Muynak: The Desert Port Town with a Maritime Past
Today, we journey to the intriguing port town of Muynak, nestled between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. At first glance, Muynak may seem like a typical small town, but its story is anything but ordinary. This once-thriving fishing hub now finds itself stranded in the desert, with the nearest water source over 100 kilometers away. So, how does a town built around …
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The Faces of Belmez
Let me take you through the life of María Gómez Cámara. The year is 1971, it’s a dreary day in August, and Maria is on her hands and knees scrubbing her kitchen floor. She had been scrubbing for some time, but the stained concrete floor didn’t change, well it did, but not the way she wanted. The stain first appeared …
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The Lake Monster: Ogopogo
We love cryptids here at the Odd Topic Podcast, and avid Podcast listeners will know that it’s most certainly one of our host’s favourite topics to talk about. So, this article will cover just one of many cryptids we’ve gone over on the show; none other than the Ogopogo! I’ve been wanting to cover sea-monsters and their subsidiaries for a …
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McDonald’s 1984 Olympic Games Promo Blunder
Billboards, pop-ups, and witty videos. Our world has become accustomed to an in your face approach to marketing and advertising. We don’t second guess pauses in YouTube and TV shows, Websites that aren’t populated with sidebar ads seem empty and bare, and major sporting events are coloured more by banners and signs than fans and contenders. This is the modern …
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The Max Headroom Incident
Out of nowhere, the screen goes black and 15 seconds later is replaced with a masked stranger swaying erratically with a spinning corrugated iron background and a strange buzzing noise.
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