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KEY FACTS The Man Against the Seawall At dawn on 1 December 1948, a well-dressed man lay dead against the seawall at Somerton Beach, south of Adelaide. There was no weapon, no obvious injury and no identification. Beachgoers had noticed him in the same position the previous evening. One saw him move an arm; others…
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KEY FACTS Date: 15 November 1966 Location: Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Witnesses: Roger and Linda Scarberry; Steve and Mary Mallette Setting: the abandoned West Virginia Ordnance Works—the TNT Area Initial record: a local newspaper account the following morning Category: Cryptids & Strange Creatures On a November night in 1966, four people drove…
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KEY FACTS Location: Barabar and Nagarjuni hills, Bihar, India Period: Third century BCE Site: A group of rock-cut chambers Distinguishing features: Lustrous stone and striking acoustics Category: Ancient Mysteries Cut into a granite hill more than two thousand years ago, the chambers are spare, dark and almost empty. Then a voice crosses the room—and the…
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KEY FACTS Location: 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, Long Island, New York Period: winter 1975–76 Residents: George and Kathy Lutz and their three children Unanswered question: why did they leave after 28 days? Category: Paranormal Encounters On 18 December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz brought their three children to a large house on the Amityville waterfront.…
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KEY FACTS Reported date: Reign of King Stephen, 1135–1154, according to William of Newburgh Location: Woolpit, Suffolk, England Subjects: An unnamed boy and girl Surviving record: Two medieval chronicles written after the reported event Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore It was harvest time in medieval Suffolk when workers near Woolpit reportedly discovered two children at…