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Since the Heslington Brain was discovered in 2008, its seemingly miraculous preservation has stumped every scientist who’s examined it. Perhaps the secret of its sustaining isn’t found in modern science, but in ancient practices of the past… 

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In 2008, researchers at a dig in Heslington, England discovered a human skull whose brain had miraculously remained intact for almost 2,500 years. As scientists tried to wrap their heads around this remarkable preservation, they had only one question: how?

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In the days after the Battle of Los Angeles, residents began to wonder what U.S. forces had been shooting at. Some have theorized that it was an actual attack by Japanese forces, but others think the threat might have been from out of this world.

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In the early morning hours of February 25, 1942, the sky above Los Angeles came alive. Residents rushed outside to see what looked like an enemy invasion. Spotlights lit up the sky, and anti-aircraft guns opened. But by the next morning, there was no evidence that anything had ever flown over the city.

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In the four years since the Havana Syndrome was first reported, no one has been able to identify its source. Scientists, politicians, and intelligence agents are at a loss. Some believe it was a direct attack, while others believe there was a more natural explanation.

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In 2016, U.S. diplomats in Havana, Cuba experienced something odd: a shrill noise that sounded like metal scraping against metal. Many of those affected complained of feeling nauseous and weak shortly after the experience, and some inside the embassy worried they were victims of a sonic attack.

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Margaret Dunbar Cutright set out to discover if her ancestor Bobby Dunbar was actually the son her great-grandparents lost in 1912. What she found rocked her family to its very core.

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