Monday, December 31, 2007

Happy New Year 

I want to wish everyone a happy and safe New Year's Eve - and a banner new year for all of us.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:17 PM

Ten things that will change your future 

So Google and Wikipedia took you by surprise? Nick Galvin looks into his crystal ball and explains what you need to know to survive the next decade.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:59 PM

Was Tipu's sword made using nanotechnology? 

Indians had the know-how for nanotechnology, one of the latest branches in science, from 18th century only, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry said on Monday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:47 PM

Pre-historic Nuclear War and ancient Flying Aircraft uncovered 

The Indian Epics, especially the Mahabharata, reveal a tale of devastation and destruction. Atlantis, rather displeased at its humiliating defeat, deceived that they were no longer interested in subjugating the Rama Empire (An Indian Empire), and decided instead to annihilate the major cities using weapons of mass destruction.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:45 PM

The FBI is still looking D.B. Cooper ... no, really 

The FBI sent out a press release this morning, saying they're putting a new focus on the D.B. Cooper case.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:43 PM

Truth behind man in the iron mask 

He was a self-styled adventurer who gained fame throughout Edwardian England for pushing a perambulator around the world while wearing an iron mask to win a fortune.

However, exactly 100 years after his epic six-year “expedition”, Harry Bensley has been exposed as a fraud.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:42 PM

Prehistoric Breweries in Ireland? Beer From the Bronze Age 

wo Irish archaeologists have tried to brew beer like their ancestors used to make -- 3,000 years ago -- in an effort to uncover the purpose of common, ancient stone mounds.

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:25 PM

The mystery of the Aleppo Codex 

The manuscript considered the most authoritative text of the Bible, the Aleppo Codex, was studied by Maimonides, ransomed by Crusaders and dismembered during rioting in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:18 PM

Mystery over UFO sighting 

He said: "I looked up and saw what looked like five bright orangey-red fireballs flying through the sky, coming from the Bodfari direction.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:15 PM

Sunroof injury couldn't kill Bhutto: Toyota official 

The Pakistan government had said that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto died of skull-fracture after she hit her head against the sunroof lever of her vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:13 PM

Help Us Solve The Tunnels Mystery 

A network of tunnels under Old Town could mean many homes are sitting on passageways full of history.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:05 AM

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Daredevil jump of a lifetime 

The Aussie freestyle motocross star will attempt to jump the length of a football field in the middle of Las Vegas New Year's Eve and shatter the current Guinness World Record.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:14 PM

UFO awareness group really isn't so far out 

Anyone who takes the topic seriously knows about what they call the "giggle factor."

See also: UFO reported on Waikato farm

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:46 PM

Pope Benedict XVI setting up exorcism squads to fight rising Satanism 

The Vaticans chief exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, has revealed that Pope Benedict XVI is setting up exorcism squads to deal with the rampant growth of Satanism.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:45 PM

Mystery skull found in 'haunted' mansion 

A HOUSE formerly owned by the Duke of Devonshire's estate is now the focus of a bizarre mystery as gardai attempt to confirm the identity of a human skull unearthed during renovation works.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:44 PM

Solving Golden Gate Park windmill mystery 

Golden Gate Park's Murphy Windmill has had a rough 103-year life. Its sails have been broken off, its deck chopped off and its fantail cut away.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:50 PM

On the Track of the Kumbway 

Cryptomundo follows the trail.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:27 PM

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Dodging fastballs from space 

The approaching year 2008 will mark the centenary of an incident familiar to astronomy buffs and students of the mysterious: the so-called "Tunguska event".

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:16 PM

Hat-stashed monkey dies 

The fist-sized tamarin was seized in August after escaping detection during a flight from Lima, Peru, and a stopover in Florida.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:06 PM

Couple films mystery dark spiral 

When Tony Quigley and his wife Marie of North Tryon, just east of the Confederation Bridge, saw a dark spiral in the sky they went for the video camera.

