Thursday, July 31, 2008

'Montauk Monster' madness! 

What is it exactly about dead unidentifiable creatures that makes us all go a little batty?

'Montauk Monster' witnesses emerge

The Montauk Monster and the best cryptids of all-time

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:25 PM

Wolverhampton researchers discover world's oldest joke 

Academics searching for the oldest examples of recorded witticisms compiled a top 10 featuring randy pharaohs, dead donkeys and the ancient equivalent of three men in a pub - three ox-drivers from Adab.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:20 PM

City Might Recognize UFO Sighting Spot As Historical Site 

The location of the alleged 1964 Socorro UFO sighting may be recognized by the city as a historical site, if Socorro’s Tourism Director Deborah Dean has anything to say about it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:15 PM

Can Fluffy predict a quake? 

From Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:15 PM

Mom blames housemate, fear of satanic cult for son's death 

Marsh testified she told friends she feared Brandon would be killed by the satanic group.
"I was told Brandon was worth $3.4 million dead," Marsh said. "The groups wanted to kill him."
"Groups?" Sonenberg asked.
"(For a) sacrifice," Marsh said.
"Did you believe that?"
"Yes," she said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:03 PM

The "Satanic Ten Commandments" 

A Christian organization is pressuring the community of Elberton, Ga., to tear down a massive, granite monument that lists an alternative set of Ten Commandments that the organization labels satanic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:57 PM

“Lusitania” mysteries – is Bemis in search of treasure trove? 

The amazing Mr. F. Greg Bemis Jnr. is back in Kinsale. Once more he’s exploring the wreck of the Lusitania, which was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1915, an event America later used to justify its entry into the First World War. It was fishermen from Kinsale, Cobh and Courtmacsherry who rescued survivors and carried out the grisly task of fishing the dead from the sea.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:54 PM

The Father of All Fangs—Snake Weapons Came From One Ancestor 

By examining the genetics of snake embryos, researchers have solved a long-standing evolutionary mystery regarding the evolution of fangs on venomous snakes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:53 PM

Alzheimer's Patients May Respond to Respect 

This suggests that a sense of adult identity remains intact in people with dementia, even when an individual isn't able to remember how old she is, where she is, what day it is or which family members are alive and present.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:51 PM

Book details discovery of Rosetta Stone after Napoleon's invasion of Egypt 

Review of Discovery at Rosetta by Jonathan Downs.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:48 PM

Lawsuit goes after Tom Cruise, church 

Tom Cruise is named in a $250 million federal lawsuit that is using the RICO statute against the Church of Scientology. Ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese, a longtime critic of the church, filed suit in Southern District Court in Florida on July 15 alleging, among other things, that members of the church harassed him after he left.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:02 PM

To Provoke War, Cheney Considered Proposal To Dress Up Navy Seals As Iranians And Shoot At Them 

Speaking at the Campus Progress journalism conference earlier this month, Seymour Hersh — a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist for The New Yorker — revealed that Bush administration officials held a meeting recently in the Vice President’s office to discuss ways to provoke a war with Iran.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:24 PM

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Anniversary Of Jimmy Hoffa's Disappearance: Former Mob Driver Tells CityNews.ca Where He's Buried 

It was thirty three years ago to the day that American labour leader and president of the Teamsters Union, Jimmy Hoffa disappeared.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:51 PM

Ghost Caller Spooks Honiara Residents 

Ghosts in the machine?

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:52 PM

Paranormal occurrences? Local group investigates 

They came armed with specialized equipment such as electromagnetic field meters – small, box-like instruments that pick up electromagnetic activity, as well as notebooks and hand-held video cameras.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:51 PM

After 39 years, an unsolved murder at Penn State fascinates 

On the chilly Friday after Thanksgiving, 1969, a murder took place in Penn State's largest library that has baffled investigators and fascinated amateur sleuths ever since.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:49 PM

The Bermuda Triangle Truths and Misconceptions 

The area of the Atlantic Ocean labeled "The Bermuda Triangle" consists of a vast stretch of water roughly contained within the boundaries of a line from Miami, Florida to the island of Bermuda, south to Puerto Rico and back to the east coast of Florida. Within the last five hundred years there have developed many legends and much speculation that something highly mysterious occurs in this area of the Atlantic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:42 PM

Dallas Psychiatrist's Paranormal Abilities to Be Tested by Noted Debunker James Randi 

During a summer of superhero blockbusters, Dallas psychiatrist Colin A. Ross, M.D. ( www.rossinst.com), is perfecting a superpower of his own. Dr. Ross' application to the $1 Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge has been received by the James Randi Educational Foundation ( www.randi.org). Dr. Ross can make a tone sound out of a speaker using nothing but an energy beam he sends out through his eyes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:40 PM

What UFOs Are 

Op-Ed.

