold, a diver has an accident that puts his life in jeopardy and threatens to shut the mission down.

When the ship's generator fails, and diver Mark's condition worsens, the crew must head back to port; devastated Martin recalls his failed 1987 Republic dive and the crushing effect it had on his life.

Martin identifies a mysterious transaction with a Russian banker that may prove the gold is aboard the RMS Republic.

A diver gets tangled in the wreck and another line compromises the ship's propeller; Martin argues over the location of the gold chamber; the shooting that landed Martin in prison is finally revealed.

A dive on the port side of the wreck reveals a piece of the past; a suspicious boat is spotted nearby.

Questions are answered about the history and mystery of the RMS Republic, a billion dollar gold cargo, and the Bayerle's obsessive quest to recover the bounty and unlock a century-old conspiracy.

Grant challenges his father's strategy and attempts a new approach to recovering the bounty of the Republic.

The crew goes for the Republic's treasure, and faces down a destructive storm.

People search 270-year-old Spanish galleons.

Nate explores how Islamic art influenced MC Escher's intricate geometric drawings, where Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream came from, and how Paul Klee came up with some of his best known work.

Exploring the latest updates on the new space hardware that can potentially launch mankind into the next generation of space flight; some rockets and capsules are on time while others are not so fortunate.

Water runoff in a city park; clean water efforts in Cambodia; bicycle transportation.

The hosts test the patented designs of history's lost inventions.

An insight into Richard Ramirez, a man who raped, mutilated, and tortured more than 25 victims.

Serial killer Henry Lee Lucas may have exaggerated the number of his crimes.

Lyle and Erik Menendez claim justification for killing their parents.

Andrew Cunanan commits suicide on a houseboat in Miami.

Commentary creates in-depth portraits.

A profile of John Wilkes Booth, the infamous actor and devoted Confederate who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

Criminologists and graphic photographs provide clues to the Jack the Ripper case.

A look at the American domestic terrorist, anarchist author, and former mathematics professor, also known as the Unabomber.

An insight into Richard Ramirez, a man who raped, mutilated, and tortured more than 25 victims.

Serial killer Henry Lee Lucas may have exaggerated the number of his crimes.

Lyle and Erik Menendez claim justification for killing their parents.

Andrew Cunanan commits suicide on a houseboat in Miami.

Commentary creates in-depth portraits.

A profile of John Wilkes Booth, the infamous actor and devoted Confederate who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

Criminologists and graphic photographs provide clues to the Jack the Ripper case.

A look at the American domestic terrorist, anarchist author, and former mathematics professor, also known as the Unabomber.

An insight into Richard Ramirez, a man who raped, mutilated, and tortured more than 25 victims.

Serial killer Henry Lee Lucas may have exaggerated the number of his crimes.

Lyle and Erik Menendez claim justification for killing their parents.

Andrew Cunanan commits suicide on a houseboat in Miami.

Commentary creates in-depth portraits.

Nimble and powerful Yankee frigates helped defeat the renowned British navy during the American Revolution.

The development of ironclad ships is traced from England's HMS Warrior to the turreted monitors of the American Civil War.

Built from tons of steel and armor plate, the dreadnoughts became the symbol of a nation's might.

Showcases the firepower of the battleships used in World War II, which carried the largest and most powerful guns ever to be placed on warships.

The swift and powerful cruisers, descended from frigates, that are designed to protect massive battleships.

Small, motor-powered leisure boats were used as gunboats on Vietnam's 3,000 nautical miles of rivers, canals and streams.

Small and large vessels designed to take men and equipment ashore quickly and under fire.

Vessels adapted to meet special military needs including the transport of special commando units.

Nimble and powerful Yankee frigates helped defeat the renowned British navy during the American Revolution.

The development of ironclad ships is traced from England's HMS Warrior to the turreted monitors of the American Civil War.

Built from tons of steel and armor plate, the dreadnoughts became the symbol of a nation's might.

Showcases the firepower of the battleships used in World War II, which carried the largest and most powerful guns ever to be placed on warships.

The swift and powerful cruisers, descended from frigates, that are designed to protect massive battleships.

Small, motor-powered leisure boats were used as gunboats on Vietnam's 3,000 nautical miles of rivers, canals and streams.

Small and large vessels designed to take men and equipment ashore quickly and under fire.

Vessels adapted to meet special military needs including the transport of special commando units.

Nimble and powerful Yankee frigates helped defeat the renowned British navy during the American Revolution.