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New Jersey played host to the most famous hoax of modern times - the invasion of Martians in the War of the Worlds radio broadcast in 1938, with a purported ground zero in Grovers Mill.

Though disclaimers were included, many thousands of people were initially panicked by the broadcast.

For an excruciating few seconds, silence. Then, another bulletin: 40 people dead! All of Mercer and Middlesex counties under martial law! - Capital Century

Today, over sixty years after the fact, the search for visitors from another planet continues:

Rense.com - Literally thousands of pages of UFO sightings from all over the world, with a fair share in New Jersey.

Paranormal Research Primer - Not as comprehensive as the above site, but doesn't try to be - NJ sightings over the years.

Colts Neck Crop Circles
Artist's rendering of what the UFO may look like.

There's no need to look to other planets for the unusual though, here are a number of people, places and things of  an interesting or curious nature right here on Earth:

Places
Lime Crest Quarry - Unusual graphite crystals. Skinny House - Not for the claustrophobic.
Mushroom House - An out of proportion structure in Bayonne.  
People
Birdwatchers - Rare bird alerts. Politicians - A collection of campaign buttons.
Einstein - A new wrinkle on his brain. Excuses - The pedestrian had no idea which way to run as I ran over him and other favorites from insurance forms.
Spys - What does the typical spy look like? Weird Al Yankovic - There's no discernable connection to New Jersey, but no list of the weird should be without Al.
Laws
Unusual Laws - Self-service gas pumps and others. Manville - Leave the animals alone.
More Dumb Laws - From New Jersey and around the world.  
Of Legends and Headlines
The Jersey Devil - Can a couple of thousand witnesses be wrong? Would there be a film about a myth? Find out here. True Headlines - Nude Scene Done Tastefully In Radio Play and others that make you go huh?
Compilations
The above are merely a small sampling of the hundreds of interesting places and phenomena in New Jersey, these additional Web sites will keep you busy for hours:
Weird NJ - This publication with a sister Web site has the most comprehensive content. Good NJ - A humorous collection of tidbits.

Remember, just because you think you shouldn't believe it, doesn't mean it isn't true!

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