Checking out the wonderful world of wood exploring all the historical, modern and timeless ways people can't live without wood, including sailboats, airplanes, wagon wheels, and charcoal.
The world's biggest and oldest flag manufacturer inside the last US athletic shoe factory the strangest form of alternate transportation a hot toy company that believes it's imperative to keep their work here at home.
The turkey is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinners and one of the dumbest birds in the animal kingdom, but it has managed to survive since the dinosaurs Butterball factory turkey hunting dining on turkey testicles and eggs.
Candy production consumes 7-billion tons yearly, evolving from handmade operations to high-tech mass production explore Hershey's cocoa processing, See's boxed chocolates, Schimpff's traditional methods, and Jelly Belly's gourmet jellybeans.
Americans eat over three and a half billion pounds of chocolate each year--that's 12 pounds per person per year with annual sales topping $13 billion.
Adam Richman visits the factory where the board game "Monopoly" is made how "Masters of the Universe" action figures are making a comeback in a big way how Mattel is using the latest technology to make new models of "Hot Wheels" come to life.
Some toys transform into valuable collectibles and become iconic classics Adam sees how Play-Doh is created, visits the mecca of pinball manufacturing, learns how Slinkys keep springing back, and gets an inside look at Lionel trains.
Christmas observance by world's population incorporates trees, ornaments, lights, and treats made cheaper and safer through technology explore Rockefeller Center preparations, Macy's holiday windows, UNICEF snowflake installation, and more.
Checking out the wonderful world of wood exploring all the historical, modern and timeless ways people can't live without wood, including sailboats, airplanes, wagon wheels, and charcoal.
Produced in Scotland and the American South, whiskey is popular, has a colorful history, and is one of the world's oldest drinks.
Distillation of spirits represents art, science, and vapor-water marriage in a billion-dollar business visit brandy, liqueur, moonshine, and absinthe distilleries including Christian Brothers, Deep South moonshine, and French Courvoisier Cognac.
Learning about various fungal organisms that live in the human body, grow from the ground, float in the air, and help create some foods and beverages professional remediators battle millions of green invaders in a moldy home.
Mankind harnesses electric power from a variety of sources.
Renewable energy technologies fight petroleum dependence and global warming by transforming air, water, earth, and fire into clean sources explore solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, and tidal power from experimental to massive scale solutions.
From the Pharos of Alexandria to modern automated buoys, lighthouse history features personal stories of keepers, daring construction, and optical discoveries today these structures become inns and retreats as navigation advances.
Salt is a versatile substance with 14,000 known uses visiting a salt mine under Lake Erie an evaporation facility harvests ocean salt near San Francisco a Florida restaurant offers 40 varieties of salt.
How the Comstock Lode, discovered near Virginia City, proved to be a scientific laboratory from which vast improvements in mining technology and safety were pioneered, including innovations in drilling, ventilation, drainage, and ore processing.
Produced in Scotland and the American South, whiskey is popular, has a colorful history, and is one of the world's oldest drinks.
Distillation of spirits represents art, science, and vapor-water marriage in a billion-dollar business visit brandy, liqueur, moonshine, and absinthe distilleries including Christian Brothers, Deep South moonshine, and French Courvoisier Cognac.
Learning about various fungal organisms that live in the human body, grow from the ground, float in the air, and help create some foods and beverages professional remediators battle millions of green invaders in a moldy home.