Clive Wearing, The Man with a 7 Second Memory
Born May 11th 1938, Clive Wearing showed promising musical skills from an early age. In adulthood, he would go on to sing at Westminster Cathedral …
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MDzHB, The World’s Strangest Radio Station
Since the 1970s, a radio station formally named UVB-76 has been transmitting strange sounds at a frequency of 4625kHz. The exact date of the first …
Juliane Koepcke, The Girl who Survived a Plane Crash and 11 Days in the Jungle
Born on October 10th 1954, in Lima, Peru, Juliane Koepcke was the only child of Maria and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke. The couple originally hailed from Germany …
Bill Morgan, Australia’s Luckiest Man
Some of us are luckier than others; we may witness friends ace an exam they didn’t study for, whilst we get a terrible grade despite …
The Green Children of Woolpit
In the heart of Surrey lies an idyllic village named Woolpit. The first recorded mention of the village was in the 10th century, and its …
The Incredible Life of Terry Fox
On July 28th 1958, Betty and Rolland Fox welcomed Terry Stanley Fox into the world, their second of four children. Terry’s name came from his …
The 1973 Pascagoula UFO Sighting
Pascagoula, Mississippi, is a city of around 22,000 people that sits on the mouth of the Pascagoula River. The area was once home to many …
The Most Bizarre Flight in History: British Airways Flight 5309
Air travel is relatively safe, and while you are more likely to be injured or die on the roads, there is something far more terrifying …
Richard Norris Williams, From Titanic Survivor to Tennis Champion
The sinking of the Titanic is an event which requires no introduction. There have been countless books, films, podcasts, and shows about the disaster, mainly …
The Tragic Disappearance of Tom and Eileen Lonergan
As Tom and Eileen Lonergan thumbed through holiday guides and maps, their fingers delicately met on the same destination. A few days later, the pair …