Paleontologists Peter Lawson and Kristin Donnan unearthed the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known to man. They give the inside story on their big discovery. Comedian Tom Arnold explains How I Lost 5 Pounds in Six Years. Plus, Uki Goni reveals the escape network set up by World War II criminals to smuggle Nazis into Argentina. And Museum Director Gretchen Worden explores physical oddities and takes us into the strange world of the Mutter Museum.
Peter Lawson and Kristin Donnan
Paleontologists Peter Lawson and Kristin Donnan unearthed the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known to man. They give the inside story on their big discovery in their book Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Life.
Tom Arnold
Comedian Tom Arnold discusses his book How I Lost 5 Pounds in Six Years.
Uki Goni
Uki Goni reveals the escape network set up by World War II criminals to smuggle Nazis into Argentina, The Real Odessa.
Gretchen Worden
Museum Director, Gretchen Worden, explores physical oddities and takes us into the strange world of the Mutter Museum, The Mutter Museum: of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
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