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10 Things You Don't Know About

10 Things You Don't Know About

Description: You may think you know about history, but this show may prove you don't know as much as you think you do. The straightforward title tells you what the show is about: It gives viewers 10 little-known facts about some of the most iconic people, places and events in American and world history. Subject matter experts and expansive history archives are consulted to help come up with each list of 10 facts. Topics covered include the White House, Adolf Hitler, Prohibition, the Founding Fathers, Thomas Edison and the Revolutionary War.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Year Released: 2012
Number of seasons: 3
Number of episodes: 26
First episode air date: February 27, 2012
Executive Producer: Carl H. Lindahl
Narrated By: David Eisenbach (2012), Henry Rollins (2013u20132014)
Networks: History, H2
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