Why ‘Aliens’ ‘Landed’ in Russia 25 Years Ago today (Oct. 9, 1989) ti.me/ZfWxAF #OnThisDay

Oct. 13 Marian apparitions include Fátima, Portugal (1917), Conyers, GA (1990-1998) bit.ly/cY8MEb #OnThisDay

Legendary U.S. hoax the Cardiff Giant was unearthed on Oct. 16, 1869. bit.ly/4xgnM

Asteroid 6629 (discovered Oct 17, 1982) is named Kurtz in honor of Paul Kurtz, founder of CFI 1.usa.gov/lZLzYc

Tomorrow we will hold a special Halloween séance to contact the spirit of the ultimate Skeptic, Harry Houdini! meetu.ps/2z2Rrb

The Great Disappointment was Christ's failure to appear on Oct. 22, 1844. bit.ly/dpqP7G

The "Duck-Rabbit" optical illusion was first published in Germany on Oct. 23, 1892. bit.ly/rgvppl

DSHEA became US law on Oct. 25, 1994; supplements can be sold without proof of efficacy. bit.ly/2rJtGz

Joan Quigley, astrologer to first lady Nancy Reagan, died Tuesday. nyti.ms/1zsdXen

A widely seen UFO stopped play at a football match in Florence on Oct. 27, 1954. bbc.in/1rsz47f

Developer of the first polio vaccine Jonas Salk was born Oct. 28, 1914 (d. 1995) bit.ly/iXPkHs

ARPANET, precursor to the Internet, was born Oct. 29, 1969. It is not known when the first misinformation was sent over it.

Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" aired Oct. 30, 1938. Reports of panic somewhat exaggerated. bit.ly/3opHoa

Seances are often held on the anniversary of Harry Houdini's death on Oct. 31, 1926. bit.ly/gHS4nc

Vaccine denialism poster girl Jenny McCarthy was born Nov. 1, 1972. bit.ly/1sVQyMc #vaxfax

Self-proclaimed time traveler "John Titor" began his Internet postings on Nov. 2, 2000. bit.ly/jsnjdr

Nov. 4, 1985: Scientologists crowd L.A. court in failed effort to block release of secrets. lat.ms/1znafCJ

The archaeological hoaxing of Shinichi Fujimura was first exposed on Nov. 5, 2000. bit.ly/btksTz

Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso invented a polygraph. Born Nov. 6, 1835. (d. 1909) bit.ly/4fbBZa

Aerospace journalist, CSI Fellow & UFO skeptic James Oberg was born Nov. 7, 1944. jamesoberg.com