Thursday, September 28, 2006

Photos from the Rocketbelt Convention 

Yeah, you read that right, a rocketbelt convention! Look on and weep earthbound mortals!

Via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:51 PM

Zombie Rights March Protested by Pirates 

"What do we want? Brains! When do we want them? Brains!"

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:13 AM

The Face on Mars 

Posthuman Blues takes a closer look. Lots of illustrations.

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:07 AM

Yarram Ape or Yowie? 

Cryptomundo's got it, with pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:03 AM

Ghost ads haunt the city 

It's no surprise, then, that these painted ads, faded by age and sunlight, are known around the world as "ghost ads." They are the ephemeral remnants of a form of advertising that was once ubiquitous.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:00 AM

Got any ghost stories to share? 

Greg Jordan is looking for West Virginia ghost stories and other strange tales. Scroll down for his email address.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:56 AM

'Evil spirit' threat to occult classes 

VOLUNTEERS at Worle Community Centre have been warned the building will be 'plagued by evil spirits' if plans to start occult classes there go ahead.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:53 AM

Scotland's Dr Evil? 

Did the first King of Scots employ an Austin Powers-style trapdoor to dispose of his Pictish enemies, and was the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh really the founder of our nation?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:44 AM

Leather-Clad Corpse Found on West Village Street 

"I thought it was a dummy. It looked like a dummy, because every year they do decorations like that."

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:31 AM

Ron Meroney to Plead Guilty 

Memphis broadcaster Ronald A. Meroney is gonna do soft time for child molestation.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:44 AM

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

"The most bizarre friggin' thing I ever heard in my life." 

What the hell was Larry Ford up to?

And here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:25 PM

The World's Oldest Baseball Player 

Silas "Si" Simmons was handed a photograph and asked whether he recognized anyone in it. He fixed his eyes on the sepia stares, even wafted his curled fingers over the glass and frame, soaking in the faces for more than 20 silent seconds.

It was a picture of the 1913 Homestead Grays, a primordial, Pittsburgh-area baseball team that played before the Negro Leagues were even born. His mind, Simmons said, needed time to connect the faces to positions to names. He was entitled to the delay; next month, he will turn 111 years old. Simmons was born on Oct. 14, 1895, the same year as Babe Ruth.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:20 AM

Aging angler swears there's nothing better than feel of invisible mountain skyfish 

Now that's a headline.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:17 AM

Look out for the Nazi robot bombs! 

A "blast" from the past.

Via Covert History.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:14 AM

Born in Time (Part One) 

New Rigorous Intuition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:08 AM

The one that got away 

Scottish legends, including Nessie, the Hogboon, and the Grey Man of Ben MacDhui.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:07 AM

Britain reportedly tried to keep UFO investigators a secret 

Call them the Department of U-F-Os. Turns out the British Defense Ministry had a unit to investigate unidentified flying objects. Only they didn't want anyone to know.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:58 AM

Great train mystery 

About two stories under the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on 50th Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan is an abandoned rail car on unused tracks leading out of Grand Central Terminal.

Was it Roosevelt's secret train? Very cool story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:51 AM

Scientists explain Mona Lisa's smile 

Scientists may have solved the mystery of the Mona Lisa's smile - they believe she had just given birth.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:48 AM

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Search for the Big Grey Man of MacDhui 

It is more than a century since a respected academic raced down Ben MacDhui, Scotland's second-highest mountain, believing his life was in danger from Fearlas Mor - the Big Grey Man.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 AM

Sabine River Monster Photo 

Cryptomundo's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:17 AM

Close encounters at Marion 

UFO sightings in South Australia have taken off, with dozens of people reporting close encounters to the Australian Cosmic Connection hotline.

See also: Well may you think we investigate UFOs, sir, but . . .

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:11 AM

Bigfoot in Brunei? 

A Sungai Liang resident has discovered several strange footprints along the Andulau forest area in Labi, which according to him do not resemble human or animal footprints.

With footprint pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:10 AM

Farmers in fear of sheep killings 

Cox Tor on Dartmoor is as bleak and lonely as anywhere in southern England.

Now, for dozens of farmers who graze their sheep on the surrounding commons, it is also a place of fear.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:09 AM

Robin Hood was Welsh and never went to Nottingham: book 

Robin Hood was really a Welsh freedom fighter who never even set foot in Nottingham let alone Sherwood Forest, a historian has claimed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:04 AM

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Ancient pet cemeteries found in Peru 

Even in ancient Peru, it seems dogs were a man's best friend. Peruvian investigators have discovered a pre-Columbian culture of dog lovers who built pet cemeteries and buried their pets with warm blankets and even treats for the afterlife.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:23 PM

OH, MICHIGAN, WEIRD MICHIGAN 

More on Linda S. Godfrey's Weird Michigan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:06 PM

Researchers ready to reveal the mysteries of Mona Lisa 

Canada's top research agency has completed "the most significant scientific study ever conducted" on the world's most famous artwork, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:59 PM

Mysterious Face on Mars Appears 

The European Space Agency's Mars Express has obtained images of the Cydonia region, the famous site of the 'Face on Mars.'

