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These are strange events, people, places, objects, and ideas that especially interest me. I don't necessarily ''like'' them (some of them are about murder, for example), and I'm skeptical of a lot of them, but I'm interested in my reactions to them and in the issues they involve.
These are strange events, people, places, objects, and ideas that especially interest me. I don't necessarily ''like'' them (some of them are about murder, for example), and I'm skeptical of a lot of them, but I'm interested in my reactions to them and in the issues they involve.


This list is for historical and fringe science weirdness. Philosophical and religious weirdness and strange fiction will go in other lists.
This list is for historical mysteries and the paranormal, aside from aliens. Aliens, fringe science, and conspiracies are in [[Fringe Theories]]. Philosophical and religious weirdness and strange fiction will go in other lists.


== Finding weird cases ==
== Finding weird cases ==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mysteries Category:Mysteries - Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mysteries Category:Mysteries - Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fringe_theory Category:Fringe theory - Wikipedia]
* [http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Paranormal/ Paranormal - DMOZ]
* [http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Paranormal/ Paranormal - DMOZ]
* [http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Anomalies_and_Alternative_Science/ Anomalies and Alternative Science - DMOZ]
* [http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Conspiracy/ Conspiracy - DMOZ]
* [http://www.stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.com/ Stuff They Don't Want You to Know]
* [http://paranormal.about.com/ Paranormal Phenomena - About.com]
* [http://paranormal.about.com/ Paranormal Phenomena - About.com]
* [http://ufos.about.com/ UFOs and Aliens - About.com]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/ Unresolved Mysteries - Reddit]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/ Unresolved Mysteries - Reddit]
* [http://boards.4chan.org/x/ /x/ (Paranormal) - 4chan]
* [http://boards.4chan.org/x/ /x/ (Paranormal) - 4chan]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Web Dark Web - Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Web Dark Web - Wikipedia]
* [http://www.wired.com/2015/06/dark-web-know-myth/ The Dark Web as You Know It Is a Myth - Wired]
* [http://www.wired.com/2015/06/dark-web-know-myth/ The Dark Web as You Know It Is a Myth - Wired]
== Alternative science ==
=== Physics ===
==== The Reciprocal System of Theory ====
* [http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Reciprocal_Theory Reciprocal Theory - RationalWiki]
=== Cosmology ===
==== The Flat Earth ====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_flat_Earth_societies Modern flat Earth societies - Wikipedia]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLltxIX4B8_URNUzDE2sXctnUAEXgEDDGn Flat Earth Clues (playlist) - Mark Sargent - YouTube]
=== Cryptozoology ===
==== Cryptids ====
===== The Bridgewater Triangle =====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Triangle Bridgewater Triangle - Wikipedia]
* [http://spookysouthcoast.com/ Spooky Southcoast] - A paranormal radio show located near the Bridgewater Triangle. Each year they have an episode about it.
===== Living dinosaurs =====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_dinosaur Living dinosaur - Wikipedia]
===== The Jersey Devil =====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil Jersey Devil - Wikipedia]
===== Skinwalker Ranch =====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinwalker_Ranch Skinwalker Ranch - Wikipedia]
===== The Mothman =====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman Mothman - Wikipedia]
===== The Loch Ness Monster =====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster Loch Ness Monster - Wikipedia]
===== Bigfoot =====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson–Gimlin_film Patterson–Gimlin film - Wikipedia] - I don't care much about Bigfoot in general, but this film is intriguing.
==== Cryptid researchers ====
===== Loren Coleman =====
* [http://cryptomundo.com/lorencoleman/ Bio of Loren Coleman - Cryptomundo]
=== Psychology ===
==== ESP ====
===== Diane Hennacy Powell =====
* [http://dianehennacypowell.com/consciousness/telepathy-project/ The Telepathy Project - Diane Hennacy Powell]
===== Rupert Sheldrake =====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Sheldrake Rupert Sheldrake - Wikipedia]
==== The pineal gland ====
* [http://www.stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.com/podcasts/pineal-gland-eye/ The Pineal Gland: A Third Eye? - Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Podcast]
* [http://www.vice.com/read/dmt-you-cannot-imagine-a-stranger-drug-or-a-stranger-experience-365 DMT: You Cannot Imagine a Stranger Drug or a Stranger Experience - Vice] - I don't condone the illegal use of hallucinogens and have no plans to try them, but this research is interesting.
== Conspiracies ==
=== The New World Order ===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(conspiracy_theory) New World Order (conspiracy theory) - Wikipedia]
=== The shadow government ===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_government_(conspiracy) Shadow government (conspiracy) - Wikipedia]
=== The JFK assassination ===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy Assassination of John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia]
== UFOs and aliens ==
=== UFO sightings ===
==== The Phoenix Lights ====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Lights Phoenix Lights - Wikipedia]
==== The 2006 O'Hare International Airport UFO sighting ====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_O%27Hare_International_Airport_UFO_sighting 2006 O'Hare International Airport UFO sighting - Wikipedia]
=== UFO researchers ===
==== Jacques Vallée ====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Vallée Jacques Vallée - Wikipedia]
==== Hugh Ross ====
* [http://www.toledoblade.com/Religion/2003/01/04/Astronomer-links-UFOs-to-occultism.html Astronomer links UFOs to occultism - Toledo Blade]
==== Steven Greer ====
* [http://www.disclosureproject.org/ The Disclosure Project]
=== Alien races ===
==== The Dutch ====
It is widely known that the Netherlands is on another planet and that the country's border is a portal to that planet. The Dutch, contrary to popular belief, are not humans who colonized this alien planet long ago but are aliens who visit Earth whenever they travel to other countries.
* [http://ask.fm/Togedi3/answer/127837053174 Do you deny that you Dutch are aliens? - Togedi3 - Ask.fm]


== Spirit beings ==
== Spirit beings ==
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Latest revision as of 06:12, 24 September 2017

These are strange events, people, places, objects, and ideas that especially interest me. I don't necessarily like them (some of them are about murder, for example), and I'm skeptical of a lot of them, but I'm interested in my reactions to them and in the issues they involve.

This list is for historical mysteries and the paranormal, aside from aliens. Aliens, fringe science, and conspiracies are in Fringe Theories. Philosophical and religious weirdness and strange fiction will go in other lists.

Finding weird cases

There's no shortage of places on the Internet to find weird things. Here are a few I like.

Mysterious people

Deaths

The Taman Shud Case

The Lead Masks Case

Elisa Lam

The Ourang Medan

Isdal Woman

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

Disappearances

The Bermuda Triangle

Frederick Valentich

Unknown identities

Benjaman Kyle

Time travelers

John Titor

Mysterious artifacts

Toynbee tiles

Georgia Guidestones

Bouvet Island lifeboat

Mysterious places

Oak Island

Codes and puzzles

The Voynich manuscript

Kryptos

Numbers stations

Reddit codes

Cicada 3301

Crime

The Dark Web

Spirit beings

Ghosts

Country House Restaurant in Clarendon Hills

A local haunting. Chicagoland doesn't seem to have many.

Bachelor's Grove Cemetery

Another Chicagoland haunting.

Cecilia Carrasco

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