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The Alcatraz Redemption

Officially, there were never any successful escape attempts from California's notorious Alcatraz Prison. Nicknamed 'T...

Written by Marisa Brook • 25 Feb 2007 • Read →

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Davy Crockett: King of the Atomic Frontier

On 17 July 1962, a caravan of scientists, military men, and dignitaries crossed the remote desert of southern Nevada...

Written by Alan Bellows • 21 Feb 2007 • Read →

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John Frum and the Cargo Cults

Every year on February 15th, natives of Tanna Island in the Republic of Vanuatu hold a grand celebration in honor of...

Written by Gerry Matlack • 19 Feb 2007 • Read →

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The Wilhelm Scream

In the 1951 movie Distant Drums starring Gary Cooper, a small band of soldiers were crossing a swamp in pursuit of Se...

Written by Greg Bjerg • 11 Feb 2007 • Read →

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The PEPCON Disaster

Just before lunchtime on May 4th, 1988, at a facility near Henderson, Nevada, a panicked maintenance crew could be se...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Feb 2007 • Read →

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An Impostor in the Family

Imagine, if you will, that one by one your friends and family-- the people closest to you-- are being removed and rep...

Written by Gerry Matlack • 05 Feb 2007 • Read →

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Clever Hans the Math Horse

In the late 1800s, a German high school mathematics instructor named Wilhelm Von Osten was pushing a few scientific e...

Written by Alan Bellows • 02 Feb 2007 • Read →

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The Terrifying Toothpick Fish

The vast freshwater ecosystem of the Amazon River is home to abundant animal life, and many of its species thrive by...

Written by Alan Bellows • 30 Jan 2007 • Read →

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The Association of the Dead

In 1976, a farmer in northern India became alarmed when he was informed of his own death. Lal Bihari was in the proce...

Written by Gerry Matlack • 23 Jan 2007 • Read →

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The Woman with a Limp

In the early 1940s, German secret police agents in Nazi-occupied France were on the lookout for a woman with a wooden...

Written by Jason Bellows • 14 Jan 2007 • Read →

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