The Most Controversial Places That You Can’t Get Into

Area 51

At this point, who doesn’t know about Area 51? It’s by far the most famous military base as many believe that this place is an alien hot spot. In the 50s, it was mainly used to test aircraft’s. Naturally, the rumors began to swirl around that time since it was very secretive, and many people claimed to have seen UFOs in the area.

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The More You Know

  • The average person will shed roughly 112 pounds of skin in their lifetime
  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • Vietnam is one of the most pro-US countries in the world, with 76% having a favorable view. This is higher than Japan, the United Kingdom, and France.
  • In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
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