The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

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.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 0m

Release: 2023

Rating: 3.7

Season 1 - The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
2023-12-01
"Shipwrecks, plane crashes, disappearances, and UFO sightings, oh my! This episode explores the Lake Michigan Triangle and many other wild and weird places, including a creepy doll-filled island with a dark past, deadly gas-filled explosive lakes, caves that harbor deadly viruses, and the most haunted place in the U.S."
2023-12-08
"In Boston, a 25-foot tidal wave of\u2026Molasses? A dancing plague that kills 100 people? A surgery with a 300% mortality rate? We search the globe for the strangest and most bizarre deaths on record. If the 1814 London Beer Flood doesn\u2019t kill you, maybe a mysterious case of spontaneous human combustion will."
2023-12-15
"From a headless chicken that lives over one year, to an out-of-this-world \"celestial body\" where it rains molten glass...We explore the most astonishing bodies through these truly unbelievable stories. Here are the true tales of not only the tallest human ever measured, but also the shortest person on record. What about the man who survived an iron bar through his head, or a Medusa-like body of water that turns its victims to stone? Brace yourself for the extraordinary."
2023-12-22
"Did you ever wonder what it would be like to get attacked by a million bats with tiny bombs strapped to their chests? What about inflatable tanks, robot assassins, bazooka Vespas, war dolphins...The list of outrageous weapons goes on! These weapons, and others, pushed the boundaries of \"possible\" in the weirdest ways ever."
2024-01-02
"Picture this: a full-body gas mask for babies. How about Smell-o-Vision? Or a robot powered by eating slugs? These are all real inventions, and we\u2019ve got them covered\u2013including inflatable airplanes, hidden cameras in your contact lenses, and coffin security systems to protect you in the afterlife."
2024-01-05
"A blind man who uses bat-like powers of echolocation to navigate his surroundings? A samurai with reflexes faster than a speeding bullet? A man who\u2019s immune to electrocution? These are the strange tales of humans with superhuman powers, including the man who\u2019s a human lightening rod."
2024-01-12
"Human bones as a \"miracle cure\" for gout; living mummies buried alive; a truly bizarre Victorian way to lose weight -- with tapeworms; from daily rites to once-in-a-lifetime rituals, the stranger side of human nature is revealed in these rituals."
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2024-02-09
"Imagine free falling 30,000 feet without a parachute, or being buried alive and living to tell the tale. Or... what about getting trapped in a tiny room inside a sunken ship on the ocean floor...For three days? These are improbable yet true-life tales of surviving the most extraordinary conditions."
Season 2 - The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
2024-11-15
"Have you ever wondered about the most bizarre things that have fallen from the sky? From meteorites to seafood, and even bathtubs, these are some truly unbelievable stories of what comes from above. Don\u2019t believe it? Just look up!"