Strangest Things

The Stone Ball, the Electrocution Belt and the Cat Mummy That Wasn'tSpoiler Nascosto

A 5,000-year-old carved stone object is shaped into four symmetrical lobes covered in unique markings. Why people believed an electrocution device could cure. And a 3,000-year-old cat mummy with no cat inside.

The Skull That Changed Science, The Bat Bomb and the Stone Age MulitoolSpoiler Nascosto

The King's Mask, The Nazi Plate And The Stonehenge DrumsSpoiler Nascosto

Exploring the origin of a death mask, three carvings which could shed light on Stonehenge and a plate found in Austria. 

The Psychograph, The Blood Mask And The Cursed Chicken PotSpoiler Nascosto

Investigate a machine which can supposedly read personalities, a mask painted with human blood and a cursed pot.

The Sphere, The Prophesy Machine And The CanarySpoiler Nascosto

Examine claims Nostradamus predicted Hitler. Plus, learn about the canary resuscitator and a tiny object with the power to kill. 

The Pyramid Tool Kit, The Killer Foot Machine And The Lost HeadSpoiler Nascosto

Examine an ancient pyramid toolkit, a device that unleashes lethal X-rays and a divisive terracotta sculpture. 

The Jericho Head, The Cloudbuster And The MapSpoiler Nascosto

Examine a 9,000-year-old clay head, a 1950s machine built to control the weather and a map which could be the oldest ever found.

The Lost Standard, The Steam Gun and the Sacrificial ThroneSpoiler Nascosto

This latest collection of objects comprises an intriguing 35,000-year-old box, a steam-powered gun and a monument that may have been an Aztec throne.

The Hat of Teeth, The Killer Shockbox and the Amazonian QuiverSpoiler Nascosto

A look at perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.

The Lost Language, the Beauty Machine and the Disk of StrangenessSpoiler Nascosto

A look at perplexing and unusual objects. This episode focuses on a lost language, a beauty machine and something called the Disk of Strangeness.