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Stan Lee to host series for History

As part of a slate of new shows, the "X-Men" creator will co-host "Stan Lee's Superhumans," which will find people whose genetic differences have given them remarkable abilities. Daniel Browning Smith, dubbed the world's most flexible man, will host the series with Lee.

"Superhumans" will debut on the network during the third quarter and is joined by five other series and a slew of specials being greenlighted in time for the network's "upfront" presentation to advertisers this week.

History's previously announced miniseries "The Kennedys" and its U.S. version of "Top Gear" are expected to be the headliners of the network's presentation, but the network also has a trio of new reality shows from prolific "Ice Road Truckers" producer Thom Beers....
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