UFO hacker extradicted to US

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:37 PM

The two strands of hair that may prove the Abominable Snowman roamed the earth 

Tests on two mystery strands of hair found in the mountains of north-east India could prove that the infamous Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, may have once existed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:34 PM

Bigfoots and yetis and Champ, oh my! 

Cryptozoology: New England’s animal underground.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:28 PM

A Fake Ancient Disc? 

The hundred-year-old mystery of a famous ancient artifact, according to one art history scholar, might be summed up with a single word: hubris.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:26 PM

Mystery woman found under van Gogh painting 

A previously unknown portrait of a woman by Vincent van Gogh has been revealed in a high-tech look beneath another of his paintings, it was announced today.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:13 PM

Eel drink as an energy booster, plus other strange news 

A canned drink called “Unagi Nobori,” or “Surging Eel,” made by Japan Tobacco Inc., hit the nation’s stores this month just ahead of Japan’s annual eel-eating season, company spokesman Kazunori Hayashi said Monday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:12 PM

ABC News: Cops: Rockefeller Kidnap Suspect a 'Ghost' 

No valid Social Security number. No wedding certificate. No work or school history.

Clark Rockefeller may have hobnobbed in high society with a name that fit the part, but authorities investigating the alleged abduction of his 7-year-old daughter have been unable to build an accurate profile of the kidnapping suspect.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:58 PM

Astronomical calculator kept track of ancient Olympics, study finds 

It's a floor wax! It's a dessert topping! The Antikythera mechanism has a lot of uses. With great pic of modern re-creation.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:49 PM

Investigating the Montauk Monster: The Story Deepens! 

A stout, hairless creature with a beak, claws, and the almond-shaped eyes familiar from renderings of space aliens, it looked, in short, like a monster.

The Montauk Monster: Publicity Stunt, Alien or Experiment Gone Wrong?

Montauk Monster: Property of the USDA?

Montauk Monster: Raccoon?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:42 PM

Russians Failed To Set World Record Dive 

Russian explorers dived to the bed of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake, on Tuesday in a display of Moscow's revived aspirations to establish new records in science.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:37 AM

Buried loot a mystery for U.S. Treasury Department 

The businessman arrived at the Treasury Department carrying a suitcase stuffed with about $5.2 million. The bills were decomposing, nearly unrecognizable, and he asked to swap them for a cashier's check. He said the money came from Mexico.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:34 AM

Secret lovers. Hidden bank accounts. And still no sign of a plane wreck. Did Richard Branson's balloon buddy fake his death? 

When adventurer Steve Fossett seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth last September, his many admirers couldn’t quite believe he had perished on something as mundane as a joyride in a light aircraft above the Nevada desert in the U.S.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:19 AM

Crop Circle Mystery 

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:16 AM

Bigfoot in the Spotlight 

Sasquatch is back in the news. The big fellow’s been avoiding the spotlight for a while, but this week I’ve seen a few stories suggesting he is once again leaving the mountains in search of sunny roadside destinations.

Bigfoot in Ontario

Gray wolf killed on road, Sasquatch allegedly seen near Alberton

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:07 AM

Cryptid Washes Ashore At Montauk 

Cryptomundo has the pic of a very weird looking critter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:02 AM

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Mayer: Top DOJ Lawyers Spoke ‘In Codes’ For Fear Of Being Wiretapped By White House ‘Lunatics’ 

MAYER: There was such an atmosphere of intimidation. … They felt so endangered in some ways that, at one point, two of the top lawyers from the Justice Department developed this system of talking in codes to each other because they thought they might be being wiretapped…by their own government. They felt like they might be kind of weirdly in physical danger. They were actually scared to stand up to Vice President Cheney.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:43 PM

Adventurer Steve Fossett 'may have faked his own death' 

Fossett's disappearance sparked the biggest search in American history, with the Civil Air Patrol's Black Hawks, fitted with infra-red technology, joined by over 30 private planes and internet experts scanning the Nevada desert looking for clues.

