Monday, January 31, 2011

Last U.S. WWI vet approaches 110 

Happy Birthday, Mr. Buckles.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:24 PM

Epilepsy Lead to Chopin’s Death, Says Study 

Another layer of mystery has been unleashed over the demise of polish renowned composer.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:27 PM

The Roswelsh incident 

UFO researchers believe an alien spacecraft crashed on a Welsh mountainside and that the Government covered it up.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:18 PM

Briarcliff’s Mysterious and Legendary Leatherman 

As Ossining Historical Society President Norman MacDonald so aptly pointed out, “The Leatherman is one of our greatest historical mysteries.”

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:11 PM

Report: WW II pilot recalls seeing flying 'mystery spheres' over Germany 

Sixty-six years ago, during World War II, Everett Harris saw something he only spoke of sparingly to family members and a few close friends.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:53 PM

An Entirely Possible Legend: Vikings Steered Ships Using “Sunstones” 

It all starts with an Icelandic legend about a man named Sigurd.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:11 PM

Thursday, January 27, 2011

RIP Poppa Neutrino 

William Pearlman, a dauntless nomad best known as "Poppa Neutrino" who once sailed across the Atlantic on a raft built of junk, died Jan. 23 in a New Orleans hospital of complications from congestive heart failure. He was 77.

Neat obit. What a life.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:40 PM

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Historian accused of altering Lincoln document at National Archives 

The Archives on Monday accused Lowry of altering the pardon in plain view in the agency's main research room to amplify its historical significance.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:08 AM

Lair of the Beasts: Monster Rumors 

One such rumor that has reached my eyes and ears from easily a dozen people, suggests that in the immediate aftermath of the massive devastation caused by the May 1980 volcanic eruption at Mt. St. Helens, Washington, elements of the U.S. military secretly removed from the mountain the bodies of several immense, Bigfoot-type beasts that had reportedly been found by rescue-workers, and that had presumably been killed by the overwhelmingly disastrous eruption.

See also: The Mysteries of the Pleistocene

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:22 AM

The search for the ‘Lord God Bird’ 

Quest to find ivory-billed woodpecker chronicled in ‘eco-noir’ documentary.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:19 AM

The year 2011, according to Thomas Edison in 1911 

100 years ago, a newspaper published Thomas Edison's musings on the far-off future of 2011. According to the famed inventor, we should be driving around in solid gold taxis.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:14 AM

Rocket man loves his Parachute 

Dan Schlund will get a bird's eye view of this weekend's Parachute Christian Music Festival, at Mystery Creek, from his hydrogen peroxide powered rocket pack.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:10 AM

Civil War Gun Mystery Solved: Museum Recovers $50K Confederate Revolver Stolen In 1975 

A woman in Knoxville, Tenn., discovered the gun in December in her late father's belongings. She tried to sell it to an Ohio antique dealer who traced the gun to the museum.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:06 AM

Can you solve a 20-year mystery? 

Can you ID this strange medical machine?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:02 AM

New documentary to focus on Mothman mystery 

According to a news release from Red Line Studios, Inc., Eyes of the Mothman is the first comprehensive feature documentary on the mysterious events that surrounded the area in 1966.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:57 AM

Trash becomes treasure 

Diamant believes the drawings were created roughly from 1900 to 1910 by someone in a mental hospital in Nevada, Mo.

The works were all completed on ledger paper marked "State Hospital No. 3" or "State Lunatic Asylum No. 3."

Neat story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:56 AM

Monday, January 24, 2011

RIP Jack LaLanne 

One of my personal heroes, Jack LaLanne, has passed. Thanks for everything, Jack.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:07 PM

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Daniel B. Fearing Bookplate 

I thought this was a cool bookplate. Fearing was a noted book collector and Mayor of Newport, Rhode Island.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:11 AM

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Is this a pygmy mammoth painted on an Egyptian tomb wall? 

A curious, large-tusked elephantine creature appears in the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian vizier who died sometime between 1479-1401 BCE.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:53 PM

Could failed Fife assassin hold key to murder of Olof Palme? 

