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Sex for Sale: American Escort
12:00 AM to 01:00 AM
The worlds oldest profession is now a thriving black market economy, with an underground workforce thats just an Internet connection and a phone call away. National Geographics Mariana van Zeller journeys to the heart of the American escort industry and uncovers the gritty reality behind the supply and demand of high-end sex work.
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American Weed: Marijuana Drama
01:00 AM to 02:00 AM
The Stanley brothers are growing their medicinal marijuana to sell at their dispensaries throughout the state. But the guys face a problem: their $250,000 crop must be moved before the plants outgrow the space and the crop is lost. Dispensary owner Dawn Clifford and her husband, John, are facing the possibility of their business being shut down due to a proposed marijuana dispensaries ban. Meanwhile, Sgt. Jim Gerhardt is committed to keeping illegal drugs out of the hands of kids.
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Wild Justice: Outlaw Hunters
02:00 AM to 03:00 AM
As deer-hunting season begins, Warden Nores takes to the ATV to patrol a well-known hunting ground in search of outlaw hunters. Meanwhile, Warden Beals tracks down a doe poacher, and veteran Warden Karnow starts an investigation to solve the mystery of two poached bucks.
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Ultimate Factories: Porsche
03:00 AM to 04:00 AM
Get inside the famous House of Porsche and see how they create the Porsche 911, one of the most influential and recognizable vehicles in the world. Every distinctive element is manufactured at the Zuffenhausen factory in Stuttgart, Germany, a historical industrial monument. We'll examine the Porsche factory's innovative system of lifts, elevators and bridges, which conveys car bodies 50 feet above a public highway.
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Ultimate Factories: Harley-Davidson
04:00 AM to 05:00 AM
Harley Davidson is a legendary machine that is a symbol of freedom, adventure and the open road. Go behind the scenes of the 10-acre flagship factory in Kansas City to witness the birth of the latest model, the V-Rod, as it's built from the ground up.
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Need for Speed: Bikes
05:00 AM to 06:00 AM
Jay Leno takes you for a 250 mph spin on his new jet-engine motorcycle when NGC explores the fastest bikes in the world and the speed junkies who are determined to push their limits.
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The Real Mary Magdalene
09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
For 1,500 years, Christians regarded the woman so close to Jesus as a reformed prostitute. Now, evidence suggests this may have been part of a devious smear campaign by the early church to remove women from the clergy.
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Touched by Jesus?
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Faith, by definition, means belief without proof. But what if science could shed light on some of Christianity's greatest mysteries? Using laboratory blood tests, fiber analysis and carbon dating, we'll put three controversial claims about Jesus to the test. Can true believers experience his suffering through spontaneous stigmata? Was the Shroud of Turin the actual cloth in which Jesus was buried? Did Jesus marry and have children?
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The First Christians
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
How the first followers of Jesus spread their new faith across a geographically vast, culturally diverse region is one of the great mysteries of the ancient world. Find out how the faithful triumphed over the mighty Roman Empire.
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The Last Supper
12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
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Inside the Koran
01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Over the past few decades, the Middle East has been an epicenter of political and violent turmoil, often with religious conflict at its core. An understanding of the Muslim faith and its most sacred text is very important. NGC presents Inside the Koran, a journey into the heart of the Islamic world to better understand this complex and seemingly contradictory spiritual guide, including the messages that some perceive as justification for the violent conflict and suicide bombings.
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Brain Games: Remember This!
03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
With memory, things are not always as they seem: Details go missing, recollections change, and sometimes our brains fill in the blanks and create false visual memories. Our experts are on a mission to find out where memories reside in the brain by examining every millimeter for clues. Investigating every piece of the memory puzzle, from how we recognize faces even if they have been digitally distorted to how we can move memories from short-term to long-term storage.
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Brain Games: Watch This!
04:00 PM to 05:00 PM
Hack into the ultimate supercomputer the human brain as Hollywood filmmakers use color, light, motion, depth and sound to create mind-bending sensory illusions. Is it possible to feel the sensation of accidentally cutting your finger just by watching TV? Much of what we experience may be a mere fabrication, as our brains fill in gaps and stitch together a complete picture of the world bit-by-bit, designed to overcome our eyes' blind spots. But what happens when your senses get crossed?
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Secrets of the Virgin Queen
05:00 PM to 06:00 PM
They called her the Virgin Queen England's first Queen Elizabeth, a revered ruler in her own lifetime. Yet behind her fame lie many dark secrets, and an unsolved mystery Why didn't the queen marry and provide an heir to the throne? For centuries, rumors have swirled of claims of illegitimacy, adultery and even that the queen may not have been a woman. Now NGC reveals the startling stories and secrets behind England's Virgin Queen.
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The Real George Washington
06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Recently discovered ruins of George Washington's childhood home provide insight into the father of our country. Then, despite claiming to never tell a lie, learn about his involvement in espionage during the Revolution.
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Wild Justice: Born to Kill
07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
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Hunt for the Giant Squid
08:00 PM to 09:00 PM
With their enormous, unblinking eyes and massive tentacles, giant squid have been hailed as the holy grail of ocean exploration: no one has ever been able to film them. Now, investigators go on a hunt using specially developed 'starlight' cameras to penetrate the darkness of the oceans abyss in a quest to unravel the mysteries of these elusive creatures.
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America Before Columbus
09:00 PM to 11:00 PM
History books traditionally depict the pre-Columbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature. But scientific evidence tells a very different story: When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living there. America wasn't exactly a "New World," but a very old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals and causeways.
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Hunt for the Giant Squid
11:00 PM to 12:00 AM
With their enormous, unblinking eyes and massive tentacles, giant squid have been hailed as the holy grail of ocean exploration: no one has ever been able to film them. Now, investigators go on a hunt using specially developed 'starlight' cameras to penetrate the darkness of the oceans abyss in a quest to unravel the mysteries of these elusive creatures.
