WEIRD

Though it’s not often that the paranormal and legal intersect, the line between hauntings and hearings has occasionally been blurred. These five cases used “spectral evidence” to render verdicts.

The ‘Misery’ star’s grandfather believed that Lincoln’s assassin lived another 40 years after he was supposedly killed by the government in late April 1865. His proof? The mummified corpse he kept in his garage.

The exact number is hotly debated—but there are dozens. 

From ruined castles in Europe to a pebbled beach in Thailand, these supposedly hexed global destinations carry warnings for all who dare to visit them.

Modified stones were discovered during a recent tournament, rocking the sport to its core.

Some believe that tuning our music to 432 Hz rather than 440 will make it sound better—and make us feel better. What gives?

In 2009, the world was captivated by a little boy seemingly trapped in a runaway aircraft. As a new Netflix documentary reveals, the truth was a lot stranger.

There's a big wide world beyond common molds and mushrooms—and some of it is very strange.

Inspiring to imagine but nightmarish to live in, these failed communes have become cautionary tales in hubris and ego. 

The cause of death in these mysterious cases has, at one time or another, been reported as spontaneous human combustion—but there was often a more realistic explanation.

The pickle menu was originally conceived as an April Fool’s joke, but now it’s very real.

The toothpaste brand Hismile and KFC teamed up for a toothpaste that allegedly tastes like the original recipe. Would you brush with it?