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    Bizarre

    From aliens to cryptids to unexplained phenomena, we uncover the weird and wonderful. Join us — if you dare.

    Mythical Water Creatures to Capture Your Imagination

    Mythical Water Creatures to Capture Your Imagination

    Don't go chasing waterfalls—you never know what they might hide.

    Cryptids

    By Danielle Kugler

    Cryptids

    Are Fairies Real? The History and Hoaxes Surrounding the Fair Folk

    Are Fairies Real? The History and Hoaxes Surrounding the Fair Folk

    By Orrin Grey

    Cryptids

    The Strange Case of the Loveland Frog, Ohio's Amphibian Cryptid

    The Strange Case of the Loveland Frog, Ohio's Amphibian Cryptid

    By Natalie Dalea

    Fantasy Creatures

    Are Dragons Real? A Scientific Exploration

    Are Dragons Real? A Scientific Exploration

    By L.W. Martin & Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Cryptids

    10 Bigfoot Books That Will Make You Want to Believe

    10 Bigfoot Books That Will Make You Want to Believe

    By Carolyn Cox

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    Cryptids

    4 Alleged Mothman Sightings That Preceded Disasters

    4 Alleged Mothman Sightings That Preceded Disasters

    Is the Mothman a monster bent on wreaking destruction? Or a supernatural force sent to warn of impending danger?

    By Steven Casale

    Aliens

    7 Mysterious Alien Encounters Before Roswell

    7 Mysterious Alien Encounters Before Roswell

    Strange phenomena in the night sky are nothing new.

    By Kyla Cathey

    Aliens

    9 People Share Their Most Bizarre Alien Abduction Stories

    9 People Share Their Most Bizarre Alien Abduction Stories

    They're coming for you...

    By The Portalist Staff

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    Here's the Creepy Mothman Documentary You Need to Watch Tonight

    Here's the Creepy Mothman Documentary You Need to Watch Tonight

    Because sometimes, truth is scarier than fiction.

    By Carolyn Cox

    Science

    9 Weird International Space Station Facts

    9 Weird International Space Station Facts

    Learn the strange secrets of the ISS—a symbol of global unity and the power of science.

    By Carolyn Cox

    Fantasy Creatures

    7 Mythological Creatures Explained by Science

    7 Mythological Creatures Explained by Science

    Sometimes, humans see what we want to see.

    By Matt Ellis

    Time Travel

    Charlotte Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain: Accidental Time Travelers in Versailles?

    Charlotte Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain: Accidental Time Travelers in Versailles?

    While visiting the Petit Trianon in 1901, two scholarly women came face to face with visions they could not explain.

    By The Lineup

    5 Recent UFO Sightings That Defy Explanation

    5 Recent UFO Sightings That Defy Explanation

    Next time you’re gazing at the sky, keep your eyes peeled for something strange…you never know what you might see.

    By Steven Casale

    5 Real-Life Creatures That Could Inspire Science Fiction

    5 Real-Life Creatures That Could Inspire Science Fiction

    You only need to step into nature to find thousands of bizarre life forms.

    By L.W. Martin

    Science

    7 Weird Natural Phenomena That Prove Our Planet Is Absurd

    7 Weird Natural Phenomena That Prove Our Planet Is Absurd

    Here's a reminder of how wonderful, wacky, and sometimes gross the world can be.

    By J.C. Breen

    Cryptids

    The Secret History Behind Steller’s Sea Ape

    The Secret History Behind Steller’s Sea Ape

    During the grueling Great Northern Expedition, naturalist Georg Wilhem Steller came face-to-face with one of the sea's most mysterious creatures. Or did he?

    By Andrew Thaler

    Mercy Brown and the Great Vampire Panic of 1892

    Mercy Brown and the Great Vampire Panic of 1892

    In 1892, Mercy Brown died of consumption. But townspeople had a more sinister explanation for her death.

    By The Lineup

    Cryptids

    Cloven-Hoof Cryptids: Legend of the Maryland Goatman and the Pope Lick Monster

    Cloven-Hoof Cryptids: Legend of the Maryland Goatman and the Pope Lick Monster

    The two most famous goat-like cryptids cause havoc in their respective American hometowns.

    By Orrin Grey

    Fantasy Creatures

    9 Fantasy Creatures We Wish Really Existed

    9 Fantasy Creatures We Wish Really Existed

    Fangs, fins, and feathers: We wish these fantasy creatures were fact and not fiction.

    By Terrence Dalton

    Skinwalker Ranch: Utah’s Hotbed of Paranormal Activity

    Skinwalker Ranch: Utah’s Hotbed of Paranormal Activity

    This lonely ranch in Utah is haunted by ghostly voices, strange sightings, and UFO encounters.

    By The Lineup

    10 Places on Earth That Look Like They Belong in a Fantasy Land

    10 Places on Earth That Look Like They Belong in a Fantasy Land

    These gorgeous lands look straight out of a mystical, mythical world.

    By Dana Piccoli

    6 Things You Didn’t Know About the Hidden Life of Trees

    6 Things You Didn’t Know About the Hidden Life of Trees

    Trees are complex lifeforms with behavior strangely similar to our own human displays of seduction, vengeance, and compassion.

    By G.G. Andrew

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