Fact Fringe

Odd Discoveries

Dead Candidates, Live Elections: The Bizarre American Tradition of Voting for Corpses

In multiple instances across American history, deceased candidates have actually won elections. Sometimes voters knew. Sometimes they didn't. Either way, the legal aftermath was absolute chaos.

Mar 13, 2026

Unbelievable Coincidences

The Soldier Who Fought a War That Had Already Ended: 29 Years in the Philippine Jungle

Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese Army officer, continued his World War II combat mission in the Philippines for nearly three decades after the war ended—refusing to believe the conflict was over until his former commander personally flew in to relieve him of duty in 1974.

Mar 13, 2026

Strange Historical Events

The Lightning Rod: How One Park Ranger Survived Seven Direct Strikes and Lived to Tell About It

Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times between 1942 and 1977—a statistical impossibility that made him a Guinness World Record holder. Yet somehow, he survived every single bolt.

Mar 13, 2026