The Woman Who Woke From a Coma Mourning Children Who Never Existed
A young French woman woke from a coma with memories of another life — years of love, birth and devastating […]
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The Pontefract Poltergeist: The House That Fought Back
There is something unsettling about an ordinary house becoming a battleground.Not a castle. Not a ruin. Not some wind-lashed gothic
The Cleveland Balloon Disaster
The True Story of Balloonfest ’86 It began as a dream of helium and civic pride — and ended as
Project Pigeon: The Secret WWII Experiment That Turned Birds Into Bombs
In the spring of 1940, a young Harvard psychologist named B.F. Skinner looked out the window of a train and
Why the Colour Purple is a Hallucination of Your Brain
Purple is a trickster. A velvet-cloaked con artist. The smooth-talking lounge singer of the spectrum, swaying in from stage left
The Strange Case of the “Demonic” Sea Lions
Something strange is happening off the coast of California. Sea lions—normally curious, intelligent, and mostly indifferent to humans—are becoming aggressive.
The Curious Case of Lucy and Maria Aylmer: The Black & White Twins
Imagine you’re out shopping and you see two young women—one with cascading auburn curls, pale skin, and blue eyes, the
The Teacher Who Vanished 3 Times – And Never Came Back
Hannah Upp’s story is one of the strangest missing person cases in modern history. A bright, beloved teacher, she vanished
Babysitter Checking For “monsters under the bed” Discovers a Man Hiding
It’s the kind of scenario that would make a great urban legend—if it weren’t absolutely true. In Great Bend, Kansas,
The Stargate Project: When the U.S. Government Tried to Weaponize Psychic Powers
For over two decades, the U.S. government secretly explored the potential of the human mind to transcend space and time.
The Horse Who Takes Herself for a Walk Every Day in Frankfurt
If you happen to be strolling through the Fechenheim district of Frankfurt early in the morning, you might do a
The Dancing Plague of 1518: When an Entire Town Couldn’t Stop Moving
It started with one woman. In July 1518, Frau Troffea of Strasbourg (then part of the Holy Roman Empire) stepped
The Shocking Windscreen Death of Gregg Biggs: A True Crime Stranger Than Fiction
Some true crime stories are so bizarre, so utterly surreal, that they seem torn from the pages of a gruesome
The Queen of Anatahan: One woman, 32 men and one remote Pacific Island
The story of The Queen of Anatahan is one of the most bizarre and harrowing episodes of World War II, set on
The Vortex Lake That Swallowed Houses
Lake Peigneur in Louisiana is the strangest lake in the world. Nowadays it looks perfectly ordinary. But over 30 years ago this lake did the impossible – the lake, which was just 3 and a half meters deep, turned into a bizarre vortex that was big enough to swallow boats, land and houses.
The Great Toaster Hoax: How Alan MacMasters Became an Unlikely Internet Legend
The humble toaster, that dependable kitchen companion, has sparked one of the most delightful and enduring hoaxes in internet history.
When Virtual Worlds Turn Deadly: The Tragic Case of South Korea’s Prius Online Parents
In 2010, South Korean parents Kim Jung-soo and Choi Mi-sun became infamous for a heartbreaking and unsettling case that underscored
Joaquin “Joker” Phoenix’s Strange Rap Movie
The Freaky recalls the time Joaquin Phoenix, star of the Joker movies, quit acting to become a rap star. Joaquin