A Former hitman convicted of trying to assassinate a Croatian dissident in Scotland has claimed he holds the key to the mystery of who killed Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:02 PM

Why I still want to solve 1891 murder mystery 

A historian who has dedicated years of research to a murder mystery which has baffled a town’s residents has shed light on the killing 120 years on.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:00 PM

Origin of mystery footprints revealed 

When giant, human-shaped footprints were found stamped in rock at a construction site in Tibet in 1999, local residents celebrated what they believed to be the discovery of ancient traces left by the legendary figure King Gesar, the hero of an epic poem at the heart of Tibetan history.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:59 PM

Mystery man in the black fedora a no-show at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe 

Those who have seen him claim he is a sinister figure, with a scarf around his face and a walking stick in hand.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:54 PM

University researchers create networked flying robots that build complex structures 

Imagine a future where massive, flying robots assemble complex structures like skyscrapers or houses, with all the machines working as one, coordinated through a wireless network and custom algorithm.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:27 PM

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Capturing the Uncapturable 

Bigfoot, Pascal Girard’s pitch-perfect second graphic novel, is a tale of one teen’s search for that most legendary of creatures — a girlfriend.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:17 PM

The legend of the lost DeGrazia paintings buried in the Superstition Mountains 

According to legend, 18 paintings were buried in the mountains by the artist Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia, shortly after he infamously burned 100 paintings in protest of the IRS in 1976.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:12 PM

Abilene's great gator mystery of the late 1950's solved 

Jim Freeman wanted to clear his conscience, and he is coming clean about his involvement in the great alligator mystery of the late 1950s.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:07 PM

Monday, January 17, 2011

Archaeologists Discover Oldest Wine-Making Equipment Ever Found 

The facility, which dates back to roughly 4100 B.C. — 1,000 years before the earliest comparable find — was unearthed by a team of archaeologists from Armenia, the United States and Ireland in the same mysterious Armenian cave complex where an ancient leather shoe was found, a discovery that was announced last summer.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:27 PM

Investigations continue into mystery explosions in Essex market town 

"An Essex Police investigation is ongoing. We are liaising with other agencies in our attempt to identify the cause of this incident."

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:57 PM

Still crazy about stones 

I grew up with a father crazy about megaliths, monoliths and "stupid old rocks put here a trillion years ago so Dad could bore us with them today".

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:47 PM

French nun says cure attributed to late pope is 'great mystery' 

The French nun whose miraculous recovery from Parkinson's disease put the late Pope John Paul II on the path to sainthood said Monday the phenomenon remained a "great mystery."

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:41 PM

'Mystery spider' related to black widow 

It belongs to the Theridiidae family of spiders, which includes the black widow.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:38 PM

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Experience: I lived with wolves 

'I ate what they ate, mostly raw deer and elk, which they would often bring back for me, or fruit and berries.'

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:40 PM

Cuba Underwater City, Ancient Aliens, and the Book Of The Damned 

With videos.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:54 PM

Friday, January 14, 2011

Toynbee Tiles film gets cool poster 

Resurrect Dead, the documentary about the mysterious Toynbee Tiles, has a cool new poster.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:51 PM

Story of the circus fat lady has many twists 

While doing some local history research recently, I came across an interesting, unusual story. It was about a lady who lived in Branch County in the late 1800s. Her real name was Elizabeth Charlotte Stice. And she was a circus fat lady.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:59 PM

New Dashiell Hammett story published 50 years after his death 

Case closed: An unpublished Dashiell Hammett story is coming out 50 years after his death.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:49 PM

The Neanderthal Nose Enigma: Why So Big? 

A mystery of Neanderthals for more than a century is one that's literally as plain as the noses on their faces — why did they have such big schnozes?

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:25 PM

The glare of modern times has done little to dampen the spirit of Sherlockians 

A Sherlockian, according to Graham Moore’s novel The Sherlockian, is not simply a devotee of the Sherlock Holmes stories, but a true believer in the theory that the hero of those stories was a real individual.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:25 PM

Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog 

Check it out.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:21 PM

The Incredible True Story of the Collar Bomb Heist 

At 2:28 pm on August 28, 2003, a middle-aged pizza deliveryman named Brian Wells walked into a PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. He had a short cane in his right hand and a strange bulge under the collar of his T-shirt. Wells, 46 and balding, passed the teller a note. “Gather employees with access codes to vault and work fast to fill bag with $250,000,” it said. “You have only 15 minutes.” Then he lifted his shirt to reveal a heavy, boxlike device dangling from his neck. According to the note, it was a bomb.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:20 PM

On the Trail of Da Vinci's Mystery Woman: 7 New Theories About the Mona Lisa 

The Mona Lisa has intrigued its admirers for hundreds of years, leading generation after generation to hypothesize what secrets lie behind the side-glancing eyes of Leonardo da Vinci's muse.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:09 PM

Joe Gores dies at 79; prize-winning mystery writer 

The former San Francisco private investigator was the author of such novels as 'Hammett,' 'Come Morning' and 'Spade & Archer.'