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:55 PM

Friday, September 22, 2006

Bat's Amazing! 

Did you know that the legendary Bat Masterson was the inspiration for Damon Runyon's Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls?

Or that he was the great grandfather of oceanographer and Titanic wreck discoverer Robert Ballard?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:25 PM

Nikola Tesla Monument 

Freaking cool.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:47 PM

Police say Chandler witnesses won't be charged 

They reportedly knew about Janet Chandler's brutal murder.

In fact, law enforcement officials say some may have even raped the Hope College student in the hours before she died with a belt around her neck and Robert Lynch standing over her.

But these people -- police say 15 to 20 were at a party at a Chemtron Corp. guest house when Chandler died -- are not among the five men and one woman charged so far in the 27-year-old investigation.

See also: Suspects' bitter plot led Chandler to her death

Disgusting. Who the hell are these people? Oh, that's right, they worked for CIA cut-out Wackenhut. And lets not forget that the dates January 31-February 1, the time Janet was kidnapped, raped, and murdered, have occult significance.

One folk tradition that continues in both Christian and Pagan home on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The young girls of the household or village create a corn dolly, adorning it with ribbons and baubles. The older women then make a bed for Brigid to lay in. On St. Brigid's Eve (Jan. 31), the young women gather together in one house to stay up all night with the corn dolly, and are later visited by all the young men of the community who must treat them and the corn dolly with respect. Meanwhile, the older women of the community stay at home and perform other ceremonies.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:04 AM

Sheep are mutilated 'in Satanic rituals' 

The killings began in January last year when seven sheep were found laid out in the shape of a seven-pointed star. The killings have increased in recent months.

See also: Sheep slaughtered in 'satanic' ritual

Around 100 animals have been found slaughtered and mutilated with their tongues, eyes and sexual organs removed on Dartmoor in Devon in the past year.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:42 AM

The envelope please . . . 

This week's Award for Heroic Hexing goes to Unknown Reader from Thurrock, Basildon, UK, who logged 38 page views in 1 hour 38 minutes. That's one big dose of the strange and mysterious.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:35 AM

Strange death of a 911 witness 

Cannonfire's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:32 AM

Conservative websites claim Rove has been promising GOP insiders an 'October surprise' 

According to two conservative websites, White House political strategist Karl Rove has been promising GOP insiders that there will be an "October surprise" before the midterm elections.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:16 AM

Too Much Monkey Business 

New Rigorous Intuition. Go read.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 AM

Sasquatch - What Do We Know Anyway? - Part II 

In my article last month, I attempted to encapsulate the available objective evidence proving the existence of a creature known as Sasquatch. The response to that article was very positive, and a number of constructive criticisms were made, two of which I will address within this month's article.

See also: Researchers find Bigfoot evidence in the High Country

Do Russians Have a Bigfoot Carcass?

And: Yardley Yeti sightings rolling in

Exclusive Photos of the Yardley Yeti

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:00 AM

Text From 'The Radical Right and the Murder of JFK: Part 1 

I have no idea why this book excerpt is being hosted by a local television station.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:22 AM

Florida Officials Can't Find File Debunking Gosch Photos 

A Florida investigator says he can't find a case file he believes would debunk a possible break in the 24-year-old mystery of Johnny Gosch.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:20 AM

Black Death solved 

A Norwegian researcher has solved the mystery behind the Black Death and developed a vaccine against the plague.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:19 AM

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Shameful secret of the Nazi camp guard who married a Jew 

Mrs Rinkel's shocked relatives, who did not want to be identified, said yesterday they had had no idea about her wartime activities. She had concealed her past for half a century not only from them but also from her husband - a German Jew who fled the Holocaust. He died two years ago and almost certainly knew nothing of the truth, they said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:53 PM

Creature related to Yardley Yeti? 

They realize they will be pegged as nutty, and they insist they do not believe in things that go bump in the night. Yet, several readers claim to have spotted a weird creature roaming the Yardley/Lower Makefield area. I have nicknamed it the "Yardley Yeti."

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:04 PM

The Power of Nightmares: Is Al Qaeda real? 

