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Britain's Unexplained Skies: A Chronicle of UFO Encounters
From Essex black triangles to Shropshire hill encounters, decades of documented sightings reveal a persistent mystery in British airspace.
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Murder of Roland T. Owen in a Kansas City Hotel
In the winter of 1935, a scarred stranger with no luggage and multiple identities checked into a Kansas City hotel room that would become the epicenter…
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Historic Mysteries
Ming the Clam: Why Did Scientists Kill The Oldest Known Animal?
Ming, an unassuming ocean quahog clam defied the bounds of mortality for over five centuries. Yet, in a twist of irony that sparked global outrage, this…
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What Happened to Star Dust? The Plane Taken by the Andes
“STENDEC” is not a standard communication between aircraft and ground control, but just before the plane 'Stardust' was supposed to land, this was the…
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Charles VI: A King made of Glass?
Charles VI, of the House of Valois and the Capetian dynasty, was the fourth king of that line to ascend to the throne of France. His reign would become…
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Hell’s Belle: The Violent Life and Strange End of Belle Gunness
You might notice a trend if you are into true crime; people seem to talk mainly about male serial killers. But it was in Belle Gunness's farmyard that…
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Weird Science! What was James Graham Doing in His Electric Sex Temple?
Whenever the word quackery comes to mind, history remembers one person who outshines the rest, and that person is Dr. James Graham. He styled himself a…
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Wenceslao Moguel, the Man who Survived the Firing Squad
Not many know his name, but Wenceslao Moguel is one of the few people who can claim to have cheated death by firing squad. Despite being shot around 10…
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Historic Mysteries
Colonial Parkway Murders Solved? Not Quite...
Between 1986 and 1989, the Colonial Parkway thoroughfare in Virginia served as a serial killer’s hunting grounds.
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Lady Betty of Roscommon: An Irish Executioner for Hire
Few methods of gainful employment are seen as so morally splattered and distasteful to the modern observer as that of executioner. Throughout history…
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Flatwoods Monster: Alien, Cryptid or Hoax?
Something is lurking in the deep forests in Flatwoods, in West Virginia’s Braxton County. Although only sighted a few times, the occurrence was so…
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The Right To 'Bear' Arms: The Famous Polish Corporal Wojtek
Following the Soviet Invasion of Poland, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the Red Army took over 31,000 Polish people as prisoners of…
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