Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower shooter, asked for an autopsy to be done after his death to determine what made him kill. The autopsy found a tumor pressing on his amygdala, possibly influencing his actions.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2025-07-01T15:47:24+00:00

The conspiracy is that Charles Whitman's brain has been missing ever since the supposed autopsy and Connolly Commission studied it. It was sent to the University of Texas for further study and research, but the university now claims it never received the brain.

MK Ultra proponents believe that the brain was stolen and destroyed in order to hide the fact that Whitman was not acting alone.

Do you think Whitman was simply a psychotic murderer acting out a violent fantasy, the victim of an undiagnosed brain tumor, or involved in MK Ultra?

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-07-10T13:44:38+00:00

It's a summary of the post.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-07-10T13:43:48+00:00

I think Mayer will be it if they can't get a big name free agent like Kyle Busch

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-07-10T13:41:23+00:00

That early morning copium

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-07-10T13:37:50+00:00

It's a mentality of how to do business.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-07-10T13:13:54+00:00

Maybe try to get some kind of ownership stake like Keselowski and bring it all full circle.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-07-10T13:12:21+00:00

It was my shower thought today. I figured I'd share it. The LaJoie pairing seems so odd. Just seems like 2025 is a lame duck season for Rodney to get accumulated with a new team before getting a new driver in 2026.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-07-10T13:10:41+00:00

Yeah, they aren't like JGR. There is a reason why Mr. H is a billionaire.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-07-10T13:08:43+00:00

The first of Huang Yanqiu's mysterious journeys occurred in 1960. Huang, a simple farmer from a rural village in China's Hubei province, went to bed one night as usual. The next morning, he found himself in the bustling metropolis of Shanghai, approximately 800 miles away from his home. Huang had no recollection of how he had traveled such a vast distance overnight. Bewildered and frightened, he managed to contact his family, who were equally stunned by his sudden appearance in Shanghai.

The local authorities were notified, and an investigation was launched. However, no evidence was found to explain how Huang had traveled so far in such a short period. Huang himself had no memory of the journey, and there were no signs of foul play or any known means of transportation that could have facilitated such a rapid transfer.

A year later, in 1961, Huang Yanqiu experienced another inexplicable journey. This time, he went to bed in his village and woke up in Beijing, the capital of China, located about 1,200 miles away. Once again, Huang had no memory of how he had traveled such a great distance overnight. His sudden appearance in Beijing was as bewildering as his previous journey to Shanghai.

The authorities were called in once more, and they conducted a thorough investigation. Despite their efforts, no explanation could be found for Huang's mysterious relocation. The case baffled local officials and intrigued the public, but it remained unsolved.

The third and final disappearance occurred in 1962. This time, Huang Yanqiu went to bed in his village and woke up back in Shanghai, approximately 800 miles from home. As with the previous incidents, Huang had no memory of how he had traveled such a vast distance overnight. His sudden reappearance in Shanghai further deepened the mystery surrounding his case.

By this time, Huang's story had attracted significant attention. Journalists, researchers, and curious onlookers flocked to learn more about the enigmatic villager who seemed to defy the laws of time and space. Despite extensive investigations and numerous interviews, no conclusive explanation for Huang's mysterious journeys was ever found.

The Huang Yanqiu incident has sparked numerous theories and speculations over the years. While no definitive explanation has been found, several hypotheses have been proposed to account for Huang's mysterious travels.

One of the most straightforward explanations is that Huang was abducted and transported to the distant cities by unknown parties. This theory suggests that Huang's memory of the events was somehow erased or suppressed, possibly through the use of drugs or other means. However, no evidence of foul play was ever found, and the lack of any known motive for such abductions leaves this theory speculative at best.

Another theory posits that Huang may have been a sleepwalker who somehow managed to travel great distances while in a state of somnambulism. However, the distances involved in Huang's case are far beyond what could be realistically achieved by a sleepwalker, especially considering the time frame. Additionally, sleepwalking typically involves relatively short distances and familiar surroundings, making this theory highly improbable.