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:25 PM

'Books - A Memoir,' by Larry McMurtry 

Review at NYTimes.com.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:23 PM

Long Gone 

County’s vanished towns still appear on maps.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:16 PM

Believe it or not, she has survived seventy snake-bites! 

56-year-old Satya Devi of Solan district has been bitten by snakes of different kinds at least 70 times in the last three decades and still manages to get about her daily chores!

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:14 PM

Histatin: Why 'Licking Your Wounds' Actually Works 

A report by scientists from The Netherlands published in The FASEB Journal identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope to people suffering from chronic wounds related to diabetes and other disorders, as well as traumatic injuries and burns.

Thanks Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:07 PM

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Apollo Astronaut Speaks on UFO, Alien Claims 

Edgar Mitchell expands on his previous statements.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:09 PM

Paranormal believer Erik Beckjord dies at 69 

Erik Beckjord, a paranormal investigator who tried to share his theories at his UFO, Bigfoot and Loch Ness Monster Museum in North Beach, has died at age 69.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:43 PM

Bigfoot in Clayton County -- who would have thunk it 

Right next door in Clayton County two men, one of whom is a Clayton County police officer, claim to have a “well-preserved” Bigfoot body. They even have a website that promises they will unveil the body on September 1.

Sasquatch sighting has Grassy Narrows in a buzz (with footprint pic)

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:38 PM

Spirits of their age 

Why was labouring West Yorkshire such fertile ground for Spiritualism to first take root? Antonio Melechi explores the shadowy world of the Victorian séance.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:35 PM

Find could end 350-year science dispute 

Who first taught a boy born deaf to speak?

The chance discovery of an antique notebook could have solved the 350-year-old British scientific mystery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:23 PM

Provo novelist revisits manuscript after amnesia 

When Provo novelist G.G. Vandagriff dusted off one of her old manuscripts in 2006, the story she found was as much a mystery to her as the audience for whom it was written.
"I had to read it in order to find out who the bad guy was," she said. "I didn't remember anything. I certainly didn't remember writing it."

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:20 PM

Mystery over poison pen letters 

Police are investigating after "very bizarre" poison pen letters warned people in Stockton-on-Tees about a "bad clairvoyant" - who is probably fictitious.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:16 PM

Ghost Towning: It's One Way to Explore the Old West 

The howling wind across a remote landscape, a creaky metal gate or a run-in with a rattlesnake or gun-toting local are the things that attract ghost towners. They are history buffs who take their outdoor adventures with a dash of mystery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:14 PM

Explorer Won't Budge on Shipwreck Mystery 

A three-way court battle is brewing among an explorer who says he's found a 329-year-old shipwreck, the state of Michigan and the U.S. government. Just as precarious as the weather that supposedly sank the Griffon in 1679, the legal battle seems to portend a perfect storm.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:07 PM

Friday, July 25, 2008

LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT - LOST CLASSIC FOUND! 

Has the most famous lost film of all time been found? Via this page at Ain't It Cool.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:07 PM

Thursday, July 24, 2008

One Step Beyond: Shrooms and ESP 

One Step Beyond, billed as "your guide to the supernatural," was a docudrama TV program airing from 1959-1961.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:40 PM

Heritage Hill killer eluded police in pre-DNA era 

By the time of Catherine Fingleton's 1980 killing, investigators were desperate to solve a string of slayings that dated a decade.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:44 PM

Wonder on the Web 

The Heavy Stuff has composed a list of sites to find wonder on the Web and was kind enough to mention the Professor. It is much appreciated.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:36 PM

Aliens exist, but NASA covers them up says astronaut 

Dr Edgar Mitchell, said he was aware of several UFO visits during his career, but each one had been covered up.

From the Article: "I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real.

"It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it."

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:32 PM

Mona Lisa mown into suburban garden lawn 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:24 PM

Yeti Hairs Examined 

The hunt for the mysterious Yeti - otherwise known as the Abominable Snowman - has frustrated scientists for decades.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:23 PM

New manta ray species discovered 

With pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:21 PM

Oldest Living Iranian 

On the Silk Road from Yazd to Shiraz, in the desert city of Abarkuh, stands the oldest living being in Iran (perhaps in the whole world). It is at least five thousand years old, and some say eight thousand. Ancient and mysterious even to botanists (who cannot decide on its true age), the Cypress Tree of Abarkuh is surrounded by legends and revered by countless visitors.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:20 PM

Riddle of doll found in chimney of Birmingham house 

An antiques dealer has turned detective in a bid to unravel the mystery of a 150-year-old doll rumoured to have belonged to a Birmingham mayor.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:16 PM

‘Hard-working couple’ exposed as twins 

The mystery of how a Chinese couple seemingly managed to run a busy restaurant 21 hours a day has been solved.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:13 PM

Researchers discover how Northern Lights dance 

Canadian researchers are part of an international team that has discovered what makes the Northern Lights sometimes race and shimmer across the sky.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:12 PM

Ancient Olympic Chariot Racetrack Located? 

