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Learn about the horrific original versions of your favorite fairy tales plus commentary from historians.

This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.

America's past teems with bizarre, mysterious stories that seem too incredible to be true yet are documented in the archives of the nation's newspapers.

Explores the American Revolution through experts, re-enactments, and animations. Include John Glover's role in crossing the Delaware, Salem Poor's bravery despite enslavement, and Nancy Hart's daring espionage disguised as a man.

What first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind a hypothetical alien invasion are explained. With the help of scientists and engineers from NASA, JPL, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army, a major special effects studio, and various universities, the Sci-Fi Science crew explores force fields, lasers, lightning guns, rail guns, extrasolar planets and other "science fiction" concepts that are in fact, quite real. A campy, animation-rich alien invasion of Los Angeles provides the jumping-off point for real science demonstrations.

Part science lesson, part historical survey, this documentary looks at how meteors, meteorites and comets have not only affected our planet, but also how they have influenced our thinking.

Extremely tall people deal with dating, family, emotional problems while struggling to find themselves among the 6 2/3 feet that is their body.

Examines the Prophesies of 16th-century French physician Michel de Nostradamus and other ancient prophesy. It compares these prophesies with current global events and sorts significant prophesy from crackpot theory.

While presenting various lesser-known prehistoric giant creatures, various paleontologists explain how fossil analysis works and how they can deduce characteristics, behavior and look of these long extinct animals.

Host Jamie Kaler debunks classic American myths

A bone-chilling limited series following murder cases committed by killers hiding behind hideous masks.

The history of the role of women in the US military.

In this sequel to Sharp Shooters discover people who perform seemingly impossible shooting feats with all kinds of firearms. Watch world-class shooters perform amazing shots as well as reenact shots made famous in history. Stories will include the toughest shot in Old West shooting exhibitions (the mirror shot) as well as modern-day Army snipers who hit targets a mile away. Super high-speed cameras will capture a bullet in the air and travel with its trajectory to the target and animation will dissect the technology of the gun, the ammunition, and the technique.

The origins of Halloween are explored and how it became the holiday we know and enjoy today.

This season Deadliest Tech delves into the technology behind tanks, explosives, attack helicopters, and more. See how these weapons came to be and how they changed the stake of any battle whether it's through quick and immediate destruction or more covert operations.

KILLER BODS: FUELED BY SEX APPEAL. STRIVING FOR PERFECTION. DRIVEN TO MURDER. Welcome to a world of subcultures driven by ego, where physical strength and beauty are prized above all else. What's important here, is being perfect on the outside. On the i

In the Seattle real estate market, there's only one person willing to list anything, Theresa Michaels. She dominates the market because she tackles problem properties that no other realtor will touch. She loves the challenge of the quirky, the outrageous, and downright disastrous and in the end, she always finds inventive ways to get an offer. If it's twisted she'll list it!

Was life triggered by some event, like lightning hitting a pond full of amino acids? Earth was teeming with life billions of years before the dinosaurs existed. Single celled organisms inundated the oceans, and the soil swarmed with living creatures. Where did it all come from and how do you go from a single-celled organism to a trillion-celled organism like man?

From the origin of the Christmas lights and the tradition of the Christmas tree to the birth of commercial Christmas, get ready for the truth behind everyone's favourite holiday.