The Winchester Mystery House Probably Wasn’t Built To Be Mysterious
Sarah Winchester's decades-long renovation project turned an eight-room farmhouse into hundreds of rooms, and sparked endless rumors that at least some of those rooms are haunted.
The Flatwoods Monster Put A West Virginia Town On The Map, After Scaring Local Kids
Today in 1952, a group of people in Flatwoods, West Virginia encountered... something. The locals refer to it as, among other names, the Flatwoods Monster.
An Urban Legend Says The Devil Took Over Everybody’s TV Screens In 1968
There’s an urban legend floating around the web that claims today in 1968, the television industry was briefly stopped in its tracks by the devil. We'll unpack this wild story.
The Legend Of Blanche Heriot, Who Saved Her Love’s Life By Keeping A Bell From Ringing
Today in 1455, it's said that the Wars of the Roses began in England. The civil wars over who should be king led to mostly battles but also the legendary story of Blanche Heriot, who found a creative way to keep her love from being executed.
The Legend Of James Bartley, Who Was Supposedly Swallowed By A Whale
Supposedly this month in 1891 a sailor named James Bartley was swallowed by a whale and lived! But The Straight Dope took a closer look and found this story was almost certainly too good to be true.