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Nighttime Tells shares strange stories, unexplained encounters, and odd moments that happen after dark. Narrated by the Night Clerk, each episode delivers a brief mystery that lingers long after you listen.

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Pool light turns off one by one in creepy twist

Pool lights went dark one by one during a filter check, but one lane's reflection stayed lit underwater in this strange maintenance encounter.

Pool Light Turns Off One by One in Creepy Twist

Scarlett makes strawberry mochi and faces a wrapping emergency

Scarlett makes strawberry mochi but the wrapping stage becomes a tailoring emergency, resembling her after a difficult fitting.

Scarlett Makes Strawberry Mochi

Fisher chose restoration over demolition for Ellis Island hospital

Fisher chose to restore Ellis Island's condemned hospital rather than demolish it, betting that preserved history would prove more valuable.

Fisher Restores Ellis Island’s Condemned Hospital

What life after 40 really brings

People over 40 share what really comes next: mystery aches, being dismissed by youth, or possibly your best decades yet.

What Life After 40 Really Brings

MrBeast's Feastables sold 1 million chocolate bars at Walmart

MrBeast's Feastables chocolate bars sold more than 1 million units at Walmart after a $10 million launch gamble in January 2022.

MrBeast’s Feastables Sells 1 Million Bars at Walmart

Mitch McConnell's ability to serve questioned amid speech difficulties

Questions arise about Mitch McConnell's fitness to serve as senator amid speech difficulties. He is one of eight senators over 80.

Mitch McConnell’s Ability to Serve Questioned

Broken speaker makes Petra speak through my teeth

A broken speaker in an empty pool leads to a dead friend's voice speaking from behind the narrator's teeth.

Broken Speaker Makes Petra Speak Through My Teeth

Debbie Fields risked her savings on warm cookies in Palo Alto

Debbie Fields and her husband Randy opened a small cookie shop in Palo Alto in 1977, investing their savings in what became Mrs. Fields' Cookies.

Debbie Fields Opens First Cookie Shop

Why people line up early at airline gates

A pilot reveals why airline passengers line up early at gates: they want to secure overhead bin space before it runs out.

Why People Line Up Early at Airline Gates

Davey Fogarty searches for CEO who could take control of his company

Davey Fogarty searches for a CEO to lead his company to $1 billion, but the hire could take control if they hit the milestone.

Davey Fogarty Searches for Cozyware CEO in Australia

Beliefs people hold without any proof

People share beliefs they hold with complete certainty despite having no proof, from lizard people to political conspiracies.

Beliefs People Hold Without Any Proof

News of the World closed after 168 years over phone hacking claims

The Murdochs closed the 168-year-old News of the World in 2011 over phone hacking allegations at a cost of one billion pounds.

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