The Most Outrageous U.S. Conspiracy Theories

The Safeguard Complex

The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex in North Dakota was built in the 1970s to detect incoming missiles on a $500 million budget. The facility itself is shaped like a pyramid with a flat top, like the one on the back of the dollar bill. It was only open and in operation for one day. 

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The More You Know

  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
  • Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
  • Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as 3D wallpaper.
  • Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.
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