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The work of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, America's first female cryptanalyst, brings down Al Capone, breaks up a Nazi spy ring in South America, and lays the foundation for the National Security Agency (NSA).

Odd innovations like infant gas masks, movie smell addition devices, robotic slug consumption, airplane inflation technology, hidden contact lens cameras, and coffin security systems featured.

Monkey glands for immortality, hypnotized assassins, and a brain-linked cyborg couple. We investigate some of the strangest experiments on record. From two-headed dogs and testicle transplants...These are the bizarre but real experiments that boggle the mind. Prepare to be astounded-and a little grossed out.

Some of history's most brilliant innovations are also the most bizarre. Like a fully functioning car that hovers in midair. Or clothing made out of everyone's favorite source of calcium. How about a robot dog that breathes fire?

Showcasing bizarre and unconventional weapons, from pigeon-powered missiles to helmet-mounted firearms and incendiary devices disguised as everyday objects, exploring the incredible stories behind these outlandish creations in warfare.