The Most Outrageous U.S. Conspiracy Theories

The Safeguard Complex

It opened on October 1, 1975, and closed on October 2, 1975. Of course, this led to conspiracy theories. Some say the building is actually used by the Illuminati, the biggest "secret society" in existence. 

Extraterrestrial Signal

On August 15, 1977, astronomer Jerry Ehman recorded a radio signal using the Big Ear telescope at Ohio State University. The sound that he heard was so loud that he quite literally wrote down, "Wow!" on the printout. The sound lasted for 72 seconds.

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The More You Know

  • A species of squid has been observed to leap from the ocean by using pressurized water jets to achieve flight, going as far as 98 feet!
  • Clark Kent (Superman in DC Comics) is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he's actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more.
  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
  • Abraham Lincoln was a wrestling champion.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.