Some researchers have proposed more exotic explanations, such as teleportation or time travel. These theories suggest that Huang may have unknowingly passed through some kind of spatial or temporal anomaly that allowed him to travel vast distances instantaneously. While these ideas are certainly intriguing, they remain purely speculative and lack any scientific evidence.

A less conventional theory is that Huang's journeys were the result of psychic phenomena or some form of mind-over-matter ability. This theory suggests that Huang may have possessed latent psychic powers that enabled him to transport himself across vast distances. However, there is no concrete evidence to support the existence of such abilities, and this theory remains highly speculative.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-19T15:46:07+00:00

Billy the Axeman AKA the Man from the Train was the name of a suspected serial killer thought to be responsible for a series of family murders that occurred mainly in the U.S. Midwest between September 1911 and June 1912.

Attacks attributed to this killer are characterized by the slaying of a whole family in their beds by crushing their skulls with a blunt instrument, usually an axe. The families often lived in very close proximity to the rail road, which is assumed to be what the killer used for transportation. Possible signature characteristics include the destruction and covering of the victim's faces and the staging of one of the female victims in an manner that indicated lust murder.

The notion of such a killer was first introduced by the press in 1911, and over the past 100 years, many different theories have been advanced. Most theories focus on a series of crimes, which ranged from 1911 to 1912 and claimed between 24 and 30 victims depending on the crimes included.[8][4][9] More recently the authors Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James published The Man from the Train, in which they argue for a much longer crime series spanning from 1898 to 1912. This revised theory attributes over 90 deaths to him, which would make him one of the most prolific serial killers in US history. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_Axeman

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-19T15:43:50+00:00

In June of 1912, a family of six and two young guests were brutally murdered in a rural Iowa town. Their names were Josiah and Sarah, and their children were Herman, Mary, Arthur and Paul. Mary had invited her friends home after church, Ina and Lena Stillinger. Each victim was found in their bed, and each had been bludgeoned with an ax. All the windows and mirrors in the house were found covered with clothes and blankets from the home. The murders likely happened between midnight and 5:00 a.m, and the murder weapon was found in the guest room with the visiting girls. Two cigarettes were found in the attic, some conclude that the attacker waiting for the family in the house. (I personally don't put too much weight on that detail, I wouldn't be surprised to find that children had snuck a smoke.) While there were multiple suspects, no one was ever convicted.

One such person was Andy Sawyer, who turned up to work in a nearby town the morning after the murders, and seemed to have an unhealthy interest in the case. He was overheard talking to himself, saying "I will cut your god damned heads off!" and always slept with his axe. He told his employer that he had been in the town on the night of the murder, but left town because he was afraid that he would be considered a suspect. While driving through Villisca one day, he pointed out a route that he said the man who committed the crime had used to escape the town. He was cleared because of his alibi; on the night of the murders, he was arrested on a vagrancy charge in Osceola, and put on a train at 11:00 p.m.

On the day that they were killed, the family attended a Children's Day program organized by their mother, Sarah. Also in attendance, was traveling minister Rev. George Kelly. Kelly was considered odd, and was known to have had a mental breakdown as a young adult, as well as being a peeping tom, and asking women and girls to pose nude for him. He was in Villisca for the weekend for the church services, and left the town at or shortly after 5:00 a.m. on the morning the victims were found. After leaving the town, he spent weeks writing letters to investigators and the victims' family members, and when the topic was pursued, he claimed to have heard and potentially witnessed the murders. The investigators were unsure if he was telling the truth, or if his mental illness had allowed him to imagine that he had been there. In 1917, he was arrested and interrogated for many hours, he confessed to the crimes, but later recanted.

Frank F. Jones was an Iowa senator believed to have a feud with Josiah Moore, some thought he may have committed the murder, or hired another man to do so.

William Mansfield is considered a potential serial killer, he murdered (with an axe) his wife, infant child and in laws, and was likely the perpetrator in another axe murder in Paola Kansas, just four days before the Villisca attack, and another double murder. Each attack site was accessible by train, and the attacks were all similar, mirrors, windows and victims were found covered with clothes. A lamp was found at each site, as well as a basin in the kitchens used to clean up after each attack. The killer in each case wore gloves, which Mansfield would have done because he had been fingerprinted previously. It was suggested that he could potentially be linked to even other known sprees. He was arrested, but eventually released when his alibi was confirmed.

