The Carnac Stones
Arguably, the most famous site of prehistoric megalith stones is Stonehenge in England. But it is not alone. Numerous ancient stone circles and equally enigmatic sites exist throughout … Read more here.
The Flying Dutchman
It appears out of nowhere. Sailors tend to be superstitious, and so folklore related to the seas goes back many centuries. This is certainly the case of the Flying Dutchman, a "ghost ship" seen by … Read more here.
Oldest Human Footprints in Europe
It is known locally as the Ciampate del Diavolo (the Devil's Footprints). For the last two centuries, the inhabitants of Foresta, a small southern Italian community of Roccamonfina, believed the … Read more here.
The Possession of Maria Talarico
This may be the only case where an alleged spiritual possession led to a formal legal judgment of murder. On February 13, 1936, the body of local resident Giuseppe "Pepe" Veraldi was found under … Read more here.
The Jersey Devil
There has never been a monster quite like it. The earliest accounts may be merely folklore. In the rural areas of southern New Jersey, tales of a strange creature supposedly appearing out of … Read more here.
The Cleveland Torso Murders
The Cleveland torso murders may have been the work of the first serial killer in United States history. One day in September of 1935, in the Kingsbury Run area of Cleveland, Ohio, two bodies were … Read more here
The Andrew Crosse Experiment
Andrew Crosse was a 19th-century man with enough monetary means to afford to spend his time dabbling in his hobby of scientific experimentation involving electricity. Actually, it was more of an … Read more here
Was Yasser Arafat Poisoned?
Yasser Arafat was a prominent figure in the hostilities between Palestine and Israel. He was Palestinian and fought against Israel as President of the Palestinian National Authority and Chairman of … Read more here
The Lubbock Lights: Birds or UFOs?
The Lubbock Lights sightings were one of the first incidents of UFO sightings being popularized by the national media. They were seen in Lubbock, Texas in 1951 and have not been seen since. They were … Read more here
The SS Baychimo
There are many stories about ghost ships: phantom ships occasionally seen by people which, the stories go, foretell doom to those that encounter them. One ghost ship, however, is not a ghost ship … Read more here
The L-8 Blimp Mystery
It began as a routine military mission. Blimps were much more common during the WWII era than they are today. Back in the 1940s, they were often used to patrol the seas for enemy submarines. In … Read more here
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Mysterious structure found at bottom of ancient lake
A mysterious, circular structure, with a diameter greater than the length of a Boeing 747 jet, has been discovered submerged about 30 feet (9 meters) underneath the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Scientists first made the discovery by accident in 2003 using sonar to survey the bottom of the lake but published their findings only [...]
‘I love mysteries,’ says man claiming hidden gold
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — For more than a decade, he packed and repacked his treasure chest, sprinkling in gold dust and adding hundreds of rare gold coins and gold nuggets. Pre-Columbian animal figures went in, along with prehistoric “mirrors” of hammered gold, ancient Chinese faces carved from jade and antique jewelry with rubies and emeralds. [...]
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Parking Lot Archaeology
Archaeologists commonly work within castle walls and ancient cemeteries to bring the past to life. A trio of recent and significant finds, however, have taken place in the unusual location of the … [Read More...]
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Legend of the Bunny Man
There are many variations of the legend of the Bunny Man, but most involve a man wearing a rabbit costume who attacks people with an axe. Most of these variations center around Colchester Overpass, a Southern Railway overpass spanning Colchester Road near Clifton. Colchester Overpass is commonly referred to as “Bunny Man Bridge”
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