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Hell Fire Club Secret Society - Sex, Satanism and Secret Societies
The Hellfire Club was a name for several exclusive clubs for high society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century, and was more formally or cautiously known as the Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe. These clubs were rumoured to be the meeting places of 'persons of quality who wished to take part in immoral acts, and the members were often very involved in politics. Neither the activities nor membership of the club are easy to ascertain. |
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Lost Treasure of Treacherous Lake Toplitz - Unexplained Mysteries
It has inspired numerous expeditions, several mysterious deaths and plenty of books. But 60 years after Nazi officers hid metal boxes in the depths of Lake Toplitz, a new attempt is being made to recover the Third Reich's fabled lost gold. Rumor has it that the depths of Lake Toplitz in the Austrian Alps conceal a horde of Nazi gold. Why would the Nazis keep there gold at the bottom of a lake? Read more of this unexplained mysteries |
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Deadly Double - Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theory
A few weeks before the Pearl Harbor attack, a pair of strange ads appeared in the New Yorker. They seemed to be advertising a dice game called The Deadly Double. One of the ads showed a pair of dice with the characters 0, 5, 7, xx, 24, and 12 on the visible faces. Above were warnings in a variety of languages: "Achtung! Warning! Alerte!". Read more of this unsolved mysteries |
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Hidden Treasures - Treasure Chest of Church of Pisco
Four soldiers of the Peruvian Army in the mid-1800s devised a plan to outwit priests after learning about their treasures. They managed to sail away with over 14 tons of gold and other treasures after killing the priests. They figured there had to be a way to make better money and were looking for opportunities.The priest told the man of a treasure hidden and guarded at a church in the town of Pisco. Read more of this unexplained mysteries |
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Mysterious Norwegian Woman - The Isdal Woman - Real Life Spy Thriller
Everybody loves a spy story, and we've all seen the adventures of James Bond on the big screen. It seems as though spies live a fun-filled world of martinis, glamorous parties, automatic pistols and cunning booby-traps. But the real life of spies is filled with mysteries and unanswered puzzles, and none is more mysterious than the mystery woman of Norway. |
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Himuro Mansion Haunting - Urban Legend of Haunted House
The Himuro Mansion (or Himikyru Mansion) is a japanese urban legend about the dark history of a haunted house and the horrible murders of an entire family who lived there. They say that the video game Fatal Frame was based on a true story. Eager to solve the mystery, many people have scoured maps, trying to find the real location of Himuro Mansion. |
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Codex Seraphinianus - The World's Weirdest Book
Some people think it's one of the weirdest books ever published. An art book unlike any other art book. Codex Seraphinianus by Italian artist Luigi Serafini is a window on a bizarre fantasy world complete with its own unique (unreadable) alphabet and numerous illustrations that borrow from the modern age but veer into the extremely unusual. |
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Vera Renczi – The Black Widow Serial Killer
Vera Renczi was a Romanian serial killer who poisoned 35 individuals including her husbands, lovers, and one son with arsenic during the 1920s. Although Vera Renczi was a stunningly beautiful woman, she was also one of the most prolific female serial killers in history, driven by a pathological need for devotion from men. |
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Ghosts of Flight 401 - The official airline of the paranormal
Employees of Eastern Airlines began to report sightings of the dead crew members Loft and Repo on board another L-1011. Parts from Flight 401 were reportedly salvaged after the Flight 401 crash investigation and refitted into another L-1011 in service. Ghostly sightings began to be reported by those who knew Loft and Repo. Eastern’s management threatened dismissal to those caught spreading “ghost stories”, it was said. |
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The Great Train Robbery of 1963- Unsolved Mystery
The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered. Three robbers were never found, two convicted robbers escaped. One convicted was most likely never involved, and died in prison. Though there were no firearms involved, the standard judgment was 30 years. |
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The Legend of the African Fertility Statues
Please Don't Touch - Unless You Want a Baby! More than 2,000 women have reported that they became pregnant shortly after touching the wooden fertility statues. Many of them had been told by doctors they would never be able to conceive. Some are very serious about touching the statues, believing in their powers to help them conceive. |
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The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine - Unsolved Mysteries
