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- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes aired
- 139
- Latest aired
- S04E35
- Total runtime
- 2d
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 July 2023 – December 2023 18 episodes
- Season 2 January 2024 – December 2024 39 episodes
- Season 3 January 2025 – December 2025 47 episodes
- Season 4 January 2026 – September 2026 35 episodes
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S02E01 Why the World's Biggest Aquarium Broke
January 16 · 12min find the promo
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The world's largest aquarium broke. This is the story.
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S02E02 The Dirty Business Behind Caffeine
January 28 · 14min find the promo
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Coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks - countless drinks contain caffeine. But why actually? And what does caffeine do to us?
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S02E03 What Faking Cancer Looks Like
February 4 · 28min find the promo
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This video is largely based on the "Believe in Magic" podcast by the BBC.
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S02E04 Why Europe Has No Hollywood
February 11 · 17min find the promo
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... At Making Money. They are great, calm down. But today Hollywood clearly dominates the medium. Once upon a time Europe was pioneering in film. What happened?
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S02E05 Why German Sounds So Aggressive
February 23 · 9min find the promo
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German sounds harsh and aggressive. Why?
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S02E06 /stol/: The Worst Place on the Internet
March 6 · 13min find the promo
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In 2014 one of the biggest leaks of all time happened. This is the story of r/TheFappening.
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S02E07 The Kids Who Hacked The CIA
March 17 · 23min find the promo
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This is the story of the kids who Hacked the CIA.
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S02E08 Hitler's Insane Train
March 31 · 9min find the promo
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This is the story of the Breitspurbahn.
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S02E09 The Biggest Fraud on TV
April 9 · 19min find the promo
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The story of a gang that systematically exploited a quiz show.
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S02E10 The Hunt for Ted Bundy
April 19 · 22min find the promo
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This is the story of how they caught Ted Bundy.
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S02E11 How Communists Made Unbreakable Glass
April 30 · 15min find the promo
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This is the story of how communists made nearly unbreakable glass. Why is not everywhere today? Or is it?
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S02E12 The Bizarre World of North Korean Influencers
May 6 · 10min find the promo
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There are more and more North Korean influencers appearing on the internet. What's behind it?
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S02E13 The Evil Design of Mercedes Tower
May 23 · 12min find the promo
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In the heart of Dubai, there’s a new hypertower under development...
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S02E14 Trump's Favorite Prison
May 31 · 14min find the promo
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The world's toughest and largest prison is located in El Salvador. It tells the story of a country that might have sacrificed its democracy in a fight against gangs.
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S02E15 How a CIA Base Works
June 9 · 14min find the promo
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How do CIA bases operate on foreign soil? Where are they concealed? What occurs inside them?
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S02E16 The Hunt for Europe's Most Wanted Criminal
June 24 · 20min find the promo
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The story of the hunt for Europe's Most Wanted Criminal.
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S02E17 Inside China‘s Torture Camps for Teens
July 3 · 26min find the promo
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In China there is a special place for kids with behavioral problems. Each with their own, ever more cruel practices to force teenagers into obedience…
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S02E18 The Weirdest Hoax on the Internet
July 14 · 9min find the promo
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What started as a harmless joke by two students, became one of the biggest hoaxes on the internet.
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S02E19 Mapping the Trump Shooting
July 16 · 6min find the promo
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We mapped and animated the Trump assassination attempt. Events are still unfolding.
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S02E20 The Plans to Assassinate Hitler
July 21 · 12min find the promo
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This is a video about the craziest plans to assassinate Hitler.
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S02E21 The $2.1 Billion McDonald's Machine
July 30 · 10min find the promo
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McDonald's uses Self Order Terminals in almost all of their restaurants now. Turns out these terminals are likely making them a lot of money.
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S02E22 The Game That Stole $130,000,000
August 8 · 9min find the promo
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This is the unknown story of a video game that turned out to be a massive scam.
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S02E23 How the CIA Stole a Russian Submarine
August 14 · 15min find the promo
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During the cold war the CIA stole a Russian submarine..
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S02E24 The McDonald's Monopoly Scam
September 1 · 20min find the promo
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What if the famous McDonald's Monopoly game ... was rigged?
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S02E25 Is Wikipedia Secretly Rich?
September 8 · 12min find the promo
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Wikipedia frequently asks for donations. But does the site actually need the money?
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S02E26 The Worst Hotel in Las Vegas
September 15 · 9min find the promo
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S02E27 The Kids Who Hacked Xbox
September 23 · 27min find the promo
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A group of teenagers hacked the world’s biggest game developers over the course of several years. This is their story.
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S02E28 Inside Japan’s Secret Torture Lab
September 30 · 19min find the promo
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This is the story of Unit 731.
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S02E29 How a Hacker Saved the Internet
October 6 · 16min find the promo
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A group of hackers tried to gain access to millions of servers around the world - a master key to most of the internet. Last minute a software developer thwarted their plans.
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S02E30 The ancient computer that simply shouldn't exist
October 15 · 14min find the promo
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An ancient machine found in a shipwreck stuns the modern world. What was the mysterious device used for? How can it be so advanced?
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S02E31 A New Ocean Is Forming in Africa
October 25 · 23min find the promo
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Africa is splitting apart, and a new ocean is forming. We traveled there to witness it firsthand.
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S02E32 What will Trump’s second term look like?
November 1 · 16min find the promo
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US elections are on November 5th. What happens if Donald Trump wins?
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S02E33 Why German Cities Look Ugly
November 10 · 11min find the promo
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Why do German cities look so ugly?
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S02E34 The CIA's Scariest Weapon
November 17 · 8min find the promo
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This is the CIA's scariest weapon.
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S02E35 What Was on Bin Laden's Hard Drive?
November 24 · 19min find the promo
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What was on the hard drive of Osama Bin Laden?
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S02E36 Europe's Strangest Unsolved Crime
December 1 · 31min find the promo
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This is the mysterious case of Oury Jalloh.
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S02E37 ANØM: The Most Genius FBI Operation
December 8 · 18min find the promo
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This is the story of the most genius FBI operation.
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S02E38 The CIA mission that hacked Iran’s Nuclear Program
December 22 · 15min find the promo
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This is the story of Stuxnet.
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S02E39 South Korea Is a Dystopia
December 30 · 19min find the promo
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Powerful families control much of the South Korean Economy. At what cost?