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:07 PM

Journal’s Article on ESP Is Expected to Prompt Outrage 

One of psychology’s most respected journals has agreed to publish a paper presenting what its author describes as strong evidence for extrasensory perception, the ability to sense future events.

Thanks Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:31 AM

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Pictures: Blackbeard's Ship Yields Ornamental Sword 

Cool.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 PM

Unexplained object captured on camera near Bendigo 

Mr Davis, who is a retired camera operator, said he was standing at the back door of his home, facing west, when he noticed something strange in the sky.

With pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:36 AM

Unluckiest house number is 243 

People living at number 243 have unwittingly chosen the unluckiest house on the street, according to a survey.

Thanks Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:28 AM

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Horse Man of Bede 

Some time ago, a correspondent who reads one of my newspaper columns sent me an extraordinary story which was duly published. This prompted an e-mail from another correspondent who told me yet another bizarre tale even stranger than the first, the substance of which will take up the rest of this blog.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:42 PM

Mona Lisa landscape location mystery 'solved' 

A hidden clue in Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa identifies the exact location of the landscape which provides the background to the world's best known painting, an Italian art historian claims.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:47 AM

DNA upends century-old murder verdict 

The celebrated story of Dr. Crippen, second in fame only to the case of Jack-the-Ripper in the United Kingdom, was a triumph for the early days of forensic science.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:42 AM

New Book Explores Secret Ancient History of Rock 'n Roll 

Author Christopher Knowles says fast, loud and wild music dates back to the ancient world.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:04 AM

See also: Gabrielle Giffords and Jared Loughner: Notes on conspiracy

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:15 AM

Monday, January 10, 2011

An unusual finding during screening colonoscopy: a cockroach! 

Yeeeee-uck.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:34 PM

Orange Alligator Spotted In Sarasota County 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:30 AM

Showers of blackbirds air out conspiracy theories 

The moon turns blood red. The earth shakes. Soldiers die in wars. And the world keeps spinning, even though these events fit neatly into apocalyptic predictions.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:28 AM

Did Canadian prof solve a Mona Lisa mystery? 

For almost a decade, Ross Kilpatrick has pored over every detail in the famed painting -- from the pictured woman to the diverse landscape behind her -- and conducted research to identify at least some of the portrait's hidden literary references.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:29 AM

Canadian mummified forest tells tale of a changing north 

“It’s hard to wrap your head around that concept — that this wood was 2 million years old but wasn’t petrified,” he said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:26 AM

Saint of Death hard to kill 

Her skull-face peers from beneath a cloak, the Grim Reaper's scythe often clutched in her hand. She is the Saint of Death, icon of an underground cult that for many years has been the bane of the Roman Catholic Church and Mexican government.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:07 AM

Winnipeg man claims Sasquatch sighting 

After a half century of nightmares, Winnipegger Archie Motkaluk, 70, has finally revealed the secret behind his decades of sleepless nights.

See also: Web site tells of five southeastern Illinois bigfoot encounters

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:37 AM

Actress playing Amanda Knox says truth may never be known 

Hayden Panettiere said unanswered questions over the killing of Miss Kercher, 21, in the Italian hill town of Perugia more than three years ago made it a "riveting" real-life murder mystery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:27 AM

A clue to CIA mystery that has defeated the world's codebreakers 

There is at least one secret that remains stubbornly safe in the leak-plagued global superpower. Indeed, the enigma stares the spies of the Central Intelligence Agency in the face each day.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:23 AM

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Jared Loughner: Manchurian Candidate? 

Is Tucson shooter Jared Loughner a victim of mind control?