Alas, no pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:02 PM

Otto Penzler on Merits of Mystery 

Author Q & A with the editor of The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:56 PM

Author trying to identify old newsboys 

"Fattie," "Livers" and the rest of St. Louis' newsboy gangs are long gone. Though their real names and life stories always were a mystery, their images were part of a national campaign that helped turn the tide against child labor.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:49 PM

‘UFOs are seen as a joke but it’s almost an absolute certainty they exist’ 

Sightings of unidentified flying objects have soared in the last month, with at least two a week seen by airline pilots in South Wales.

See also: Berwyn UFO puzzle to be solved at last

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:44 PM

Author Unravels the Dark Secrets of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

Press release.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:43 PM

Man recounts his meeting with Bigfoot 

Great article. See also: These people have no doubt they saw Bigfoot

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:41 PM

Man blames car wreck on prehistoric winged reptile 

A 29-year-old Wenatchee man told police a pterodactyl caused him to drive his car into a light pole about 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:50 PM

Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History 

A team of historians has been trying to solve some historical "cold cases" -- old crimes in which the guilty ones walked, and even more insidious crimes where a whole village may have been complicit. There are other mysteries too, about unusual cases from the Viking age to the Klondike Gold Rush.

Via this post at MetaFilter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:56 AM

Friday, December 28, 2007

I Spy Bigfoot - or a Bad Gorilla Suit 

A cryptozoological film festival.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:05 AM

Chemo or yeti? 

We showed the pictures to Sherpa friends and compared the shape and size of our footprint with those photographed and published by other mountaineers. We came to the conclusion that our footprint might indeed belong to a yeti.

See also: Smelly Bigfoot: The Skunk Ape

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:01 AM

Restoring autos yields bounty of treasures 

When restoring old cars, I find things. Sometimes, those things are commodities I don't necessarily want to find, such as mummified mice, racoon poo, dried-up condoms stuck to the floor under the rear seat and other unsavoury items. But, sometimes, as in any treasure hunt, I come up with gold.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:59 AM

Bhutto assassination: Who stands to benefit? 

Before returning to Pakistan in October after almost a decade in exile, Benazir Bhutto wrote to President Pervez Musharraf, identifying several people she believed were actively trying to kill her, from Taliban warlords to Pakistani generals.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:55 AM

Map that named America goes on permanent display - Examiner.com 

Just five centuries later, the Library of Congress has put the 1507 map on permanent display, part of a new show on America's origins. The 32-square-foot map, which the library bought for $10 million in 2003, was first on temporary exhibit. It then disappeared from the public eye while the library built a special protective case for it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:53 AM

Ancient pyramid found in central Mexico City 

Archeologists have discovered the ruins of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the heart of the Mexican capital that could show the ancient city is at least a century older than previously thought.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:55 AM

Gangsters and Grimoires: A News Commentary � Papers Falling from an Attic Window 

A federal judge Thursday unsealed a handwritten incantation that Bonanno crime boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano stashed in his shoe to put a curse on prosecutors, FBI agents and mob turncoats during his 2006 racketeering trial.

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:38 AM

The suspect is 7 feet tall, has long white fur 

A woman knocks on a random door to report fighting with a yeti.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:20 AM

The Suicide Ghost Or The Hanging Woman 

Here I present a true ghost experience as it was related to me by the person who experienced it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:18 AM

Nigeria's answer to Stonehenge: the Ikom Monoliths 

For the past couple of years, these mysterious circles of carved stone figures, which villagers in southern Nigeria still worship on occasion, have been causing a frenzy of excitement here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:08 AM

The mystery of the singer who's had hiccups for 11 months 

Mr Sands, 24, started hiccupping in February and has not stopped since.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:59 AM

Nutty theory or mystery solved? 

Are squirrels stealing Christmas lights?

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:55 AM

For CIA, 50-year-old data still too hot to handle 

Fifty years may have passed, but basic historical information about the size and scope of the CIA during the mid-twentieth century is apparently still a closely guarded agency secret.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:51 AM

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Old recordings of jazz greats discovered 

With cocktail glasses clinking in the background, jazz singer Billie Holiday stood near a piano amid partygoers inside an apartment overlooking New York City's Hudson River. She began singing "Good Morning Heartache."

