Cabinet of Curiosities
The Fiji Mermaid: Barnum’s Greatest Hoax
P.T. Barnum’s Fiji Mermaid hoax stunned 1840s America — a monkey stitched to a fish that became his most famous trick.
The Fiji Mermaid: Barnum’s Greatest Hoax
P.T. Barnum’s Fiji Mermaid hoax stunned 1840s America — a monkey stitched to a fish that became his most famous trick.
The Black Eyed Kids: From 1996 Encounter to Par...
In 1996, Texas journalist Brian Bethel met two strange boys with solid black eyes — a meeting that sparked one of the internet’s creepiest legends.
The Black Eyed Kids: From 1996 Encounter to Par...
In 1996, Texas journalist Brian Bethel met two strange boys with solid black eyes — a meeting that sparked one of the internet’s creepiest legends.
Florida’s Oven Man: A Spontaneous Combustion My...
In 1950s Florida, a man was reduced to ash in his kitchen while the room stayed untouched. Spontaneous combustion — or something stranger?”
Florida’s Oven Man: A Spontaneous Combustion My...
In 1950s Florida, a man was reduced to ash in his kitchen while the room stayed untouched. Spontaneous combustion — or something stranger?”
The Man from Taured: Passport from Nowhere, Mys...
In 1954, a man arrived in Tokyo with a passport from Taured — a nation that doesn’t exist. By morning, he had vanished. Folklore, hoax, or multiverse traveler?
The Man from Taured: Passport from Nowhere, Mys...
In 1954, a man arrived in Tokyo with a passport from Taured — a nation that doesn’t exist. By morning, he had vanished. Folklore, hoax, or multiverse traveler?
Gef the Talking Mongoose: The Isle of Man’s Str...
In the 1930s, a family on the Isle of Man swore a talking mongoose named Gef lived in their walls. Was it a hoax, a haunting — or the strangest...
Gef the Talking Mongoose: The Isle of Man’s Str...
In the 1930s, a family on the Isle of Man swore a talking mongoose named Gef lived in their walls. Was it a hoax, a haunting — or the strangest...