My latest at The Examiner.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:44 AM

Friday, January 07, 2011

Further evidence of occult activity in Hopwas has emerged following the discovery of another buried artefact in the village's woodland 

An Egyptian-style clay statuette has been uncovered by Tamworth man Andrew Lee – who contacted the Herald after reading about the discovery of an engraved copper tablet with magical writing which was found in Hopwas Woods last month.

And: John Conway, who discovered the tablet with his metal detector, revealed the translation to the Herald this week.

He said the language and runes, some difficult to decipher, were Enochian, used in the 16th Century by noted occultist John Dee.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:28 AM

London`s oldest structure discovered 

A team from Thames Discovery Programme (TDP) has discovered London's oldest structure on the foreshore of the Thames just metres from the MI6 building in Vauxhall.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:19 AM

John Wheeler Murder Gets More Baffling 

John Wheeler, the driving force behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and former White House and Pentagon aide, was found dead on New Year's Eve, buried in the trash.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:16 AM

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Renaissance score engraved on church 

One of the most beautiful churches in Naples, Italy, conceals a musical score within its unusual stone-clad facade, a new study has concluded.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:38 PM

Genius Mary Poppins-esque Photographer Discovered Post Mortem 

Very cool story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:42 PM

Birds fall, dead fish: How the ancients interpreted the signs of the times 

Except for the media’s pleasure in linking up random events and sensationalizing them, what else except end time’s prophecies could stir such shock and awe deep in our psyches?

Informative.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:27 PM

George Clooney chases the Monster of Florence 

Clooney, the Monster of Florence, Amanda Knox. This story's got everything. My latest at The Examiner.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:00 AM

Stanford University researchers try to solve mystery of satellite failures 

"Satellites are failing, there are anomalies and we are not quite sure what is happening."

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:37 AM

‘Incredible hulk’ mystery of tallest ever Irishman solved 

Charles Byrne was the tallest Irishman who ever lived. He made his money as a freak in a circus and he grew to 7 feet seven inches tall at his height.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:25 AM

Do Pterosaurs Still Exist on Papua New Guinea? 

Pterosaurs are ferocious flying dinosaurs thought to have been extinct for 65 million years. However, there is physical evidence of gigantic nesting sites in some of the mountainous cliff areas of Papua New Guinea.

Thanks, Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:24 AM

Mystery of the man with no memory found wandering the streets 

The man was found five months ago and has not been able to tell anyone who he is.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:22 AM

Amazing life: Fleeing Bolsheviks, fortunes won and lost, Tommy guns in Thailand and Shanghai romance 

Cool story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:55 AM

Ex-Bush advisor found in landfill linked to attempted arson, police say 

A former Bush aide whose body was found at a Delaware landfill was acting erratic before his death, and may have been involved in a plot to burn down his neighbor's house, published reports suggested Wednesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:17 AM

Protective properties of green tea uncovered 

Regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to latest research by scientists at Newcastle University.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:10 AM

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Unexplained bird deaths not new but not ancient 

My latest at the Examiner. Please give it a read.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:35 PM

Wednesday’s Witches: Romania makes witchcraft a legal profession 

The first Wednesday’s Witches of 2011.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:05 PM

Military expert's death still puzzling: Sightings reported, but few clues 

Delaware's bizarre murder mystery involving a top U.S. military expert took more strange twists yesterday with two reported sightings of John Wheeler III in the days before his body was found in a Wilmington landfill.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:15 PM

Unexplained UFO Mystery: Salem's Flying Triangle 

Our UFO sighting was in 1988, here in Salem, Oregon. In pursuit of an explanation for it, I formed the theory that having an open mind is the first prerequisite.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:13 PM

DNA testing could settle Lincoln assassin mystery 

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:12 PM

The Mystery of John Glenn’s Fireflies Returns 

What were the “fireflies” that John Glenn saw during the first orbital spaceflight for the US?

