Mike connects a garbage truck to high-res space photography.

Mike connects a garbage truck to high-res space photography.

Mike reveals how a demand for whale oil led to modern solar technology.

Mike reveals how a demand for whale oil led to modern solar technology.

Mike connects Eminem's success with an 1815 natural disaster.

Mike connects Eminem's success with an 1815 natural disaster.

Mike traces the connection between the cast-iron plow and modern dating.

Mike traces the connection between the cast-iron plow and modern dating.

Mike delivers the cure for a hangover with geophysical contracting roots.

Mike delivers the cure for a hangover with geophysical contracting roots.

Engineer Charles Bachman III created the first database management system with infrastructure that is now used to power the internet. Mike Rowe shows how this incredible technology began with hungry Civil War troops and a wartime cookbook.

Engineer Charles Bachman III created the first database management system with infrastructure that is now used to power the internet. Mike Rowe shows how this incredible technology began with hungry Civil War troops and a wartime cookbook.