Take a close look at one of nature’s most delicate and fascinating creations... The Snowflake. And yes, it's safe to say that no two snow flakes are the same.
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A curious creature some say is as smart as a three-year-old human, but our primary goal is to eat him. We’ll visit the massive Tyson bacon plant and at Burger's Smokehouse in Missouri, we'll watch the pig transform into ham.
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At the center of the American Dream is the home — and at the center of its creation or renovation - is the Lumberyard. During America’s earliest history, it was little more than a bustling warehouse by the docks or the railway center.
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A gun that fires rocket-powered projectiles underwater and in outer space, a television system that is nothing more sophisticated than spinning wheels and flashing light bulbs. These and more failed inventions will be showcased on Modern Marvels.
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Modern Marvels examines some of the most cutting-edge aircraft ever developed, from the X-1 that first broke the sound barrier, to the X-43 Scramjet that recently flew at Mach 7, faster than any jet has ever flown.
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The bow that nearly brought down Rome, and the suspension system that revolutionized the chariot. It is the ingenuity of an outcast culture that transformed Europe.
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Driven by the need for deep sea rescue and salvage capabilities, the US Navy Diving and Salvage Programs have gathered together a highly skilled team of divers, innovative scientists and engineers.
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They can be as small as a pea or as large as a bowling ball. Nutritional, durable, and versatile, Nuts have been a staple of our diet since the dawn of time, and archaeological evidence places them among our earliest foods.
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Welcome to superlative central, the show with the biggest, baddest, heaviest, tallest, longest , loudest, meanest machines on the planet. The scale of these monsters is beyond belief, but we’ll put it in perspective.
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You may know him as man of great wit and wisdom, who reminded us that a penny saved is a penny earned. But on Modern Marvels: Ben Franklin Tech, you will get to know Dr. Franklin as the late 18th Century’s foremost scientist and inventor.
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Copper brings music to our ears and beauty to our eyes. From the Stone Age to the Information Age this versatile red metal has enabled man to thrive.
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The Modern Marvel episode about Tea features a visit to one of the largest tea-bagging factories in the world, the Lipton’s plant in Suffolk, VA. Here, an astonishing million teabags an hour - 24 million a day since the operation is 24/7.
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