Cannonfire wants to know.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:35 PM

Five Years Later: The Official Story Falls Apart 

The government is getting desperate. Two major polls recently showed that a growing number of Americans doubt the official story around 9/11.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:01 PM

Is it just a ghost story, or is there something there? 

Strange goings-on in the Cincinatti area.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:55 PM

Michigan is just weird, weird, weird 

When some people think of Michigan, they think of the Mackinac Bridge, the Henry Ford Museum or the automobile industry.

When Linda Godfrey thinks of Michigan, she thinks of the Michigan dog man, the underwater crucifix or shoe trees, which are innocent maples or elms that mysteriously and suddenly become festooned with cast-off shoes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:50 PM

New evidence in Gus Boulis murder case uncovered 

Boulis, founder of the Miami Subs restaurant chain, was gunned down at the wheel of his BMW in Fort Lauderdale in 2001. Defense attorneys plan to subpoena high-powered Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his former business partner, Adam Kidan, to give statements in the murder case. Kidan plead guilty in April to conspiring with Abramoff to defraud lenders of $147.5 million they borrowed to purchase SunCruz in 2000. Abramoff also has plead guilty to federal fraud charges stemming from the controversial purchase of the floating gambling operation.

See also:Man Accused In Mob-Style Hit Gets Out Of Jail

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:41 PM

The Bushes & the Truth About Iran 

Having gone through the diplomatic motions with Iran, George W. Bush is shifting toward a military option that carries severe risks for American soldiers in Iraq as well as for long-term U.S. interests around the world. Yet, despite this looming crisis, the Bush Family continues to withhold key historical facts about U.S.-Iranian relations.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:18 PM

5 more arrests made in 1979 killing of Michigan hotel clerk 

For more than a quarter century, the brutal sex slaying of Hope College student Janet Chandler baffled law enforcement officials.

Creepy.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:12 PM

The child that's 3,300,000 years of age 

THE fossilised remains of a youngster who walked the earth 3.3 million years ago have been found in Ethiopia, it was revealed yesterday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:59 PM

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Trenton Duckett Round-Up 

Witnesses Challenge Key Parts of Melinda Duckett's Story

Trenton Duckett's Toys, Pictures Found In Trash

Evidence in Duckett Search Brought to Jacksonville

And be sure to check CrimeBlog for insight on the case.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:43 PM

Clowns & Coulrophobia 

Excellent long essay on clowns and the trickster phenomena.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:58 PM

Death's Vultures 

ShadoWraiths has a few things to say about the Trenton Duckett case.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:36 PM

It's official: Yoga improves memory 

I forgot why I posted this.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:05 AM

New recruit joins Terracotta Army 

Pablo Wendel, made up like an ancient warrior, jumped into a pit showcasing the 2,200-year-old pottery soldiers and stood motionless for several minutes.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:04 AM

"SUPERNATURAL LAW" WEB COMIC HITS MILESTONE 

The on-line adventures of Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre. Fun stuff.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:34 AM

Acupuncture on cats? You better believe it! 

They do that on cats? And the cats just sit there and take it? Are you kidding me?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:19 AM

Rare lunar meteorite discovered in Antarctica 

A rare, golf-ball-sized lunar meteorite recently discovered in the snow fields of Antarctica can tell us more about the Moon than samples taken directly from the lunar surface, according to researchers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:10 AM

Shop Helps Survivors Of Ritual Abuse 

Safe is a national charity based in Salisbury that was set up to support survivors of sadistic abuse. Sue Hutchinson, a survivor of satanic and ritual abuse, founded it in 1989 to help people who suffered traumatic mistreatment in their childhood.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:51 AM

Long-neck refugees get Thai "human zoo" treatment 

For the past two decades, hundreds of ethnic Padaung "long-neck" people from military-ruled Myanmar have enjoyed relative peace and security as refugees in the hills of northern Thailand.

But plans to consolidate three Padaung villages into a single refugee settlement are intensifying concerns among human rights workers about their exploitation as a tourist attraction.


With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:23 AM

New Champ Sighting 

Cryptomundo's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:16 AM

Police seek public's help in 1988 April Tinsley murder case 

Investigators have reason to believe that the same man who wrote a message on a barn door near I-469 in 1990 claiming to have killed the 8-year-old girl also left four notes in small plastic baggies at the homes of young girls in Fort Wayne and Allen County in 2004.

