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Changing the way people think about coin-operated machines; exploring the ways people spend their quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies every day.

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Rediscovering some of the most beloved retro devices that built the tech-driven world of today; diving into some blasts from technology's past.

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Entering the mad world of Nikola Tesla's remarkable inventions; Tesla's 187-foot-high wireless network tower and lifelong rivalry with Thomas Edison; his disturbing death ray and earthquake machines.

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A fascinating journey from farm to table; the dizzying heights of California's date palm trees; the soggy Wisconsin cranberry marshes; the cavernous labyrinths of Pennsylvania's mushroom farms; picking through the most unique forms of harvesting.

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Taking a ride on the fastest and most powerful locomotives from around the globe including France's 300 MPH speed train, future trains that glide on cushions of air and mining locomotives that traverse tunnels 700 feet underground.

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Climbing aboard the complex rail network that snakes through valleys, over rivers and across prairies to get America's goods from the factory to front doors.

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Two million people wash their car every single day; taking a look at all the technology used to keep those beloved vehicles sparkling clean.

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From Bolivia's Death Road to California's fog-smothered Highway 99 to dodging IEDs on the road to Baghdad Airport, "Modern Marvels" experiences the harrowing journey down some of the world's scariest roads.

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Examining 8,000 horsepower dragsters and hydroplanes with top speeds of 200 miles per hour and a cargo ship propelled by one of the most powerful diesel engines on Earth.

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Examining the military's deadliest and most sophisticated choppers, homemade helicopters and million-dollar models customized with everything from bars and entertainment systems.

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Taking a deep dive into one of the oldest means of locomotion.

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Going way beyond the driver's seat of the average automobile.

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Taking a shine to aluminum; a look at the lightweight, flexible, rust-proof wonder that's become an essential part of how people fly, drive, cook, build cities and even explore the universe.

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