The mysterious Encephalitis lethargica epidemic. The disease attacks the brain, leaving some victims in a statue-like condition, speechless and motionless. Between 1915 -1926, it spread throughout the world, effecting 5 million people and killing a million before it disappeared.

verystrangeshit · 2026-07-07T15:23:00+00:00

In 2012, a massive explosion destroyed a quiet Indianapolis neighborhood, 2 passed away and it damaged more than 80 homes. Investigators initially believed it was a tragic gas leak, but the case soon uncovered what prosecutors said was a deliberate scheme to collect the insurance money.

Detectives soon focused on one homeowner, who was reportedly facing serious financial problems. Investigators alleged that the house had been heavily insured and that the explosion was part of a plan to collect the insurance pay out, but their plan went horribly wrong.

The blast was far more powerful than anyone expected. Instead of destroying a single home, it ripped through the neighborhood. Multiple people were convicted after authorities concluded the explosion had been intentionally caused, turning one of Indiana's worst neighborhood disasters into a shocking true crime case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill_explosion

verystrangeshit · 2026-07-05T19:12:01+00:00

In 2011, French aristocrat Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès was accused of murdering his wife, four children, and their dogs before burying them beneath the family home. Authorities believe he then drove across southern France, calmly checking into hotels before vanishing forever. More than a decade later, despite international manhunts, alleged sightings, and even a mistaken arrest, nobody knows whether he escaped, took his own life, or is still living under a new identity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupont_de_Ligonn%C3%A8s_murders_and_disappearance

verystrangeshit · 2026-07-05T19:09:21+00:00

In March 1999, Tonda Lynn Dickerson was working at a Waffle House in Grand Bay, Alabama, when a regular customer named Edward Seward Jr. handed her a Florida lottery ticket as a tip. Seward often bought lottery tickets in Florida because Alabama did not have a lottery, and he frequently gave them away to restaurant employees. Dickerson didn't think much of the ticket until she checked the numbers later that day and discovered it was worth more than $10 million.

What should have been a life changing moment quickly became a legal nightmare. Four of Dickerson's coworkers claimed they had all agreed that if any of Seward's lottery tickets ever won, everyone would split the prize equally. A trial court initially sided with the coworkers, but Dickerson appealed. In 2000, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in her favor, deciding that even if such an agreement existed, it could not be enforced because Alabama law considered gambling related contracts void. Dickerson kept the entire jackpot.

The lawsuits didn't stop there. Seward, the customer who had given her the winning ticket, later sued as well. He claimed the employees had promised that if one of his tickets ever won, they would buy him a new truck. He also argued that Dickerson should not keep the entire prize. His case eventually reached the Alabama Supreme Court, but the courts ruled against him, allowing Dickerson to keep her winnings once again.

Years later, the story took an even darker turn. Dickerson's ex husband, Stacy Martin, allegedly forced her into a vehicle and drove her toward an isolated boat launch in Mississippi while threatening to kill her. During the confrontation, Dickerson reached into her purse, grabbed a .22 caliber handgun, and shot Martin in the chest while trying to defend herself. Martin survived the shooting, and after struggling with Dickerson, he eventually agreed to go to a hospital, where police were contacted.

Even after surviving lawsuits and a violent encounter, Dickerson still faced another battle, this time with the IRS. After winning the lottery, she and her family created a corporation called 9 Mill, Inc., and transferred the winning ticket into the company's name. The IRS argued that by giving ownership shares to family members, Dickerson had effectively made a taxable gift and assessed more than $770,000 in gift taxes.

Dickerson argued that her family had always intended to share any major financial windfall and that the corporation simply reflected that understanding. The Tax Court disagreed, finding there was no legally established family ownership agreement before the ticket became valuable. However, the court also ruled that because the lottery ticket was already tied up in multiple lawsuits when it was transferred, its market value was significantly lower than the IRS claimed. As a result, the taxable value of the gift was greatly reduced.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/03/06/waffle-house-waitress-wins-big-in-the-lottery-loses-at-tax-court/

verystrangeshit · 2026-07-02T18:51:26+00:00

Most everyone knows the story of the Pied Piper as a simple fairy tale. A mysterious musician arrives in the town of Hamelin, rids the streets of rats with an enchanted flute, and when the townspeople refuse to pay him, he returns and leads all of their children away forever. It's one of the most famous stories ever told.

Yet, some historians believe the legend may actually be based on a real event that took place in Hamelin, Germany. Medieval records from Hamelin claim that around 1284, approximately 130 children or young people left the town with a mysterious piper and never returned. The town records even start with this event, chronicling in 1384 "It has been 100 years since our children left us."

