Unusual Stories

Unusual Stories Your chance to tell that story that really did happen that you think no one will believe. Stories that defy conventional logic are fair game here.

This is an opportunity for people around the world to share unique experiences of events in their lives that defy normal understanding. The cure that defied the experts to make sense of it, the real photo that shows a person or thing that wasn't in the original photograph, and more. Honest stories are what we're about. Please do not submit altered images or fake stories. Sometimes reality trumps fiction.

A former member of the Los Angeles Police Department was driving through Bakersfield, CA, and wanted to have a cold pint...
11/19/2025

A former member of the Los Angeles Police Department was driving through Bakersfield, CA, and wanted to have a cold pint of chocolate milk before going to bed. A 7 Eleven appeared, and he stopped and walked in, but before he did, he noticed Gregorian chants playing through the outdoor speakers and indoors in the facility. Each of the cashiers was Hindi, and as he paid for his produc,t he asked why the Gregorian chants were playing? The manager told him that that particular area was a bad one. Gangs, drugs, homelessness and Prostitution, in addition to other sundry crimes. The manager exclaimed that he tried everything to keep away the unsavory elements, but nothing worked. Off-duty police officers, foul-smelling liquids that were placed near the store and many other contrivances were tried without success. A religious fellow entered the store and was told the dilemma of the 7-Eleven. He suggested that they pipe in Gregorian chants, as these chants are believed to ward off those who are diabolically inclined. "What the heck", the manager said. "Let's do it!" They got a continuous play GREGORIAN CHANT CD to pipe in the Gregorian chants in and outside the 7 Eleven, and guess what? As soon as the chants begin playing at 5:00 PM every evening, those who are of evil inclination get up and leave. It works all the time! The Indian manager was not about to question why it worked, he just knew that it did!

For those who have their doubts about the existence of the human spirit beyond this life, please consider the story of C...
11/09/2025

For those who have their doubts about the existence of the human spirit beyond this life, please consider the story of Charles E. Peck. The date was September 18th 2008. Charlie was on a train bound for oblivion. Charlie was in love with a girl from California, even though he lived in Utah. His girlfriend wanted the two of them to reside in the same state before she committed to marry him. For over 19 years, Charlie worked as a ramp agent for Delta Airlines. Peck look for a job to be near his fiancée Andrea Katz for over 6 months. He had an interview in Van Nuys California for that Friday and had flown in from Utah to make the meeting. He hopped on board the Metrolink commuter train to catch up with her at Moorpark, California. On the way to pick up Charlie, Andrea heard the devastating news. There was a head-on crash between the Metrolink train that Charlie was on and a freight train. She tried desperately to reach him with no results. Before he left Utah, his friends from Delta Airlines in Utah reported that Charlie had purchased a plate full of cookies for them before leaving for California and looked as happy as he had ever been. Charlie was 49 years old and looked forward to a new life with Andrea Katz after a difficult divorce. Workers looked frantically through the wreckage for Charlie, as they knew that he was on board that particular Metrolink train. Day turned tonight, and it didn't look very promising, but about two or three o'clock in the morning, Charlie's phone made over 30 phone calls to his fiancée, his son and his brother. When those called picked up the phone, there was silence on the other end. Andrea had hopes that Charlie was unable to speak but able to dial out their numbers. Rescuers dug through mountains of debris and finally located Charlie Peck. It seems that the head-on collision led to his quick death upon impact. The question remains -- How did Charlie phone friends and relatives over 30 times after he died? This is the ultimate question--- Can the human intellect connect with a material object such as a telephone after departing from the physical world? For those of us who believe, although it is difficult. It seems that Charlie was able to pull off the ultimate connection! His love and spirit worked beyond the physical universe to connect with those he loved so dearly through our physical world, even though he had passed away hours before.

No one is immune from fate. This is Elaine Stypula, age 60, who simply dropped dead during the Hard Rock 100, high in t...
10/28/2025

No one is immune from fate. This is Elaine Stypula, age 60, who simply dropped dead during the Hard Rock 100, high in the mountains of San Juan County, Colorado. As amazingly fit as this lovely lady was, and as much enjoyment and satisfaction as running and climbing gave, when her time was up, she was gone, in an instant. P**f. Those who knew Elaine, a family attorney, knew how much she got from her adventures. Don't mourn Elaine from loving life. But remember, before we go, to thank those around us who have made our lives that much richer for their participation in it. From the garbage man to the surgeon, they're all interwoven in life's amazing tapestry. Let us never be afraid to share our lives. Really, it's all we have. Amen.

This is a statue of Henrietta Lacks. Though she passed away from cancer in 1951, a portion of her survives yet today. ...
10/20/2025

This is a statue of Henrietta Lacks. Though she passed away from cancer in 1951, a portion of her survives yet today. Henrietta was an African-American woman who was admitted to Johns-Hopkins Hospital with cervical cancer. Clinicians did a scraping of the cancer and kept them, as was sometimes the case. The only thing about Henrietta's cancer cells is that they refused to die. Most do. The cells were so robust, it seems, that they were used for experimentation ever since. That's 74 YEARS ago, and though Henrietta has long since expired, her cells live on, and on, and on. As a matter of fact, HeLa cells are still used today. "Since then, HeLa cells have "continually been used for research into cancer, AIDS, the effects of radiation and toxic substances, gene mapping, and countless other scientific pursuits." In a very real sense, Henrietta has done more for science than most career scientists. In another vein, Lack's family sued because her tissue was not offered by Henrietta's free will and has made vast sums for the companies that monetarily benefited from her tissue samples. It is fitting and appropriate that a statue has been erected in her honor.

On January 3rd, 1950, Vesna Vulovic was a stewardess on a Serbian Airlines flight. The plane exploded at 31,000 feet an...
09/30/2025

On January 3rd, 1950, Vesna Vulovic was a stewardess on a Serbian Airlines flight. The plane exploded at 31,000 feet and she plummeted to earth without a parachute. All lives except hers were lost, but Vesna somehow survived the fall. No one but you knows how she did it. A miracle!

A cardiac surgeon was at work on a patient who had to be connected to a heart-lung machine. After the needed work was c...
06/16/2025

A cardiac surgeon was at work on a patient who had to be connected to a heart-lung machine. After the needed work was completed, the staff tried to take the patient off the heart-lung machine, but each time they did so, the heart failed to kick in and resume its job. No protocol they could think of would restart it. After giving more than ample time for all the life-saving techniques they could think of, they had to do the inevitable--declare the patient dead. The staff was bereft. The machines connected to the body were still recording, and they spoke in the operating room for 20 minutes. Low and behold, a heartbeat was registered, then more, and a faint pulse. After a few minutes, a more robust pulse and the surgeons called in the anesthesiologists to declare the once dead patient alive. They held out little hope that the man would ever be functional again, but he WAS a miracle in the making. The surgeons came back to talk with their formerly deceased patient, and the man described in vivid detail what it was like to be floating above the operating room table. He described the room, in detail, what each surgeon was saying, and all the implements. His eyes were taped shut during the operation, so he couldn't have "seen" it with his eyes, and he was declared dead, with a time of death that made his statements impossible, but they were all factual. So, as it were, many cardiac surgeons around the U.S. have had similar experiences with patients who "died", yet were around to see thousands of things and then came back to life. Where did they go? Admittedly, being deprived of oxygen for more than a few minutes causes brain and tissue death, yet many of these patients bore NO issues whatsoever. Their operating room recollections were 92% accurate.

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