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:16 PM

Bring Forth The Track Cast of Nessie! 

Cryptomundo demands it!

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:05 PM

New suspect in century-old theft of Irish gems 

An unsolved jewel heist that scandalised Edwardian high society is being re-examined exactly 100 years after it was carried out against a bizarre backdrop of sex scandal and tragedy.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:57 PM

Riverside man's dream is as big as his quarry 

Daniel Perez wants to find Bigfoot: 'It might be the biggest scientific discovery the world has ever seen.'

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:29 PM

Boca Raton man creates society to help preserve Shroud of Turin 

The Shroud of Turin is a mystical, enigmatic and controversial piece of linen.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:16 PM

British 'satanist' slays Russian wife and grandmother 

A British man has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of murdering his wife and her grandmother. It's reported the husband and wife, who only married last month, were practising satanists. Police say William Cocks confessed to the crime, but provided no motive.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 PM

Mystery shrouds origins of popular term 

Why do actors say 'break a leg?'

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:11 PM

Thrift Shop Horrors 

Cool.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:50 PM

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Historic map raises questions about the naming of Atlanta ... or is it Atalanta? 

Interesting. Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:59 PM

Friday, December 21, 2007

Speared man unearthed after 4,000 years 

Construction workers in Sydney have unearthed what archaeologists say is the earliest evidence of death by spearing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:43 PM

Another person turns blue from colloidal silver 

With pic of Papa Smurf- uh, I mean, the unfortunate individual.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:32 PM

Remember when it was caroling? Now it's just silent nights 

"Before 1800, it was public, rowdy, drunken, potentially violent, often sexual. Now we have New Year's Eve for all that," says Stephen Nissenbaum, professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts and author of "The Battle for Christmas."

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:25 PM

Bulgaria Plagued by 'Grave Robbers' 

From an archaeological point of view, Bulgaria has some of the richest digs around. The problem is, plunderers are aware of the valuable treasure as well. And they often get there first.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:21 PM

Twisted, uncanny and just plain wrong 

2007's weirdest stories.

See also:

The best of 2007: movies

Roger Ebert: The year's ten best films and other shenanigans

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:09 PM

On The Track of The Gbahali 

In my work in northwestern Liberia I have been hearing reports about several animals which may be of interest to you. Most notable is a large amphibious reptile known as the “gbahali”.

See also: 2007’s Top CZ Lists To Date

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:34 AM

How Santa went spooky 

Since the time of Charles Dickens, Christmas has inspired some of the darkest tales ever penned.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:30 AM

Taking it Literally: Indulgent Musings on UFO Craft Shapes and Sexual Dynamics 

I believe it may be possible to glean some information through a study of language and specific terms used in within UFO narratives.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:22 AM

What’s This Bloody Massive Thing In Greenland? 

We're not all like you - we don't all use Google Earth to try and find topless women sunbathing in their garden. Some people use it to find massive spooky weirdness in arctic wildernesses.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:10 AM

Can You Solve The Message In A Bottle? 

Paging Sting.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:04 AM

Mind Control, MK ULTRA and A Course in Miracles 

A Course in Miracles has an interesting history and it all started when Dr. Helen Schucman, a non-religious Jew began working with Dr. William Thetford in 1958. It seems Dr. Thetford had ties with the CIA and was working on Project BLUEBIRD, which was later rolled over into the MK ULTRA Project.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:01 AM

From the get-go, gecko locomotion is scientist’s quest 

It’s only a matter of time before scientists duplicate the gecko’s ability to climb up walls and cling to glass, says University of Calgary Prof. Anthony Russell, a leading researcher in the field.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:55 AM

Tim Mysterio's Christmas Tale 

The Mystery Mystery: Was Liverpool visited by beings from another world, and are they still here?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:54 AM

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Santa Got a Gun — and a Rope 

The events that occurred there 80 years ago are now but a historical whisper, an ill-planned escapade that, like a precursor to some Coen brothers movie, was daring, dim-witted, and deadly. They took place just two days before Christmas in 1927, turning the town’s holiday anticipation into a day of blind fear, reckless greed, and back-alley bloodshed. And the violent aftermath continued for years — a hanging, escape attempts, a new round of death.

