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The Dyatlov Pass incident

Nine dead hikers, a truckload of unanswered questions, a government cover-up, and even some conspiracy theories involving UFOs. This incident wouldn't look out of place on an episode of The X-Files. Oh, and there's a theory involving yetis, because why not at this point?

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The Kentucky meat shower

This one is pretty much exactly as it sounds. On a spring day in 1876, the skies opened up over an area of Bath County, Kentucky, and down poured pieces of meat. According to two guys who ate the meat – because who wouldn't want to eat mysterious flesh that's fallen from the heavens? – it tasted of mutton. Nice.

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The Man in the Iron Mask

You've probably heard of this story through its countless retelling in film and literature, but the historical truth is even stranger than any twist Hollywood could put on the tale. Over three centuries later and people are still trying to figure out the identity of the man mysteriously imprisoned and forced to wear a mask to hide his identity.

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The Hinterkaifeck murders

This case contains all the hallmarks of a horror movie: a creepy house in the country, complaints of a haunting, the sound of footsteps in the attic, and finally a whole family being slaughtered by an unidentified killer. You'll definitely want to check that your doors aren't unlocked after reading this.

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