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Did an unknown French Canadian trapper beat Peary to the North Pole?
Ever since April 6, 1909, history books have recorded Robert Edwin Peary as being the first person to reach the North Pole. Some scholars, however, claim that explorer Frederick Cook bested Peary by...
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The greatest prank of all time?
Marble quarry in Carrara, ItalyThe Carrara region of Italy is famous for its marble, which has been used by artists and craftsmen since the days of the ancient Roman Empire. Some of the most famous...
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The uncanny misfortunes of George Flower
George Flower, a farmer from Indiana who lived during the early 20th century, was a man whose name is little remembered today. He amassed no great fortune, nor did he rise to a position of power. But...
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Pierre Davis: The Hermit Prophet of Porum
Canadian River, OklahomaPierre Davis made his home in a small hut on the bank of the Canadian River, near the village of Porum in Oklahoma's Muskogee County. He lived in solitude in this humble abode...
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A haunted streetcar in Savannah
This fascinating story comes from 1893, and features a haunted electric streetcar. According to the story, every time the car passes by Laurel Grove Cemetery, the cries of a child can be heard. The...
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Dowsing for Lost Graves
Robert Schueler locating graves with dowsing rods in 1977Dowsing, also known as divining, is the ancient practice of locating buried objects with twigs or metal rods. While the mind immediately...
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The 5 Most Improbable Things That Have Ever Happened
In a classic 1991 episode of Seinfeld ("The Statue"), Elaine argues with a woman named Rava about coincidences. After Elaine mentions a "big coincidence" Rava angrily points out that there is no such...
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The Parhamites: A Tale of Jesus, Pedophilia, Sodomy and Strangulation
Of all the religious cults in American history, few have had a reputation of debauchery like the Parhamites, a strange Pentecostal community founded by preacher Charles Fox Parham in the early years of...
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Haunted Alaska: The Mystery of Chirikof Island
 1945 photo of Army radio range on Chirikof Island (Kodiak Military History Museum)Ghosts of prisoners said to haunt site of former Russian penal colonyOff the southern coast of Alaska lies the Kodiak...
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The Strange Prophecy of Benrose Billman
It was March of 1892 in the sleepy Ohio village of Doylestown, just south of Akron. The heart of the village was the hotel known as the Billman House, owned by Benrose Billman, who was a genial host...
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Haunted by his victim: The bizarre tale of Edward Unger
Located on the east bank of the Hudson River, Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York is known throughout the country for housing some of the most violent outlaws in the world of crime. Over 600...
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The Unsolved Mystery of Fort Aubrey
Out on the western plains of Kansas, a few indentations in the earth and a granite monument erected in 1906 are all that remains to mark the site of Fort Aubrey, a frontier post established by the U.S....
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LV coroner defies court order, refuses to release Paddock autopsy report
In a stunning development in the Las Vegas shooting conspiracy, Clark County coroner John Fudenberg is refusing to comply with a court order calling for the release of Stephen Paddock's autopsy...
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Satanic Tonic: How the Prince of Darkness Made Snakeoil Inventors Rich
For as I long as I can remember I've always had a fascination with patent medicine. Over the years I've collected hundreds of antique bottles and advertising posters from patent medicine manufacturers,...
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Is Belgium the Most Haunted Country on Earth?
Belgian civilians being executed by Germans during WW1From the Eighty Years' War of the 16th and 17th centuries to the two World Wars of the 20th century, Belgium's history is stained with blood and...
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An unsolved mystery of the Battle of Carthage
On July 5, 1861, the Battle of Carthage was fought in Jasper County, Missouri. While this battle is lesser known than Gettysburg or Antietam, it is of considerable historical importance, since it took...
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Is the Forrest Fenn treasure a hoax?
Four men have lost their lives searching for a fabled treasure that some people claim does not exist, and there is a good chance that the "curse" of Forrest Fenn's treasure will claim additional lives...
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The Mystery Storm at Mobile's Old Catholic Cemetery
For five days in 1870 rain fell continuously on the graves of the Lemoine familyThe Old Catholic Cemetery in MobileOne of the strangest meteorological mysteries in history took place in Mobile,...
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Strange Medicine: The man with the leg of a chicken
Today, bone grafting is a common medical procedure that is performed every day in hospitals around the world. But long before doctors knew about things such as osteoconduction and synthetic bio-active...
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The Mystery of Aaron Burr's Grave
Aaron Burr, one of the most infamous political figures in American history, is best remembered not for serving as Vice President under Thomas Jefferson, but for shooting political rival Alexander...
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