time travel, parallel universes, and other useful illusions
The Hollow Earth Theory proposes that the interior of our planet is hollow. For thousands of years, the idea of a Hollow Earth has presented in a variety forms, from ancient mythologies to modern scientific hypotheses. A number of these hypotheses have appeared over the last several hundred years, though most are today considered pseudoscience. …
Is the Earth flat? That’s a bit of a weird topic, if you ask me. An oddly political one, too – there’s an honest-to-goodness movement behind the idea, with large online communities devoted to unraveling what many believe is a planet-wide conspiracy to keep the true nature of our world a secret.
In 1946-1947, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, of Hollow Earth fame, spearheaded Operation Highjump, a military training exercise in Antarctica. Many have since claimed that this was actually a cover-up for an alleged mission to destroy the last of the NAZIs.
Hy-Brasil. Legend has it that this mysterious island rests off the west coast of Ireland, unseen by mortal eyes. But is it real? And if so, will it ever be found again?
In news that would make Dallas Thompson giddy, dozens of new craters – some of which have formed into lakes – have been discovered in Siberia. This all began last year, with the mysterious appearance of an 80-meter hole known as B1 in the Yamal Peninsula, according to RT. The recently-discovered B2 crater, which has …
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton is known for many things. He’s the man who coined the phrases “pursuit of the almighty dollar” and “the pen is mightier than the sword.” He gave us that most (in)famous of opening lines, “It was a dark and stormy night,” which spawned the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. He was a novelist, a poet, …
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Art Bell captured the raw essence of the midnight hour. During his lengthy run on Coast to Coast AM, he interviewed guests and bravely took unscreened calls, leading his audience on bizarre and often humorous adventures through the fringe and unknown. Even if you, like me, didn’t always believe what you heard, you still had …
