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The "Black Knight Satellite"—the space blanket that escaped from NASA and became a conspiracy theory.
space exploration

The Weird History Of The Space Blanket

From refugee crisis symbol to conspiracy theory scapegoat, this shiny blanket means many different things to many different people.
Cara Giaimo May 3, 2016
conspiracy theories

Atlas Obscura Gift Guide: 8 Presents for the Conspiracy Theorist

Eric Grundhauser December 10, 2015
atlantis

Secret Chambers, Grain Silos and the Long, Long History of Pyramid Conspiracy Theories

Maggie Koerth-Baker November 11, 2015
space exploration

The Psychology Behind Why We Believe in Conspiracy Theories

Molly Osberg October 28, 2015
conspiracy theories

How Denver Airport Became the International Hub of Conspiracy Theories

Abbie Mood October 19, 2015
military history

The Turkish Deep State: What Life Is Like When the Conspiracy Is Real

Sarah Laskow October 13, 2015
conspiracy theories

Who Owns Lee Harvey Oswald's Coffin?

oriana leckert December 17, 2014
monuments

Who Stole a Fragment of Georgia's Esoteric Tablets?

oriana leckert November 19, 2014
architecture

Kazakhstan and the Illuminati in an Unfinished Metropolis

Darmon Richter October 8, 2014
Torre Bert Listening Station
Turin, Italy

Torre Bert Listening Station

Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.
Berlin, Germany

Mengenlehreuhr (Berlin Clock)

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
A symbol of the epiphany that won't make anyone uncomfortable
Hanover, Germany

Marktkirche

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
A model of one of Gilmore's aircraft, the Bat Wing Monoplane
Grass Valley, California

Lyman Gilmore Middle School

A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.
Hotel de Bilderberg
Oosterbeek, Netherlands

Hotel de Bilderberg

An idyllic hotel that gave its name to a supposed shadow government.
Someone (or something) has killed the grass around it for...reasons.
Salt Lake City, Utah

Victim of the Beast Gravestone

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.
Rennes-le-Château towards the Pyrenees
Rennes-le-Château, France

Rennes-Le-Château

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.
Montauk, New York

Camp Hero

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.