That day, four men, their leader dressed in a Santa Claus suit and beard, terrorized downtown Cisco and assured themselves an infamous place in Texas criminal history.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:12 PM

Whale ancestors 'like deer' 

IT seems the most unlikely of family trees, but it is claimed whales evolved from little deer-like animals that lived almost 50 million years ago in the Kashmir region.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:51 PM

Students in Canton given electrical shocks after prank call, report says 

Two special education students at the controversial Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton were wrongfully delivered dozens of punishing electrical shocks in August based on a prank phone call from a former student posing as a supervisor, a state investigative report has found.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:46 AM

Clemson Panther Alerts 

Cryptomundo heeds the call.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:21 AM

Legend-rich Scotland keeps a loch on the imagination 

The Christmas Day release of the film "The Water Horse" is likely to spark a storm of renewed interest in the Loch Ness monster. The legendary sea creature, known affectionately as Nessie, is said to swim the depths of Scotland's fabled lake.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:18 AM

Dowsers Help Find Leaks 

A recent water-divining session at Oxenhall may have helped members of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust to find a number of leaks.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:17 AM

Where to celebrate the world's oldest holiday 

What would the Stone- Age farmers who built Newgrange make of the giant television screens and webcams that will be installed there for the first time this Friday to bring the remarkable spectacle of the winter solstice to a wider audience?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:01 AM

Bigfoot makes news again 

Opinion piece.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:55 AM

Scientists who studied 'dolphinese' claim they are closer to humans than we thought 

The findings highlight once again the intelligence of dolphins, and how humans may not have a monopoly on intelligent conversation.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:51 AM

Rosslyn set to close the shutters on camera use 

This is the dumbest thing I've seen in a while.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:46 AM

Christmas Card Arrives 93 Years Late 

A postcard featuring a color drawing of Santa Claus and a young girl was mailed in 1914, but its journey was slower than Christmas. It just arrived in northwest Kansas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:39 AM

The Phantom Detective is back! 

Legendary pulp character The Phantom Detective has returned in a new novel, The Phantom's Phantom by Robert Reginald.

Via the San Bernardino County Sun.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:38 AM

Bodmin Moor Hurlers mystery solved 

An amateur astronomer claims that the ancient stone monuments were built to mirror the stars in Orion's Belt and indicate the date of mid-winter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:34 AM

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms 

Some experts are worried that a few maverick companies are already gaining monopoly control over the core "operating system" for artificial life and are poised to become the Microsofts of synthetic biology. That could stifle competition, they say, and place enormous power in a few people's hands.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:33 AM

POZNAN AIR SHOW UFO PHOTOS 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:28 AM

Wright Brothers first flew 104 years ago 

Luggage still missing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:21 AM

Viking sword returns to Yorkshire 

The sword is one of the finest of its kind ever made and the best preserved of only a handful in existence. It bears a mysterious inscription which still puzzles archaeologists.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:18 AM

Mystery of the mummified baby 

The mummified body of a baby boy who could have died half a century ago has been found at a flat in Coley Park.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:16 AM

Goss to re-enact historic 1854 voyage from Cornwall to Australia 

The original Mystery was built in Newlyn for mackerel fishing. Her crew came up with the idea of sailing her to Australia one evening over a pint of beer in the Star Inn, Newlyn.

Neat article.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:14 AM

A short history of the remote control 

I found this article between the cushions of my couch.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:09 AM

Monday, December 17, 2007

Terror Accused: We Were Hunting Loch Ness Monster 

AN ELECTRICIAN accused of being a Muslim holy warrior claimed he was hunting Nessie during an alleged jihad training course.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:35 PM

CIA Drug Op in Sleepy St. Petersburg 

Its been six hundred and twenty-two days since an American-registered DC9 airliner, "tricked out" to look like an airplane from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, took off from the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int'l Airport (left) and was busted in Mexico carrying 5.5 tons of cocaine.

It reads like a Hollywood pitch that gets rejected for not being believable enough.