Creepy.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:46 AM

Where the bigger men fly 

There's more to sumo than half-naked blokes grappling in a ring.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:07 AM

Unique petroglyph found in Utah's Cedar Valley 

It dates back about two thousand years. A carving in rock created by what archaeologists believe was a Fremont Indian. The petroglyph is in an area where such art is not uncommon, in Utah's Cedar Valley.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:05 AM

"Baltic gold" - The ancient treasure that did grow on trees 

The origins of baltic amber.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:04 AM

Monday, September 18, 2006

Hybrid beasts 'to die off' 

Authorities said they were allowing 24 hybrid lions to die off after a decades-old crossbreeding experiment at a northern Indian zoo produced only weak offspring, many of whom have already died, a conservator said on Sunday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:16 PM

Local man investigates paranormal 

It looked like a triangle, they said, a large black triangular object with a red light and it flew really low over their house but it didn't make any noise.

"That's really unusual," Lester said. "A conventional object, a conventional aircraft of that size would have to make an incredible noise."

And then, while they were standing there talking, it flew overhead.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:59 PM

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Swimmers do Brooklyn return leg of escaped circus elephant's feat 

Two dozen athletes have followed in the massive footsteps of an escaped circus elephant by putting on their trunks and retracing the bizarre swim it took more than 100 years ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:10 PM

Weird weather events in Pitt County 

Includes black hail.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:03 PM

Ahoy, mateys ! Thar be Jewish pirates! 

The Jewish pirates were Sephardic. Once they were kicked out of Spain [in 1492], the more adventurous Jews went to the New World," said Ed Kritzler, whose yet-untitled book on Jewish pirates will be published by Doubleday in spring 2007.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:40 PM

West Virginia boasts ghosts, guided tours 

John Brown's body might be a-mouldering in the grave.

But there are some who are convinced they've seen Brown's ghost wandering the streets of Harpers Ferry.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:08 PM

Secret file reveals big cat presence 

A secret government file confirms big cats are breeding in eastern Victoria.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:49 PM

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Mysterious jamming irks radio stations 

Radio stations in Hampton Roads have been experiencing mini-blackouts in programming for the past two days due to unknown interference.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:36 AM

Long-sought 9/11 videotape didn't capture attack 

A convenience store videotape long-sought by September 11 conspiracy theorists does not actually show the attack on the Pentagon.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:31 AM

Engineers unearth skeletons of 'lost city' 

Just beneath a field where children have been playing for decades, engineers made a surprising find recently.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:30 AM

Secrets and lies shroud origin of giant man-made swastika in Kyrgyzstan 

Secrets and lies shroud the origin of a giant man-made swastika in the mountain regions of Kyrgyzstan, according to an article in Saturday's New York Times.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:22 AM

Friday, September 15, 2006

Strange Lights and Noise in Night Sky 

Weirdness in the Dakotas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:05 PM

Bigfoot out of fashion in Malaysia; ghouls and goblins take center stage 

A group of Malaysian myth investigators who claim to have a footprint mold of a giant, man-like "Bigfoot" creature said Friday they intend to sell it to raise funds for their next project - determining if three ghoulish, mummified figures are real.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:03 PM

'Angel' spotted on the Thames 

After the Great Fire of London a mysterious story started being whispered across the charred city.

People began claiming they had seen an angel floating above the Thames.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:01 PM

West's most ancient writing? 

Weathered and pitted with the passage of 3,000 years, a rock slab found in southern Mexico shows clear evidence of a script that anthropologists say is the oldest writing ever found in the Western Hemisphere.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 AM

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Media ownership study ordered destroyed 

The Federal Communications Commission ordered its staff to destroy all copies of a draft study that suggested greater concentration of media ownership would hurt local TV news coverage, a former lawyer at the agency says.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:01 PM

Wiccan sign allowed on soldier's plaque 

The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan won state approval Wednesday to place a Wiccan religious symbol on his memorial plaque, something the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs had refused.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:55 PM

Guatemala: No protection, no justice 

Is Guatemala the new Juarez?

Since 2001 over 2,200 women and girls have been murdered in Guatemala and the rate of murders is on the increase. Between 1 January 2006 and 5 May according to police statistics 229 women and girls were killed. Many of the murders have been characterised by exceptional brutality, with many victims subjected to sexual violence, mutilation and dismemberment.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:42 PM

Remember the anthrax letters? 

Perhaps the single most common refrain from the White House and the president's allies is that there have been no terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001. That's incorrect - about a month after 9/11, someone sent weaponized anthrax to two Democratic senators and several news outlets. Five Americans were killed and 17 more suffered serious illnesses.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:04 PM

Enhanced Mystery Pix 

An update on yesterday's mystery critter picture.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:48 AM

Archaeologist Backs Dig at Bosnia Hills 

After investigating the two hills for a week, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Ali, a professor of Egyptology in Cairo, said nobody should be jumping to conclusions but having in mind everything he had seen in Visoko, his recommendations would be that "it is worth digging here."

