Wildly True

Extraordinary true stories. Can you guess what happened?

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Wildly True is a free interactive true-story game with 120 fact-checked stories. Make your prediction, lock it in, then discover what really happened across bizarre history, survival, science, animals, engineering, espionage, space, sport, inventions and more.

True stories that sound made up

Every Wildly True story is based on a real, sourceable event. Make your prediction before revealing the truth.

Beavers in the WildernessHow did wildlife officials move beavers into remote wilderness?
Lawn Chair LarryHow high did Lawn Chair Larry really fly?
CIA Dead-Rat DropsWhat kept ruining the CIA’s unusual Cold War dead drops?
Wombat CubesWhy do wombats produce cube-shaped droppings?
Oregon’s Beached WhaleHow did officials dispose of an eight-ton whale carcass?

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