Each year those decorative wooden soldiers are put on display during the holiday season but never seem to get used. All they do is sit there looking dusty and creepy. In this special holiday episode Team Sideways discusses their individual theories about the origin of these rarely used decorations.
According to legend a German immigrant named Jacob Waltz wandered out of the Superstition Mountains with a sack of high grade gold. Ever since his death in the 1890’s people have been searching for his mine and the mother lode. So far nobody has found it.
Some of Our Research:
The basic overview
A lot of extra details
Was it found?
In 1976 British Prime Minister Harold Wilson abruptly announced that he was resigning his office… and he didn’t say why. And to this day people are wondering why.
Some of Our Research:
The Wiki
Conspiracy theories!
More conspiracy theories!
Now you see him, now you don’t. A minor British diplomat named Benjamin Bathurst vanished literally into thin air while traveling under an assumed name with an attendant in 1809. Was it thieves, aliens, or an elaborate ploy?
Some of Our Research:
Overview of the story
A more in-depth version
Tryphena’s memoirs
On April 2, 1997 USAF Captain Craig Button broke formation during a training mission and flew his A-10 Thunderbolt II NE for almost 800 miles before crashing into the side of Gold Dust Peak. The four 500lb Mk-82 bombs that were on the plane when it took off were not found at the crash site. Did Captain Button commit suicide and where are the bombs?
Some of Our Research:
An early report
Enough fuel?
The UFO connection