But it all really happened.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:27 AM

Environmentalists lose appeal of landfill near Cahokia 

This is disgusting.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:45 AM

Rare find highlights antiquities fears 

Some 1,650 years ago someone was so comprehensively fed up with the state of the Roman empire that they committed an act of treason, blasphemy and probably criminal defacing of the coinage. They cursed the emperor Valens by hammering a coin with his image into lead, then folding the lead over his face.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:28 AM

Hunters of Sasquatch undaunted by failure 

Wally Hersom is an intuitive man, with an instinct for when opportunity might knock.

It's not knocking now.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:03 AM

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Shipwreck mystery intrigues the beach 

Neat pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:49 PM

Wreckage of Captain Kidd ship found 

17th century shipwreck will be converted to public underwater preserve.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:41 PM

Point Pleasant still benefits from Mothman 

A quick stroll up Main Street is enough to learn who this river town's most famous resident is: His name is on signs, in shop windows and restaurants, and there's even a museum devoted to him.

And the sculpture in the middle of town prominently depicts his enormous wings and glowing red eyes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:35 PM

Egyptologist Confirms Bosnian Pyramid? 

The Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun is the largest pyramid ever witnessed; it is an amazing structure of a great importance for the entire world.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:11 PM

Beast of Bolivia Track 

What is it? Felid? Canid? Unknown? Identify the mystery imprint at Cryptomundo!

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 PM

Haunted Mouses 

The Internet is haunted. The floorboards creak; every joint in its rickety construction lets in a draft. The thumps in the basement have become an outright racket. The dead down there are dancing.

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:03 PM

Categorising Gef (the talking mongoose) 

One of the best stories from the Annals of the Bizarre. A personal favorite and a very nice article.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:58 PM

The demon director of Hollywood 

Nice profile of director Tim Burton.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:53 PM

Amid project, folklore resurfaces 

The mystery is part of the lore surrounding the Village of Yellow Springs: Were Revolutionary War soldiers buried here?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:47 PM

In Mexico, monarch butterfly display sets hearts aflutter 

Every autumn, monarch butterflies get an urge.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:44 PM

Earthworks shrouded in a little less mystery 

Mapping ancient Ohio.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:41 PM

Archaeologists identify medieval bishops 

Medieval bishops who were buried about 600 years ago have been finally identified more than 40 years after they were first discovered.

Anybody else think The Medieval Bishops is a great name for a band?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:30 PM

Killed in a Duel, Then Lost in the Earth 

The dig’s goal was to solve a mystery over the grave of Charles Henry Dickinson, who was killed in an 1806 duel with a future president, Andrew Jackson. The location of Mr. Dickinson’s final resting place has been in contention since the 1960s, when historians in Maryland claimed to have found his coffin.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:27 PM

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Alien-detectin' mobile phone gadget 

If you're bored already of your ghost-detecting mobile phone accessory then why not try this version that specifically searches for Xenomorphs?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:20 PM

Forgotten whale tale resurfaces 

On March 29, 1647, the colonists of Fort Orange watched in wonderment as a most extraordinary creature emerged ghostlike from the murky depths of the Hudson River near what is now downtown Albany.

Inspiration for Moby Dick?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 PM

Mysterious, Disgusting Mess Rains Down on a Chicago Neighborhood 

Residents in a Chicago suburb had to cope not only with sleet and ice Monday morning but a whole different kind of mess from above. A warning up front -- this story is not for the squeamish when you consider the disgusting mess which came raining into this Lisle neighborhood sometime Monday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:10 PM

Face-Transplant Patient 'Satisfied' 

A French woman who two years ago became the first person to receive a face transplant has recovered with remarkably good aesthetic results and has gradually regained normal skin sensation and control of her facial muscles, doctors reported yesterday in the first detailed account of her progress.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:08 PM

Mistletoe: the unlikely Christmas aphrodisiac 

The Druids, that mysterious order of ancient mystics, associated with Stonehenge, used mistletoe in their rituals and believed it was a cure-all, an antidote for poison (although it is, itself poisonous) and as a potion for making sterile animals fertile.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:05 PM

How Well Did Beck Know Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake? 

