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The Why Files

Project Stargate - The CIA, Mars and Time Travel
PROJECT STARGATE: CIA, PSYCHICS, MARS AND ... TIME TRAVEL. When the first human visits Mars, it will be the biggest scientific breakthrough since landing on the Moon. Probably bigger. But what if I told you the CIA and United States Military have already been to Mars? But they didn't use space-ships to get there. They used psychics. Let's find out why.
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What Causes a Boobquake?
On April 19, 2010, a Muslim cleric in Iran blamed earthquakes on women who dressed - immodestly. Jen McCreight was a student at Purdue University when she heard this. She didn't like the idea of natural disasters being blamed on sinful women so decided to do something about it. She wrote a blog post entitled: "In the name of science, I offer my boobs". Let's find out why.
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Dyatlov Pass Mystery Solved
Kgb, Bigfoot or Aliens? What Really Happened at Dyatlov Pass? When the helicopter rescue team arrived at the Dyatlov Pass in February 1959, the nine missing hikers had been dead for weeks. The more the investigators tried to piece together what happened, the more the story didn't seem to add up. Their tent had been cut open from the inside and abandoned, but there was no sign of a struggle. Over a half-mile away, two victims were almost completely naked. Though temperatures were 30 below zero that night. Other bodies were found even farther away. Two had fractured skulls, two more had major chest injuries, one was missing his eyes; another was missing her tongue. And reports show that two of the hikers had been exposed to unusually high amounts of radiation. Soviet investigators listed the cause of death as a compelling natural force, and closed the case a few weeks later. The Dyatlov Pass Incident has been a mystery for over 60 years. Theories include a military cover-up, a KGB operation gone wrong, a Bigfoot attack and of course -- aliens. One researcher believes he knows what happened that night. Others are not so sure. Let's find out why.
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Edgar Cayce - The Coming Storm
Atlantis, World Wars and The Pole Shift - Terrifying predictions of Edgar Cayce. Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 psychic readings. He made a number of predictions about future events - many of which have come true. And some of them are terrifying. Some people are worried. Let's find out why.
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The Man Who Saw the Future
In 1924, Paul Amadeus Dienach had been teaching the German language in Greece. Dying of tuberculosis, he wanted to return home to Switzerland. Before he left, he gave hundreds of pages of handwritten notes to his favorite language student Georgios Papachatzis. Dienach thought translating his notes would help Papachatzis in his study of the German language. They said goodbye and never saw each other again. Papahatzis began translating the pages. There were whole passages about a coming nuclear war, colonizing Mars, and a global government. Sections about flying vehicles, holographic technology, and contact with alien life. Papchatzis thought it was a science fiction novel. But as more and more of the text was revealed, Papahatzis was shocked at what he discovered. This wasn't a novel at all. This was actually Dienach's personal diary. Dienach wrote about how he went into a coma and woke up 2000 years in the future. It seems that Paul Amadeus Dienach had experienced some kind of time slip that caused him to fall asleep in the year 1921, and wake up in the year 3906. He spent a whole year in the future. And he wrote down everything he saw. This is his story.
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The Man Who Gave Birth - to his TWIN
Sanju's childhood was normal. He had no medical issues. At least none that he was aware of. He never showed signs of a tumor or any pain. In his 20s, he noticed that his stomach was growing. But it wasn't fat. The rest of his body was actually thin. But as he got into his 30s, his large belly made work more difficult. He started getting back pains and was having trouble breathing. In 1999, at the age of 36, Sanju collapsed when he couldn't catch his breath. He was rushed by an ambulance to a hospital in Mumbai. The doctors knew they had to remove the tumor as quickly as possible to save Sanju's life. As they prepared for surgery, medical staff noticed something strange. The tumor was actually feeding on the contents of Sanju's stomach. When surgeons made the incision, gallons of fluid came out. He was then horrified to find this wasn't a tumor at all.
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The Civilization Before Humans - The Silurian Hypothesis
There are over 7 billion people living on the earth right now. Tens of millions are born and die each year. Every single one of us leaves signs of our existence in the air, water, soil -- even space. But these signs won't last forever. Our buildings will be gone in a few hundred years. Our stone monuments, plastic, Styrofoam, Twinkies, even evidence of our inevitable nuclear destruction will eventually be gone. So how can we be sure that we were the first advanced civilization on earth? Well, according to the Silurian Hypothesis: we can't. Let's find out why.
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Computer Predicts the End of the World
COMPUTER PREDICTS WORLD WILL END IN 2040. In 1704, using a series of calculations, Isaac Newton predicted the world would end sometime around the year 2060. Almost 300 years later, in 1973, a computer at MIT made the prediction that life as we know it will end around the year 2040. It also predicted that some of the first signs would be seen in the year 2020. Some of its predictions have come true and scientists are taking this seriously. But can we trust the study? Can we trust ANY study? Probably not. Let's find out why.
