Modern Marvels

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Guns of the Russian Military
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Forged in Europe's shadow, Russian small arms were once dismissed as crude copies. Often lacking the finish of Western counterparts, Russian guns have been battle-proven worldwide, with .. show full overview
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The F-15
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The F-15 Eagle proves its superiority in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Submarines
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A look at submarine technology and undersea warfare from the earliest efforts through the era of WWI and WWII U-boats to the latest nuclear-powered models.
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Pacific Coast Highway
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For 25 years, construction crews dug, blasted, tunneled, and bridged their way up America's West Coast along the California, Oregon, and Washington shoreline to build the Pacific Coast .. show full overview
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Gangster Guns
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During the 1920s and '30s in big cities and small towns alike, they earned a fierce reputation in a blaze of bullets. They were the best friends of criminals such as John Dillinger, .. show full overview
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Racetrack Tech
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A look at the "science of safety" as applied to Indy or NASCAR racing. From tires to roll-cages to hood flaps, we examine the incredible technology that's helping prevent crashes and .. show full overview
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Oil Fire Fighting
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In this episode, we head into the flames to see how the conflagrations are contained and controlled. From the use of explosives to the exploits of pioneers like Myron Kinley, we explore .. show full overview
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Command Central
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Located in the heart of the Middle East, 'Centcom' in Doha, Qatar represents everything a modern military command post can be with the most sophisticated information systems .. show full overview
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Frontline Reporting
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From Matthew Brady's chilling images of the Civil War to the scripted briefings in the first Gulf War and the "embedded" reporters of the second, we examine the uneasy nexus of war and .. show full overview
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Nature's Engineers
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Towering skyscrapers buzzing with life, intricate tunnels connecting entire communities, mighty dams that tame the wildest rivers--this is construction animal style! Take a walk on the .. show full overview
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Bible Tech
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Arguably the most influential book ever written, the Bible provides a glimpse into the origins of ancient technology and its use to withstand the elements, build great structures, wage .. show full overview
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The Power Grid
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The electronic power grid is comprised of a huge complex of power plants, sub-stations, and transmission lines.
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Bathroom Tech
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From tub to toilet to toothpaste, here's everything you ever wanted to know about the most used and least discussed room in the house. From the first home bathrooms in ancient India, .. show full overview
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Engineering Disasters 6
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AV-8-Harrier jump jet; Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers; offshore oil-rig fire; derailment of a high-speed train; computer errors almost set off nuclear war.
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F-18 Hornet
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One aircraft in the US arsenal best typifies the will to win. Using the latest and most sophisticated computerized technology, the F-18 Hornet is now one of the foremost fighters of the .. show full overview
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Hydraulics
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The machines that helped build our world have been powered by hydraulics, a compact system of valves, hoses, and pumps that transmits forces from point to point through fluid. This basic .. show full overview
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Plane Crashes
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When the most sophisticated machines fail, they do so horrifically, plunging to earth with a terrifying loss of life. From the beginning of manned flight, plane crashes have plagued the .. show full overview
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D-Day Tech
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By the spring of 1942, Hitler had made a fortress of Europe, and the Allies began to plan the biggest invasion in military history. The history-altering success of the D-Day Invasion .. show full overview
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A-10 Tankbuster
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The most feared aircraft in the Air Force arsenal, the A-10 Tankbuster was the first aircraft in U.S. aviation history designed specifically for Close Air Support. From its first taste .. show full overview
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Rubber
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The story of rubber is more than tires, toys, gloves, and gum--it's imbedded in modern life, from the controversial Challenger O-rings to seals on hydrogen fuel cells. A gigantic .. show full overview
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City Water
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When you tap your faucet does clean, pure water flow? Can your city supply enough water for industry, firefighting, and street cleaning? U.S. public water-supply systems serve nearly 99 .. show full overview
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Greatest Movie Gadgets
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Cars that fly and drive themselves. Spiffy spy tools that see under doors and through walls. Water "Harleys" that fly above and below the surface. Only in the movies, right? Hollywood .. show full overview
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Robots
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The history of robotics is traced over 2,000 years; archival interview with Isaac Asimov.
