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#14: The Philadelphia Experiment

December 7th, 2016 · 10 minutes

Some claim the United States Navy was experimenting with electromagnetism in 1943. Stories say it rendered a ship invisible and teleported it over 200 miles.

#13: Flat Earth Societies

November 23rd, 2016 · 7 minutes

Not everyone believes the planet beneath our feet is spherical. The groups have been around for centuries, and survive today, thanks to the Internet.

#12: Spontaneous Human Combustion

November 10th, 2016 · 8 minutes

Are you ever concerned that a loved one may burst into flames in their sleep? You probably don't have to worry about spontaneous human combustion. Probably.

#11: Non-human Electoral Candidates

October 26th, 2016 · 9 minutes

Republicans and Democrats have you down this election cycle? Why not consider a non-human candidate?

#10: The 1904 Summer Olympics

October 12th, 2016 · 11 minutes

The Games of the III Olympiad were marred by exploitation, experimentation and a near-deadly marathon.

#9: The Bermuda Triangle

September 28th, 2016 · 12 minutes

The Bermuda Triangle is a loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

#8: The Principality of Sealand

September 14th, 2016 · 10 minutes

The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized micronation off the coast of England with a very colorful history.

#7: The Emu War

September 1st, 2016 · 11 minutes

In 1932, farmers in Western Australia were having their crops destroyed by a migrating emu population. Their solution? Soldiers armed with machine guns.

#6: The Hum

August 17th, 2016 · 12 minutes

The Hum is a phenomenon involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.

#5: The World's Littlest Skyscraper

August 4th, 2016 · 9 minutes

There's more to the Newby-McMahon Building in Wichita Falls, Texas than meets the eye.