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  • Lottery Tech
    Lottery Tech

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    Ma and Pa's convenience store In Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, has sold the most winning lottery tickets in the United States.

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  • A Home for Failed Products
    A Home for Failed Products

    Video Clip (2:25)

    Some 3,000 new products debut each year, but about 90 percent of them just don't make it. See what's at the end of the road for them.

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  • Flag Making
    Flag Making

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    Annin Flagmakers in South Boston, Virginia, has provided the star and stripes for some of America's most profound moments.

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  • Combat Food Tech
    Combat Food Tech

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    Combat meals have come a long way from the "hard bread" soldiers ate during the Revolutionary War.

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  • Grease Tech
    Grease Tech

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    Though we don't see it, grease is a key component in our everyday lives.

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  • History of Food Trucks
    History of Food Trucks

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    Food trucks have been serving up quick, cheap food since the days of cattle drives in the American West.

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Full Episodes

  • Modern Marvels: American Trucking
    Modern Marvels: American Trucking

    Full Episode (44:11)

    America would grind to a standstill without its trucks and the colorful men and women who drive them.

    Full Episode (44:11)

  • Modern Marvels: Helicopters
    Modern Marvels: Helicopters

    Full Episode (44:51)

    Discover the world of rotorcraft and the science that enables them to hover like hummingbirds.

    Full Episode (44:51)

  • Modern Marvels: Winter Tech
    Modern Marvels: Winter Tech

    Full Episode (43:52)

    Explore the technology that helps make winter sports so exciting, from ultra-modern competition venues to the latest in athletic training.

    Full Episode (43:52)

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    The luxury passenger liner Titanic sank in 1912 during its maiden voyage, killing 1,500 passengers and crew members.

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