Dig up the weirdest people, places, objects, and events in human history. Take cover from Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919, where 2.3 million gallons of syrup demolished a neighborhood. Try not to squirm with the tonsil guillotine, an 1800s medical instrument used to self-administer tonsillectomies. And marvel at FDR’s WW2 plan to use bats to bomb Japan. Episodes/length: Season 1: 10x1 hour

The legendary actor puts viewers side by side with audacious criminals, uncovering the meticulous planning, daring execution, and shocking aftermath behind some of the most elaborate heists in history – including New York’s notorious Lufthansa heist, the Gardner Museum art theft, and more. Episodes/length: Season 1: 8x1 hour

Prisons are designed to keep the bad guys on the inside. But for some captive geniuses, incarceration was just another safe to crack. Hosted by Morgan Freeman, star of The Shawshank Redemption – one of the greatest prison-break movies of all time – this series profiles history’s greatest escape masterminds and their plans, from inspiration to execution through to the harrowing manhunts that followed. Episodes/length: Season 2: 8x1 hour