History HD reveals the power and passion of history as an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past.

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History - fascinating and exclusive programs on subjects ranging from American and world history to explorations of major events in politics, entertainment and social history.

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Imagine a man floating through the sky by dozens of balloons or a circus only visible via magnifying glass; these are the tales of history's most unbelievable, strange and completely unexpected spectacles.

The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd

Unexpected Spectacles

History is riddled with discoveries, from gold, to lost treasures, to scientific findings; some discoveries are anything but ordinary; like severed feet on a beach, or finding evidence of a tiny otherworldly creature; each is weirder than the last.

Weird Discoveries

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One-of-a-kind crimes are often met with one-of-a-kind punishments. Like a pig whose bloody rampage lands itself in the courtroom, or a music enthusiast whose wall-rattling beats subject them to hours of classical symphonies. And a drunkard whose public intoxication turns them into public entertainment. These peculiar punishments all prove to have one thing in common...they are completely unbelievable.

Peculiar Punishments

From a dog's space voyage, to a harrowing story of Arctic survival, to various trips through time; journeys so extraordinary that they are truly unbelievable.

Extraordinary Journeys

It is hard to believe that the beginnings of modern endoscopy are really all thanks to one professional sword-swallower; or that lack of sleep has some strange upsides; these are some unthinkable experiments.

Outrageous Experiments

This episode explores the strangest and most ghastly gigs ever. From night soil men cleaning excrement off the streets of Victorian London to professional mourners hired to weep at funerals, to the intrepid deer urine collectors. These are the most unbelievable jobs in history!

Odd Jobs

We've heard the tales of great wars fought with groundbreaking weaponry, but what about everything else in between? From missiles manned by pigeons to a helmet outfitted with firearms, to an incendiary device made to look like one of America's favorite pastimes. These are the stories of unconventional weapons, each more unbelievable than the next.

Unconventional Weapons

Toe wrestling; a competition between ugly pets; the origins of some schoolyard faceoffs; exploring the world of strange games.

Strange Games

A fully functioning car that hovers in midair; clothing made out of calcium; a robot dog that breathes fire; discussing bizarre inventions.

Bizarre Innovations

Beards as cause of death; a lawnmower killing a spectator at a football game; discussing some unusual causes of death.

A Thousand Ways to Die

A city where the commute requires a zipline; a town crawling with monkeys; a waterfall of blood.

Unusual Places

Exploring the stories of the planet's fantastic beings.

Fantastic Beings

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Host Dan Aykroyd uncovers some of the most mysterious and bizarre inventions, creatures, people and things throughout history, by using dynamic visuals, archival images, and expert interviews.

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