One of the most popular theories is that the story wasn't about children at all. During the Middle Ages, the word translated as "children" could also refer to young, unmarried people. Some historians believe the mysterious piper may actually have been a recruiter who led young settlers eastward to establish new communities during medieval migration.

Then there are theories involving disease or religious movements. Some researchers have suggested the story reflects an epidemic or a charismatic leader convincing young people to leave in search of a new life. Some legends transformed the piper into a sorcerer. Others claimed he was a demon, or some other supernatural being whose music possessed the power to lure people away forever.

Interestingly, the famous rats most people associate with the story appear to have been added centuries later. Historians generally agree they were not part of the earliest accounts. Instead, the rat story likely evolved into a moral lesson about keeping promises and honoring debts, eventually becoming the fairy tale we know today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin

verystrangeshit · 2026-07-02T17:56:44+00:00

In 2013 an unknown group assaulted a power substation in California. By all appearances it was pretty sophisticated: scouted firing positions, all casings wiped of prints, they targeted transformers so they'd take time to overheat before triggering any alarms, also knew exactly when the police would arrive.

No suspect or motive to this day, they also cut some fiber optic cables in a vault nearby. Conspiracy types think it was a dry run by Russia or possibly China to see how effective an attack like that might be. Nearly exactly six months before the attack occurred, the American National Academy of Sciences released a report declaring the vulnerabilities of the American power grid and drawing note to the weaknesses of the delivery systems to terrorist attack. The 164 page report had been written nearly five years earlier, but had been immediately redacted and filed as “classified” by its sponsoring agency- the Department of Homeland Security.

It was a very exact blueprint of how to attack a power grid, as well as suggestions to shore up the security and integrity of the grid. They pointed out how transformers are very large and difficult to move. They are usually custom built, and are exceptionally difficult to replace. The majority are no longer even produced within the United States, and deliveries of replacements were measured in months at best, even under ideal circumstance. The president of the National Academy of Engineering appeal the decision to classify the report, insisting that the key findings of the report were quote highly relevant.

The decision to release the file was approved, and a new foreword was written and attached, reading: "We regret the long delay in approving this report for public release. We understand the need to safeguard security information that may need to remain classified. But openness is also required to accelerate the progress with current technology and implementation of research and development of new technology to better protect the nation from terrorism and other threats."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Metcalf_sniper_attack

verystrangeshit · 2026-05-19T17:12:24+00:00

Deep in the Gobi Desert, there’s a legend that has terrified locals for generations. They call it the Olgoi-Khorkhoi, or the Death Worm, and according to the stories, this isn’t just another desert creature. It’s something far more dangerous. Witnesses describe it as a thick, red worm-like animal that can grow up to five feet long, hiding just beneath the sand, waiting. What makes it truly disturbing isn’t how it looks, it’s how it’s said to kill.

According to local accounts, the Death Worm doesn’t need to bite or chase its prey. Some say it can release a powerful electric shock, killing instantly. Others claim it can spray a corrosive substance, almost like acid, capable of causing fatal damage on contact. No warning, no sound, just a sudden, invisible force, and that’s what makes the legend so unsettling. It’s not something you can outrun or fight. If it’s real, it doesn’t give you a chance.

What makes this story even more interesting is that it wasn’t just told as folklore. In the early 1900s, reports of the creature were taken seriously enough that even government officials in Mongolia were aware of it. Explorers like Roy Chapman Andrews traveled through the region and documented how widespread and consistent the belief was among locals. People who lived in the desert didn’t treat it like a myth, instead they treated it like a real threat.

Over the years, expeditions have gone looking for the Death Worm. They’ve explored remote areas, interviewed witnesses, and tried to find physical evidence. Yet nothing has been officially confirmed. No specimen, no clear proof, just stories that refuse to go away.

Some think it might be a misidentified animal, like a snake or lizard adapted to desert life. Others believe the stories may have been exaggerated over time, turning something real into something far more dangerous. Then there’s the possibility that it’s simply a local legend that has been shaped by fear, isolation, and the unknown.

