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The Forgotten Origins of Columbus Day and the Largest Lynching in U.S. History
As cities and BLM protesters across America continue to remove, vandalize and destroy statues of Christopher Columbus, citizens of Italian descent are becoming increasingly vocal in their opposition,...
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Mysterious Seeds from China Bombard the U.S., Officials Stumped
Officials from the Department of Agriculture have issued a warning to dozens of people who have received packets of mysterious seeds in the mail from China: "Do not plant them!"The unmarked packages of...
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The Wahpeton Circus Grave
At Riverside Cemetery in the North Dakota city of Wahpeton, one grave marker towers above the others. At first glance, the strange monument appears to be a crooked, misshapen obelisk, but as you walk...
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Coin Shortage Suggests Major War with China is Imminent
If you've attempted to make a cash purchase in recent weeks, you are undoubtedly aware that a nationwide coin shortage has forced many businesses to insist on credit cards or cash purchases using exact...
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A Haunted Trolley in New Jersey
This interesting story from 1907 describes the peculiar case of a trolley that completed a round trip journey... on its own power.
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The Mystery Suicides of the RMS Lucania
RMS LucaniaFounded in 1840, the Cunard Line is the world's best-known operator of luxury ocean liners. Several of its ships have been awarded the Blue Riband-- an honor bestowed upon ships crossing the...
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Debunking the Birmingham security cam 'construction site ghost'
By now, even those who have little to no interest in paranormal activity have weighed in the photographs that are circulating online of a white-clad woman caught on security camera strolling through a...
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The Witch Camps of Ghana
A witch camp in Ghana The city of Accra on the southern coast of Ghana is a booming metropolis of over 1.6 million people. With over a dozen colleges and universities and a host of theatres, museums...
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Mummy in a Tree: The Strange Demise of Jean La Rue
The mass execution of 38 Sioux at Mankato in 1862 The summer of 1862 marked a turning point in the contentious relationship between the United States government and the Sioux. In Minnesota, much of the...
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Our 2020 Presidential Election Predictions
It's been a while since we've published a political article (regular JOTB readers may recall our groundbreaking "Politics of the Paranormal" study in 2017) and even longer since we've dipped our toes...
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The Haunting of the Bernardi Farm
Known primarily as a Midwestern railroad hub, the Illinois city of Danville was founded in 1827. When coal was discovered in the region a few decades later, Danville quickly grew from a small farming...
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Suicide in a Casket Plant
When sweethearts Alma Leopold and Fred Oehler decided to carry out a suicide pact in 1914, they couldn't find a more suitable place-- inside the Milwaukee Casket Company plant. The following story is...
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Adam Livingston and the Legend of Wizard Clip
Statue of Adam Livingston at Priest Field Pastoral CenterIn 1802, a dying Lutheran farmer named Adam Livingston deeded several acres of land near Middleway, West Virginia, to the Catholic church. For...
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The Haunted History of Quindaro
The year is 1889. In a lonely little farmhouse a few miles miles west of Kansas City, Kansas, the putrifying bodies of Wilhelmina Miller and Jacob Shaler are found by neighbors, setting the stage for...
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Why We No Longer Update Journal of the Bizarre
People keep pointing out that we haven't updated Journal of the Bizarre since early January, and since we're tired of reciting the story over and over, we'll just make one final post describing how...
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