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Nuclear Tech
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Nuclear research ranges from well-known applications, such as bombs and reactors, to little-known uses in medicine, food preparation, and radiation detection. It's also spawned ancillary .. show full overview
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Distilleries
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From water and grain...to mash...still...vat...barrel and bottle--the distilling of alcoholic spirits is a big business and near-sacred religion. Its acolytes eye the color, swirl the .. show full overview
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Apollo 11
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As mankind's greatest achievement of the 20th century, Apollo 11 stood as the apogee of science, exploration, flight, and technological prowess. In scarcely 10 years, America went from .. show full overview
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The George Washington Bridge
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Standing as a main traffic artery between Manhattan and New Jersey, the bridge referred to by locals as the "GW", is the busiest in the world carrying nearly 320,000 cars every day.
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World War I Tech
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The first bombing airplanes and widespread use of chemical weapons...earliest tanks...submarines. When Industrial-Age technology and war first mixed on a large scale, the end result was ruthlessly efficient destruction.
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Oil Tankers
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The biggest moving objects ever built by man, oil tankers dominate the world's waterways, both in size and numbers. Upwards of 10,000 strong, the world tanker fleet's vast number results .. show full overview
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The Athens Subway
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Athens builds a new underground subway system to meet the needs of the 2004 Olympics.
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Extreme Aircraft
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Join us for a supersonic look at 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. .. show full overview
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Engineering Disasters 7
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Engineers and architects reveal what went wrong in five engineering disasters.
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SOS Tech
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The Coast Guard's Motor Lifeguard School; VHF radio; Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacon.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
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The St. Lawrence Seaway is a monumental stairway in water, lifting massive ships hundreds of feet over thousands of miles. An essential part of the commercial infrastructure of the US .. show full overview
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Police Pursuit
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Join us for a high-speed look at police pursuits in an adrenaline-filled hour focused on the history and evolution of the technologies that give law enforcement the upper hand when .. show full overview
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St. Lawrence Tech
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Guns of Israel
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The Uzi; the Negev machine gun; the Galil assault rifle; the Tavor 21.
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Engineering Disasters 8
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Join us for a devastating but enlightening hour as we delve into complex and often-tragic engineering failures that have shaped our world.
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Harvesting
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Cutting, digging, picking, stripping, shaking, and raking--whatever the crop, there's a custom machine to harvest it. From the debut of the sickle in ancient Egypt to McCormick's famous .. show full overview
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Building a Skyscraper: The Skeleton
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Building a Skyscraper: The Exterior
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Building a Skyscraper: The Arteries
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Learn how development of electricity and indoor plumbing made skyscrapers possible as the veins and arteries of the California Department of Transportation headquarters in LA are installed.
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Building a Skyscraper: The Human Environment
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Take a closer look at the human element involved in the development of systems like air conditioning and pressurized elevators.
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Engineering Disasters 9
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What happens when the calculations of builders and engineers prove wrong and their constructs come tumbling down?
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The Sears Tower
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The Sears Tower, located in Chicago, was finished in 1973. It was the tallest building in the world for over 20 years, and remains the tallest building if you look at highest occupied .. show full overview
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The Guns of the Civil War
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It was a war in which brother fought brother and battlefields became slaughterhouses. During the Civil War, the country was in the midst of an industrial revolution and developed the .. show full overview
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Engineering Disasters 10
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Presidential Movers
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The vehicles that transport the President of the United States aren't your ordinary planes, trains, and automobiles. They are top-secret. And for your Average Joe, there's only two ways .. show full overview
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Gas Tech
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Gas--it makes a balloon go up, cooks our food, and fills our lungs. But this invisible state of matter does far more, and has a very visible impact on the world.
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Engineering Disasters 11
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Join us for look into five engineering disasters.
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The World's Longest Bridge
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Modern Marvels takes a look at the incredible effort the Japanese made to build the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, currently the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world.
