The Bizarre Phenomenon of Spontaneous Human C...

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Astronauts have reported strange lights, objects, music, and unexplained phenomena in space. Explore famous UFO encounters, possible explanations, NASA conspiracies, and what the astronauts themselves actually believed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic ...  Show more

Do people really just go up in flames? Do grannies really flare up like roman candles in their rockers and is there anything in science that explains why a middle-aged bachelor might burn down to his sneakers without warning? In this episode, Julie and Robert enter the dubious ...

This week, we explore the hotly-debated phenomenon that is spontaneous human combustion. How does it happen? Who has it happened to? And will it happen to you?

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On December 22nd, 2010, a man named Michael Faherty was found in his home nearly burned to ash. Nothing else around him had been touched by the fire, however. The official coroners report read: Spontaneous Human Combustion But what is SHC, and why does it happen? Let’s take a mor ...  Show more

Here's the nightmare scenario. You stop by your elderly mother's house to check on her. You grab the doorknob. It's hot to the touch. You ring the bell and knock. No answer. You fish out your key and open the door. You call out but there's only silence. The air is warm. There's a ...  Show more