A declassified 1962 military proposal that suggested staging false flag attacks on American citizens to justify war with Cuba, ultimately rejected by President Kennedy.
The chilling tale of the Mothman, a mysterious winged creature with glowing red eyes that terrorized Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1966-67, leading up to the tragic Silver Bridge collapse and becoming a lasting cultural phenomenon.
From Australia's infamous Emu War to Spain's tomato-throwing festival and Indonesia's unique death rituals, discover how bizarre historical events and cultural practices shape our world.
The bizarre military campaign of 1932 where Australian forces attempted to control an emu population with machine guns, only to be outmaneuvered by the clever birds.
In 1518, a mysterious dancing plague struck Strasbourg, causing hundreds of people to dance uncontrollably for days, leading to deaths and leaving historians puzzled to this day.
A rookie security guard's terrifying first night shift at Indonesia's most haunted colonial building, Lawang Sewu, where historical trauma manifests in supernatural encounters.
The unsolved 1971 hijacking by D.B. Cooper remains America's most mysterious aviation heist, with new evidence emerging in 2023 that could finally crack this legendary case.
In 1932, Australia's military faced an unusual enemy: 20,000 emus destroying crops in Western Australia. Despite deploying soldiers with machine guns, the birds proved impossible to defeat, leading to one of history's most bizarre military campaigns.
The Aroostook War of 1838-1839 was a bloodless border dispute between the United States and British North America over timber rights that was ultimately resolved through diplomatic negotiations.
A night guard encounters the vengeful spirits of those massacred during the Forbidden City's construction, revealing the dark history behind Emperor Yongle's legacy.
The fascinating story of D.B. Cooper, who executed the only unsolved skyjacking in American aviation history, disappearing with $200,000 after parachuting from a Boeing 727 in 1971.
