Where do jackalopes come from? We see them on the walls of American truck stops, bars, and barbecue joints. But why?

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Battling science women? Unicorns? Man-eaters? Today, Museum of Natural Mystery fills in the gaps on the lingering questions that you, the audience, had about Season 1!

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In 1868, two American paleontologists ushered in the Golden Age of Dinosaurs. They were perhaps the most prolific paleontologists in history. Their love of science was outweighed only by their hatred for each other. Today on the season finale, we examine the most bitter feud in all of paleontology: The Bone Wars.

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In 1859, the theory of Darwinian evolution sent shockwaves through Victorian London. The world was grappling with the concept that man could have come from primate. When an amateur explorer brought a simian creature resembling both man and beast into the public eye, he discovered just how un-evolved mankind could be.

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Louis and Mary Leakey: these unlikely valentines almost single-handedly identified Africa as the birthplace of humanity. But their relationship is as fraught and fascinating as the story of our evolution.

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Paleontology is a relatively new science. But the discovery of dinosaur bones and fossilized animal remains didn't suddenly begin with paleontology as we know it. How did ancient cultures react to these discoveries? Today's exhibit: the Cyclops and the griffin.

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You know what really gets my goat? El Chupacabra. Vampire scourge to livestock owners in Latin America and the southern United States. Is it a Caribbean man-reptile? Some kind of hairless Texan dog? Would you believe that it’s only about 21 years old? We track the legend of the Goat Sucker back to the start.

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In 1811, Mary Anning discovered an ichthyosaur, a prehistoric creature that had long been extinct. She was only 12 years old at the time, but she would grow up to become "the greatest fossilist the world ever knew." And yet, history seems to have forgotten her. Why?

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World War I has many names: The Great War. The War To End All Wars. But at the beginning, everyone thought the conflict could be resolved in a matter of weeks. They called it "the war that would be over by Christmas." What made Europe's leaders believe winning would be easy? How did they get it so wrong? And what happened when Christmas arrived with no signs of peace?

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Annabelle. The Amityville Horror. The Conjuring. The Haunting in Connecticut. Four films based on true events. But are the real villains in these stories actually the ghost hunters? Today we take a skeptical look at famous demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren.

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