On the Spot - Season 5

On the Spot - Season 5

Season 5

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DatesSep 14, 2015 - Jul 25, 2016
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Episodes

On the Brain, Health & Fitness, Dinosaurs
Season 5Episode 1

On the Brain, Health & Fitness, Dinosaurs

Sep 14, 2015
Get Creative, Identify This, Bad Ideas
Season 5Episode 2

Get Creative, Identify This, Bad Ideas

Sep 21, 2015
Extreme Sports, Inventions, Problems & Solutions
Season 5Episode 3

Extreme Sports, Inventions, Problems & Solutions

Sep 28, 2015
Supernatural, Untold History, The World in Numbers
Season 5Episode 4

Supernatural, Untold History, The World in Numbers

Oct 26, 2015
What's in a Name?, Oddities, Identify This!
Season 5Episode 5

What's in a Name?, Oddities, Identify This!

Nov 2, 2015
Ridiculous Theories, The World in Numbers, Claim to Fame
Season 5Episode 6

Ridiculous Theories, The World in Numbers, Claim to Fame

Nov 9, 2015
Now and Then, Untold History, What It's Worth
Season 5Episode 7

Now and Then, Untold History, What It's Worth

Nov 16, 2015
In Sickness and in Health, bad Ideas, Origins
Season 5Episode 8

In Sickness and in Health, bad Ideas, Origins

Nov 23, 2015
Mad Science, Oddities, Origins
Season 5Episode 9

Mad Science, Oddities, Origins

Jan 25, 2016
Globetrotting, Home Sweet Home, The World in Numbers
Season 5Episode 10

Globetrotting, Home Sweet Home, The World in Numbers

Feb 1, 2016
Inventions, Identify This!, Extreme Sports
Season 5Episode 11

Inventions, Identify This!, Extreme Sports

Feb 8, 2016
Into the Wild, Claim to Fame, Now and Then
Season 5Episode 12

Into the Wild, Claim to Fame, Now and Then

Animals in the military; some of the world's most famous museums; the hospitality industry.

Apr 18, 2016
Who Said That?, What Could Have Been, Surprising Stats
Season 5Episode 13

Who Said That?, What Could Have Been, Surprising Stats

Famous sayings; some of history's most influential people; what life could have been without coffee; statistics about travel.

Apr 25, 2016
Mad Science, Get Creative, Fact or Fiction
Season 5Episode 14

Mad Science, Get Creative, Fact or Fiction

A natural gas that can sink a ship; patents held in Thomas Edison's name; inventions.

Jun 27, 2016
Lights-Camera-Action, Get Creative, Record Breakers
Season 5Episode 15

Lights-Camera-Action, Get Creative, Record Breakers

The state that celebrates Popcorn Day; what a didgeridoo is; the largest orchestra ever to play.

Jul 4, 2016
Mystery Solved, Ridiculous Theories, Supernatural
Season 5Episode 16

Mystery Solved, Ridiculous Theories, Supernatural

America's first spy ring; intelligence-gathering machines; the real James Bond.

Jul 11, 2016
Myths, Claim to Fame, What It's Worth
Season 5Episode 17

Myths, Claim to Fame, What It's Worth

Notorious pirates; what a blunderbuss is; what a pirate's buried treasure would be worth today.

Jul 18, 2016
On the Brain, On the Menu, On the Edge
Season 5Episode 18

On the Brain, On the Menu, On the Edge

Mysteries of the mind; the history of the hamburger; death-defying acts.

Jul 25, 2016

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