Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
From UFOs to psychic powers, history is riddled with unexplained events. Get a closer look at the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know in this video podcast.
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The Origin of Halloween Traditions
In the United States, Halloween is replete with traditions that ...
In the United States, Halloween is replete with traditions that might seem bizarre to outsiders. Why would someone carve a face on a pumpkin? Why would you dunk your head in water trying to bite an apple? Tune in to learn more about where these traditions originally came from, how they became what they are today, and how religious syncretism can mix different beliefs, myths and rituals together.
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Halloween's Urban Legends
Have dead bodies really been mistaken for decorations? Have people ...
Have dead bodies really been mistaken for decorations? Have people really put razors in apples? Are some local places really haunted? Tune in to learn more about modern Halloween legends.
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Human Experimentation Part 2
Unfortunately, unethical human experimentation wasn't restricted to wartime or the ...
Unfortunately, unethical human experimentation wasn't restricted to wartime or the ancient past. Tune in to learn more about unethical experimentation in the modern age, on unsuspecting civilians.
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Human Experimentation Part 1
It's a grisly, tragic fact that many of modern medicine's ...
It's a grisly, tragic fact that many of modern medicine's life-saving procedures and techniques come from horrendous experimentation. But what, exactly? How much do we know about history's unethical experiments - and how much remains secret in the modern day?
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When Governments Shut Down
From crippled infrastructure to international embarrassment, a government shutdown can ...
From crippled infrastructure to international embarrassment, a government shutdown can be bad news for a country's leaders as well as its citizens. And government shutdowns have occurred in the past. So why do some pundits and theorists believe there's something else to this story? Tune in to learn more.
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Classic: General Butler and the Business Plot
By all accounts, General Butler was a national hero. So ...
By all accounts, General Butler was a national hero. So when he told Congress that a group of businessmen were periously close to overthrowing the US government, lawmakers took him seriously. But did a group of well-to-do businessmen really try to overthrow the US government?
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Who are the Nommo?
The Dogon people are renowned for their artistic traditions -- ...
The Dogon people are renowned for their artistic traditions -- and their spiritual traditions are no less fascinating. But why did a French anthropologist believe they may have had contact with extraterrestrials?
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Intelligent, Alien Life
If there's no inarguable evidence of sophisticated life on Mars, ...
If there's no inarguable evidence of sophisticated life on Mars, then what about bacterial life? And what about the people who say humanity has already discovered alien life - and our leaders are keeping it secret?
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Were ancient empires founded by aliens?
For centuries, the achievements of the past baffled modern societies. ...
For centuries, the achievements of the past baffled modern societies. How could ancient empires build architectural marvels like the pyramids or the Nazca lines? Tune in and learn more about the conspiracy theorists who think they've found the answer.
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Is there life on Mars?
For centuries human beings have searched for intelligent life beyond ...
For centuries human beings have searched for intelligent life beyond the bounds of Earth - and, often, humanity has looked to our planetary neighbor in hopes of discovering that life. But why do people think there was (or is) life on Mars?
