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Embark on a mesmerising journey with our intrepid traveller as they traverse the globe, uncovering the hidden facts and untold mysteries that lie beneath the surface of the world's most intriguing destinations. From ancient legends and bizarre phenomena to unexplained events and forgotten histories, "Strange but True" delves into the extraordinary and the uncanny. Each episode offers a captivating exploration of a different locale, revealing secrets that challenge our understanding of the world. Join us for an adventure where the line between reality and the unknown is always blurred.Keep ...

A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder is the most acclaimed work of James De Mille, first serialized posthumously in Harpers Weekly and later published in book form by Harper and Brothers in 1888. This satirical romance follows the adventures of Adam More, a British sailor who, after being shipwrecked in Antarctica, discovers a tropical lost world teeming with prehistoric creatures, exotic plants, and a bizarre cult of death-worshipping primitives. Here, he encounters a highly evolved human society that has completely inverted the values of Victorian culture wealth is despised while ...

The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth rates, mass immigration, and cultivated self-distrust and self-hatred have come together to make Europeans unable to argue for themselves and incapable of resisting their own comprehensive alteration as a society and an eventual end.

This series explores the most bizarre and unbelievable true stories from history. From eerie coincidences and miraculous survival tales to unsolved mysteries and strange scientific phenomena, these real-life events challenge logic and defy explanation. Discover the stories of people who vanished without a trace, wars fought against animals, and mysterious sounds that science can’t explain. Packed with jaw-dropping facts and strange-but-true accounts, this series proves that reality is often stranger than fiction

The Persian Gulf Pro League is the highest level of Iranian soccer. The Iran Pro League, or IPL, as it is often called, dates back to 1970, but has been around since 2001 in its current form. The sixteen teams in the IPL play 30 games over the course of a season; each team plays a home game and an away game against the other fifteen squads. Teams earn 3 points for a win and 1 point for a tie, and the team with the most points at the end of the season is the league champion.

The podcast by YouTubers Colorado Martini that finds strange and curious subjects you want to know more about. On The Strange Podcast, Colorado Martini brings subject matter experts to the table to discuss and find unusual and obscure destinations and subjects.

What's the strangest thing that's ever happened to you? An indie podcast from journalist Christopher Wynn. Often creepy, sometimes funny, always thought-provoking. Tell your story: christopher@strangepod.com

Join us as artificial intelligence unravels Earth's greatest mysteries. From vanishing civilizations to UFO encounters, each episode of AI SPEAKS explores the extraordinary and unexplained. Experience storytelling evolved—where technology illuminates the unknown.

Amidst the evolving disclosure landscape, Strange Intercept™ explores theories, history, and credible reports through conversations with experts, experiencers, and curious minds. Hosted by ET/UAP researcher, actor, and filmmaker Trevor Doyle Nelson (#AlienGuyTrevor™), the show is born from a lifelong fascination that grew into obsession, and is driven by a compulsion to keep searching for answers about all things strange and unknown.

A podcast exploring modern relationships, intimacy, loneliness and love.In an era of hyper connectivity, why does it feel like we've never been further apart?In an intimate exploration of the invisible threads that pull us together and the forces that drive us into isolation. Each month we dive deep into the messy, wonderful, and often complex landscape of raw human connection.CC licenced music - Podcast loop 001 90 bpm - freesound.org/people/josefpres/sounds/581757/

Dive into the intriguing and often macabre tales of local history and superstition in Strange Pages from Family Papers. From the chilling story of the infamous dead hand once kept at Bryn Hall in Lancashire—rumored to possess medicinal powers—to the curious case of a woman using it to combat smallpox, these narratives are sure to both amuse and fascinate modern listeners. Each chapter explores a unique blend of folklore and historical anecdotes that will captivate your imagination. (Summary by David Barnes). Read by an ensemble of talented narrators including Annika Feilbach, Carl ...

In the summer of 1977, Terri Jentz and her Yale roommate, Shayna Weiss, make a cross-country bike trip. They pitch a tent in the desert of central Oregon. As they are sleeping, a man in a pickup truck deliberately runs over the tent. He then attacks them with an ax. The horrific crime is...

A short-form, humorous, unpredictable podcast hosted by Boar’s Blade. Strange stories, weird facts, sarcastic commentary, and a whole lot of “what the hell did I just listen to?” Each episode is quick, punchy, and perfect for people with short attention spans or questionable life choices.

Delve into the enchanting world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, also known as Strange Tales of Liaozhai, a mesmerizing collection of nearly five hundred supernatural narratives penned by the talented Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. Written in Classical Chinese, these tales blur the lines between the ordinary and the extraordinary, drawing on a rich tradition of oral storytelling. Pu, believed to have completed most of these stories around 1679, offers readers a captivating glimpse into a realm populated by vixen spirits, ghosts, scholars, court officials, Taoist exorcists, ...

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (also known as Strange Tales of Liaozhai) is a mesmerizing collection of nearly five hundred supernatural stories penned by the renowned Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. Written in Classical Chinese, this captivating anthology reflects a rich tradition of oral storytelling, where the lines between reality and the fantastical blur. Most of these tales were completed around 1679, though Pu may have added more until as late as 1707. The narratives are populated with a diverse cast of characters, including vixen spirits, ghosts, scholars, court ...

We explore the bizarre, writes, paranormal, cryptid and unknown. If it’s spooky, weird or out of this world, we want to know about it. Come join the tribe and let’s see just how deep this rabbit hole goes.

Join husband and wife co-hosts as we walk through scary (mostly) true stories, with a side of banter. If you like true crime, mysteries, and general spooky vibes then this podcast is for you.

This is the podcast incarnation of the substack Philosophy As Therapy, where I practice free range philosophy both "eastern" and "western." I do this by interviewing fascinating people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experience the haunting charm of Strange Visitation, a captivating Christmas ghost story inspired by Dickens timeless classic, A Christmas Carol. Commissioned as a special supplement for the Strands December edition, this tale weaves together the spirit of the season with ghostly encounters that will leave you spellbound. - Summary by A. Gramour

Doctor Strange, one of Marvel's most fascinating early characters, began at the hands of co-creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and his ethereal voyages through other dimensions made him an important figure in 1960s culture. Over his first ten years, a succession of writers and artists—including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Gardner F. Fox, P. Craig Russell, Marie Severin, and notably Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner—expanded on Ditko's original mind-bending concepts.