Ridiculous Romance

This Inuit couple traveled far and wide to explore unknown wastelands like the Arctic and Connecticut. After a doomed polar expedition went terribly wrong, they saved their crewmates from certain death atop a runaway chunk of floating ice!

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Juan and Blanche were each born with functioning double genitalia, and together brought new meaning to the addage "There's someone for everyone." These lovers put two and two together and found the perfect fit! Sure this episode may be full of our most childish jokes to date, but that doesn't mean you won't learn something!

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Frank Butler and Annie Oakley were two of America's best sharpshooters who found themselves aiming for each other's hearts... but in a sweet way, not a murdery way. They clicked (and definitely banged) over their mutual love of guns and puppies, and were soon partners in both love and performance. In the face of scandal and constant danger, their sharpshooting act blew audiences away across the world!

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Susan and Michael's blissful marriage turned sour when his behavior took a nose dive into anger and depression. When she kicked him out and asked for a divorce, he hired a hitman to take her out. But the would-be killer didn't realize he was messing with a badass ER nurse who knew how to fight for her life!

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After Pocahontas married the entrepreneur John Rolfe, she got to take a little trip across the pond to meet the fancy English king that these white guys were sooo obsessed with. But she was constantly being exploited for her image and what she represented between the two nations; an enduring problem that still clouds her story today.

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Pocahontas was just a young girl when she met John Smith, and despite some more animated accounts, the two never actually had a romance! But their relationship did represent an uneasy truce between England and the Powhatan tribe. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to stop the English from, well, you know...

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Conservationist Chris Crowe was just trying to save the white-naped crane. He didn't expect a crane was saving herself for him! Walnut refused to flock around with other cranes, so it was up to her caretaker Chris to shake his tail feather and win her over! Now she's bonded with him for life, and he has no intention of flying off. 

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From small, sickly girl to teenage beauty queen, Sophia Loren finally found comfort in film producer Carlo Ponti. With his help she rose to stardom and won an Oscar for Best Actress. But the Vatican wouldn't allow Carlo to divorce his estranged wife, and he and Sophia were exiled from the home they loved so dearly.

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In part 2 of this story, Lili Elbe finally found a doctor who could give her some good answers! But despite the support of her wife Gerda, her doctor, and her friends, Lili faced an uncertain future, going to extremes to leave her old life behind.

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In the early 1900's, When Lili Elbe first dressed in women's clothing and modeled for her wife Gerda's paintings, both women thought she was playing a character. But they soon realized that her true identity was struggling to break through. With Gerda's support, they finally found a doctor in Germany who offered them hope: an experimental gender confirmation surgery. 

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