The world can be a scary place. That’s why learning more about the darker side of humanity and history can be educational. Other times, it can satisfy our (in some cases morbid) curiosity. So if you're a fan of mysteries and the unknown, you've come to the right place.
Once again, we're featuring the Creepy.org X account here on Bored Panda. It's a place to explore the darker corners of the world. The page features "weird videos, historical oddities and unexplained mysteries." So scroll down and see the newest additions from them. That is, if you dare!
Bored Panda sought out the creators of a podcast about strange, bizarre and unexpected phenomena. Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth host The Box of Oddities show and are the recipients of the Webby Award. We had a chat with them about what makes people interested in the mysterious and the unknown. They also told us about their research process and shared their favorite stories from the podcast. Read our interview with Kat and Jethro below!
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The Creepy.org account has almost 600k followers. That is a lot when you consider it's not even 1 year old – its inception was in February 2023. Bored Panda wrote about Creepy.org back in May and we even had a short conversation with the creator.
They were kind enough to tell us the backstory of the page. "I have a great passion for creepy things in general, but what inspired me to create a community in this niche was when I bought the domain name http://creepy.org last year through an auction."
"My first thought was to create a site about morbid curiosities and oddities, but due to lack of time, I abandoned the project and focused on a Twitter account instead. That's how the 'Creepy' Twitter page was born, and now I use the http://creepy.org domain to redirect to it," the creator of the page told us back then.
F**k fundamentalists of every religion on Earth. They are the best proof God does not exist. If there were a god, s/he would not let these monsters speak in his/her name.
Even then, the creator was taken aback by the success of the page. "I think I was kind of lucky that my page became so popular because many big accounts started following me and retweeting my posts right from the beginning," they said in May.
The 'Creepy' owner also talked about how they find content to post on X . "I must say that I'm an avid Redditor and also a moderator of some large subreddits, and from there I choose most of my posts."
Never before have I wondered what Parkinson's smells like... but now I do.
The creator must know the secret to why morbid and scary things are so on the rise right now. They had a theory about why we like creepy and scary things: "It happens because when we are terrified, the brain releases a hormone called dopamine, which some people find thrilling."
"Also, creepy stuff is often intriguing: is the devil real, are ghosts real, does hell exist? Humans have a tendency to find solutions to everything, but these are questions humans don't have a definitive answer for yet," the creator concluded.
did a bit of googling and apparently the sister that was pronounced dead had an epileptic seizure and was incorrectly pronounced dead. she was buried the following morning. there is a snopes page about it and its been unproven as to whether the story is true or not.
But what do The Box of Oddities hosts have to say about why we're into scary and unusual stories? Kat says it's likely because it's a way for us to escape from mundane everyday life. "I think a lot of people are not particularly wowed by the everyday small talk that we end up having on a day-to-day basis," she says. "They want to get deeper and see what makes us, as humans, tick."
Jethro seconds her: "We're drawn to the things on the fringe of society because they are interesting, they’re the things we couldn’t learn at school or that we shouldn’t talk about at the dinner table."
If you haven't clocked it yet, Kat and Jethro are married. The couple says that the contents of their podcasts are things they would end up discussing with each other at the end of a day.
"These are the kinds of things that intrigue us and we'd end up talking about at the end of the day," Kat says. "Things like 'Did you know they found a 12,000-year-old fossilized Viking poop in York, England?' is kind of our 'pillow talk,'" Jethro steps in with his quick wit.
Kat and Jethro say that they rarely have trouble finding stories for their podcast. Even after 600 episodes! "There are so many things that fit into The Box of Oddities," Jethro says. "Because the world around us is composed of the bizarre and the paranormal, we have no problem finding incredible things to talk about."
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try spending the night in a room with a mosquito" — Dalai Lama XIV.
The process of research is organic for them. "We each choose a topic to surprise each other and we both have our own research and writing style," Jethro tells Bored Panda. The pair tries to balance more outrageous stories, leaving the more lighthearted ones for the ending.
"[We] decide, if one of us has a particularly rough story, that should 'go first' so as not to leave the listener with a bummer topic," Kat says. Jethro calls himself more of a believer of the two. “[Kat] says sometimes my topics require more fact-checking,” he chuckles.
I wonder if this means they could grow these kinds of mushrooms to absorb radiation when needed
This looks like a scene from a kids movie or TV show, I can’t believe this is actually real
Jethro shares a story that left a deep impression on him. "One of my favorite topics was about Cheddar Man, the oldest complete human skeleton ever found in Britain, dating back over 10,000 years to the Mesolithic period. The skeleton was discovered in Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, 1903."
I'll get downvoted, but he was an idiot for going out there without proper preparation. Darwin Award
He came from a really abusive family and just wanted to get away. There's a great podcast called You're Wrong About which discusses stories like these and how we get the wrong impression of what actually happened. He was pretty well prepared but encountered some bad luck. The media dragged his name through the mud
Thanks for mentioning "You're wrong about". I'm listening to it now. Just from the book, I was/am someone who thinks of him in a positive light.I had a certain admiration for his bravery, courage, and adventurous spirit. Much more so then for most of us that sold out on our dreams, and live an unfulfilled life. At least he tried.
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I read a really good book about this guy, Into the Wild. The author was also an extreme adventurer and he kind of delved into the psychology of young men who make choices like this. It was interesting. And Chris lasted a lot longer than a normal person would and even knew what likely killed him. He ate a bunch of potato seeds which were basically poisonous. He also was using the wrong meat saving technique that works better in more tropical climates.
