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The Fiji Mermaid: A Fake That Made Barnum Famous feature image

Hoaxes & Debunks

The Fiji Mermaid: A Fake That Made Barnum Famous

The Feejee Mermaid became an object lesson in showmanship because the hoax was never just the object; it was the lecture around it.

hoaxpublicNew York and international exhibition circuitsPromoted in the 1840s; earlier object tradition
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Strange History

The Bennington Triangle: Missing People, Missing Context

The Bennington Triangle is less a single event than a regional pattern built from disappearances, local lore and the human need to connect coincidences.

uncertainpublicSouthwestern Vermont1945-1950 and later retellings
The Shroud of Turin: An Evidence Problem Wrapped as a Relic feature image

Anomalous Science & Fringe Claims

The Shroud of Turin: An Evidence Problem Wrapped as a Relic

The Shroud of Turin is valuable to the archive because it forces every question about provenance, authentication and interpretation into the same room.

disputedpublicTurin, ItalyDocumented from the 14th century; later scientific tests
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UFOs & Sky Phenomena

The Hidden Logic of Harbour Glow Lines

An original field essay on harbour glow lines and the ordinary conditions that make it feel charged.

uncertainpublicPorts, piers and shoreline paths20th-21st century