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History of the Jack-O'-Lantern
Steve Clark, the world's fastest pumpkin carver, takes us through some of his more intricate carvings.
History Shorts: Why Do Ghosts Wear White Sheets?
Ghosts in white sheets have become a classic Halloween icon, but where did this costume actually begin?
No One Escapes Alcatraz, Not Even the Dead
Alcatraz was built to hold America’s most dangerous criminals, but some say its dead never escaped. From phantom footsteps to haunted cells, do the spirits of inmates and guards still linger inside the prison known as The Rock?
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Al Capone's Secret City
Learn the history of Al Capone's secret city.
The Hunt for the Lost Squadron
Join a team of adventurers as they hunt for a lost treasure on an Arctic glacier: a squadron of WWII fighter planes that disappeared after crash-landing in Greenland in 1942.
Unbelievable Fails That End in Disaster
A failed oil rig causes an environmental disaster, while a NASA miscalculation dooms a Mars satellite—two costly mistakes with multimillion-dollar consequences.
The World’s Most Peculiar Places
Discover places across the country where strange phenomena are common in this clip from The UnBelievable.
The Woman Who Named the Ouija Board and Later Feared Its Power
In 1890, medium Helen Peters helped give the Ouija board its name. But after the board accused a relative of theft and tore her family apart, she spent the rest of her life warning others that its answers might not be truthful.
Columbus: The Lost Voyage
Ten years after his famous 1492 voyage, Christopher Columbus, awaiting the gallows on criminal charges in a Caribbean prison, plotted a treacherous final journey to restore his reputation.
