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In Southwestern England, a legend grew along the road now known along the B3212—one that involved an invisible entity that forced drivers off the roads and into dangerous, and even fatal, accidents.

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.

Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive

Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton

Research by Laurah Norton and Melissa Gold

Engineered by Brand Schexnayder

Produced by Maura Currie

Works Cited

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N/A, "The Hairy Hands." Haunted Devon, 2021.

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Blake Smith, "The Hairy Hands. . ." The Skeptic, 2022.

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Frances W. Green, "The interpretation of magnetic anomalies. . ." Masters thesis, Durham University, 1979.

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Jane Gilbert "Letterboxing on Dartmoor. . ." Time Travel Britain, 2006.

"Adverse Camber." Cycling Coalition of Great Britain.

NSC, "Car Crash Deaths and Rates." NSC, 2022.

N/A, "The Age of the Automobile." US History.org, 2024.

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