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Strangest Things: The Fake, The Spy and The Steam-Powered Brain

Strangest Things (2020)

Documentary, Historical | UK

History Channel | Friday, 25 February 2022 | 16:00

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Friday, 25 February 2022 16:00

Monday, 21 February 2022 02:00

Sunday, 20 February 2022 13:00

Monday, 27 December 2021 08:00

Sunday, 26 December 2021 19:00

User rating: 7/10

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 9 - The Fake, The Spy and The Steam-Powered Brain

SYNOPSIS

How did a faked human fossil fool experts for half a century, and how did a lump of wood and some bits of bent metal become one of Russia's most dangerous weapons?

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Corey Johnson

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