The Most Outrageous U.S. Conspiracy Theories

Extraterrestrial Signal

The Wow! Signal, as it was named, was never heard again, which makes people think that it was extraterrestrial. Others theorize that it was a comet that the telescope was picking up, or maybe a glitch in the telescope. There's never been a concrete answer for this sound.

The Freemasons Yearly Meeting

The Freemason group called Robert Burns Masonic Lodge holds a yearly meeting at the Malheur Cave in Oregan. The 3,000-foot cave was once used by Native Americans. Of course, this event on its own leads to many conspiracy theories.

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The More You Know

  • Sony’s PlayStation 4 costs $381 to manufacture.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • The smallest unit of measurement in the universe is the Planck length.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.