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Professor Richard Fortey journeys high in the Rocky Mountains to explore a 520-million-year-old fossilized seabed containing bizarre lifeforms that revolutionized our understanding about the beginnings of complex life. His discoveries include: marine creatures with five eyes and a proboscis; filter-feeders shaped like tulips; worm-like scavengers covered in spikes but with no identifiable head or anus; and a meter-long predator resembling a giant...
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Some animals appear to have taken Nature's gifts and stretched them to extreme limits. With these two natural curiosities one creature has ended up with a super-stretched neck, the other a stretchy tongue. In both cases Nature has found a way to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
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Hosted and executive produced by Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actor, William Shatner, this series from History tackles subjects that have mystified mankind for centuries, from Japan's ominous 'Suicide Forest' to strange creatures like the Chupacabra to bizarre Voodoo rituals. With contributions from scientists, historians, and first-hand witnesses, each episode seeks to shed light on how the seemingly impossible can happen, providing answers...
7) The 14 wonders of the world ancient and new: the definitive collection of the world's great wonders
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New wonders of the world: Experience some of the most magnificent works of humankind now designated as the New Wonders: The Great Wall of China; Petra in Jordan; The Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil; Machu Picchu in Peru; Chichen Itza pyramid in Mexico; The Colosseum in Rome; and the Taj Mahal.
Seven wonders of the ancient world: They have captivated and intrigued. Each was a singular achievement of architecture, engineering, and artistic...
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Nell Trent lives with her doting grandfather in his London shop. It is a magical place, filled from wall to wall with treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret from Nell. He borrows heavily from the evil, profiteering loan shark Daniel Quilp. When Grandfather gambles away what little money they possess, Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of their beloved shop. It seems Nell and Grandfather are left only with...