Did the Soviet Union build a series of mighty nuclear-powered, underground super tanks that

drove through solid rock as easily as a submarine through water?

That's according to the urban legend.

Today we're going to see if this is fact or fiction, and just as a spoiler, it is a fact

that the Americans had plans for something similar.

We're going to find out what, today, Unskeptoid.

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James Brown was murdered.

CNN's new True Crime podcast, The James Brown Mystery, follows reporter Thomas Lake as he

investigates James Brown's death and tries to answer the question, was the godfather

of soul murdered?

Listen as he explores a story of secrets, intimidation, and suspected foul play.

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For listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

Seeking the Soviet Battle Mall

The year was 1964, the place was the Earl Mountains in the Soviet Union.

Under leaden skies, the crew of five climbed aboard the gigantic vehicle, which looked

something like a dark metal cigar, 35 meters long, and three meters in diameter.

Its nuclear reactor, borrowed from the newest class of Soviet nuclear submarines, hummed

to life.

Soon, the mighty machine leapt forward and appeared to collide catastrophically with the face

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