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:45 AM

Adam "Sacrifice" Case: Was Scotland Yard Duped? 

Was the 2001 torso-in-the-Thames case really Juju human sacrifice? Or did extremist Christians hijack the police investigation?

Press release from author Jimmy Lee Shreeve. Shreeve's new book is Blood Rites - The shocking expose of ritual human sacrifice - practised today, and terrifyingly close to home.

His website is here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:37 AM

Occult classes - but no vampires 

A workshop in the rituals of Satanism and witchcraft will soon start at a community centre used by a church, line dancers and a rainbows' group.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:26 AM

STRANGE STUFF 

Ohio has its share of bizarre occurrences.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:26 AM

Fast Particles - A Mirror Of Tunguska Mystery 

Was the Tunguska Event caused by a comet?

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:19 AM

Gosch, again 

Rigorous Intuition weighs in on the latest movements in the Johnny Gosch case.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:02 AM

Was Rome and the Vatican Responsible for the Lincoln Assassination? 

Hidden book written in the late 1800's by Gen. Thomas M. Harris provides startling details, finding all roads lead to Rome when it comes to Lincoln's real killers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:52 AM

Mothman still has hold on man who tracked down tale 

On a chilly November night that year, Turner was sent out, on what seemed at the time like a wild goose chase, to do a story that lives on to this day.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:45 AM

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Strange lights give driver a fright 

A Suffolk teenager got the fright of her life when her car was chased by floating lights as she drove across the Orwell Bridge.

Spooky!

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:10 PM

Neanderthals clung to life longer than expected 

A century and a half after the first Neanderthal bones were coaxed from a German lime quarry, new evidence suggests that these puzzling hominids survived thousands of years longer than anyone thought.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:00 PM

Bigfoot rumor has Hot Springs abuzz 

Bigfoot in Appalachia.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:59 PM

Soap Not Spray Can: Reverse Graffiti Art 

Very very cool. Could be used for a wide variety of devious messages. Yet another link via Boing Boing. Those guys are on fire lately.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:09 PM

Working for the Clampdown 

Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before being used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:09 PM

All your votes they belong to us 

This paper presents a fully independent security study of a Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine, including its hardware and software. We obtained the machine from a private party. Analysis of the machine, in light of real election procedures, shows that it is vulnerable to extremely serious attacks.

Cannonfire has a few comments as well, including the need for fake polls to make the results look palatable.

Important stuff. Another goodie via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:41 PM

The Feejee Mermaid 

Mermaids for sale! Via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:33 PM

National Geographic Channel Seeks The Historical Truth In SEARCH FOR NOAH'S ARK 

It is a tale of divine punishment, human survival ...and historical truth?

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:37 PM

Mobile Order of Paranormal Investigators seeks to close gap between two worlds 

Alabama ghost hunters.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:00 PM

'1634' rock carves out a mystery on the bay shore 

Mysterious rock in Wisconsin.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:54 AM

Deadly mystery stalks Carmel cats 

Something is eating cats in Carmel.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:49 AM

New Mystery Animal Photograph 

With pic, obviously.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:39 AM

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

The Marching Morons 

A smart and funny article on Mike Judge's new movie, Idiocracy. Via Wonkette.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:42 PM

Daniel Pinchbeck and the New Psychedelic Elite 

How a cynical son of beatnik parents combined drugs, the devil and the apocalypse into a modern movement.

This and the post below via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:10 PM

Reborn 

We have always been told there is no recovery from persistent vegetative state - doctors can only make a sufferer's last days as painless as possible. But is that really the truth? Across three continents, severely brain-damaged patients are awake and talking after taking ... a sleeping pill.

Fascinating article.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:00 PM

The Online Journal of Melinda Duckett 

CrimeBlog takes a peek behind the curtain.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:03 PM

Flatwoods: September 12th 

A look back at the Flatwoods Monster.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:57 PM

Mysterious light not so mysterious after all 

Update.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:53 PM

An Alternative September 11 History 

A look at what might have been.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:14 AM

Armchair sleuths uncover strange military sites in China 

Tech-savvy armchair sleuths around the world are having a field day discovering military secrets in China.

Cool article on the benefits of Google Earth and similar technologies..

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 AM

ABC 9/11 Docudrama's Right-Wing Roots 

Your liberal media in action.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:29 AM

Students Place Fire Engine On MIT Dome 

Students at MIT keep a long-standing tradition alive while also marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11.

