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Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected is a new strand of provocative, confronting and thoroughly entertaining science documentaries. Each episode reveals a fascinating, sometimes awkward, and frequently unsettling world where peculiar ideas are put to the test. Come with us to where nothing is quite as it seems, where diseases are diagnosed by palm-readers, where paternity uncertainty drives the mating game, and where breasts are a toxic health hazard.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Tales of the Unexpected

First Air Date

April 6, 2014

Last Air Date

April 20, 2014

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

English

Networks

SBS

S01E03

Who's Your Daddy

One in three children, claim many tabloids, may not be biologically related to the man they call Dad. Could this really be true? This program conducts the first ever purpose-designed paternity poll, asking some truly awkward questions. Comparing rates of paternity uncertainty in Australia and the United States, we ask what is the real rate of ‘non-paternity’, and might there be biological survival benefits for children born outside marriage? Following parents and children as they seek to uncover the truth, we discover how, today, there’s nowhere to hide your genes.

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