Reality Episodes

The Immigrants who landed at New York's Ellis Island numbered over 12 million. They came from every corner of the globe, in search of what became to be known as the American Dream. These are the faces.

A tale of two inventors. One died rich and famous, the other broke and forgotten. Did the better inventor win?

China is literally floating its solar energy fututre atop of its coal-burning past.

Robot-staffed hotels are popping up in Japan where you're checked in by friendly dinosaurs. The lobby piano player has no soul, literally.

Some foods were never meant to be on the same plate together, So how did some modern-age, stomach-turning recipes come to be? Blame history.

For decades space has been an open frontier for humankind to explore, but along the way we've had some very close calls with tragedy.

An American company has invented an industry-changing, fashion-friendly leather product that will definitely have cows breathing easier.

In an era when food was a luxury for most Americans, dance marathons could mean the difference between a decent meal or going to bed hungry.

This smooth operator's bedroom skills helped reinvigorate his species.

Take one total lunar eclipse, stir in a blue moon and what do you get? A Super Blue Blood Moon, an event not seen since 1866.

The winds are gale-force & the temperatures numbing but a new breed of surfers are flocking to the Great Lakes to catch a face-freezing wave.

Companies are finally embracing the idea that physical objects don't have gender identities.

There are seven physical keys that keep the Internet glued together. Without them, your browsing would cease to exist.

Some people might shrug it off as a fad; others take the path of self-righteousness and judgment. But gender identity and the concept of a person identifying as something other than "male" or "female" is an ancient question. And in some cultures, ...

It was once a crown jewel in the Caribbean for the British. Who really loves jewels, though? Pirates, that's who. Lots & lots of pirates.

AIDS and its legacy have devastated millions of people around the globe since the 1980s. While hard-fought progress has been made, every day lives from every section of society are still being lost to the condition. Until HIV and AIDS are wiped ou...

During the hardships of the Great Depression Kentucky went the extra mile on horseback to make sure everyone had access to books.

Autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire can re-create sprawling cityscapes down to the smallest of details from memory after seeing them only once.

If a human could do what a homing pigeon can we'd say they had superpowers. Over time these winged marvels have delivered the goods & saved lives.

What is it about the metric system that scares Americans so much? Or do they avoid it because they like saying 'pound' more than 'kilogram'?

Snow hit the Sahara Desert, transforming sand dunes into ski hills that many locals quickly took advantage of before the heat returned.

Is intelligence (or lack thereof) a dealbreaker when it comes to what attracts you to a person? If smart is sexy to you, you might be a sapiosexual.

Looking for a thrill? Try slipping into a garment that will make you look like a neon flying squirrel and then dive off the tallest cliff you can find. The modern wingsuit is an engineering marvel, but many lessons in its development were learned ...

Sometimes life for man's best friend can get 'ruff', so Pilots N Paws looks skyward to get stray dogs to loving, forever homes.

If penis size is any indication, the ancient Greeks truly thought good things came in small - very small - packages

New Orleans is famous for a lot of things, including great food and amazing music. There's a darker past the city was built upon, and now it's taking major steps to remove the Confederate monuments erected for what many think were all th...

Three kids on summer vacation in the early 80s decide to attempt a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it took them over seven glorious fire-and-explosion-filled years to do it.

Christmas hasn't always been an eggnog-fueled free-for-all in America. There was a time when even whistling a holiday tune was illegal.

For one woman who absorbed her twin in the womb, having two sets of DNA naturally programmed to not get along has come at a steep price.

The Centennial Lightbulb has been shining bright for over 100 years now. How come it seems like bulbs today burn out in only a few months?

Are these football players just showing off, or is there a deeper reason behind their toplessness?

We cover the history of income tax in American from the 1700s until now. Are you happy with what you receive for your income tax?

Slides are not just for humans!

Man jumping over bonfire.

Could the days of sleeping on the airport floor after flight delays be over? This bag-floor-tent could be the answer.

A jellyfish the size of a person swam with divers off the coast of Cornwall. Biologist Lizzie Daly and wildlife cinematographer Dan Abbott filmed the barrel jellyfish as part of Wild Ocean Week - an event celebrating the UK's ocean wildlife.

Man training with nunchaku hits his head.

Train cleaning the railway.

This fascinating official NASA press kit shows how the media were prepped for the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.

A vegan-turned-carnivore has defended not giving her toddler son any vegetables, feeding him instead the same diet of steak, organs and bone marrow that she now swears by.

Prime Minister Theresa May dances to Dancing Queen, performed by Bjorn Again, at Henley Festival. Mrs May danced on to the stage to the song during a party conference in 2018.

A Waitrose worker has been signed by the former manager of Blue after she gave him an impromptu performance with her guitar in a store in London. Music manager Dan Glatman asked Karina Ramage to sign with him "on the spot" after she played in her...

Weird way to drink water.

Cat falls from table.

I'll be your defender.

He is skilled!

A backyard camera in Hewitt, New Jersey, recorded a black bear knocking over a bird feeder and eating the bird food only to be chased away by a fast-moving dog. New Jersey resident Mark Stinziano was indebted to his neighbour's dog Riley after co...

A heart-stopping video shows brave coast guard operatives boarding a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel.