mystery facts

THINGS

Mary Bell was only ten years old when she strangled her first victim. Her hands were so small she left no marks, making it hard to prove.

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Truth is stranger than fiction, and throughout history, pranksters, hucksters, and frauds exploited humanity’s hunger for the extraordinary.

PEOPLE

Ferrari infamously kept a secret love child, yet few know about his real secret. The one that would have truly destroyed his life.

THINGS

In 1872, the British ship Dei Gratia came across an unmanned ship floating off the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship's only lifeboat was gone, but the crew had seemingly left some very important things behind.

THINGS

Bigfoot. The Loch Ness Monster. The Chupacabra. Cryptozoology is the study of these mysterious creatures—but are they more than just stories?

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The Lindbergh Baby. Patty Hearst. John Paul Getty III. These historical abductions made headlines—but few know their even darker history.



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