Best pic I could find. Pretty impressive.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:25 AM

7 of the Weirdest Human Enigmas 

From About.com.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:22 AM

Mysterious light streaks across Wash. sky 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:19 AM

Investigators stumped by scene of Hualian murders 

Gruesome murder and a locked room mystery in Taiwan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:15 AM

Final Destination 

New Rigorous Intuition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:07 AM

Mystery After Ufo Sighting 

In a scene reminiscent of the X Files, a couple have been left scratching their heads after a UFO sighting in their garden.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:46 AM

Jack the Ripper was Polish - maybe 

Jack the Ripper was a Polish Jew. That was the opinion of the head of the investigation at the time of the Whitechapel murders in 1888, according to 'evidence' released this summer.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:42 AM

Monday, September 11, 2006

Stupid is as stupid does 

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:47 PM

Black Dahlia: The Story As It Was Originally Reported 

The LA Times has a site up with original clippings about the murder.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:39 PM

Sept. 11's Las Vegas connection a mystery 

Five years after the U.S. terror attacks by al-Qaida members, why all four pilots who hijacked the airplanes visited Las Vegas remains a mystery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:28 PM

What Bomb? What Testimony? 

Firefighters, Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians say they heard Bombs going off in the WTC.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:57 PM

Search for Trenton Duckett Continues After Mother's Suicide 

Police probing the disappearance of little Trenton Duckett, the 2-year-old Leesburg boy at the center of a custody dispute who vanished nearly two weeks ago, are now involved in a two-pronged investigation after the suicide over the weekend of the boy's mother.

See also: Missing Boy's Mother Dies Friday Of Apparent Suicide

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:45 PM

Remembering 9/11 

For a puzzling seven minutes, the youngsters read aloud from the story "The Pet Goat" while the shaken president followed along in front of the class, trying to come to grips with what he had been told - that a second plane had just hit the World Trade Center and the nation was under terrorist attack.

"He looked like he was going to cry," said Natalia Jones-Pinkney, now 12.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:35 AM

Vandals' crop circles costly to farmers 

Farmers are angry about an increasing number of crop circles popping up in their fields, costing them time and money.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:54 AM

1931 Memorial Day murders remain unsolved 

Unsolved murder story features a psychic and an appearance by "Prince Ali, human televisionist." Anyone know what a "televisionist" is?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:53 AM

Hollywood tackles Mexican mystery 

Mexican police have charged a man in connection with a string of murders in a border town. The so-called maquiladora murders are the subject of two Hollywood films, one of which stars Jennifer Lopez and is due out in the US next month.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 AM

Possible 'Jack the Ripper' Paintings Coming to Harvard 

The 82 works include 24 paintings, 36 prints, and 22 drawings by Sickert, who was born in England in 1860 and was a pupil of James McNeill Whistler and Edgar Degas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:33 AM

THE 9/11 ENIGMA, REVISITED... 

WHY DO MANY AMERICANS DOUBT THE OFFICIAL NARRATIVE?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:29 AM

Sunday, September 10, 2006

Atlantis Ho! 

Well written profile of author and publisher David Hatcher Childress.

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:24 PM

Sumatran Rhino Discovered in Borneo Jungles 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:22 PM

Feds tight-lipped on local 9/11 ties 

Secrecy in Florida.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:02 PM

100 years of pranks 

S.S. Adams Co., a Neptune novelty company that invented famous trick products such as the joy buzzer, the snake in-the-can and the water-squirting flower lapel, celebrates its 100th year this month.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:59 PM

The Japanese Jesus trail 

A Japanese legend claims that Jesus escaped Jerusalem and made his way to Aomori in Japan where he became a rice farmer. Christians say the story is nonsense. However, a monument there known as the Grave of Christ attracts curious visitors from all over the world.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:58 PM

Biologist scuttles claim of Ogopogo skull found in Mexico 

Whale skull or legendary monster? With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:50 PM

Police say no clues in homes 

Police searching Melinda Duckett's home and the home of her grandparents Saturday did not turn up a suicide note or any other information that would give officers a clue to where they could find her 2-year-old son, one day after she shot herself to death.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:45 PM

Friday, September 08, 2006

The Strange Case of Trenton Duckett 

On August 27, two-year-old Trenton Duckett was reported missing by his mother. Melinda Duckett told police that the boy had vanished from his bedroom in their Leesburg, FL apartment. The screen in the window had been cut. An Amber Alert was issued.

Melinda Duckett and Trenton's father, Joshua Duckett, were in the middle of a nasty divorce. Melinda had obtained a temporary restraining order against Joshua. He had threatened to kill her and Trenton. Police asked Joshua to take a polygraph concerning his son's disappearance. He passed. For some reason, Melinda refused to take the test.

Days pass. Volunteers hand out fliers. Melinda and Joshua go on Nancy Grace and the commentators remark on how Melinda's story doesn't quite add up though no one calls her a murderer. Melinda is so shaken she can't stay on the phone.

