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Unexplained phenomena are all around us. Here you can learn about topics that include spontaneous human combustion, crop circles and the Bermuda Triangle.

How Crop Circles Work

Featured Article: How Crop Circles Work

Are crop circles the work of alien visitors? Are they a natural phenomenon? Are they elaborate hoaxes perpetrated by some very dedicated humans? HowStuffWorks takes a look into the mystery of crop circles -- what they are, where they can be found, how they can be made and how researchers are trying to separate the supernatural from the scientific. See more »

Crystal Skull Quiz

Crystal Skull Quiz

To some people, a crystal skull is simply an object carved from quartz crystal in the shape of a human skull. But to those that believe in the supernatural and the occult, they represent doom and destruction, hope and healing, or even a view into the past, present and future.

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How Crop Circles Work

How Crop Circles Work

Are crop circles the work of alien visitors? Are they a natural phenomenon? Are they elaborate hoaxes perpetrated by some very dedicated humans? HowStuffWorks takes a look into the mystery of crop circles -- what they are, where they can be found, how they can be made and how researchers are trying to separate the supernatural from the scientific.

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How Crystal Skulls Work

How Crystal Skulls Work

To some people, a crystal skull is simply a crystal in the shape of a human skull. But to those who believe in the supernatural, it can represent doom or hope.

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How Spontaneous Human Combustion Works

How Spontaneous Human Combustion Works

How could a man catch fire -- with no apparent source of a spark or flame -- and then burn so completely without igniting anything around him? Can a person really go up in flames for seemingly no reason at all?

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7 Disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle

7 Disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle

Many unexplained disappearances have occurred within the Bermuda Triangle. The Bermuda Triangle is a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that borders Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Read about the ill-fated pilots who have fell victim this mysterious area.

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What are crop circles?

Farmers have reported finding strange circles in their crops for centuries. What are crop circles and how are these gigantic patterns formed? Find out the answers to these questions in this article.

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