The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine (also known by many similar names) is, according to legend, a very rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States. The location is generally believed to be in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, Arizona. There are also theories that the mine lies a considerable distance beyond the Superstition Mountains |
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The Russian Sleep Experiment - Orange Soda
Russian researchers in the late 1940's kept five people awake for fifteen days using an experimental gas based stimulant. They were kept in a sealed environment to carefully monitor their oxygen intake so the gas didn't kill them. The chamber was stocked with books, cots to sleep on but no bedding, running water and toilet, and enough dried food to last all five for over a month. |
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Japanese Scary legends - Japanese Urban Legends
Various types of folklore can be found all over the world. Japan in particular has some very interesting, as well as creepy urban legends. The majority of them are based on onryo, or vengeful spirits that have had something unfortunate or tragic happen to them when they were alive and who let their anger out on innocent victims- often by frightening and/or killing them. |
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Famous Alien Abduction of Antonio Villas Boas: Alien Female Seduction
In Brazil during the 1950's worldwide "UFO Flap" comes a report of one of the most bizarre accounts on record—the seduction of Antonio Villas Boas. According to his story, this "star" approached his position, growing in size until it became recognizable as a roughly circular or egg-shaped aerial craft. Once inside the craft, Boas said that he was stripped of his clothes and covered from head-to-toe with a strange gel. |
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Tomino’s Hell - Japanese Urban Legend
Tomino is a japanese urban legend about a poem that kills anyone who recites it out loud.In this world there are things that you should never say out loud, and the Japanese poem “Tomino’s Hell” is one of them. According to the legend, if you read this poem out loud, disaster will strike. At best, you will feel very ill or injure yourself. At worst, you could die. |
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The Real Life Legend of Slender Man
There are legends and myths that have been around for centuries and have seared themselves into our minds and culture. Then there are those that have been brought to life reminding us of nightmares that should have been buried and forgotten. One such legend is known through internet popularity as Slender man. The creature known as Slender man is said to have the appearance of a tall, lanky man in a black suit. Not so scary, right? Just wait. |
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ANNABELLE, THE HAUNTED DOLL
This is a terrifying case of a raggedy Ann doll named Annabelle. In the 1970's a mother strolling along the street walked into a hobby store, and purchased a large Raggedy-Anne doll as a present for her daughter's birthday. Thus begins one of the most unusual cases of a possessed object on record. Annabelle's antics were so bad, she is now locked inside a protective glass case in an occult museum to keep her at bay. |
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The 5 Most Scariest Urban Legends and Horror Stories
The Urban Legend can have its lineage traced all the way back to the earliest form of story telling, when terrifying tales were traded around fires, either as a warning or for mere entertainment. The Urban Legend is a contemporary legend, a modern form of folklore or mythology which reflects the era’s fears or trepidations. Read The 5 Most Scariest Urban Legends |
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Unexplained Mysteries - The Babushka Lady
In the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Babushka Lady is a nickname for an unknown woman who might have photographed the events that occurred in Dallas' Dealey Plaza at the time President John F. Kennedy was shot. Her nickname arose from the headscarf she wore similar to scarves worn by elderly Russian women (babushka – means "grandmother" or "old woman" in Russian). |
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Unexplained Mysteries - Top 10 Best Ghost Photographs
While trying to decide which ghost photos are the “best” is largely an exercise in subjectivity, it’s difficult to know which ones are the best with any degree of objectivity. These are the photos considered the most authentic “captures” of ghosts ever caught on film, but leave it to you to decide for yourself how real they may be. Of course, realize that almost any photo can be hoaxed. Click to see Top 10 Best Ghost Photographs and related unexplained mysteries
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Unexplained Mysteries - Top 10 Bermuda Triangle Theories
The Bermuda Triangle is a geographic area with it's points being at Miami, Florida, the island of Bermuda, and San Juan Puerto Rico. In this area, over the course of time, many different aircraft and boats have mysteriously disappeared without a trace, leading many to believe that the triangle has something unusual about it that is swallowing up people, planes, and boats. |
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