From AI Jesus to AI fakery to insanely irresponsible AI-fueled kid's toys to an AI end of the world, we explore some recent AI headlines that point the way to a scarier future.

The U.S. Navy went all out looking for Amelia Earhart or her plane but never found a shred. Since then, many have searched and some have claimed to have spotted the remains of the lost aircraft if not even of Amelia herself. What happened? Did they find temporary solace on a tiny isle? Were they captured by the Japanese? Was it a planned disappearance? Or did they simply run out of fuel and ditch the little Lockheed Electra into one fo the loneliest places on the planet?

Amelia Earhart set out to be a pioneer and she was. She flew fearlessly, broke records, and even found time for forward-looking fashion. When she set out to be the first woman to circumnavigate the world, she knew the second to last leg landing on tiny Howland Is. in the vast Pacific would be the most dangerous. It was. Part 1 of 2.

At nearly 7 square miles, Griffith Park is an urban wilderness in the heart of Los Angeles. The land was a gift from Col. Griffith J. Griffith. That was very generous. He was less generous to his wife Tina seven years later when he… Well, you'll see.

Nikola Tesla was an acknowledged genius. He had countless patents for a huge variety of inventions – the first remote control, the Tesla Coil, alternating current, and best of all he had nothing to do with the Cybertruck. So is he said he had invented a death ray, you would have to believe him. Or would you?

If you're walking home through a dark forest in West Africa and hear a cry like that of a strangled man, you'd better run. The Kikiyaon is about to swoop down on you with its razor talons and sharp shoulder spurs. Part giant owl, part human, the Kikiyaon is a cryptid to be feared.

You can't avoid political news these days, though you would probably like to. We promise these stories are more likely to say "WTF?" than WTF!"

Instellar comet / alien craft possibly coming for us 3I Atlas passed out from behind the sun settled all of our questions. It is, we can say for sure now, either a comet or an alien spacecraft probably bent on our destruction.

31 Atlas is only the third interstellar object tracked into our solar system, a strange visitor from very, very far away. And while most scientists believe it to be a comet, there are enough questions to cause some folks to wonder if it is something … unnatural?

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