One Strange Thing: Paranormal & True-...
Paranormal, unexplainable, and uncanny stories aren't just in the fiction section. They happen every day, to people just like you.
One Strange Thing brings you family-friendly stories from America's newspaper archives. And they all have something in common: an element that can't be explained by logic alone.
Join us on our trek through small town U.S.A.'s oddities — and prepare to wonder what oddities are hiding in your hometown, too.
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Introducing In God We Lust
Introducing In God We Lust
6 min
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The Birds
When a blackbird flock in Beebe, Arkansas plummets to the earth, conspiracy theorists are interested; imagine their surprise when, over the next week, a dozen or more similar events occur across the globe.
23 min
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The Pilot
After visiting an aircraft museum, a young boy begins to have disturbing visions of World-War-II-era air battles.
18 min
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The Heist
A picturesque New Jersey township’s Thanksgiving evening is disrupted by an apparent bank robbery attempt.
19 min
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The Bolt
A Maine man and his pet chicken receive the shock of a lifetime.
23 min
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The Rays
Roy Beebe wanted post WWII Californians to enjoy the health benefits of his latest project: cosmic rays.
22 min
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The Thief
A self-styled “Robin Hood of the Space Coast” sets out to make things right in 1970s Florida.
18 min
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The Tree
A tree down in Athens, Georgia, creates an interesting legal conundrum.
16 min
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The Trucker
A long-haul trucker takes a very unexpected detour.
21 min
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The House
In September of 1987, an eldery Atlanta couple’s home begins to exhibit a disturbing, unexplainable phenomenon.
19 min
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The Gas
A quiet Illinois town experiences a terrifying series of attacks.
19 min
112
The Hum
A mysterious hum is haunting people all over the world. The trouble is, their neighbors can’t hear it.
19 min
113
The Soda Machine
A vending machine in Seattle, Washington offers customers an enticing mystery.
16 min
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The Whistler
A Cajun bride-to-be is haunted by a phantom that comes equipped with his own soundtrack.
17 min
115
The Skier
A Michigan college student takes a long, strange trip.
17 min
116
The Owl
A beloved federal mascot stirs up an unlikely controversy.
15 min
117
The Ring
Boy meets girl. Girl loses ring. Ring finds its way . . . to Finland.
13 min
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Trailer: Introducing One Strange Thing
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