Nixon, The CIA & The Plane Crash No One Can Explain
Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood, where United Airlines Flight 553 crashed in 1972. | William Kelly/ Chicago Tribune What really happened on United Airlines Flight 553? It was a cold, quiet afternoon in…
The Organ Harvesting Urban Legend Is Actually True
Remember that terrifying story your friend’s older sister told you? Yeah. Waking up in a bathtub full of ice with a kidney missing was the original ice bucket challenge. Except no…
These Creepy Bento Boxes Are Perfect For Halloween
Creep your coworkers out this week. File this one under #HalloweenGoals. Culinary crafters around the world are making spooky-cute lunch boxes and posting the photos on social media. Like this one: 親の作った弁当がサイコパス — @miyatake_u39…
This Town Has Been Plagued By A Killer ‘Goat Man’ For Half A Century
Locals know better than to drive down Fletchertown Road at night. A science experiment that went wrong and left behind a half-man, half-goat who attacks people in the woods? Now that’s…
This Serial Killer Is The Reason You’re Afraid Of Clowns
Meet Pogo the Clown, aka your worst nightmare. The story of the babysitter and the clown statue is one of the most popular urban legends of all time. But what’s…
The Terrifying True Story Behind ‘Bloody Mary’
There’s something real behind your bathroom mirror. As humans there’s one thing that bring us all together — we’re scared sh!tless by chanting Bloody Mary into a mirror. It’s become one of the…
Everything You Didn’t Know About Slender Man
A history of the world’s realest urban legend. What’s more dangerous than the Slender Man? The pre-teen girls that believe in him. In 2014, two 12-year-olds in Wisconsin stabbed a friend 19…
This Chicken Lived For 18 Months Without A Head
‘Miracle Mike’ statue in Fruita, Colorado. rovingmagpie/flickr Long live Miracle Mike. Picture this: A farmer in Colorado in the 1940s goes into his field, expecting to find his next meal….
This Real-Life Alien Hunter Started Our Search For Extra Terrestrials
Pixabay She even inspired Jodie Foster’s character in ‘Contact.’ Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight. Jill Tarter wouldn’t describe herself…
Dying Stars May Provide A Road Map To Outer Space
Dreamstime.com When a star explodes, the cinders it leaves behind pulse more accurately than an atomic clock. When the core of a dying star collapses, it will either become a black…