After reading "Into the Wild," you should read "The Wild Truth" by Carine McCandless, Chris McCandless's sister. It provides way more personal insight into the why's behind some of Chris's decisions and provides a more full "human" picture of him.
Load More Replies... He ate a plant that stayed in his digestive system that prevented his body from absorbing the food he ate. He essentially starved to death.
I note the school bus shelter thing he was living in got moved...too many people going to see the "shrine" and ending up dead themselves.... While I admire the idea of isolation, this man was just a fool. No man is an island.....
I don't think you can be called an adventurer just by walking somewhere and starving to death!
So you're not familiar with his story. There was soooo much more that he did/experienced before he ever went to Alaska.
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Starvation tends to do that to you.
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It's sad he died but I think g e had some serious mental issues going on. The media needs to stop glorifying him and his death.
The Arcade Fire song "Neighborhood 2 (Laika)" is about Chris McCandless, who called himself Alexander Supertramp, as well as about the dog Laika... because neither one would be returning home.
he had no business even attempting that with his complete lack of preparation and knowledge of the area.
couldnt he have chewed on some leaves or roots? In this picture he is surrounded by potential food!
He was an absolute idiot, no training, no provisions, no plan at all. He was warned by pretty much everyone what would happen. The worse part is the fact that even dumber people continued to make "pilgrimages" to the abandoned bus.....and ended up just like him. They finally had to remove the thing, because some people simply can't learn a lesson.
While true, he was still someone who had feelings. Treat his memory as you would wish yours treated.
People forget that he had already lived for months totally solo out there.
He was an idiot. No biological training no environmental no planning at all. Just read about somebody then just did it. So yeah he's an idiot
He was surrounded by food, plants and animals both. He would have survived if he only knew how to process it and had the tools to harvest it.
What is the fascination people have with celebrating people like him? Same thing happened with the guy who had to cut his arm off with a pocket knife because he decided he was good enough to hike solo. They'll claim these guys as their hero's while denigrating someone for buying a lottery ticket each week.
I went to a similar place, and I hated it. Spent just over 5 minutes in there before it was too much.
The story had a breakthrough in 2018 – experts conducted a groundbreaking DNA analysis of Cheddar Man's remains. "It revealed that the 9,000-year-old skeleton had a living relative named Adrian Targett," Jethro continues. "Separated by nearly 300 generations, Adrian taught history less than a mile from where the skeleton was discovered."
We also asked the hosts whether they've ever encountered a story that they deemed too heavy for the podcast. "There's not been anything that we COULDN'T put in the podcast, but there have been many topics we've chosen not to," Jethro admits.
Kat says that they've perhaps become more selective over the years. "We have changed as people, our topics have changed. For example, there are events that we've talked about in earlier episodes that I think now I maybe wouldn't have abandoned, but certainly might have approached differently," she reflects.
Don't hesitate to check out Kat and Jethro's podcast on your preferred platform. The Box of Oddities podcast covers everything from strange medical conditions to unsolved mysteries, from the paranormal to unusual cultural practices.
And it's not just a podcast about creepy phenomena. The hosts Kat and Jethro approach each episode with humor and provide entertaining commentary. If you're thirsty for more weird and unusual things, give them a listen!
Folks, don't believe everything right away, because the German is far too modern for the 17th century...the oldest still legible engraving dates from 1616, but this engraving is from the 20th century...this »hunger stone« is located in the town of Děčín in the Czech Republic...
Frogs also push down their eyes to help them swallow, if you want another creepy frog eyes fact.
I feel like that’s a pretty decent trade, just stay away from boats
Let me see if I can get a copy of the xrays of my best friend's back. Hers was shaped like a slightly stretched out "s". Six surgeries, 4 titanium rods and 40 years later, the rods are disintegrating, she's got an implanted morphine pump and a motorized chair. (Apparently, titanium rods have a 20year shelf life.)
Hydrocephalus is a condition in which an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurs within the brain. This typically causes increased pressure inside the skull. Older people may have headaches, double vision, poor balance, urinary incontinence, personality changes, or mental impairment. In babies, it may be seen as a rapid increase in head size. Other symptoms may include vomiting, sleepiness, seizures, and downward pointing of the eyes. (wikipedia)
I’ve never liked when dares go too far, but this just breaks my heart.
Phineas Gage survived something similar. It did change his personality though, perhaps unsurprisingly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage
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Please in the future creators of posts like these need to click the 'show more' link and copy that so that we aren't left with half posts and half sentences. Thank you.
Are you using the app? I feel I've always had problems like that using the app and since I started using only the website it's been fine
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I LOVE POSTS LIKE THESE!!!! GIVE ME MORE CREEPY FACTS AUAHJYAGIUYAHGH
What is wrong with people on this site?! A young man decides to go explore the wilderness and tragically dies and people go “oh good another idiot gone” and “well thank god he’s dead. He influenced other people to accidentally get killed. And it’s good that they’re dead! Less idiots!” You people disgust me
Please in the future creators of posts like these need to click the 'show more' link and copy that so that we aren't left with half posts and half sentences. Thank you.
Are you using the app? I feel I've always had problems like that using the app and since I started using only the website it's been fine
Load More Replies... I LOVE POSTS LIKE THESE!!!! GIVE ME MORE CREEPY FACTS AUAHJYAGIUYAHGH
What is wrong with people on this site?! A young man decides to go explore the wilderness and tragically dies and people go “oh good another idiot gone” and “well thank god he’s dead. He influenced other people to accidentally get killed. And it’s good that they’re dead! Less idiots!” You people disgust me