Almost besting Morgan Spurlock's supposed discovery of Osama bin Laden as 2007's most insane pop-cultural crossover, Vanity Fair is reporting that Beck might have played a tangential role in the double suicide of artists Theresa Duncan and her boyfriend, Jeremy Blake.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:56 PM

Nine years later, murder of Yale senior still unsolved 

Less than six hours before she was killed, Suzanne Jovin, a 21-year-old Yale student, turned in a draft of her senior essay.

It was Dec. 4, 1998, just a week before the final copy was due. In 21 single-spaced pages on “Osama bin Laden and the Terrorist Threat to U.S. Security,” she examined the terrorist’s already prominent organization.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:59 PM

Writer searches for a peculiar relic 

The "Holy Prepuce," the supposed foreskin of Christ, has disappeared.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:39 PM

Serial Killer Central 

What do serial killers Richard “The Night Stalker” Ramirez and Austrian Euro-ghoul Jack Unterweger have in common, besides the obvious? Both lived at the Cecil Hotel on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles while raping and murdering their way through the Southland.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:37 PM

Mexican Fairies 

Ask A Mexican! looks at the Good Neighbors from south of the border. (Second letter.)

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:27 PM

Geminid Meteor Shower peaks this week 

This month the red planet Mars moves westward across the Gemini Twins and by month's end is crossing the boundary of eastern Taurus.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:18 PM

Saturn Ringed by Electric Doughnut 

Mmmm, doughnuts.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:58 PM

Historic graffiti mural discovered in Manhattan building 

It was the stuff of urban legend - rumours that a historic SoHo building had important graffiti hidden in its walls.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:56 PM

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena at Nong Kai, Thailand Anomaly Zone 

With pic.

See also: Naga Fireballs.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:54 PM

Mystery Beast Kills Animals in S.C. 

An unknown predator mauled a pit bull and killed two puppies in Brunswick County, and residents fear it's the same animal that killed three dogs in September. No one has reported ever seeing the animal.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:43 PM

Friday, December 07, 2007

"Zombie" Roaches Lose Free Will Due to Wasp Venom 

The parasitic jewel wasp uses a venom injected directly into a cockroach's brain to inhibit its victim's free will, scientists have discovered.

Via Daily Grail.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:43 PM

Steampunk gift guide 

Cool.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:41 PM

Dun-jinns and Dragons 

Two events of recent months, both of which fulfilled these criteria to a tee, were the abduction (or murder) of Madeleine McCann in May, and the murder of Meredith Kercher in November. The two incidents share other things in common, too, as we shall see. Just as Madeleine died- or was taken- on the evening of May 3rd, 2007, very close to the climax of the festival of Beltane, Meredith was murdered in the evening of November 1st: the calendrical Samhain, or All Hallow's Day.

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:27 PM

Bulgaria - the Ancient Kingdom of Thrace 

Bulgaria was once part of the ancient kingdom of Thrace, and every year archaeologists there unearth many artefacts of great age and importance.
However, with the rise of organised treasure hunters, there is a darker side to reclaiming the country's buried wealth.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:18 PM

S. Korea recreates ancient water clock 

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:15 PM

Sinkhole opens way to weird fossil world 

Fossil skeletons of an unusual land-roaming Cuban crocodile, a tortoise and 25 species of birds including a raptor known as a caracara are among the ancient treasures recently discovered in a sinkhole in the Bahamas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:13 PM

They're on a mission to find Bigfoot in California 

Part 2.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:11 PM

Mystery of the Black Triangle UFOs 

UFOs are reported in all kinds of different shapes and sizes. From round, ball-like shapes, square boxes, cigars, to the traditional flying saucer. Out of all of these configurations, triangular-shaped UFOs seem to be receiving more attention and publicity recently.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:08 PM

£10m an inch - 3 1/4in carving of lioness roars into the record books as Briton buys it for £29ml 

A 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian figure. With cool pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:51 PM

Rumors swirl: Did documentary maker find bin Laden? 

