Curious and Unusual Deaths
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Curious and Unusual Deaths

7.7 / 10
2009
2 seasons
19 episodes
Documentary

Noted experts explain the science behind the deaths some of the strangest, most grizzly, tragic or simply avoidable deaths from across the globe and throughout time.

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  • Ep 1

    1.At Work

    31-10-200921m

    A bible salesman is struck by lighting under a cloudless sky, a nuclear scientist accidentally explodes his research, and a lawyer tests a glass window on the 24th floor – all with...

  • Ep 2

    2.At Home

    07-11-200921m

    A pet lover falls into a cat dish filled with less than three-inches of water, an impatient man finds a way to make his Lava Lamp work faster, and a brick-layer is provoked to laug...

  • Ep 3

    3.In a Contest

    14-11-200921m

    Engineering students see who can spit the furthest, a woman places second in a water-drinking competition, and a couple endures 86 hours of holding each other close – all with fata...

  • Ep 4

    4.From the Deep

    21-11-200921m

    An arrogant artist eats a poisonous fish, a daredevil challenges Niagara Falls with a barrel and an anvil, and a sunbather gets personal with a giant stingray – all with fatal resu...

  • Ep 5

    5.Against the Clock

    28-11-200921m

    An unemployed man plays an on-line video game for 50 hours, two stowaways try to fly to China in a wheel well, and famous whisky man Jack Daniels loses his toe – all with fatal res...

  • Ep 6

    6.By Their Own Invention

    05-12-200921m

    A hoarder booby-traps his brownstone, a French tailor tests an experimental glider off the Eiffel Tower, and famous scientist, Marie Curie is radiant about her discovery – all with...

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