Unbelievable True Stories

From beating a bleak medical diagnosis to surviving a cruise ship that sank in the Antarctic, these unbelievable true stories will inspire and amaze.

After three near-death experiences, this stunt pilot is still flying high on adrenaline.

An extraordinary story of memory lost and found.

His co-workers were trapped belowground with water rising. Safety rules said: Don’t go back.

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1 Cliff Hanger
Two fearless strangers save a three-year-old girl from a 1,000 foot drop off a cliff.
2 The Exonerated
Joseph Salvati served 30 years for a murder he didn't commit. The most shocking revelation: who put him behind bars.
3 An Illegal Immigrant Turned Brain Surgeon -- With His Own Two Hands
He was an illegal immigrant making a living picking tomatoes. Now Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa excels in a different field—as a top brain surgeon
4 Extremes: The Most Expensive Home in America
What does William Randolf Heart's house have that makes it worth $165 million?
5 The Government Is Wasting Your Tax Dollars!
How Uncle Sam spends nearly $1 trillion of your money each year.
6 Gandalf and the Search for the Lost Boy
The trail went cold for the massive team of trackers -- until a dog named Gandalf appeared on the scene.
7 "Man Down!"
Battling the raging house fire sent Donny Herbert into a 10-year coma. Then he woke up.
8 From Drug Addict to Class Act
Brenda Combs was a homeless crack addict. How did she wind up a respected schoolteacher?
9 Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?
Find out why penguins' feet don't freeze, why dogs' noses are black and answers to other burning questions.

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