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5 bizarre things people discovered while exploring Google Earth

Google Earth users keep turning up strange sights while zooming around the planet, and every one of them is now getting a second look; the map remains undefeated.

On air: Vera Bullock on Weekend Edition
Published 8:10 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by The News International: “5 bizarre things people discovered while exploring Google Earth”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 8:10 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Vera Bullock.
Topics: Earth, Google.
BBN covered this story before: Earth, Wind & Fire drummer's heart attack leaves supporters worried… (October 10).

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPeople exploring Google Earth keep finding bizarre things, from odd shapes in fields to strange spots on the map.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWith me is intention coach Zephyrine Okonkwo-Lund. Zephyrine, why does the internet find this stuff?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-LundBecause the map is just a mirror, Vera. Nobody finds a strange shape by accident. They manifested it.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-LundThey were lonely for a mystery, and the planet delivered.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLonely for a mystery.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-LundDeeply. Gerald agrees. Gerald is my rose quartz. He is on my lap, and he has seen things on this island I cannot share.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhere is the island, exactly? Because I tried to look you up on the satellite map and your retreat is just a gray smudge.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-LundThe map is just a mirror, and sometimes a mirror is cloudy. It is a very specific smudge, thirty acres, with a pond I cannot discuss.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. Did you wish for the smudge?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-LundI set an intention for privacy. Several guests set an intention for refunds. The universe heard only one of us.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWell. That is quite the manifestation, and I hope the pond appreciates it.

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