26: Polybius: The Addictive Mind Control Game That's More Truth than Legend

26: Polybius: The Addictive Mind Control Game That's More Truth than Legend

Was Polybius real? In 1981, an arcade in Portland was the scene of countless gamers coming down with migraines, having heart attacks, seizures and strokes. Local teens were suffering from amnesia and having hallucinations. All due to a mysterious game that seemed to arrive out of thin air.

The game was called Polybius.

And even though playing the game was dangerous, it was highly addictive and caused some teens to become hyper-aggressive.

Fights started breaking out at the arcade. One player was stabbed to death. All traced back to people who played Polybius.

Why would the government allow the public to play such a dangerous game? Because the government created it.

Let's find out why.

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24: The Dog Suicide Bridge | Why Have Hundreds of Dogs Jumped?

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23: The Max Headroom Incident. UNSOLVED: The Creepiest TV Hack in History

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THE MAX HEADROOM INCIDENT.  November 22nd, 1987 was a pretty normal evening for television viewers in Chicago. That night, like every night, Dan Roan was covering sports on WGN-TV, Channel 9.  Then su...

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21: Ancient Acoustic Levitation | How The Pyramids Were Built?

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LEVITATION. The ruins of several ancient civilizations - like the pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge in the UK, and many others - are monuments constructed of massive stones. How the great pyramids of Egypt...

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20: Earthquakes Asteroids Zombies: Predictions of Nostradamus

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NOSTRADAMUS.  2022 Predictions: Earthquakes, Asteroids & Zombies? If you believe the predictions of Nostradamus and you enjoyed 2020, you're gonna *love* 2021.  While many astrologers, seers and mysti...

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19: Stuxnet | The Computer Virus that prevented and started the next world war

19: Stuxnet | The Computer Virus that prevented and started the next world war

STUXNET.  The virus that prevented; then started the next world war. Cyberwar is being waged right now in your name. No matter what country you call home, your government is engaged in highly dangerou...

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18: Numbers Stations | Listen to Spy Broadcasts, Audio & Coded Messages

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17: 9 Time Travel Stories | Is Time Travel Possible? Evidence says yes, it is.

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