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Strange But True

Strange but true stories from anywhere and any era: history that sounds invented, animals that should not work, court cases nobody believes, and the facts underneath all of it.

Nothing here is an urban legend. Every story names the source it came from and links it, so you can go and check it yourself. 28 stories so far, and more every week.

How A Cornfield Birthed A Mountain That Buried Two Towns Overnight

How A Cornfield Birthed A Mountain That Buried Two Towns Overnight

Dionisio Pulido was clearing a cornfield when the ground split open, ate two towns whole, and…

4 hours ago
31 Goals In One Match: How A Teen Squad Broke Football History

31 Goals In One Match: How A Teen Squad Broke Football History

A goalkeeper concedes 31 goals and keeps his spot as captain, because the paperwork was nearly…

11 hours ago
The Deep-Ocean Rumble That Eventually Matched Up With Shifting Ice Instead Of Sea Beasts

The Deep-Ocean Rumble That Eventually Matched Up With Shifting Ice Instead Of Sea Beasts

A deep ocean recording captured a sound so massive it rang across thousands of kilometers, and…

1 day ago
How An Ocean Louse Replaced Its Host For A Tongue

How An Ocean Louse Replaced Its Host For A Tongue

A parasite slips past gills, severs tongue blood vessels, and takes over the leftover tissue stub.…

1 day ago
The Bog Basin Where The River Meets The Water And The Sky Goes Wild

The Bog Basin Where The River Meets The Water And The Sky Goes Wild

A marshy patch near the water drops lightning for nine hours straight, and I am completely…

2 days ago
A 1972 Gibberish Track That Sounds Exactly Like English

A 1972 Gibberish Track That Sounds Exactly Like English

An Italian singer released a track of pure gibberish in 1972 and insisted he had just…

2 days ago
Two Maneless Lions Held a Railway Camp Hostage for Nine Months

Two Maneless Lions Held a Railway Camp Hostage for Nine Months

Two maneless lions held a railway camp hostage for nine months, and I cannot get over…

3 days ago
John Cage Composed A Piece Where Musicians Play Nothing

John Cage Composed A Piece Where Musicians Play Nothing

John Cage composed a piece where musicians play absolutely nothing, and I am still trying to…

4 days ago
One Woman Runs Every Government Role In A Nebraska Ghost Town

One Woman Runs Every Government Role In A Nebraska Ghost Town

A single woman runs every government department in a Nebraska ghost town, and the federal count…

4 days ago
A Medieval Jester Got Free Land For Doing A Christmas Fart

A Medieval Jester Got Free Land For Doing A Christmas Fart

A medieval performer won a sprawling English estate just for delivering a jump, a whistle, and…

5 days ago