Anomalies
Unexplained events and phenomena that resist conventional classification. From mysterious disappearances to unidentified signals, we investigate cases that fall between established categories, examining the evidence without predetermined conclusions.
The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic – How a Medical Crisis Became a Joke
The story of the Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic is a well-known curiosity: a joke that caused an entire region to laugh for months. But the only medical report from 1962 tells a different story, one of weeping, fear, and panic.
The Hessdalen Lights – Why Norwegian Science Ignores Its Own Mystery
For forty years, unexplained lights have appeared in Norway's Hessdalen valley, recorded by radar and studied internationally. Yet Norwegian science largely ignores the phenomenon.
Cicada 3301 – The Puzzle No Agency Will Claim
Between 2012 and 2014, someone ran a global cryptographic treasure hunt that stumped codebreakers, left intelligence agencies silent, and has never been explained. All we have left are the puzzles, the gaps in the record, and a trail that vanishes every time you get close.
How the Pollock Twins Re-enacted a Family’s Unfinished Grief
An evidence-focused investigation into the Pollock twins. Are birthmarks and childhood memory anomalies the result of trauma, suggestion, or something unexplained? Explore what the evidence reveals and what remains uncertain.
The Grinning Man – When Witnesses Disappear
A tall figure with an impossible smile. But the real mystery isn't what they saw. It's what happened after. This investigation traces how witnesses vanish, reputations erode, and truth collapses into silence.
The Lead Masks Case and the Price of Seeking
In 1966, two Brazilian technicians climbed a hill with precise instructions and lead eye masks. What they sought (and what killed them) remains a riddle of belief, science, and ritual blindness.
The Max Headroom Broadcast Mystery (1987)
In 1987, a masked figure hijacked two Chicago TV broadcasts in a surreal and still-unsolved media breach. Who did it, how, and why? The answers remain lost in static.
A Line in the Snow – Re‑examining the Devil’s Footprints of 1855
A line of prints across South Devon refused to behave. They passed over homes, rivers and locked courtyards, leaving mystery behind instead of tracks.