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The Dodleston Time Travel Mystery
THE COMPUTER THAT PROVED TIME TRAVEL - THE DODLESTON MESSAGES. In December 1984, Ken Webster, a high-school teacher, was living with his friend Nic and girlfriend Debbie in the small village of Dodleston. One evening, the three were walking home from the local pub when they saw a pulsing green light emanating from their cottage windows. When they got inside, they saw something that terrified them. Though their computer wasn't connected to any network, and everyone in the house was gone all night, a strange message was written on the screen. A message addressed to them, by name. Over the next few months, more messages appeared. Eventually, Ken and his friends begin corresponding with the person on the other side. At first, Ken thinks this is a hoax or a prank. But over time, he comes to believe that not only are the messages real, they're being written by someone living in the very same house - in the year 1541. Let's find out why.
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Legend of the Moon Eyed People
LEGEND OF THE MOON-EYED PEOPLE. Across the Southern Appalachian mountains, from Georgia up through North Carolina, hundreds of unusual stone structures have been discovered. Some date back hundreds of years. Some date back thousands. Archaeologists aren't sure who created these monuments. But the Cherokee people claim they know exactly who built them. The Cherokee say the structures were built by the Moon-Eyed people, a race of fair-skinned, light-haired, bearded humans. Their large blue eyes were so sensitive to the sun that they lived in caves and only came out at night. Which is why they're called Moon-Eyed. But, the story gets even stranger. Let's find out why.
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The Dead Internet Theory
What if all of our online existence is fake? You, me, everyone; we're living in a real-life Matrix. Designed to distract us from the truth: that we're just drones in a digital ant-hill. We live, work and die so that the wealthy and powerful can grow more wealthy and powerful. This is called the Dead Internet Theory. And there's compelling evidence that it's real. Let's find out why.
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Alien Bases on the Moon
THE MAN WHO SAW ALIEN BASES ON THE MOON. Ingo Swann claimed to be a psychic who was employed by the CIA to remote-view the dark side of the moon. Specifically to look for an alien presence. It sounded like science fiction. But in 2006, when the CIA started releasing documents on the Stargate Project, Swann's participation in the program was confirmed. When Swann was asked about the existence of extraterrestrials, he said not only were they already here, but they are building something on the far side of the moon. And, according to Swann, these aliens - aren't friendly. Let's find out why.
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Mythical City in a Basement
A man from Derinkuyu, in the Nevsehir province of Turkey was renovating his basement. Using only a sledgehammer, he broke through one of his walls; and felt cool air coming in from the other side. Inside he found a small room-sized cave. This area of Turkey has complex cave systems so he thought he accidentally stumbled into one. He didn't. That first small room -- was only the beginning. Let's find out why.
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Solar Storms are Coming
On September 1, 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was observing a huge sunspot. Suddenly, a flash of intense white light burst from the sun's surface. He had become the first eye-witness of a major Coronal Mass Ejection or CME. And it was headed straight for earth. Seventeen hours later, the night sky in North America lit up like the day. Aurora Borealis, typically only seen near the north pole, were visible as far south as Colombia. In the southern hemisphere, Aurora Australis were visible North of Brisbane. A few hours later, on September 2, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded crashed into the Earth's atmosphere. Our magnetic field was immediately overpowered and created chaos around the world. Nobody had ever seen anything like this before. This became known as the Carrington Event. At the time, scientists thought this was a unique phenomenon. It wasn't. It's happened before, it's happened since and it will happen again. And when it does, it could be the worst natural disaster in human history. Let's find out why.
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Mysteries of Mount Shasta
MYSTERIES OF MOUNT SHASTA. There is no other place on earth steeped in more mystery than Mount Shasta. Aliens, ghosts, underground bases and inter-dimensional portals. Check. Lost cities, strange disappearances, Bigfoot, gods and demons. Check. Atlantis, Lemuria, reptilian humanoids and giants. Mount Shasta has it all. Let's find out why.
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Superstitions - Why We Believe
What do Ponce De Leon, Alexander The Great and Jason Giambi all have in common? Superstitions. What are superstitions? Why do we believe them? Although there are a lot of weird superstitions out there, there may be psychological benefits to believing them. Let's find out why.
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Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue
Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it? Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors. That's a lot. Then how come, until very recently, nobody saw or even heard of the color blue? Well, it's because blue just - didn't exist yet. Let's find out why.
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Legend of an Immortal - The Count of Saint Germain Part II
In part I we talked about the mysterious Count of Saint Germain. He's been called a prophet, a sorcerer, and an immortal. He's been spotted all over the world for a thousand years. Some say, and even the count himself said, that he was Cartaphilus, the legendary wandering Jew cursed by Jesus with immortality. The Count of Saint Germain advised kings, queens and emperors. He was present at every significant event in European history and even was an important contributor to America's struggle for independence. He spoke a dozen languages fluently. He played piano and violin like a virtuoso. He was an expert in art, science, politics, philosophy and history. He left an impression on everyone he met. But today, we'll see if we can separate the man from the myth.
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How a UFO Caused the Battle of Los Angeles
THE BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES. On February 25, 1942, at about 2:30 in the morning, the people of Los Angeles were jolted awake by the sound of air-raid sirens. The city was ordered to blackout and prepare for an attack. Searchlights sprang to life, frantically scanning the sky above the city for enemy aircraft. Finally, the lights converged on a single object. As frightened citizens stepped on to their porches and lawns to get a glimpse of the target, the sky erupted with hundreds of explosions of fire, smoke and steel. The Battle of Los Angeles had begun.
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