Secret Things

The world’s most mysterious women’s health manual

At Covert Concepts, we love secret rooms and passageways, mysteries, codes, conspiracies, and women’s health manuals. OK, wait, that last one sounds a little creepy. But there is one mysterious book—that may or may not be a medieval women’s health manual—that piques our interest because it has vexed experts for 600 years. We’re talking about the Voynich Manuscript.     In 1915, a Polish revolutionary and book dealer named Wilfrid Voynich introduced the world to…

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What Exactly is the Government Hiding at Area 51?

We had so much fun writing about the moon landing conspiracy theory last week that the decision to keep going was a pretty easy one. How can we tease conspiracy theories without talking about Area 51? It has aliens. It has high-powered military aircrafts. It might even have a crashed alien spaceship. If you give into your imagination, the possibilities seem endless. What is Area 51? If you look at the satellite view in Google…

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Was District 13 in the Hunger Games Modeled After a Real Place?

If you’ve seen the Hunger Games movies then you know about District 13. A place that appeared to be completely bare and long-destroyed, but actually had an entire underground facility filled with trained citizens. While The Hunger Games is a piece of incredibly elaborate fiction, there is something about the dystopian societies that seems to draw in the crowds. Many of us haven’t lived through anything remotely similar and we seem to be fascinated with…

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What Will Solving the Final Section of the Kryptos Sculpture Reveal?

Codes and technology and hackers are an all-too-common part of our world in 2018, but one famous code has proven to be unbreakable – even for the CIA and the NSA. The Kryptos sculpture created by Jim Sanborn has remained an unsolved mystery since it was installed in 1990 at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.   Code-breakers from the CIA, NSA and even some freelancers not employed by our government in jobs relating to…

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Secret Springs for Swimming in Florida

This past winter has been a particularly long one, but now that we’re seeing signs of Spring in most parts of the country, it’s time to take our search for hidden things outside! This week we’re going to explore some secret springs in Florida that are perfect for swimming. Say goodbye to dusty, old buildings and dark, cramped rooms under the floor and say hello to mother nature! Florida is filled with natural springs, especially…

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