Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Back in the 1960s, word began to spread about the apparent discovery of what looked like some sort of prehistoric human relative frozen in ice. This creature became known as the Minnesota Iceman. It attracted the attention of two cryptid researchers who became convinced it was a real animal, and they set about trying to convince the rest of the world of the importance of this discovery...

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0:00 - Introduction
3:30 - Face to face with the Iceman
12:42 - After the Visit
17:48 - The FBI 'investigates' the Iceman
23:43 - The story continues...