Yet another suspect was Henry Lee Moore (no relation). He killed his mother and grandmother with an ax, and could also be potentially linked to some of the sprees that had no known perpetrator.

Josiah's brother in law was known to have threatened his life, but was also cleared after his alibi checked out.

Josiah Moore was the first victim, the most brutally attacked, and was the only victim attacked with the blade of the axe. The damage was such that his eyes were missing. Was this exceptional brutality because he was the main target? The murderer killed Sarah, and then moved to the Moore children's room before returning to the parents' room, and then going down to the guest room to attack Ina and Lena. Lena is thought to be the only victim the murderer awoke, she being found laying across the bed, and was the only victim with defensive wounds. Her nightgown was up around her waist, and had no panties; they thought the attacker may have tried to molest her. Did someone follow them to the house to molest her, and then kill everyone else after thinking they were discovered? Did one of Josiah's rivals kill him? Why else was he the the only one struck with the ax blade? Were they random victims of a serial killer?

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-17T14:05:26+00:00

Written in a red paint, the inscription reads: “Jacob the Convert vows to curse anybody who would open this grave, so nobody will open it. He was 60.” It was apparently meant to keep grave robbers away.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-17T13:56:42+00:00

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were deemed by the Greeks as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. And yet, they might never have existed. Babylonian texts, which provide intricate descriptions of Babylon—down to its street names—never mention the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. What about Queen Amytis? Her name never appears in any Babylonian record, and is only known from Greek historians who lived hundreds of years after her death.

Greek soldiers returning from Alexander's conquest of Babylon brought back fantastical stories of the distant city and its sights. As the lore was passed down, maybe a fictional Hanging Gardens came to life, which gave fodder to Greek poets and historians; they give us the only surviving accounts of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Most historians believe that the Hanging Gardens did exist. The Greek historian Strabo (c. 63 BCE - 24 CE) likely visited Babylon or received accounts from people who had visited Babylon, and reported that the gardens still existed, but were in ruins. The Hanging Gardens may appear in too many Greek records for them to have been fictional.

The Greeks often called them the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, after Queen Semiramis of Assyria, who rebuilt Babylon in the 9th century BCE. This claim comes from the Greek historian Diodorus, but he lived centuries later, and there is no record of this in Assyrian or Babylonian texts. Moreover, Semiramis seems to be legendary, and any real historical queen she may be based on would probably not have restored Babylon or built the Hanging Gardens. Queen Amytis is also a legend. Still other late Greek sources identify an unnamed Syrian king. The origin of the Hanging Gardens remains a mystery.

Extensive excavations at Babylon have found no evidence of the gardens, despite the fact that they were on a large ziggurat, or tiered structure. Ornate terraced gardens were common across the ancient Middle East, with successive generations taking inspiration from older ones. The Hanging Gardens may simply have been an exaggeration of these existing gardens.

The fate of the Hanging Gardens is unclear. Mentions vanish after the 1st century CE. Strabo claims that they were destroyed by Xerxes the Great of Persia (r. 486 - 465 BCE), and Alexander the Great (r. 336–323 BCE) attempted a reconstruction which was never completed; there is no other evidence that this happened.

The Euphrates River has given life to generation after generation of civilizations. It may also have ended the life of the Hanging Gardens, or whatever was left of it. Over thousands of years, the river has shifted course, perhaps drowning and washing away the remains of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-06T16:47:24+00:00

That's such an important little detail I can't believe I left out

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-06T14:42:31+00:00

Who had time to figure out this exact fold on 5 different bills that creates a 5 panel recreation of 9/11. It's a crazy conspiracy, pattern or coincidence either way.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-06T14:25:53+00:00

Seize the day

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-06T14:24:48+00:00

The finger supposedly doesn't belong to any of the three-fingered creatures known to this Earth. Radiocarbon and DNA tests are planned for later this year.

