The Most Outrageous U.S. Conspiracy Theories

John Dillinger

He was killed in an alleyway in 1934 after the FBI put out a $100,000 bounty on his head. The conspiracy claims that it was not actually Dillinger since the body had brown eyes while Dillinger had "famous" stormy grey eyes. In 1963, the Indianapolis Star received a letter from someone claiming to be Dillinger, which led many people to believe that he had survived. It's not really clear what the truth is.

Louisiana Sinkhole

In 2012, a 34-acre sinkhole opened up in Bayou Corne, Louisana. It swallowed 100-foot trees and drained the water from nearby swamps. So, what caused it to randomly open up? Was it a natural occurrence, or something more sinister? 

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The More You Know

  • Coca-Cola once bought all the website URLs that can be read as ahh, all the way up to 62 h’s.
  • February used to be the last month of the year, which is why it has the shortest number of days.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
  • In the 2011 census for the Czech Republic, over 15 thousand people listed their religion as Jedi.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.