Tag: unusual facts
The sourced background on Roanoke Colony.
The Roanoke Colony was the site of two attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America.
The real story behind Flannan Isles Lighthouse.
Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland.
What people get wrong about Ourang Medan.
SS Ourang Medan was a reported ghost ship and proposed urban legend of the 1940s.
The real story behind D. B. Cooper.
Dan Cooper, best known as D.
What people get wrong about Toynbee tiles.
The Toynbee tiles, also called Toynbee plaques, are messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States…
Max Headroom signal hijackings deserves a closer look.
On November 22, 1987, two television stations based in Chicago, Illinois, were hijacked two hours apart from one another by unidentified perpetrators.
UVB-76 is not quite what it seems.
UVB-76, also known by the nickname "The Buzzer", is a shortwave radio station that broadcasts in upper sideband mode on the frequency of 4625 kHz.
The real story behind Numbers station.
A numbers station is a shortwave radio station characterized by broadcasts of formatted numbers, which are believed to be addressed to intelligence officers operating in foreign countries.
Skyquake: what actually happened.
A skyquake is a phenomenon where a loud sound is reported to originate from the sky.
What people get wrong about Naga fireball.
Naga fireballs, also known as bung fai phaya nak or "Mekong lights" and formerly "ghost lights", are a phenomenon said to be seen annually on the Mekong River.