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:10 PM

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Top Ten Coelacanth News Items of 2010 

Cryptomundo counts 'em down.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:04 PM

Tomb of King Tut's wife may emerge in 2011 

Dr. Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, has dedicated years to solving the mystery behind the Great Pyramid's secret doors and Cleopatra's burial place.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:25 AM

Magicians seek to reinvent an old art for the Internet age 

In the days of the Internet, magic is losing its mystery, and some magicians are running out of rabbits to pull out of a hat.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:24 AM

Acid Trip 

After Steve Witte was laid off from his job at Pfizer last year, he decided to pursue a radically different approach to medicine. Swapping his New York apartment for a thatch hut near Iquitos, Peru, Witte, 44, set aside his squash hobby to become an apprentice under the master shaman Alfredo Cairuna.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:27 AM

Cops probe 'weird' murder of Bush aide 

Military expert John Wheeler III also helped get Vietnam Veterans Memorial built.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:19 AM

Scientists Solve Chupacabra Mystery 

Raccoon.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:47 AM

A True Story: The Cry of the Bigfoot 

Mill City lies in the heart of Oregon's big timber country. I spent the early years of my youth there, exploring old trails that wound through the thick forest to lookouts high atop the mountains.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:28 AM

Monday, January 03, 2011

Ex-Bush, Reagan official’s body found dumped in landfill 

The body of a military expert who served in three Republican administrations was found dumped in a landfill over the holiday weekend, and investigators said Monday they do not know who might have killed him.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:33 PM

The spider curse 

Was it sorcery?

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:23 PM

Owlman Oddities 

Just recently, there has a been a veritable rash of high-strangeness concerning Owls and England's Owlman.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:07 PM

St. Augustine’s 1896 Giant Octopus 

A classic of cryptozoology, with lots of pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:02 PM

Ancient Roman Recipes 

When we think of the food of Ancient Rome, it's usually images of huge banquets which come to mind. But there was a lot more to Roman food than exotic dishes served by slaves at orgies.

We can still keep the orgies, right?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:56 AM

Wake Up, Geek Culture. Time to Die 

Patton Oswalt looks at the past and future of geekery. Longish but worth it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:54 AM

New ghost stories 

I posted a few new ghost stories over at Haunted Hex.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:42 AM

Bizarre Bird Death Mystery To Be Examined In Madison 

Some of the birds that mysteriously died in Arkansas are headed to Madison as wildlife officials try to determine what caused their demise.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:57 AM

World's oldest dad Ramjit Raghav, 94, wants to try for another child 

The delighted dad, who was a wrestler in his youth, attributes his virility to his diet. He said: “My daily diet comprises of three litres of milk, half a kilo of almonds and half a kilo of ghee."

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:09 AM

New component to gravity explains anomaly 

Einstein’s Theory of Relativity can be reconciled with a new force which explains the rotation of stars in the centre of a galaxy and unexpected spacecraft trajectories says a Viennese scientist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:58 AM

Paranormal Careers 

Looking for a job?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:30 AM

Macabre museum tells ghastly, ghoulish stories of Asheville 

Joshua P. Warren has made a career out of investigating stories of Asheville's past, from high crimes to creepy goings-on.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:21 AM

UFO sightings spawn alien gangs worldwide, say watchers 

They are neither malevolent or benevolent, and there’s no concern for ray guns since these “alien gangs” disguise themselves as humans and rent or own homes like everyone else, say UFO “watchers” here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:11 AM

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Psychic predictions for 2011: A pregnant Michelle Obama and a gropey Justin Bieber 

The predictions are in!

My first article for 2011 at The Examiner. Click here for last year's version.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:49 AM

Big cat ... or Bigfoot? 

Reports out of Carson County of a large cat preying on goats are beginning to have a Bigfoot feeling.

See also: Top 10 stories of 2010: Cleveland County bigfoot makes big comeback

With drawing of "Knobby."

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:47 AM

Yetis and Bigfoot and monsters, oh my 

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts' newest multidisciplinary project, Creatures: From Bigfoot to the Yeti Crab, is a fun, but also thought-provoking, look at fantastical creatures through the eyes of contemporary artists, filmmakers and scientists.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:21 AM

Diary of the exhausted soothsayer 

It's peak season for astrologers, diviners and followers of the occult: people who decipher clues from the planets and celestial beings for a living.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:19 AM

Fixated on the footsteps of Miranda 

The legend of Hanging Rock lives.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:18 AM

Chinese Tow Motorcycle 

Like a tow truck, but different. Cool photos.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:15 AM

Best criminal disguises of 2010 

The year 2010 had its share of bizarre moments, none more so than some, more unusual crimes and the even more whacky disguises. Here are the five best.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:11 AM

The Sea Serpent Files 

Sea serpents from the Britain's National Archives. Good stuff.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:07 AM