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The Piri Reis Map has been confuddling researchers and experts for years. How could someone make such a detailed map in 1513? Any why does it show Antartica on it, when it wasn't discovered until 300 years later? Could the map maker, Piri Reis
Did a giant lizard roam South Carolina in the 1980s? Or is it all tricks of the swamp? Tiernan and Athena look at the case of the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp so you Chief Detectives can decide if this scaly mystery is real or not. Brought t
In 1994, blobs of jelly seemed to fall out of the sky and land on Oakville, USA. Were they a military experiement? Alien remains? Bits of jellyfish? No one knows. More importantly, was it jelly or jell-o and did it go well with ice cream? Tiern
An old tale tells of two brothers who fought a duel on a field, now believed to be somewhere in central London. They both died and the ground remembered this tragedy by never letting grass grow on their footsteps. But is this story just a step
Thailand has many ghosts, but few cause as much trouble as Phi Pop. This hungry ghost likes to possess people and animals, and cause a lot of trouble. But is Phi Pop really a troublestarter? Or just a traditional way to get rid of village pests
Imagine waking up and suddenly knowing a completely different language? Xenoglossy has happed to people for many years, usually after holy incidents or accidents, where they find themselves waking up and talking another language fluently. But s
Are the ancient amphora jars off the coast of Brazil, proof of a different history for the country? Or just evidence of an amateur jar salesman's terrible ideas? Athena and Tiernan bring you jars full of evidence on this case of history and mys
The Big Grey Man is thought to lurk around Mount Ben MacDui in Scotland, creeping out any hikers who dare visit. But is the lanky ghoul real or is it all just tricks of the mountain? Athena and Tiernan bring you the evidence on grey giants and
In the 1700s, did a church in County Louth, Ireland really jump over the buried body of someone it didn't want in its grounds? Or was it a powerful storm that somehow moved a wall exactly three feet and left it standing upright? The ruins of th
As Bust or Trust has a happy 1st birthday, Athena and Tiernan look into whether time travel is real. Have people really made machines to travel back and forth through history, or can we all only time travel in a forward direction, one second at
In May 2001, panic spread through the Indian city of New Delhi as people reported sightings of a strange 'monkey man'. But did this monkey man ever really exist? Or were people just going bananas over nothing? Time for you Chief Detectives to l
In King William County, Virginia USA a strange ghostly light appeared on a railway crossing for over 50 years. Known as the Cohoke Light, some people think its the lantern of a railwayman's ghost, as he looks for his head. Others think it might
WARNING: This week's episode is all a bit gruesome. So tinier Bust or Trusters maybe shouldn't listen before bedtime. Athena and Tiernan
Skara Brae is one of the oldest historical sites in the world, but its also one of the oldest mysteries. Just why did people abandon this Stone Age community way back in 2500BC? Tiernan and Athena excavate all the information for our Chief Dete
Planes, boats and even people have been disappearing for years in the Bermuda Triangle. But it is just an area of sea like any other or is is something more supernatural occuring? Athena and Tiernan deliver the evidence on this tricky triangle
The Palace of Versailles, is a famous French castle quite close to Paris. But is it actually haunted by the past? There are many ghost stories about Versailles, but one of the most famous is a strange claim by two very well-to-do English women
As a special bonus we're very pleased to bring you a crossover episode with our friends at Koala Moon. Twin detectives Darla and Ralphie Holmes have flown to New Mexico to solve the mystery of the Taos Hum, but they need some help. Never fear!
Montezuma's Treasure is the legendary ancient Aztec horde of gold that was supposedly hidden somewhere in Southwestern USA. But if it does exist, why has absolutely no one found any of it? Tiernan and Athena unearth the evidence for you, our Ch
Crop circles are the strange patterns found in cereal crops all across the world. We know some are definitely made by artistic humans but where have the others come from? Athena and Tiernan examine the field of evidence and harvest all the usef
There have been stories about mermaids all over the world and in many different cultures, but has anyone actually ever seen a real one? Tiernan and Athena take a deep dive into all the evidence about the popular creature that is half fish, half
In 1955 a family in Texas ran to the police because their home was being 'attacked by aliens'. Was the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter really the first contact with 'little green men'? Or just a confrontation with some very annoyed owls having a r
The Sumerians existed in Mesapotamia nearly 7000 years ago and without them we probably wouldn't have writing, maths or many other incredible inventions. But where did they originally come from and why is it so hard to find out? Tiernan and Ath
You've heard of plant based diets, but what about plants having people based ones? In the 1800s there were stories of trees growing on the island of Madagascar that fed on humans, but did they ever really exist? Athena and Tiernan take a look a
The incredible Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the 8 Ancient Wonders of the World. But they are the only one that there is no evidence of. Did these amazing gardens - where it appeared the plants and trees were floating - actually exist?
On the 30th June 1908, the skies above Tunguska in Siberia, exploded with the force of an atomic bomb. But to this day scientists still aren't 100% sure what caused it. Its widely thought to have been a meterorite, but could it have been caused
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