The Philadelphia Experiment is a fringe theory that says a secret military project made a WWII ship disappear (or time travel, or eat some of its crew). Learn about the hoax that got the story started -- and why it still persists today -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/philadelphia-experiment.htm

The Philadelphia Experiment is a fringe theory that says a secret military project made a WWII ship disappear (or time travel, or eat some of its crew). Learn about the hoax that got the story started -- and why it still persists today -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: <a href="https://people.howstuffworks.com/philadelphia-experiment.htm">https://people.howstuffworks.com/philadelphia-experiment.htm</a>

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How Did the Philadelphia Experiment Work?

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This four-legged prehistoric animal had a bony sail on its back and was probably scaly, but it was more closely to related to mammals than it was to dinosaurs. Learn about Dimetrodon and other synapsids in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/extinct-animals/dimetrodon.htm

This four-legged prehistoric animal had a bony sail on its back and was probably scaly, but it was more closely to related to mammals than it was to dinosaurs. Learn about Dimetrodon and other synapsids in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: <a href="https://animals.howstuffworks.com/extinct-animals/dimetrodon.htm">https://animals.howstuffworks.com/extinct-animals/dimetrodon.htm</a>

Dimetrodon Wasn't a Dinosaur -- So What Was It?

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Samhain is a pagan holiday -- celebrated between the fall equinox and winter solstice -- that helped form modern, secular Halloween celebrations. Learn about Samhain in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/samhain.htm

Samhain is a pagan holiday -- celebrated between the fall equinox and winter solstice -- that helped form modern, secular Halloween celebrations. Learn about Samhain in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: <a href="https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/samhain.htm">https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/samhain.htm</a>

BrainStuff Classics: How Does Samhain Work?

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After a tragic set of murders in 1974, the next residents at a grand old house in Amityville, New York, claimed the home was demonically haunted. Their story spawned a horror sensation. But was the whole thing a money-making hoax? Did the murderer really hear voices there? Learn what we know (and still don’t know) about what happened in Amityville in today’s episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm

After a tragic set of murders in 1974, the next residents at a grand old house in Amityville, New York, claimed the home was demonically haunted. Their story spawned a horror sensation. But was the whole thing a money-making hoax? Did the murderer really hear voices there? Learn what we know (and still don&rsquo;t know) about what happened in Amityville in today&rsquo;s episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: <a href="https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm">https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm</a>

What Really Happened at the 'Amityville Horror' House?

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How Did the Philadelphia Experiment Work?

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