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Mystery Files

Mystery Files

Description: You're familiar with their names and many of their stories, but there's more to most historical figures than what's in the basic textbooks. "Mystery Files" has modern historians, scientists and scholars investigate ancient artifacts, documents and locations in search of answers to age-old questions about history. Episodes look for proof that explorer Marco Polo existed, an explanation for how Joan of Arc overcame hardships to become a legendary saint, details about Abraham Lincoln's dark past, and an end to the debate about English soldier T.E. Lawrence, the inspiration for the film "Lawrence of Arabia."
Genre: Documentary, History, Mystery
Year Released: 2010
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 26
First episode air date: February 1, 2010
Network: National Geographic
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