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History's Mystery Files
History's Mystery Files

History's Mystery Files

—Revisiting history's unforgettable cases, from sacred discoveries and bizarre weapons to unsolved disappearances and high strangeness.
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    Puzzling Places
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  • The search for treasure doesn't always lead to ancient ruins; sometimes, priceless history is concealed inside a home, buried among unwanted possessions, or waiting unnoticed at a garage sale.
  • Puzzling Places

    Across the globe, certain locations seem to resist explanation; from Japan's infamous "suicide forest" and enigmatic Knights Templar tunnels, to a top-secret wartime compound in Virginia; each holds clues to mysteries that have endured for generations.
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  • Secret Weapons

    Desperate to gain the upper hand, military powers have pursued weapons that sound like science fiction: bat bombs, a hidden death ray and bizarre schemes designed to control the weather.
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  • The search for treasure doesn't always lead to ancient ruins; sometimes, priceless history is concealed inside a home, buried among unwanted possessions, or waiting unnoticed at a garage sale.
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    The search for treasure doesn't always lead to ancient ruins; sometimes, priceless history is concealed inside a home, buried among unwanted possessions, or waiting unnoticed at a garage sale.
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