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What you need to know about a wide variety of unexplained phenomena on this planet, including ancient anomalies, Bermuda Triangle, crop circles, the hollow Earth, Earth changes and anomalies, and more.
  1. Ancient Anomalies (13)
  2. Bermuda Triangle (13)
  3. Crop Circles (20)
  4. Earth Changes (15)
  5. Hollow Earth (14)
  6. Lost Worlds and Mysterio...
  7. Spooklights and Ball Lightning (9)
  8. Zecharia Sitchin/Niburu

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills

Cars and balls seem to roll uphill, people appear able to stand at impossible angles - all in contradiction to the laws of gravity and physics. What's really happening at these curious locations?

Top 10 Earth Mysteries

From animals encased in stone to unexplained hums and lights to perplexing flying rods, here are 10 of the most baffling Earth mysteries.

Animals Sealed in Stone

Amazing, true cases of living frogs, toads and other creatures found encased within solid rock.

Secrets of Coral Castle

Did a reclusive immigrant rediscover the secrets to the building of the pyramids? His amazing "castle" may hold clues to long-lost powers.

The Tunguska Mystery

In 1908, something exploded in an isolated area of Siberia. Was it a meteor, a comet, or something even more incredible?

Paranormal Hot Spots

There are many places around the U.S. that seem to be focal points of high strangeness: vortexes of bizarre sightings, unexplained encounters and eerie events.

When Nature Goes Nuts

Incredible yet true accounts of rain, clouds, lightning and storms that behave in a way that seems downright impossible!

Weird Cloud Behavior

When is a cloud not a cloud? Perhaps when it behaves so strangely - even to the point of attacking people - that it becomes a truly puzzling manifestation.

Water, Water Everywhere... from Nowhere

Strange cases of water and other liquids mysteriously falling from clear skies and dry ceilings.

Weird, Weird Rain

Heads up! There's all kinds of strange stuff falling from the sky: frogs, sardines, jellyfish, alligators and maybe - just maybe - cows!

Hail of Stones from Nowhere

Stones and rocks rain down from clear skies on houses and people, seemingly materializing out of nowhere. What could be the cause of this bizarre phenomenon?

Mysterious Tunnels

Expeditions exploring tunnels around the world return with strange tales of subterranean civilizations and advanced, ancient technology.

The Ice is Falling! The Ice is Falling!

In early 2000, mysterious falls of large chunks of ice rained down on Italy and Spain. But these are just recent instances of a phenomenon that has occurred at least for centuries.

Killer Fog

The eerie shroud of water vapor can and does kill. That’s the fog we’re familiar with. There are also more mysterious forms of fog that materialize from dimensions unknown.

Weird Nature Stories

True stories of experiences with weird nature.

Cloud turns into giant face

Some fantastic looking clouds turn into a giant face in profile.

Mystery Spherical Flare

A strange, mysterious spherical flare from source unknown is recorded by an observatory in Hawaii.

Supernatural Fire

Supernatural Fire - Your True Tales - December 2011

Unexplained Sounds

Mysterious booms, annoyingly persistent hums, and underground mechanical rumblings that defy explanation.

Strange Sounds from All Over the World

People all over the globe are reporting strange, loud, unexplained sounds that seem to be coming from the sky. Here is a roundup of those reports.

Phantom River

Phantom River - Your True Tales - February 2012

Phantom Plane Crashes

Unexplained cases of planes going down, the impacts are heard and felt... but no sign of a crash is ever discovered

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