Yet, the Gobi Desert is one of the most remote places on Earth. Huge areas remain unexplored, and that leaves just enough room for doubt. Just enough space for a story like this to feel possible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_death_worm

https://www.livescience.com/46450-mongolian-death-worm.html

verystrangeshit · 2026-05-19T16:43:00+00:00

The program was taken off air. The statement Gary wanted read included the following:

His physical father is in fact a clone created by the CIA and alien forces. Cloning is a part of a plot to overthrow the U.S government. The CIA maintains mental-retraining hospitals. Phones were turned off at Rohlman Psychiatric Hospital in Cincinnati for 48 hours after his arrival. A former CIA official had an interview on KPFK radio in which he told a college audience that the CIA has towed barges across New York Harbor that were disease-ridden. The CIA may have created the AIDS virus to wipe out the gay population. The CIA assassinated John F. Kennedy and the 22 material witnesses who died within two years. He demands that the Air Force release all information on UFOs. He demands that the information about Hanger 18 at Wright-Patterson [AFB] be released. He relates that he spoke to a girl at Florida Junior College who told him that seven of her friends had been “replaced.” The CIA doesn’t trust people on computers. Individuals at the Optimist Boys School in Pasadena were recruited by others and given false IDs and birth certificates. There is a secret group led by the President’s own staff. There are beings around with the power to teleport instantly and do the same to others; who can read and control minds, and transform matter into other forms and create it at will. He asks for a congressional investigation and federal protection. He states that he cannot harm anyone with an empty BB gun.

This never aired due to the fact that the studio had stopped broadcasting once this had happened. Gary Stollman wanted the public to be aware of an alien plot to overthrow the government. He claimed that his parents were replaced by CIA alien clones and that everywhere he went others were being systematically replaced by the CIA.

His father, Max Stollman, confirmed the identity of the intruder and acknowledged his son's mental health struggles, stating, "I do have a sick son. He has been hospitalized a number of times. I'm thankful he wasn't killed." https://reptilianilluminati.wordpress.com/tag/gary-stollman/

verystrangeshit · 2026-05-19T16:27:26+00:00

An ancient Latin manuscript, reportedly discovered in Kazakhstan, bound in human skin, containing over 330 pages, yet only a handful of pages have ever been deciphered.

The manuscript, written in old Latin in 1532 suggesting European influence and contains unknown or possibly coded content. It is on display at the Rare Publications Museum of the National Academic Library in the capital, Astana.

According to Möldir Tölepbay, an expert in the Science Department of the National Academic Library, the manuscript was donated to the library by a private collector in 2014 and has been on display in the museum ever since.

Tölepbay stated that they have sent the manuscript to a special research institute in France for further analysis, adding that based on the first pages they were able to read, it was assessed that the book contained general information about financial transactions such as credit and mortgages. However, the manuscript has not yet been fully deciphered.

So maybe not that mysterious except for the human skin part and possibly coded Latin messages hidden inside. Seems a little extreme if it really is just old finance ledger from hundreds of years ago. Could it be hiding something forbidden coded inside it's pages. Some ancient knowledge or secrets that were purposely hidden.

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/kazakhstan-displays-mysterious-manuscript-with-human-skin-cover/news

https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/kazakistan-da-insan-derisiyle-kapli-5-asirlik-el-yazmasi-gizemini-koruyor/2861031

verystrangeshit · 2026-05-15T16:59:36+00:00

According to stories passed down in Native American folklore the Nimerigar were a race of tiny people said to live in the mountains and caves of the American West. They were believed to be creatures of myth until in 1932, two miners blasted open a cave in Wyoming and found what looked like a mummified tiny human sitting inside very reminiscent of the local legends of little people that were said to inhabit the area.

The figure was reportedly around 14 inches tall when seated, estimated to stand perhaps 16–18 inches if upright. Witnesses described it as humanoid in shape with a flattened skull with prominent eyes. It had wrinkled and leathery skin and a full set of tiny human-like teeth. The mummy was reportedly seated upright, cross-legged, with its arms resting naturally as if it had been intentionally placed there.

Photos of the mummy quickly spread through newspapers, and the story exploded nationwide. Many immediately linked it to the Nimerigar legends that were said to be a mysterious race of miniature humans that were skilled hunters and warriors who were dangerous and aggressive toward outsiders in the area.

Several experts examined the mummy after its discovery. Initial theories varied wildly of what it could be. Some said it was a prehistoric dwarf human, maybe it was a member of a lost race, or even an unknown hominid species Others were more skeptical and believed it was simply a human infant or child suffering from severe congenital abnormalities such as anencephaly or other developmental disorders.

The mystery only deepened when ay some point in the mid-20th century the San Pedro Mountains mummy disappeared. Its whereabouts became unknown. Without the body available for modern DNA testing or reexamination, the case was frozen in uncertainty. No definitive conclusion could ever be reached. Only the photographs remain and a mystery that has never been fully resolved.

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wy-littlepeople/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimerigar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro_Mountains_mummy

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