
Thinking Sideways: Ulfberht
The viking Ulfberht swords, made between 800-1000CE, were the most prized and advanced pieces of weaponry in the Viking arsenal. No one knows how the Vikings got them or who really made them. Learn ...
6 Mars 20141h 2min

Thinking Sideways: Hagley Woods Mystery
In April 1943 a woman's skeleton was discovered in a hole in a hollow tree in England; months later, mysterious graffiti began to appear which gave the corpse a name. The graffiti, and the investigati...
27 Feb 201443min

Thinking Sideways: The Salish Sea Feet
In August 2007, a severed foot in a running shoe washed up on a beach on the Salish Sea (in Canada). Since then, 12 more feet have been found. The likelihood of finding two feet in this situations is ...
20 Feb 201432min

Thinking Sideways: The Princes in the Tower
In the summer of 1483 the 12 year old boy king of England, Edward V, and his 9 year old brother Richard, Duke of York, were moved into the Tower of London by their uncle the future king Richard III. T...
13 Feb 201453min

Thinking Sideways: The Mary Celeste
The ghost ship Mary Celeste was found in December 1872 in the Atlantic Ocean west of Portugal, with her lifeboat gone and the crew missing. They had abandoned a perfectly seaworthy ship, and had appar...
6 Feb 20141h 4min

Thinking Sideways: Jane Doe 245UFVA
December 18th, 1996, an unidentified woman commits suicide in the children's section of a cemetery. She leaves two $50 bills to "cover the cost of cremation". She was found on a clear plastic sheet, n...
30 Jan 201439min

Thinking Sideways: Elisa Lam
The body of Elisa Lam was discovered in a water tank on the top of the Hotel Cecil in Los Angles on February 19th, 2013. How she got there, why she was there, and what happened to her in the days befo...
23 Jan 20141h 7min

Thinking Sideways: Yuri Nosenko
Six weeks after the JFK assassination, a KGB agent who had been working for the CIA defected to the US, claiming to have information about Lee Harvey Oswald. Yuri Nosenko's defection eventually led to...
16 Jan 201436min




















