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Mysteries at the Museum
Birth of the Road Map, Attack of the Killer Bees, Invention of the Gas Mask
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Host Don Wildman examines an iconic road sign that was part of a revolutionary plan to bring order to America's roads, a tiny bee specimen that unleashed a swarms of killer insects and a wave of panic on two continents, and an unusual gas mask that was invented by a brave and pioneering man whose bold act of courage proved his device's worth and broke down racial barriers in the process.
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Stagecoach Mary, Alaska Firestarter and Mummy Mystery
39:07|Don Wildman investigates a harrowing escape by stagecoach in the Wild West, an Alaskan town plagued by a mysterious arsonist and the tale of a missing mummy.
Channel Champion, the Forger and Harper Method
39:31|Don Wildman investigates a record-breaking long-distance swimmer, a teenage war hero on Nazi-occupied France and the transformative tonic that lead to a franchise of salons.
Beethoven's Mysterious Malady, the Great Raid and Planet X
39:40|Don Wildman examines the mysterious illness behind a composer's untimely death, investigates a daring wartime rescue of 500 POWs and recalls an out-of-this-world discovery that changed what scientists knew about the universe.
Rikers Island Rescue, She Sells Sea Shells and Weathering the War
39:44|Don Wildman examines a well-worn fire hose connected to an astonishing tale of unlikely heroes, fossilized remains found by a young paleontologist who inspired an iconic tongue twister and an unusual vehicle used in the D-Day invasion.
Winnie the Bear, Frozen Miracle and Whiskey Galore
39:10|Don Wildman examines a stuffed bear that inspired one of the greatest children's books of all time, a fireman's pike used in a icy rescue mission and a bottle of whiskey that was once at the center of an illegal escapade.
Dewey Defeats Truman, Real Jekyll and Hyde and Sunken Steamship Treasure
38:50|Don Wildman examines how an iconic headline came to be, the real-life inspiration for a literary villain and the search for millions of dollars of sunken treasure.
Eisenhower's Crazy Convoy, Criminal Measures and Canyon Adventure
40:05|Don Wildman investigates a president's cross-country road trip, a detective's plan to cut down on crime and an explorers dangerous quest to be the first to uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon.
Mystery of Silence, Fearless Flyer and Fifty Stars
39:19|Don Wildman examines a printing press connected to a founding father's secret identity, a model plane with the propeller in the back flown by a record-setting aviatrix and an American flag designed by a high school kid.
Project Vortex, Diamond Heist and Tinseltown, NJ
39:19|Don investigates a scientist's attempt to document the life cycle of a tornado, a record-breaking $100 million heist and a pioneering filmmaker who went head-to-head against Thomas Edison.