The Inspiration for 'Stranger Things' Came from an Unsolved Government Conspiracy

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In 1992, Nichols published a book called “The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time.” Although many dismissed this book as science fiction and “the ramblings of an uneducated madman,” he amassed a surprising number of supporters. In this book, he mostly detailed the story of the Philadelphia Experiment and how it led to the Montauk Project. 

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