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Adam Janos

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Burmese Python

They've eaten practically every mammal in sight—and have no natural predators.

What Really Happened at Roswell?

Behind the rumors of America's most infamous UFO incident.

Unidentified: UFO Activity Map

It started in the 1940s, near A-bomb development sites. More recently, something has been stalking nuclear carrier strike groups.

The cockpit voice recorder captured the sound of passengers attempting to break through the door.

Lori Piestewa

Lori Ann Piestewa was the first woman to die on the front lines in Iraq and the first American Indian woman to die serving the U.S. Armed Forces.

Chavez and Itliong organized a boycott of grapes in the U.S. as a way to signal support for workers' rights.

Dianne Lake

Former Manson Family member Dianne Lake recalls dumpster diving, orgies and singalongs. 'We were there to serve Charlie.'

Skinwalker Ranch

Reports persist of UFOs, crop circles, cattle mutilation—and shapeshifting creatures impervious to bullets.

They were cigar-shaped, glowed red and could turn on a dime. Which ruled out even the most sophisticated rockets of the time.

California outlaw and folk hero Joaquin Murrieta on horseback

It's clear the California rangers beheaded someone in 1853. What's isn't clear is whether it was the infamous bandit known as 'Joaquín.'

Their paranoia led the agency to launch Operation CHAOS—in direct violation of its charter.

Two U.S. soldiers in Vietnam exchanging vials of heroin. (Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Substance abuse in the Vietnam War wasn’t just limited to the marijuana and heroin enlistees could buy on the black market. Military commanders also heavily prescribed pills to help improve soldiers' performance.

The Mysterious History of Cattle Mutilation

Unexplained livestock mutilations have been reported for centuries. Explanations range from common predators to UFOs.

The symbols of the USSR and communism: the hammer and sickle. (Credit: Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images)

Some blame Mikhail Gorbachev for the collapse of the Soviet Union. But the economy and political structure were already in deep decay.