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Legend has it this ghost light has been spooking people in Missouri for hundreds of years.
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How to Spot Fake News Episode 859, November 22, 2022 A roundup of easy techniques anyone can employ to better discern accurate news reports from false ones.
Resignation Syndrome Episode 858, November 15, 2022 In this bizarre psychiatric condition, healthy children lapse into a coma that may last for years.
A Cavalcade of Corrections Episode 856, November 1, 2022 Skeptoid corrects another round of errors from past episodes.
Sniffing for Human Sex Pheromones Episode 855, October 25, 2022 Do humans use pheromones to turn each other on? The science so far says... uhh, we have no idea.
The Day Science Was Overthrown Episode 854, October 18, 2022 A look at six times when there was a major paradigm shift in science.
Brazil's Roswell: The Varginha UFO Episode 853, October 11, 2022 This story of alien visitation in Brazil from 1996 claims to be the most convincing proof we have.
Electric Cars and the Power Grid Episode 852, October 4, 2022 Opponents of electric cars claim that the power grid can't keep up with the growing demand for electricity.
Ode to the Nightcrawler Episode 850, September 20, 2022 Beware of this creepy cryptid, or you might just fall in love with it.
Who Really Killed the Electric Car Episode 849, September 13, 2022 Pop culture tells us that a conspiracy is what killed GM's EV1 in 2002. But is an exotic explanation really needed?
On the Trail of Papillon Episode 848, September 6, 2022 How much truth was there to the prison escape story of Henri Charrière?
Seeking the Soviet Battle Mole Episode 845, August 16, 2022 The story goes that the Soviet Union had nuclear-powered underground vehicles for waging a whole new kind of war.
Pop Quiz: Religious Symbolism Episode 843, August 2, 2022 How well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on questions drawn from episodes about world religions.
The Day the UFO Deactivated the Nukes Episode 842, July 26, 2022 It's said that in 1967, a UFO once deactivated an entire flight of US nuclear missiles in their silos.
Feeling Out the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor Episode 841, July 19, 2022 The story goes that in England in 1921, driving a particular stretch of road meant an encounter with a terrifying foe.
What Sank the Lusitania? Episode 840, July 12, 2022 Many believe that the true cause of the Lusitania's sinking was not the torpedo, but a mysterious second explosion that followed.
Decoding the Carolina Bays Episode 839, July 5, 2022 Some say these oval depressions all along the US east coast are craters from an ancient meteor bombardment.
The Chilean Navy UFO Episode 838, June 28, 2022 Amateur Internet researchers figured out in 5 days what the Chilean government UFO group couldn't in two years.
Falling Fish Followup Episode 837, June 21, 2022 Some feedback and followups to a raft of previous Skeptoid episodes.
Can You Tell if I'm Lying? Episode 836, June 14, 2022 Can watching body language really tell you when someone is lying?
Illuminating the Hornet Spooklight
