The HEX Files
The Montauk Project: Proof and Disproof
There's two aspects to consider with this story, the people telling the stories and the stories themselves, so let's talk about the people
The Montauk Project
Once a military base, much of Camp Hero today is a state park located on Montauk Point, New York. But between Jan 1971 and Aug 12 1983 in an underground facility it was home to a full bingo card of conspiracy theories, from aliens, to mind control, to psychic child soldiers and even time travel,...
Tardigrades
Tardigrades AKA moss piglets AKA water bears are animals. They belong to their own phyla, Tardigrada. There are about 1300 species. Their name is from the Latin for "slow walker" or "slow stepper". They got the nickname "water bear" from Johann August Ephraim Goeze who discovered them in 1773 called them kleiner Wasserbär (little water bear) and...
Go For a Punch
Go For a Punch, or possibly SakisaNoBashitsu. An anime that was brought to people's attention through a 4chan user in 2015 about a supposed late 80's, early 90's style video depicting two school girls trapped in a room with no way out. This anime was supposedly very violent and gory, an oddity for the time, and even odder still, is...
The Nibiru Conspiracy
The recipe for a good outer space and/or alien conspiracy typically begins with a few common ingredients: take one rogue planet, add in an incredibly intelligent extraterrestrial lifeform (best left out to warm up for roughly 450,000 years), toss in a dash of misunderstood ancient carvings and bad translations. Then let rise with a cover made from...
Asian Holiday Traditions
We all know about Christmas, but there are countless holidays celebrated by thousands of other cultures. Nathan takes us to India and China explore a few!
The Hatbox Baby
It was Christmas Eve 1931, when a couple driving through the Arizona desert encountered car troubles. They pulled over and as they were examining the damage, they heard a sound. 150 feet away they found a little girl, seven days old in a woman's hatbox. How had she got there? Where were her parents? Who was she?
The Great Tree Kangaroo
Oh Great Tree Roo! What is in store for us this holiday season? What gifts and joy will you bestow upon us as we gaze at your wonderousness and as you sit so high up above our heads. Will you shower us in good wishes for a new year, or provide some words of wisdom? Ah, if only we could talk to you....
Merry Chris-Fish
Courtney takes us on a tour of all the holiday inspired named marine creatures, from Christmas tree worms, to sea angels and even a crab that likes to take things from its environment decorate itself!