Celebrate the ingenuity and imagination found in the world around us. 24/7 episodes of Modern Marvels, television's most innovative series.

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Meet the loggers who started it all, and find out what really happens on the journey from stump to sawmill.

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Logging Tech

From banishing waste to battling B-O, the modern bathroom is full of wonders, all devoted to keeping us clean.

Bathroom Tech

Come take a trip across the incredible Mackinac Bridge, and discover why it's one of the world's most amazing construction projects.

Mackinac Bridge

Produced in Scotland and the American South, whiskey is popular, has a colorful history, and is one of the world's oldest drinks.

Distilleries

The butcher's craft is a fusion of knives and technology, old world skills and modern day tools.

The Butcher

From vending to video games, payphones to parking meters, explore the inner workings of the coin-operated world.

Coin Operated

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The History Channel narrows its focus and shines the light of "Modern Marvels" onto very specific items most people come into contact with on a daily basis. Vending machines, distilleries, the butcher's trade -- all these and more are examined in minute detail. From the rapidly disappearing pay phone to the science of salt and the intricacies of a truck stop, cameras capture the hows and whys of things people may take for granted.

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