Morgan Spurlock, producer of the documentary Super Size Me, -- which took on America's addiction to fast food -- has now gone after a far more elusive target: Osama bin Laden. What's more, speculation is growing that he might have found him.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:42 PM

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Amazonian dolphins say it with weeds 

A man may bring flowers to impress women, but male Amazon river dolphins carry weeds to win over the opposite sex, British and Brazilian researchers say.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:00 PM

The things that don't add up 

Great new Rigorous Intuition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:29 PM

Dire Wolves, Shunka Warak’ins, and Waheelas 

Loren Coleman takes a look at the latest episode of MonsterQuest.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:19 PM

The shocking secrets of the conwoman who tried to kill her husband with rat poison 

Wow.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:12 PM

A haunting attraction in R.I. 

It is often described as the eeriest spot in town: the site, deep in the woods, where nine colonists were killed, possibly after being tortured, by Native Americans during King Philip's War. There are reports of dismembered bodies, of men digging up skeletons years later, of ghosts prowling the unmarked paths near the place known as Nine Men's Misery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:02 PM

On a mission to find Big Foot 

A San Juan Capistrano man hopes to make history as the discoverer of Sasquatch and hosts trips for amateur Bigfoot enthusiasts to help make the find.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:48 PM

'This is my mark ... this is man' 

Could Britain be on the verge of discovering a painted cave on a par with Lascaux in France?

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:42 PM

How Google Detective Solved Canoe Man Mystery 

Is there anything Google can't do?

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:39 PM

Yangtze turtle that time almost forgot 

The agenda is simple: the turtle must not die.

Earlier this year, scientists concluded that she was the planet's last known female giant Yangtze soft-shell turtle.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:30 PM

Meredith Kercher suspect extradited to Italy 

A former basketball player wanted in connection with the murder of British student Meredith Kercher was today extradited from Germany to Italy.

See also: Meredith murder weapon is missing clue: lawyers

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:29 PM

Britain scraps Stonehenge tunnel scheme 

The British government on Thursday abandoned plans for a road improvement scheme to relieve traffic congestion around the mystical Stonehenge standing stones, saying it would be too expensive.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:25 PM

In vino veritas? Hints of berry, oak and scandal 

How do you fight wine counterfeiting?

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:21 PM

Mad King Ludwig was murdered, says historian 

A century-old mystery surrounding the fate of the “Mad King” who built Bavaria’s celebrated fairytale castles has taken a new twist after an historian claimed that he was murdered.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:18 PM

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Bad Yeti Science from Ben Radford 

Cryptomundo takes a look.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:29 PM

Moms' Bizarre Ritual Is Hard To Swallow 

In the first few days of her baby's life, Devorah Shalev was weepy. Then giddy. Then stressed. Then hungry. But mostly, overwhelmed - the 31-year-old mom from Las Vegas was hit hard with a case of the baby blues.

When she became pregnant with her second child, she looked for ways to stave off those sad feelings - and ended up doing something surprising. She ingested her placenta.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:37 PM

Scientists Fight Senate Bill Protecting Ancient Remains 

Scientists hoping to study the ancient skeleton known as Kennewick Man are protesting efforts that they say could block them from examining one of the oldest and most complete set of bones ever found in North America.

For the third time in four years, the scientists oppose a Senate bill that would allow federally recognized tribes to claim ancient remains even if they can't prove a link to a current tribe.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:33 PM

Investigators search for Big Foot in Battens community 

Is it just folklore or real?

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:31 PM

Service honors memory of Lost Patrol 

The afternoon of Dec. 5, 1945, five Navy Avenger torpedo bombers carrying 14 aviators took off from what was then Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station. They were on a routine training mission, heading for the Hen and Chicken shoals in the Bahamas, 55 miles east of Fort Lauderdale.

They disappeared.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:26 PM

UFO’s are with us again 

Great Scott, UFO’s are back in the news.

See also: Shape-Shifting UFOs

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:25 PM

In Cyprus, an ancient dwarf hippo mystery 

An abattoir used by early Cypriots, a cemetery where animals went to die, or simple a shelter that ultimately proved a death trap?

