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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Orang Minyak: Mythical Monster or Monstrous Cover-up?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.310.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In Malay folklore, the Orang Minyak is an supernaturally agile, humanoid creature coated in an oily, slippery substance. It is primarily known for abducting young women at night. There are other, similar creatures in folkloric beliefs across the planet -- boogeymen meant to warn children against disobeying their parents or social mores. But something about the Orang Minyak is different: Since the 1950s, it's been a prime suspect in numerous assaults and attempted crimes, with authorities and bystanders both claiming there was something supernatural about these crimes.

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From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.

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Welcome back to the show, my name is Matt. My name is Noah.

1:57.0

They call me Ben, we are joined as always with our super producer Paul Mishik control deck and it's most important that you are here.

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And that makes this stuff they don't want you to know.

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Everybody knows that JFK for instance was assassinated, right? People are familiar with that.

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Everybody knows.

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I'm pretty sure it's that's a safe thing to say. People know that for millennia folks have chased after allegations of aliens,

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