Calaveras Skull: The Archaeological Hoax That Fooled Harvard Scientists
The Calaveras Skull discovery in 1866 seemed to prove humans lived millions of years ago, but this bizarre hoax fooled top scientists for decades.
Medical mysteries, bizarre experiments, and scientific anomalies throughout history.
The Calaveras Skull discovery in 1866 seemed to prove humans lived millions of years ago, but this bizarre hoax fooled top scientists for decades.
The Tunguska Event of 1908 flattened 830 square miles of Siberian forest. Over a century later, this mysterious explosion still puzzles scientists.
The 2025 Pn7 Quasi Moon discovery shocked astronomers with its impossible orbit and potential alien origins lurking in Earth’s shadow.
The January 2026 Solar Storm created mysterious aurora behavior that baffled scientists when charged particles were deflected in unexpected ways.
The Japanese Paleolithic Hoax shocked the archaeological world when hidden cameras caught Shinichi Fujimura planting fake artifacts in 2000.
The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic of 1962 spread uncontrollable fits across Tanzania, closing 14 schools and affecting 1,000 people in 18 months.
Havana Syndrome strikes U.S. officials with debilitating symptoms and strange sounds. Is it a weapon, mass hysteria, or something else?
Salinella Salve vanished without a trace after 1892, leaving scientists baffled by this mysterious single-celled organism that shouldn’t exist.
The Circle of Death (boating) phenomenon creates deadly spinning traps when unmanned boats hunt victims in endless, terrifying circles.
The Piltdown Man hoax deceived scientists for 41 years, revealing how cultural bias and ambition can corrupt scientific discovery.