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:10 PM

Mystery deepens as back-from-the-dead canoeist arrested 

A man who walked into a police station five years after disappearing, claiming he had lost his memory, has been arrested on suspicion of fraud, officers said Wednesday as mystery over the case deepened.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:08 PM

Sex, Drugs and Mystery in Financier's Death 

The estate of millionaire hedge fund manager Seth Tobias, who was found dead in his swimming pool under mysterious circumstances, is now the focus of a battle by competing heirs amid allegations of drug abuse, gay sex and murder.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:07 PM

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Evening Sky at Hex Manor 

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:20 PM

Exclusive from Josh Gates on Yeti Tracks 

At Cryptomundo, with pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:12 PM

The Fish/Goat/Man Monster of Lake Worth 

At Awesome Or Off-Putting. With one of my favorite pics (better version).

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:10 PM

Mexican musicians mysteriously murdered 

At least eight musicians have been killed in Mexico this year, including performers of the popular northern "Narcocorrido" music whose lyrics often focus on drug trafficking and violence.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:58 PM

Ghosthunter Mum Chases Scotland's Spooky Past 

She is one of the latest members of Ghost Hunters Scotland, a paranormal investigation team that uses the spirit world to unlock Scotland's spooky past.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:56 PM

'To see her, you wouldn't think she's dangerous' 

Creepy.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:52 PM

More mysteries explored in Perthshire author’s book 

Author Geoff Holder’s third book, The Guide to Mysterious Loch Ness and the Inverness Area, is launched this evening in the AK Bell Library, Perth.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:49 PM

Rare ancient wooden throne found in Herculaneum 

An ancient Roman wood and ivory throne has been unearthed at a dig in Herculaneum, Italian archaeologists said on Tuesday, hailing it as the most significant piece of wooden furniture ever discovered there.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:47 PM

WHERE IS THE POSEIDON MYSTERY ISLAND? 

So where in Fiji is the Poseidon mystery island-the site of arguably the world's first undersea resort?

Expected to cost millions and millions of dollars, the resort owned by Poseidon Undersea Resorts LLC is said to be under construction but the location is a close kept secret.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:38 PM

Monday, December 03, 2007

Looking for Bigfoot 

For more than a mile, the forest on both sides of the closed-up camp road was quiet except for the white noise of wind coming off Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Walking along in the dark, Chris Julian explained why he keeps his investigations secret (the risk of pranks), what he carries in his bag (human pheromones) and his general thoughts on out-of-state researchers (opportunistic jerks).

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:14 AM

Two-metre sea-scorpion once prowled Germany 

An enormous sea-scorpion more than 2 metres long once roamed the shallow seas of what is now Germany, according to palaeontologists.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:12 AM

Riverside woman finds antique treasures in Victorian home's walls 

While converting her 1888 Riverside Victorian home into a bed and breakfast, Janice Allen stumbled upon a museum.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:08 AM

Canoeist missing for five years turns up alive 

A canoeist who went missing, presumed drowned, off the Cleveland coast five years ago has turned up alive and well at a London police station, officers said on Monday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:07 AM

Shadow of the past Unsolved 1932 slaying still stings 

On their own time, two present-day cops are burrowing into a 75-year-old mystery, hoping to clean up a murder case marred by official corruption.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:06 AM

MYSTERY OF LIGHTS IN THE SKY 

Spooky lights spotted over Teignmouth have freaked out some locals.

See also: Hot Pink Flying Saucers!

UFO fan tells of Dorito sighting

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:04 AM

Dinosaur Mummy Dazzles Paleontologists 

Scientists Say Duckbilled Hadrosaur "Dakota" May Have Weighed 3.5 Tons, Could Outrun T. Rex.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:01 AM

Sunday, December 02, 2007

The Oldest Bars in LA 

Nice. A valuable resource. Via Defamer.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:28 AM

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Footprints seen around Mt.Everest stoke Yeti mystery 

A U.S.-based television channel investigating the existence of the legendary Yeti in Nepal has found footprints similar to those said to be that of the abominable snowman, the company said on Friday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:02 PM