German researchers claim to have identified the hippodrome at Olympia, in Western Greece, some 1,600 years after the historic sports venue disappeared under river mud.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:08 PM

Nov. 22, 1963 

Conspiracy or No, One Day Has Stretched To Fill a Writer's Years

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:19 PM

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Newspaper: Cop Claims To Have Bigfoot Body 

Cryptomundo takes a look.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:31 PM

The Curse of the Crying Boy 

Could a kitsch print bring fiery disaster to its owners?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:23 PM

Garden Yeti 

Bigfoot is nice!

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:17 PM

The Night Seige of the Serpentine Ghoul 

From the Paranormal Pastor.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:01 PM

Kelowna woman says she believes she saw legendary Ogopogo in B.C. lake 

Don't tell Robyn Holman that the mythical lake monster called the Ogopogo doesn't exist.

Our Very Own Sea Monster

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:51 PM

Monsters, Ghosts and Vampires 

Do you have a true story?

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:48 PM

‘Pagan’ vandalism has perplexed the bowlers 

Regulars of the Shaw Comrades Club were stunned when they turned up for a match to find a bizarre installation of bricks, paving slabs and a headless scarecrow.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:46 PM

The house that H.P. Lovecraft built 

Nice article on Arkham House.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:38 PM

I’ve seen UFOs on weather radar imagery 

IT IS quite clear that my estimation of increasing numbers of UFOs arriving here to Earth is beginning to come true.

What to do if you see a UFO

Recent Texas UFO Sightings Are Not a New Phenomenon

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:31 PM

3ft 11in dwarf is gang's mystery burglar 

The pint-sized pilferer’s tiny frame meant he could squeeze through the smallest of gaps and help himself to thousands of pounds worth of swag.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:41 AM

Monday, July 21, 2008

The Real Batman 

Cryptomundo looks at the Arizona Batman.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:16 PM

The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic 

Something cool for 2010.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:34 PM

Well-Preserved Thousand-Year-Old Mummy Found in Peru 

The mummy is thought to have been an elite member of the Chancay culture, a civilization that thrived in the central coast of Peru from about A.D. 1000 to 1400.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:16 PM

Close encounter for Hounslow teen 

A teenager claims to have had a close encounter with an alien spaceship last Wednesday night as UFO fever continues to grip Hounslow.

Whoosh! UFO shoots across sky and MoD ask me to say nothing!

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:10 PM

The strange tale of Buster Martin 

Patrick Barkham attempts to track down the truth about the man hailed as the oldest runner of the London marathon.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:03 PM

Belfast 'Flash Attack' Is 'Mystery' 

The police have appealed for information into what appears to be a new type of assault case where the victim said he saw 'a flash' before receiving an injury to the shoulder.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:48 PM

One Foot Mystery Solved 

RCMP in the lower mainland now say they will hold off on holding a news conference to reveal the DNA identification of one of the five feet that have washed up on shore over the past year. Police say they are still gathering information.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:45 PM

Why Was JFK Murdered? 

What made John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) such a threat to the "Shadow Government" that he had to be murdered?

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:36 PM

The Legend of Steve Fossett Takes Root 

Nevada gets another mystery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:32 PM

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Nerdgasm: Watchmen Trailer Hits Web a Day Early 

for all you comic geeks out there.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:30 PM

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Tracking Bigfoot no small feat for local detective 

A gumshoe is looking for a Bigfoot.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:43 AM

A twist in high-flying mystery 

In the Northwest's most enduring mystery — who was D.B. Cooper? — about the only thing we've ever been certain of is that the legendary skyjacker was a he.

What if he wasn't?

