Each episode opens up a cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic recreation, compelling graphics, and arresting archival. From Boston’s Great Molasses Flood to a man who survived being struck by lightning not once, not twice, but SEVEN times, these seemingly tall tales all actually happened, and our cast of experts dives into the historical record to tell you how and why.
Dan Aykroyd
Self - Host
Adam Richman
Self - TV Host/Historian
Austin Rogers
Self - Jeopardy! Champion
Hakeem Muata Oluseyi
Self - Astrophysicist/Author
Don Wildman
Self - TV Host/Historian
Sami Jarroush
Self - TV Host, Historian
Mitch Horowitz
Self - Historian
Paul Matt Sutter
Self - Physicist/Author
Yohuru Williams
Self - Professor, University of St. Thomas
Mind Field82%
History 10171%
Cursed Films71%
Haunted69%
Medal of Honor66%
True Haunting63%
Explained74%
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction68%
Mr. Scorsese81%
Eli Roth's History of Horror64%
The Real History of Science Fiction69%
Arnold78%
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos83%
Drug Lords73%
Trust Me: The False Prophet75%
Formula 1: Drive to Survive81%
Dateline65%
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God69%
Hulk Hogan: Real American74%
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything75%
