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You should check this fun video out during lunch or after work. It tells several different stories about archeology, that while not apparently directly connected, tend to encourage the viewer to conclude that civilization is far older than we currently believe and that all corners of the globe have been interconnected for longer than we assume.

This reminds me of an old tv show back in the 70s that was hosted by Leonard Nimoy called "In Search Of". Each week, Spock would take audiences through a different mystery. It might be ghosts, the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, missing people, or even aliens, but it was always sensationalistic and lots of fun. Anyone else remember that show?
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hosted by Leonard Nimoy called "In Search Of"
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I watched In Search Of as a kid. Loved that show. I distinctly remember watching an episode about people who could see auras. Forty years on, I can’t remember the point of that particular episode. I mean, I do hope they interviewed doctors and optical researchers in order to shape that particular piece of journalism into a detailed, fact-based story. Nowadays, I’m a big fan of people who can expose fake mysteries. The Amazing Randi comes to mind, he’s someone to be admired.
 
And here I though this thread was going to be about Jimmy Hoffa or D.B. Cooper.

But it sounds more like the Silurian hypothesis.

Personally, I love this kind of stuff because it highlights that we don't know what we don't know, and some of what we think we know, ain't so. Science is not absolute but is a series of discoveries that contradicts past theories.
 
While not mysteries, we currently are having generational arguments over two conspiracies.

  • Birds aren't real. I think they are joking.
  • Helen Keller is a fake. They are definitely not joking.
 
bureaucrat#3 said:
  • Helen Keller is a fake. They are definitely not joking.
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Huh? Never heard that one. Birds, sure - they're mobile cameras deployed by the government to spy on you, but Helen Keller? I don't understand. What nefarious thing are They covering up by promoting a lie that there was a blind and deaf person called Helen Keller that lived a century ago? What's the angle? I mean how would They benefit?
 
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Huh? Never heard that one. Birds, sure - they're mobile cameras deployed by the government to spy on you, but Helen Keller? I don't understand. What nefarious thing are They covering up by promoting a lie that there was a blind and deaf person called Helen Keller that lived a century ago? What's the angle? I mean how would They benefit?
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I don't know if its so much that she didn't exist. Its the idea that she never could have accomplished what she was able to do or she was faking the whole deaf/blind disability. I think they think people pushed her to gain recognition or fame for themselves. I think some of it stems from "they didn't see it, so it didn't happen" mentality. I hadn't heard of it till a month ago, but asking co-workers and my daughters friends and they're about 50/50. All had heard the conspiracy.

I assume as AI becomes better, disbelief in history is a problem.

www.yahoo.com

TikTok conspiracy calls Helen Keller a 'fraud.' Disability advocates say such arguments are ableist and detrimental.

People are doubting the life experience of Helen Keller with a trending hashtag on social media. Experts explain why the claims are baseless.
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Mentioning Helen Keller -Do you remember the movie "The Miracle Worker"?
 
Maister said:

You should check this fun video out during lunch or after work. It tells several different stories about archeology, that while not apparently directly connected, tend to encourage the viewer to conclude that civilization is far older than we currently believe and that all corners of the globe have been interconnected for longer than we assume.

This reminds me of an old tv show back in the 70s that was hosted by Leonard Nimoy called "In Search Of". Each week, Spock would take audiences through a different mystery. It might be ghosts, the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, missing people, or even aliens, but it was always sensationalistic and lots of fun. Anyone else remember that show?
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Don't forget that 70 staple (not quicksand) the Bermuda Triangle. We watched In Search Of faithfully, along with Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
 
SlaveToTheGrind said:
Don't forget that 70 staple (not quicksand) the Bermuda Triangle. We watched In Search Of faithfully, along with Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
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"Mutual of Omahaaaa, we're people....you can count on when the going's rough...." I hope you were singing it. :)
 
SlaveToTheGrind said:
Don't forget that 70 staple (not quicksand) the Bermuda Triangle. We watched In Search Of faithfully, along with Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
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I became a skeptic in 1986 after watching Geraldo open Al Capone's vault to find nothing. I think, as a 7-year old, that was the first time in my life I felt like I truly wasted 2 hours. I had to beg to stay up after my bedtime to watch the last hour of it. And nothing.
 
ursus said:
"Mutual of Omahaaaa, we're people....you can count on when the going's rough...." I hope you were singing it. :)
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and to get a free quote today call 1-800-228-9800.

Can't believe after more than 50 years I still remember that toll free number

EDIT: I did a google search to see if Mutual of Omaha still used that number (they don't) and was surprised to find this link as the number one google hit:
cyburbia.org

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Much has been written about The Wonderful World of Disney television show. That show occupies such a prominent place in so many boomer and Xer memories and appeared on multiple networks throughout most of the latter half of the 20th century. I will always remember the show as being Sunday night...
cyburbia.org cyburbia.org
 
bureaucrat#3 said:
I became a skeptic in 1986 after watching Geraldo open Al Capone's vault to find nothing. I think, as a 7-year old, that was the first time in my life I felt like I truly wasted 2 hours. I had to beg to stay up after my bedtime to watch the last hour of it. And nothing.
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I wasted the same two hours. I think there was a single bottle in the "vault."
 
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