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Japanese Sub at Pearl Harbor
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A Japanese sub sunk at Pearl Harbor by a Navy destroyer during the 1941 attack is examined.
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M1 Abrams - Supertank!
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Join us as we penetrate the history of the world's most sophisticated tank--the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. In the most radical departure in U.S. tank design since WWII, the Supertank .. show full overview
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Engineering Disasters 12
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In Milwaukee, 104 died after drinking contaminated tap water. At Texas A&M, a tradition turned tragic when a pile of bonfire logs collapsed onto its builders. Thousands of US soldiers .. show full overview
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Surveillance Tech
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In the world of surveillance, Big Brother is not only watching, he's also listening, analyzing, recording, scanning, and tracking every aspect of our lives. And with advanced .. show full overview
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Engineering Disasters 13
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In this hour, death seeps out of the ground into a neighborhood sitting on a toxic waste dump at Love Canal in New York; soldiers die during Desert Storm in 1991 when software flaws .. show full overview
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World's Biggest Machines 2
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On land, in the air, or on the sea--we examine some of the biggest machines ever built, including: the Antonov AN-225, the world's biggest aircraft; the GE 90-115B jet engine; the .. show full overview
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Sub Disasters
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When the men and women aboard a modern submarine hear the command to dive, they can take a measure of comfort in the fact that no U.S. sub has been lost in nearly 40 years, though it's .. show full overview
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Engineering Disasters 14
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In this hour, we examine a massive oil tanker explosion that killed nine; a subway tunnel cave-in that swallowed part of Hollywood Boulevard; a freighter plane crash that destroyed an .. show full overview
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Movie Theaters
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Washington Monument
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The U.S. capital boasts many memorials, but none with a more bizarre history than the obelisk erected to America's first president. Over 55 stories high and weighing over 90,000 tons, .. show full overview
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Boys Toys: Private Collections
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Priceless collections. Compilations devoted to with such passion, entire lives have been spent perfecting them. From rescued trash to treasure-troves with values known to only the most .. show full overview
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Engineering Disasters 15
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A series of construction errors causes a devastating flood that brings Chicago to a standstill. A deadly accident traps hundreds in a smoke-filled Alpine tunnel, with no ventilation. .. show full overview
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Howard Hughes Tech
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An in-depth look at the technology conceived or developed by America's first billionaire. A passionate aviator, Howard Hughes built and flew planes that broke speed records, and .. show full overview
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Snack Food Tech
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Extruders, molds, in-line conveyor belts. Are these machines manufacturing adhesives, plastics, or parts for your car? No, they're making treats for your mouth--and you will see them doing their seductively tasty work in this scrumptious episode.
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PT Boats
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Small, wooden patrol-torpedo boats of World War II are fast, maneuverable and versatile.
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More Dangerous Cargo
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It comes in many deadly shapes and sizes, and the transportation of dangerous cargo is one of the most meticulously planned procedures in the shipping world.
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Commercial Fishing
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Hop aboard and sail through time and around the globe as we explore the harsh conditions of life at sea and experience firsthand one of history's deadliest jobs. Brace yourself and feel .. show full overview
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Ancient Discoveries (1)
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Ancient Discoveries (2)
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Ancient Discoveries (3)
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Engineering Disasters 16
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Doomsday Tech
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Doomsday threats range from very real (nuclear arsenals) to controversial (global warming) to futuristic (nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots). We examine 21st-century technologies that .. show full overview
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More Doomsday Tech
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From the far reaches of space to tiny viruses, doomsday sources are many. But so are technologies used to keep doomsday at bay.
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Firefighting! Containing the Demon
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Any fire raging out of control is a hazard, but when compounded with obstacles of extreme conditions, such as an oil-well blowout or acres of forest ablaze, firefighters face new .. show full overview
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Secret Russian Aircraft of WWII
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SECRET RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II reveals how, despite the ever-present danger, Soviet designers mastered technical hurdles astonishing even by today's standards. Rare footage, .. show full overview

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