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The Man on Somerton Beach
In 1948 a well-dressed stranger was found dead on an Australian beach, with the labels cut from his clothes and a scrap of poetry hidden in his pocket. It took 74 years to learn his name.
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Cold Cases · The Strange Case
The Man on Somerton Beach
In 1948 a well-dressed stranger was found dead on an Australian beach, with the labels cut from his clothes and a scrap of poetry hidden in his pocket. It took 74 years to learn his name.
Nature · The Story
The Jellyfish That Hits Rewind
When life gets hard, Turritopsis dohrnii doesn't die. It turns back into a baby.
Philosophy · The Question
If You Replace Every Plank, Is It Still the Same Ship?
A 2,000-year-old puzzle about a wooden boat turns out to be a question about your body, your memories, and whether you are the same person who woke up this morning.
Music · The Story
The Mixtape We Sent to the Stars
In 1977, NASA bolted a gold-plated record to each Voyager spacecraft — music, greetings and sounds of Earth, for anyone who might find it. Chuck Berry made the cut. So did a kiss.
Cold Cases · The Strange Case
The Woman in Ice Valley
In 1970, hikers in Norway found the burned body of a woman nobody could identify. She had travelled under at least eight false names. Half a century later, we still don’t know who she was.
Cold Cases · The Story
The House in Villisca
One summer night in 1912, eight people were killed in a small Iowa town. A preacher was tried twice. Nobody was ever convicted, and the house still stands.
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