Then, suddenly, Melinda Duckett is dead. Police are calling it a suicide.

A tragic story. By all accounts, Joshua Duckett, Trenton's father, has cooperated with the police. He has experience with law enforcement. His father was a cop. James Duckett, former Lake County officer, is currently on Florida's Death Row for the 1987 murder of an 11 year old girl. He is suspected in several other killings.

And Trenton Duckett is still missing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:42 PM

Why villagers fear rare burst of pink blossoms 

According to local folklore, the blossom heralds a plague of rats that will sweep across the area, devouring rice fields and granaries. This year appears to be no exception.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:24 PM

Yushcenko poison traced overseas 

THE dioxin which poisoned Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko during 2004 elections was made in the United States, Britain or Russia, Ukrainian prosecutors said overnight.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:14 PM

Anderson Cooper Comes In From the Cold 

Wonkette takes a look at Anderson Cooper, Secret Agent.

And here is Rigorous Intuition's take on Cooper and others like him.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:30 AM

Is a "spooky" CULT behind "The Path to 9/11"? 

Cannonfire wants to know.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:37 AM

98 Percent Of All Domestically Eradicated Marijuana Is "Ditchweed," DEA Admits 

Ditchweed with "virtually no detectable levels of THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis." Your tax dollars at work.

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:24 AM

Lake Van Monster Captured on Film by Japanese 

At Cryptomundo.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:17 AM

The myth of fair elections in America 

One person, one vote. Count the totals. The one with the most wins. The beauty of democracy is its simplicity and its inherent fairness. It equalises everyone, even as it empowers everyone. What could go wrong? In America, it turns out, quite a lot.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:16 AM

Was 9/11 an inside job? 

Surprisingly even-handed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:12 AM

Pyramids Older Than Egyptian Allegedly Found in Ukraine 

Archaeologists in Ukraine have unearthed the remains of an ancient pyramidal structure that pre-dates those in Egypt by at least 300 years. The stone foundations of the structure, which probably resembled Aztec and Mayan ziggurats in South America, were discovered near the eastern city of Lugansk.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:04 AM

Green tea extract may slow Huntington's disease 

The green tea extract, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), may slow the accumulation of proteins that cause Huntington's disease, German scientists have reported.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:03 AM

Fairy Mysterious 

A large fairy circle has appeared in the lawn of Tom and Sue Gaylard's home in School Lane.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:01 AM

Etruscan holy city discovered 

Italian archaeologists believe they have found the mysterious sanctuary which was the religious and political centre of the Etruscan civilisation.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:25 AM

The Mystery Object near the Kinross F-89 Scorpion 

Amazing new photos have been released by The Great Lakes Dive Company concerning their discovery of the famous Kinross F-89 Scorpion jet fighter that disappeared over Lake Superior on November 23, 1953. The plane had been ordered to investigate an unknown object that was being tracked on radar.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:16 AM

James Ellroy Interview 

Ellroy says he's never going to talk about the Black Dahlia again. I'll believe it when I see it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:12 AM

Secrets, lore and weird facts about Southwest Michigan 

UFOs, Elvis, and other weird happenings in Michigan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:11 AM

Thieves Can Have Trouble Unloading Valuable Stolen Art 

Together, they would make up a stunning gallery: 167 Renoirs, 166 Rembrandts, 175 Warhols and more than 200 works by Dali.

Experts have a tally of 170,000 pieces of missing art, many stolen from private homes, others taken from museum walls or pilfered from storerooms.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:10 AM

Bogle-Chandler case solved? 

New evidence may support the idea that 'rotten egg gas' from a polluted river was to blame for two of the most mysterious deaths in Australian history.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:09 AM

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Noah takes a photo of himself everyday for 6 years 

Another cool video. 2356 Days. At You Tube.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:29 AM

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Sumter Woman Finds Possible Ancient Coin In Grocery Change 

With pic. Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:57 PM

Ayurveda May Help Fight Alzheimers 

British and Indian scientists are looking into India's ancient system of medicine known as Ayurveda for treating Alzheimer's disease, the BBC reports.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:28 PM

Britain's human history revealed 

Eight times humans came to try to live in Britain and on at least seven occasions they failed - beaten back by freezing conditions.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:27 PM

Nod to founding godfathers 

Las Vegas' mayor gained fame and fortune defending mob titans. Now he wants a museum celebrating their role in building Sin City.

Via Raw Story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:06 PM

A tale of drugs and spooks 

Want to get on a no-fly list? Start investigating the CIA and the drug trade.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:02 PM

Is There Still A Sea Serpent Of Bolinas? 

