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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!

More info: Creepy.org | The Box of Oddities | Listen to The Box of Oddities here!

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.

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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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."

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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." 

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"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.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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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."

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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."

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Alewa
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine living there...knowing what's up once the cat visits you at night. Would have been interesting to know though how often the cat visited patients that didn't die.

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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.

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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." 

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could be in Alaska in a blizzard and a mosquito would find me and attack.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the face of a goat who has had enough of your s**t and is done taking orders.

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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.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if this means they could grow these kinds of mushrooms to absorb radiation when needed

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like a scene from a kids movie or TV show, I can’t believe this is actually real

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Kirsten Kerkhof
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The superpower of staying alive long enough to swim again among your donors' families?

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Petro Roos
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder who figured that out. Friend: Ouch I'm burned. Dr: Here, slap some fish on it. Friend: (sign of relief) Ah, much better

Chocolate llama
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess this is more creepy to look at if you're a fish or a mermaid...

Huddo's sister
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It reminds me of an episode of the Australian tv series Round the Twist, where a boy falls in love with a girl who is slowly turning into a mermaid. She had legs that looked like this.

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EmiTheEpic
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is actually a really neat idea. I also heard that it starts looking like human skin when it heals I think?

bob cameron
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it is being used as a barrier to infection as the burn wounds heal and human skin develops underneath it.

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seana lammers
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Saw saw an episode of Critter fixers (Nat Geo I think) where they attached tilapia skin to a dog who had a severe mouth (bite from another dog) injury. It worked and he survived

Andrea Pereira
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's called tilapia. Pretty common fish here in Brazil, where I think some of those studies are based.

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Beth H
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate how that looks but that's awesome that it works

Jing Yi Xu
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please please PLEASE tell my European carp can be used as well. They are a huge problem in Australia!!

Vicki Perizzolo
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's freaking amazing - they use it on dogs too. The results are truly awesome

KieLeaHar
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s tilapia! It actually works better than human skin which is really weird but amazing.

Karina Lozano
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I recall it also being used on bears injured in wildfires in California. The only problem is that they keep wanting to lick it.

Minus One Marble
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It does all that beneficial medical stuff AND looks super cool too! Win win!!

Linda Riebel
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it also gradually turns into human skin. Someone check this.

David
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you wake up at the hospital and your pretty sure you're on the Island of Dr. Moreau /s

Thomas De La Torre
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Say this on Grey’s anatomy. The interns walked in, say the guy covered in fish skin and said “we're making fish people?!?!?!

Katie Lutesinger
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then, during recovery, you get free fish and chips! Or a nice fish stirfry if fish and chips isn't your thing, or maybe a creamy soup with mussels- okay, I'll shut up now.

PeepPeep the duck
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We don’t even need to do this, Fiona wood made the spray on skin using your own skin cells. It’s kick a*s, she treated me in 2007 and I now have a few hairs growing and everything - I paid $0

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so the fish are sacrificed for the patient?

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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."

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll get downvoted, but he was an idiot for going out there without proper preparation. Darwin Award

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to a similar place, and I hated it. Spent just over 5 minutes in there before it was too much.

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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."

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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.

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Nicole
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I watched a YouTube video about this just yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it. It must have been so terrifying. I can’t see the appeal in trying to go through such small spaces in the dark.

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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. 

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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!

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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...

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Frogs also push down their eyes to help them swallow, if you want another creepy frog eyes fact.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somehow this is more creepy then watching a ordinary x-ray with just the bones.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was nervous about my MRI but when the procedure started, I thought it sounded like Pink Floyd Welcome to the Machine. So I just grooved to it.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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)

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve never liked when dares go too far, but this just breaks my heart.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People that were believed to be vampires were executed with an iron nail through the head. The dead that were believed to be victim of a vampire had the same treatment in case they became vampires too. This was done in the coffin before placing the lid on top and the nail went into the ground to hold them there and not allow them to get free by anchoring them to the earth

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