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Meet the loggers who started it all, and find out what really happens on the journey from stump to sawmill.

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Logging Tech

Produced in Scotland and the American South, whiskey is popular, has a colorful history, and is one of the world's oldest drinks.

Distilleries

From vending to video games, payphones to parking meters, explore the inner workings of the coin-operated world.

Coin Operated

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The History Channel narrows its focus and shines the light of "Modern Marvels" onto very specific items most people come into contact with on a daily basis. Vending machines, distilleries, the butcher's trade -- all these and more are examined in minute detail. From the rapidly disappearing pay phone to the science of salt and the intricacies of a truck stop, cameras capture the hows and whys of things people may take for granted.

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The butcher's craft is a fusion of knives and technology, old world skills and modern day tools.

S1 E2 | The Butcher

E7 | Logging Tech

E3 | Distilleries

E1 | Coin Operated