AmeriWeird

On March 3, 1876, chunks of meat fell from a clear sky over Bath County, Kentucky — covering a 100-by-50-yard area. Two men tasted it. Scientists found real lung, muscle, and cartilage. The leading theory? Vulture vomit. I'm Nate, and this is AmeriWeird: strange but true stories from across America.

On January 15, 1919, a steel tank holding 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst in Boston's North End — a 25-foot wave at 35 miles an hour killed 21 people and injured 150. The company blamed anarchists; investigators blamed shoddy construction. I'm Nate, and this is AmeriWeird: strange but true stories from across America.

In January 2016, 41,000 pounds of cheese worth about $90,000 vanished from a Marshfield, Wisconsin warehouse — and the thieves were never caught. I'm Nate, and this is AmeriWeird: strange but true stories from across America.

In December 1974, dairy farmer William Bosak reported a close encounter outside Frederic, Wisconsin — a dark craft with a transparent front, and a hairy humanoid figure staring back at him. The report was investigated by APRO and classified a close encounter of the third kind. I'm Nate, and this is AmeriWeird: strange but true stories from across America.