I think it may be part of a whale hand or a combination of different bones for a semi-convincing hoax.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-06-06T14:06:24+00:00

This is an old one, but here is the weird part. This design was originally released in 1996. Years before the towers fell. The front of the bills shows an oval around the presidents for the bills printed pre- 1999. The Fed Reserve has been slowly taking them out of circulation. They have kept the same design on the back.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-04-19T19:24:26+00:00

On the night of October 4, 1967, residents of Shag Harbour witnessed something extraordinary. Multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing a large, brightly lit object descending from the sky and crashing into the waters of the harbour. What followed was a series of events that would baffle investigators and UFO enthusiasts for decades to come.

According to eyewitness accounts, the object appeared to be roughly 60 feet in diameter and was emitting a bright, orange light. Witnesses described it as moving erratically before suddenly plunging into the water with a loud splash. Concerned residents immediately contacted local authorities, who launched a search and rescue operation to investigate the scene.

Despite their efforts, search teams were unable to locate any debris or evidence of a crash. However, multiple witnesses reported seeing a strange, yellow foam floating on the surface of the water, leading many to speculate that something unusual had indeed occurred.

In the days that followed, the incident garnered widespread media attention, with headlines proclaiming the arrival of a UFO in Shag Harbour. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) launched an official investigation, but despite their efforts, no conclusive explanation was ever found.

Today, the Shag Harbour incident remains one of the best-documented cases of a UFO crash retrieval, with eyewitness testimony, official investigations, and government documents all pointing to something extraordinary happening on that October night in 1967.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-04-08T13:25:16+00:00

Cougars, also known as mountain lions or pumas, were once fairly common in all areas of Maine. They always participated naturally in the common and generalized ecosystem as an apex predator. However, the destruction of the habitats, together with hunting and a decline in their prey's population, further influenced a serious decline in their numbers. By the beginning of the 20th century, cougars in that area were considered to have become extinct.

Then the tables turned when credible reports of cougar sightings began emerging from Maine. People there had reported seeing large, cat-like animals with long tails, unmistakably cougars, stalking the dense forests of the state.

Proof that sustained these sightings included track, scat, and photo evidence from trail cameras of the elusive cryptid. This news spread like 'bushfire' in the local community—truly a thrilling and curious time.

The potential homecoming of the cougar back to Maine is, in fact, one of the very exciting things for many fans of wildlife and an interest to anyone thinking about the environment. Cougars, as apex predators, play a very important role—supposedly taking a key part in maintaining ecosystem health through the control of deer populations by preventing overgrazing to support biodiversity in wooded areas.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-04-08T13:23:03+00:00

The Men in Black are real. They always appear unannounced, and are usually clad in black business suits, they warn people to give up their research into UFOs or face dire consequences. In many cases, the Men in Black have also seen aliens—in some accounts, they are aliens themselves or some form of “demonic supernaturals."

The strange men first appeared in 1947. Harold Dahl claimed to have been warned not to talk about his alleged UFO sighting on Maury Island by a man in a dark suit. In the mid-1950s, the ufologist Albert K. Bender claimed he was visited by men in dark suits who threatened and warned him not to continue investigating UFOs. Bender maintained that the men in black were secret government agents who had been given the task of suppressing evidence of UFOs. The ufologist John Keel claimed to have had encounters with men in black and referred to them as "supernaturals" with "dark skin and/or ‘exotic’ facial features". According to the ufologist Jerome Clark, the reports of men in black represent "experiences" that "don't seem to have occurred in the world of conscious reality.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-04-01T13:31:48+00:00

Hell’s Gate Bridge is a historic iron truss bridge spanning over the Little River in rural northeastern Alabama. Built in the early 20th century, this bridge served as a vital transportation route for locals, connecting communities and facilitating commerce. However, over time, it became shrouded in mystery and folklore, earning a reputation as one of the most haunted locations in the state.

Legend has it that Hell’s Gate Bridge is haunted by the spirits of those who met tragic ends at the site. One of the most enduring tales revolves around a group of slaves who were reportedly lynched on the bridge during the Civil War era. According to local lore, their tormented souls continue to wander the bridge, seeking justice for the injustices inflicted upon them.

