Season 1

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  Corn

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/2008

  Let’s get right to the point: Corn is much more than a backyard barbecue side dish. In fact, there are more than 3,500 different uses for corn products: Chewing gum, peanut butter, vitamins, paint, antibiotics and ethanol fuel are just few examples.

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  Turkey

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/20/2008

  According to the University of Illinois Extension, 97 percent of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving, and 87 percent of people in the U.K. eat turkey at Christmas. Roasting up a big bird is a treat -- it's probably fair to say that many of these noshers look forward to their meaty meals long before the holidays.

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  Timber

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/4/2008

  Log cabins may be a historical footnote and fossil fuels may reign supreme, but forests remain critical natural resources. What does the future hold for Paul Bunyan's favorite industry?

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  Water

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/2008

  You could call water a liquid paradox.

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  Beer

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/18/2008

  Barley, water, hops and yeast might not sound like a recipe for success, but to the beer connoisseur, the fine balance of those four ingredients is the stuff of legend.

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  Aluminum

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/8/2009

  If you need a handy metal, you can't get much better than aluminum.

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  Wheat

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/15/2009

  Nutritional and versatile, wheat isn't just for food anymore. Explore its surprising uses in everything from brewing beverages to building houses.

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  Coffee

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/22/2009

  From Columbia to coffeehouses we talk to farmers, baristas, and everyone in between about the incredible beverage that fuels the World.

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  Salt

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/29/2009

  We delve into the science of salt, the prehistoric, life-sustaining mineral that has 14,000 known uses from seasoning food to so much more.

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  Lead

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/19/2009

  Durable, flexible, waterproof, and of course, bouncy, rubber is versatile enough for things as different as basketballs and Hollywood special effects.

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  Rubber

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/12/2009

  Lead has gone from a dangerous to indispensable product that is evolving past its former stigma to become an integral part of our daily lives.

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  Iron

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/2009

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  Director: Unknown

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