That I Didn't Know

The Enigmatic Green Man: Discover the Surprising Reason Why This Mysterious Figure Appears in Cultures Across the Globe!

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Occasionally the communities of the world tell similar ancient stories. A collective memory handed down through stories. Orally, at first at least, until writing came along. The most enduring make it into novels and eventually into modern media. Most famous of these collective memories is flood stories (Noah, Gilgamesh, Shatapatha Brahmana, the list is long). […]

History Myth / Legend Places Supernatural United Kingdom

The Devil Went Down to Devon. Hang on, that can’t be right, can it?

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The Devil in Devon. Try to say it as fast as you can. Congratulations to those who saw the stolen Charlie Daniels Band lyrics from the song “The Devil went down to Georgia”. For those who haven’t heard it, check it out here. It’s an absolute banger. Getting away from epic fiddle battles and back […]

History People Places War World War 2

Why Did Hitler’s Teeth Vanish for 55 Years?

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Wild theories sprang up immediately in the wake of Hitler’s death. He had escaped into the alps, he had been captured and secretly questioned. The Soviets had him. No, the British. He’d fled to Argentina. We’ve all heard the stories. All of these rumors and conspiracies could have been squashed almost immediately. If only Hitler’s […]

America's Bizarre History Myth / Legend People Places

The Nimerigar – A Tiny Race of Cannibals

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Tales of little people exist all over the planet. Stories involving Leprechauns, Dwarves, Hobgoblins, Imps, sprites…..the list is long. Just amongst different American Indian tribes there exist dozens of stories of “pygmy” people. For many, many years we assumed that stories of little people were just that, stories. Yarns. Tales to tell around the campfire […]

History People Places War World War 2

Don’t Mess With The Demon Core

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It wasn’t always called the Demon Core. In fact, this small sphere measuring just 3.5 inches across originally had the much more benign name of….. Rufus. But what is it and why the name change? What’s In A Name? 1942 is where our story begins. December the 28th and the start of the Manhattan Project […]

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The missing ten days of October 1582

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Vanished. Gone. But what happened to the missing ten days of October 1582? And why did they not vanish for everyone at the same time. The answer is the Gregorian Calendar. Ten Missing Days Until 1582, the Christian world ran on the Julien Calendar. Unfortunately, because the Julian Calendar was actually longer than a standard […]

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Plane lands in Red Square

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During the the cold war era the Soviet Union was thought of as being a military super power with near impregnable air defences. The thought of a plane landing in Moscow’s Red Square was laughable. No enemy would dare try. But a teenager with a Cessna dared to try. Not only did he try, he […]

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Cleopatra – So Be It

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February 23rd, 33 BCE. Canidius, a Roman General and Lieutenant of Cleopatra’s husband Marc Antony wishes to import 10,000 bags of wheat plus 5000 jars of wine. The only catch is he doesn’t want to pay tax on the imports. So he seeks the blessing of Cleopatra. So be it. γινέσθωι in Greek of the […]

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4% of the world population hears “The Hum”

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And I am one of them. I’ve lived in varied places in the UK. Born in a sprawling city, moved to an isolated island for a while and I now live in a village. No matter where or when, the hum has been there. It’s a low hmmm noise that honestly, 99.9% of the time […]

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The Jackson County Giant

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Today I want to take you back to 1877. The place is Jackson County, Alabama. Founded just 58 years before, this mountainous, unforgiving and remote terrain was mainly settled by subsistence farmers at the time. On the 17th of July, 1877, The Montgomery Weekly Advertiser published a story. A very strange story. Allegedly, a creature […]