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Remember when hobbies were more than just a way to pass the time — they were a chance to push the limits? From making model planes with glue that gets you high, to cooking up explosive rocket fuel in the backyard, to strapping ourselves to homemade kites and launching into the unknown, these hands-on pursuits often came with a dangerous edge; it's a thrilling, hair-raising trip back to the crafty

Exploding cars and blimp disasters to kids sent through the mail and doomed personal helicopters; the past is packed with travel tales and the misfires that paved the road to modern transportation.

During the Civil War, a daring prison break frees hundreds of captured Union soldiers; Colonel Thomas Rose was a schoolteacher before the Civil War; when he was captured and sent to Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia, he engineers a mass escape.

Petty thief Rene Belbenoit is captured and sentenced to hard time at France's notorious penal colony in French Guiana; he is determined to escape or die trying, and his story becomes the basis of several popular movies in Hollywood.

Radar falls in love; Margaret celebrates her divorce.

The 4077th's evacuation to a nearby cave poses a big problem for Hawkeye, then Col. Potter becomes aware of it.

Mike and Avery embark on a cross-country road trip, which is interrupted by an unexpected call from home; JF borrows shop space from Mike to restore a 1955 GMC truck and his relationship with his brother.

Dave and his daughter Alyssa struggle to recover a vintage ore cart from an abandoned copper mine; Angela struggles on what should be an easy job, and Dale goes on an epic hunt for furnace oil for Donny's shop.

Matt follows a childhood dream to track down the car owned by America's most famous mobster, Al Capone, during his alleged Canadian hideaways.

Mike and Avery embark on a cross-country road trip, which is interrupted by an unexpected call from home; JF borrows shop space from Mike to restore a 1955 GMC truck and his relationship with his brother.

Dave and his daughter Alyssa struggle to recover a vintage ore cart from an abandoned copper mine; Angela struggles on what should be an easy job, and Dale goes on an epic hunt for furnace oil for Donny's shop.

In Chicago, officers find some bad medicine; hikers get into trouble; an architect's story seems sketchy.

A traveler returns from Colombia with a lot of luggage; a pregnant passenger in Detroit; a package from India is halted; a traveler is Washington is questioned.

Col. Flagg shows up at the 4077th again, convinced that Hawkeye is a Communist sympathizer.

A careless colonel increases the number of seriously wounded soldiers arriving at the compound.

A down-on-his-luck Japanese businessman and a Chinese immigrant and her son change the American palette when they introduce instant noodles in a cup, Peking Duck, and a big Chinese restaurant chain in the nation.

From Furbys to Pogs, the 1990s were full of unforgettable fad toys; it was a decade where old school toys like Beanie Babies went head-to-head with high-tech wonders like Tamagotchi, and parents would do anything to get their hands on them.

The hundreds of trick and gag toys produced by entrepreneurs S.S. Adams and H. Fishlove that have entertained and annoyed Americans over six decades, and how many are still being sold.

Two chance discoveries in the 1950s turn mundane industrial materials into legendary toys; Etch A Sketch and Play-Doh will rake in billions for decades to come, but not everyone will reap the rewards.

A showman named Mark Goodson and a former nightclub singer named Merv Griffin wage a three-decade battle to reinvent the television game show, creating franchises with spinning wheels, buzzers and catchphrases that become ingrained in American culture as billion-dollar global brands.

Col. Flagg shows up at the 4077th again, convinced that Hawkeye is a Communist sympathizer.

A careless colonel increases the number of seriously wounded soldiers arriving at the compound.

A down-on-his-luck Japanese businessman and a Chinese immigrant and her son change the American palette when they introduce instant noodles in a cup, Peking Duck, and a big Chinese restaurant chain in the nation.

Through a series of accidents and unexpected innovations, a struggling cheesemaker, a New York restaurateur, a small-time baker, and a determined mother-son duo transform a humble cheese pie into a decadent American dessert--turning cheesecake into a grocery staple and the star of a restaurant empire.

Remember when hobbies were more than just a way to pass the time — they were a chance to push the limits? From making model planes with glue that gets you high, to cooking up explosive rocket fuel in the backyard, to strapping ourselves to homemade kites and launching into the unknown, these hands-on pursuits often came with a dangerous edge; it's a thrilling, hair-raising trip back to the crafty

J. Neilson, Forged in Fire judge and notorious breaker of blades, reveals his secrets of the forge in this special inside look. For the first time ever, J. will disclose his most infamous blade breaks and the tricks to becoming a Forged in Fire champion.

Necessity sparks wartime ingenuity, turning compact tools into powerful weapons; from the Bazooka and Cavity Magnetron radar, to the Enigma code machine, to a pioneering night-vision scope, engineers and scientists create faster, smarter tools that help win WWII and shape modern warfare.

A down-on-his-luck Japanese businessman and a Chinese immigrant and her son change the American palette when they introduce instant noodles in a cup, Peking Duck, and a big Chinese restaurant chain in the nation.

J. Neilson, Forged in Fire judge and notorious breaker of blades, reveals his secrets of the forge in this special inside look. For the first time ever, J. will disclose his most infamous blade breaks and the tricks to becoming a Forged in Fire champion.