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Conspiracy Theorists Aren't Crazy
Episode 264
We usually dismiss conspiracy theorists as crazy people; but that doesn't tell the whole story.
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Anastasia
Episode 263
The Grand Duchess Anastasia did not survive her family's 1918 execution, and did not go on to live in the US.
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The Haitian Zombies
Episode 262
A look at the possibility that legends of Haitian zombies may have a grain of truth.
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Near Death Experiences
Episode 261
A comparison of the effects of hypoxia to the reports of a brush with the afterlife.
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Military Dolphins: James Bonds of the Sea
Episode 260
The facts behind the stories of military dolphins trained to attack divers and plant mines on ships.
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Mao's Barefoot Doctors: The Secret History of Chinese Medicine
Episode 259
Westerners' belief that Chinese have long relied on alternative medicine is due in part to clever book publishers.
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Spontaneous Human Combustion
Episode 258
People can catch on fire… and there doesn't seem to be anything too mysterious about any given case.
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The Secret of Plum Island
Episode 257
This secret government lab was said to create genetic mutants. Here's what they actually did.
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Student Questions: Supermoons and an Apple a Day
Episode 256
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students from around the world.
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Superhuman Strength during a Crisis
Episode 255
Popular stories tell of mothers lifting cars off their children. The science behind it is less than compelling.
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