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:41 AM

Russian remains confirmed as last tsar's children 

New DNA tests have confirmed that bones found last year belonged to the murdered children of Russia's last tsar, investigators said Wednesday, as followers marked the 90th anniversary of their death.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:29 AM

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

'Rabbit Ripper' Baffles German Police 

Police in Germany are investigating a series of killings that raises some questions about humans’ relationships with animals and what exactly constitutes murder. In this case, the victims are pet rabbits – more than 40 to date since last summer.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:14 PM

Accuser tells of 'satanic group' 

The woman and man who have accused a couple in a sexual assault case that includes allegations of channeling demons and caging a man were in Durham County District Court on Monday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:04 PM

A closer look at ‘hilot’ 

The Filipino art of bone setting and therapeutic massage was known by various name: hilot (Tagalog, Visayan, Bicolano, Manobo, Dumagat), hagud (Bukidnon), aplos (Bontoc) and ablon (Northern Ilocano) to name a few.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:02 PM

Weird Lights and Rare Bear 

From the Flathead Beacon Police Blotter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:58 PM

Who are the people who have seen a UFO? 

A survey conducted by the Scripps Howard News Service and the University of Ohio found that about eight percent of Americans say they have seen a mysterious object in the sky that might have been a visitor from another world.

Famed ‘swamp gas’ incident part of History Television special

Nanaimo peak has been scene of logging, a UFO sighting, deadly crash and a wedding

UFO hovered above marshes

Bright orange lights in sky evidence of UFOs?

Doc probes reaction of officials to UFOs

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:47 PM

Ghost ship wrecks Bali surfing contest 

Great photo.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:34 PM

The Mysterious Lawrence Of Arabia 

Lawrence of Arabia (TE Lawrence) went to great lengths to conceal his identity after his heroic actions during the First World War.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 PM

Mystery Crypto Letter Has Coders Stumped 

A coded letter sent last year to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois has the lab, and outside coders stumped. The letter was sent anonymously last March in a hand-addressed envelope via regular mail to the physics lab's public affairs office.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:27 PM

The mystery and history of ghost towns draw visitors 

The howling wind across a remote landscape, a creaky metal gate or a run-in with a rattlesnake or gun-toting local are the things that attract ghost towners. They are history buffs who take their outdoor adventures with a dash of mystery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:16 PM

Mystery Bug Found at London Museum 

Even with 28 million insect specimens in their collection, experts at London's Natural History Museum haven't found a match for a mysterious bug—pictured above—found in their own backyard.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:15 PM

Monday, July 14, 2008

African Lion Loose In Eastern El Paso County 

Photos and tracks of a maned lion in Colorado.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:05 PM

Friday, July 11, 2008

Italian soldiers floored by 77-year-old Japanese woman 

Italian soldiers are facing the embarrassment of being beaten up daily by a 77-year-old Japanese grandmother.

Via Weird Asia News.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:49 PM

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Philadelphia Weirdness 

The Indians paid homage to these elusive monsters by carving images of these fiends on their battle shields, to create fear and trepidation. Despite being reasonably small in stature and having such a fearsome reputation, the Albatwitch is said to mainly feast on apples and is often considered a cunning creature which steals, usually from those who are relaxing with a woodland picnic, only to find their apples missing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:01 AM

Bigfoot sightings not uncommon to some 

“It gives you pause to think about what goes on in a woods at night.”

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:58 AM

'Mass hysteria' closes Bangladeshi schools 

A mystery illness health experts are describing as a type of "mass hysteria" has struck students at four schools in Bangladesh in the past week, forcing them to close temporarily.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:49 AM

Mima Mounds: Mystery hides in vast prairie | Seattle Times Newspaper 

A single 6-foot-tall-by-30-foot-wide mound in a grassland prairie is but a mound. But acres upon acres of mounds, sharing similar shape and size and packed in clumps like eggs in a carton?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:48 AM

Police to reveal latest on mystery feet 

Authorities in B.C. have been so inundated with calls from around the world about the mysterious human feet that have been washing up on provincial shores that investigators have promised to hold a media briefing in Vancouver today to update the public on the case.

Retracing the steps of the severed feet

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:37 AM

Who were B.C.’s first seafarers? 

Chinese myths and tenuous archaeological evidence offer hints that explorers came here from the Far East long ago

Excellent article.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:33 AM

Prosecutor: DNA clears JonBenet Ramsey's family 

Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy said the tests point to an "unexplained third party."

