← Weird Wonders of the World

Season 1

8 episodes · 2015

The natural world is full of strange science and bizarre connections. This series navigates the weird and wonderful, offering a refreshing and very different take on our planet.

  1. 1Nevada Sky

    03 Sep 2015 · 50 min

    Revealing the secrets behind the world's weirdest events from a bird-killing solar death ray to a monkey that's learned first aid.

  2. 2Fishy Oil Slick

    10 Sep 2015 · 50 min

    Revealing the secrets of a suspiciously fishy oil slick, the mysterious cause of a lemming's extreme anger, and how one man can see using his ears.

  3. 3Animal Oddities

    17 Sep 2015 · 50 min

    Meet a man who gets drunk without touching even a single drop of alcohol thanks to his strange metabolism. Also featuring a look at some chart-topping molecular music.

  4. 4Whirlwind

    24 Sep 2015 · 50 min

    Featuring a whirlwind wedding ceremony, some exploding rocks, and a woman whose twin was discovered inside her brain.

  5. 5Deadly Poisonous Frogs

    01 Oct 2015 · 50 min

    A look at how deadly poisonous frogs can help people save lives; why people see faces in nearly everything, from clouds to burnt toast; and how one woman's pants spontaneously burst into flame.

  6. 6Mysteries

    08 Oct 2015 · 50 min

    What causes a mysterious glacier to bleed red? How did an electrician get tattooed by a lightning bolt? And what is the story of the man who has a tooth for an eye?

  7. 7Bizzare

    15 Oct 2015 · 50 min

    Featuring the oversized rats who save human lives by sniffing out landmines, as well as one very odd-looking, living rock and a flame-filled firenado.

  8. 8Beneathfinale

    29 Oct 2015 · 50 min

    How can a lake form beneath an ocean? Can money really grow on trees? Plus, discover how bird brains are being used to battle human diseases.