Tom D'onofrio, artist: "It was a big glassy wave and right in the wall of that wave was a dark object big like 40, 50 feet long. And I looked at him and he looked at me and my eyes must of been like that I mean it was like nothing I've ever seen."

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:58 AM

Scientists, ufologists think we're not alone 

We are not alone in the universe if the numerous sightings of unidentified flying objects are to be believed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:06 AM

Giants - A Result of Genetic Warfare 

Who were these mysterious beings of great stature and incredible strength? Why and how did they disappear from the surface of this planet?

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:05 AM

Scientists Map Canyon Below Atlantic 

Although just 100 miles off the New Jersey-New York coast, the features of the Hudson Canyon have been largely hidden beneath hundreds of feet of water. Created by the Hudson River centuries ago, parts of the massive, undersea region rival the Grand Canyon in scale. Now, for the first time, scientists have a vivid picture of what the mysterious region looks like.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:48 AM

New Jack The Ripper Slaughters 6 Prostitutes 

Within the past three weeks, a mysterious maniac already nicknamed the new Jack the Ripper has killed six prostitutes in the city of Karshi in Uzbekistan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:47 AM

Nova Scotia missed the chance to buy Oak Island 

A local group dedicated to promoting Oak Island's tourism potential says the Tory government blew an opportunity to buy the mysterious property this year.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:46 AM

Monday, September 04, 2006

RIP Steve Irwin 

The Crocodile Hunter has died.

Police say he was stung through the heart by a stingray while diving off Port Douglas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:00 AM

Sunday, September 03, 2006

The DaVinci Cover-Up 

Maurizio Seracini, an art conservationist, is the central figure in a real-life Leonardo 'cover-up', which puts Dan Brown's fictional conspiracy in the shade.

Seracini has spent four years investigating, with a plethora of hi-tech scanners, one of Leonardo's strangest paintings - the unfinished Adoration Of The Magi in Florence's Uffizi Gallery - and has come to the conclusion that the work as we see it today is only partly Leonardo's hand. There are no more than 20 surviving works of art by Leonardo, so the unveiling of Seracini's findings in May caused initial outrage - and some distress.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:31 PM

'I've always believed there is a Bigfoot' 

Despite popular belief, the legendary Bigfoot trap west of Applegate Lake was never designed to capture the elusive creature for public display.

"I wouldn't ever want to see Bigfoot held in captivity," stresses Ron Olson. "The idea was to learn about him. We wanted to put a transmitter on him. We wanted to find out how they evade people and where they migrate to."

See also: Messages From The Rez

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:54 PM

Ghostly business 

Lafayette has T-Frere's House and Sunset has Chretien Point Plantation, but New Iberia may have a haunted house of its own.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:47 AM

You really think your name is Irish? 

Parents who choose "traditional" Irish names for their children in order to be patriotic will have to think again. A new study has found that many names thought to be from auld Ireland, including Sean, arrived with the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:38 AM

Witches call up magic in Mexico's Los Tuxtlas 

Mexicans believe there are three types of magic: black, white and red.

Curanderos practice white or red magic, using plants or the spiritual world to heal. Most feared are the brujos, or brujas if female, who practice black magic.

Curanderos, or shamans, are bound by the law of nature and karma to never do harm. But brujos, the powerful witches, answer to a darker creed.

Nice article.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:33 AM

Life After Death 

The West Memphis Three were convicted of child murder, but troubling questions and a series of films have led many to doubt their guilt.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:22 AM

Would-be writers hide away this weekend for Three-Day Novel Contest 

A labor for Labor Day.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:20 AM

Sandstone masterpieces 

A trip to Stonehenge and Bath. Also has good information on getting past the velvet rope at Stonehenge.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:44 AM

Teen touted as future hurricane expert 

The kid from Southwest Ranches in Broward County was 8 years old and he was driving his mother nuts. Finally, she seized an opportunity. She marched up to two federal employees wearing government identification badges.

"You just gotta help me - I have this freaky kid," she said. "I don't know what to do with him."

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:30 AM

Scientists dispute theory surrounding alligator-python death match 

A year after two bodies were discovered locked in gruesome embrace deep in the marsh, a television documentary attempts to solve a mystery since burned into Everglades lore.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:19 AM

Apaches go public with Bigfoot sightings 

Footprints in the mud. Tufts of hair on a fence. Ear-piercing screeches in the night. These are only fragments of the stories now coming from the White Mountains in Eastern Arizona.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:04 AM

Saturday, September 02, 2006

Mystery of Va.'s First Slaves Is Unlocked 400 Years Later 

They were known as the "20 and odd," the first African slaves to set foot in North America at the English colony settled in 1607.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:50 PM