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Where in Washington DC is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world, the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Modern Marvels explodes the myth that this 200 year old institution is simply "where members of Congress borrow books". Viewers are taken beyond the magnificent Jefferson Building Great Hall into the secret vaults where more than 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, many of them...
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In School's Out Forever, boarding school student Lee is expelled following a practical joke, but soon finds himself back on campus when a pandemic hits and he has nowhere else to go. With homes deserted, shops empty, and a virus running ravage across the country, teachers and students are forced to team up in order to survive. Things quickly descend into chaos when outsiders breach the parameters and a violent battle for survival ensues.
7) 80s tech
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English
Description
"Remember "brick" cell phones, Pac-Man, Rubik's Cube, Sony Walkman, and the first music CDs? Remember all the new and exciting gadgets of the 1980s? Modern Marvels investigates the transition from Industrial to Information Age--a digital decade dedicated to ergonomics and entertainment. The microchip ushered in an era that revolutionized the way we work, play, and communicate. Tour Silicon Valley--birthplace of some of the greatest inventions from...
10) Milk
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English
Description
Explores how milk is produced and pasturized. Examines the menagerie of animals that provide milk. Also explores substitute milk products such as soymilk.
12) The butcher
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English
Description
Traces the evolution of a grisly trade from yesteryear's butcher-on-every-corner to today's "disassembly" lines. Tours the remains of the Chicago Stockyards, where Upton Sinclair, Clarence Birdseye, and refrigeration transformed the American table. Shows high-speed butchering and a non-stop sausage factory. A USDA inspector discusses the country's new system for inspecting and grading meat and guarding against contamination.
13) Doing da Vinci
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English
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Four builders and engineers take on one of history's greatest minds as they try to build Leonardo da Vinci's never-before-constructed inventions. With a contemporary team guiding the process, will these outrageous machines work? Or are the Renaissance master's genius ideas better left in the history books?
15) Chocolate
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English
Description
Takes a tour of the entire chocolate making process. Visits a working cocoa bean farm in Central America for a demonstration of the hand-harvesting techniques that have remained unchanged for centuries. Visits a M & M factory for demonstration of manufacturing process.
16) The Berlin Wall
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English
Description
Shows how the Berlin Wall was built and the role it played in the Cold War until it was demolished in 1989.
18) Deep sea salvage
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English
Description
The crushing weight of tons of water, a limited air supply, numbing cold and restricted visibility are just some of the hazards that make any effort deep below the ocean's surface among the most dangerous and technically demanding endeavors on the planet. Driven by the need for deep sea rescue and salvage capabilities, the US Navy Diving and Salvage Programs have gathered a highly skilled team of divers, scientists and engineers, who have been involved...
19) Renewable energy
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English
Description
Explains how air, water, earth, and fire are transformed into clean, reliable sources of heat, electricity, and even automobile fuel. Looks at a solar roof implementation by FedEx at a regional sort facility in Oakland, Calif., a wind power project in central New York using fewer, larger turbines, and the widespread use of geothermal energy in Iceland. Visits Lovecraft Biofuels in Los Angeles, an auto repair shop that converts diesel car and truck...