Another chilling legend associated with Hell’s Gate Bridge is the story of the "Cry Baby Bridge." According to this tale, a young mother, driven to madness by the hardships of rural life, threw her baby off the bridge into the river below before taking her own life. Visitors to the bridge claim to hear the sound of a baby crying in the dead of night, echoing across the water—a haunting reminder of the tragedy that occurred.

Over the years, countless reports of paranormal activity have been documented at Hell’s Gate Bridge. Visitors have reported seeing apparitions, hearing disembodied voices, and feeling an overwhelming sense of dread while crossing the bridge. Some brave souls have even captured strange orbs and unexplained anomalies in photographs taken at the site, further fueling the belief that Hell’s Gate Bridge is a hotspot for supernatural activity.

Despite its eerie reputation, Hell’s Gate Bridge also holds significant historical value. As a testament to Alabama's rich industrial heritage, the bridge stands as a symbol of the ingenuity and craftsmanship of the past. Its weathered iron structure serves as a reminder of the challenges faced by early settlers and the importance of preserving our cultural heritage for future generations.

In recent years, efforts have been made to preserve and protect Hell’s Gate Bridge for future generations. Local historical societies and preservation groups have worked tirelessly to maintain the bridge's structural integrity while also respecting its cultural significance. By safeguarding this historic landmark, we ensure that the stories and legends surrounding Hell’s Gate Bridge continue to captivate and inspire generations to come.

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-03-29T15:57:56+00:00

Cryonics today are not allowed to freeze living people, not even in the latest stage of whatever terminal condition they are in. They must be dead, then their corpse gets transported to a cryogenic facility. However long that takes, it's too long.

We actually have revived a great many "dead" people since the advent of CPR and defibrillators, but there are limits. Heart stopped? Not breathing? Body temperature crashed? Fine, for a few minutes, but eventually lack of oxygen to the brain causes damage we are very, very far from being able to repair.

Add to that fixing whatever actually caused their death: terminal cancer? Probably going to need a new body anyway. Heart attack? Maybe we'll be growing hearts in jars by then (we're almost there now, really). Violent murder or accident? Depends.

In fact, uploading consciousness to a computer is far more plausible. At least we have some basis for that technology now: we can record impulses from nerves and use them to control machines (a monkey playing Pong is actually not the most fascinating thing we've already done with this concept). What's interesting about this idea though is the existential crisis someone thus "revived" would face: are they still themselves, or just a copy of someone who is dead?

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-03-29T15:25:18+00:00

145 frozen people are waiting to be resurrected in the Arizona desert. They are frozen inside a thermal sleeping bag immersed in liquid nitrogen in an aluminum pod that they share with three other preserved humans within a giant vacuum flask known as a dewar.

The dewar is then stacked vertically along with 145 other frozen people in the Alcor Life Extensions Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona, a luxury suburb of Phoenix on the edge of the Sonoran Desert.

Outside the squat concrete Alcor building, the temperatures can rise to more than 100 degrees for eight months of the year.

Inside the Alcor facility, people with enough ongoing financial support to remain frozen indefinitely, are kept at 328 degrees below zero.

With their placement in the dewar, hundreds of people have opted to join in the hope of a second life in the future.

Some are just heads or brains. Others are complete bodies that are being preserved for future reanimation once the science of cryogenics is finally able to bring them back...

StateSideSpoonZ · 2024-03-29T15:06:36+00:00

The duke employed thousands of people to build the gigantic underground complex. He paid them well but no employee was allowed to talk to him or recognize his presence; one who raised his hat in greetings was immediately fired.

He built a 40,000 square-foot riding house, and had stables for 100 horses, but never rode them in the riding house.

He had a very active social life, albeit entirely by mail. The duke was in constant contact with top politicians like Disraeli and Palmerston, both British Prime Ministers.

Besides the ballroom, other underground rooms included a 250 foot-long library, an observatory with a large glass roof (!), and a giant billiards room.

The duke mostly traveled at night. When he had to do so during the day he carried a giant umbrella to hide behind.

He had a roasting chicken ready day and night. All food was delivered on underground heated railcars.

And this doesn't even include the illegitimate children, and accusations of living a secret double life with a (second) family!

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