Patsy Ramsey’s sister hails new JonBenet evidence

The Ramseys Have Been Cleared. Now Shut the Hell Up About It.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:25 AM

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Acupuncture 'does nothing to boost IVF success rate' 

Acupuncture does nothing to boost a woman's chances of having a baby through IVF, research shows.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:22 PM

My, Early Humans, What Big Ear Canals You Have 

Could humans talk 500,000 years ago? Their ears say… maybe, according to Rolf Quam of the American Natural History Museum in New York.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:20 PM

Unesco takes Antonine Wall out of Hadrian's shadow 

It consists of little more than mounds of earth, some ditches, and the occasional pile of rocks, but the Antonine Wall in Scotland has been awarded World Heritage status, elevating it to the same level of importance as renowned sites such as the Pyramids.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:18 PM

Monday, July 07, 2008

Sasquatch sightings stir second Bigfoot seminar 

"I immediately put out my cigarette and started towards my house," he said of the February night. "If there was something that big around, I didn't want to be outside."

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:11 PM

The truth is outback 

UFO sightings are apparently so frequent at Wycliffe Well that you're unlucky if you don't see something.

Retired meteorologist still scans skies - for UFOs

UFO'S AND WOMEN

British UFO sightings at 'bizarre' levels

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:02 PM

Q&A: 'Hellboy' creator Mike Mignola 

Mike Mignola’s now-iconic creation Hellboy has always been an unlikely success story, both on the comic book page and the movie screen.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:56 PM

Dead Sea tablet suggests Jewish resurrection imagery pre-dates Jesus 

The premise that the Messiah died and was resurrected after three days is considered the foundation of the Christian faith, one which differentiates it from Judaism. Through the generations, this belief stood at the center of the debate between Christians and Jews. But now, a mysterious tablet from the time of the second temple has led researchers to believe that this premise of messianic resurrection is not unique to Christianity, but rather existed in Judaism years before Jesus was born.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:45 PM

Reports of China's 'satellite Killer' Meet Wall of Silence 

Overseas reports that Beijing has carried out the world's first-known satellite-killing test in more than 20 years were met with official obfuscation, media censorship and, among the few people who were informed, disbelief.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:37 PM

Unlocking the 'Strad secret' 

An old friend resurfaced in the world press last week: the "secret of the Stradivarius" story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 PM

Octopuses given Rubik's Cubes to find out if they have a favourite tentacle 

With great pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:23 PM

Mystery of 'two-headed pheasant 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:11 PM

Lost Beatles Interview Found In Putney Garage 

Mystery surrounds the discovery of a forgotten interview with the Beatles, which was unearthed in the garage of a Wandsworth family home.

Oh, and Happy Birthday Ringo!

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:09 PM

Mystery of the meat-eaters' molecule 

Our inability to produce a chemical present in every other primate may be linked to a series of chronic diseases.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:08 PM

Northwest nose damage remains a mystery 

The Federal Aviation Administration is now reporting it was not a bird that caused the indentation on the nose cone of a Northwest Airlines flight that landed safely Sunday in Tampa.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:02 PM

Saturday, July 05, 2008

Frome’s Mystery Tunnels 

The age of the tunnels and their function is open to question, but they are old. Frome itself was founded 1300 years ago, putting a limit on their age.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:44 AM

Friday, July 04, 2008

Happy 4th of July 

I just want to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:05 PM

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Philadelphia Weirdness 

Is it just a whisper on the wind that strange people, resembling a bizarre cult, once inhabited Philly and became known as the Wissahickon Cult?

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:02 AM

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Madam Marie, RIP 

Marie Castello, the legendary fortune teller Madam Marie, died last Friday at age 93.

Marie was made famous by Bruce Springsteen in his 1973 song 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).

Here is some more info.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:47 PM

The Welsh 'Roswell' UFO Controversy 

It's been thirty-four years since an event occurred in North Wales which involved strange lights in the sky, odd tremors, 'Men In Black' types and something that crashed somewhere in the Berwyn mountains. Answers may finally be forthcoming thanks to a new investigation.

UFO investigators drawn to Bucks

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:21 PM

Mystery of the monster bloom 

A flower which has remained dormant for eight years has mysteriously bloomed and left the experts scatching their heads in bewilderment.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:46 PM

Mystery fireball streaks across sky 

From the Hollywood Hills to the Nevada state line, people reported seeing a fireball streaking across the sky and appearing to fall toward the San Bernardino Mountains on Tuesday morning. But explanations of the mysterious object were scarce.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:38 PM

A Cure for Cold Sores? 

By age 40, nearly 90% of adults have been exposed to the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:36 PM