Tuesday, April 30, 2013

What is the most mysterious/paranormal thing you've witnessed?  

A thread at Reddit that will pretty much kill your afternoon.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:30 PM

Wallaby spotted on the lam in Lanchashire - snap of mystery marsupial sparks police hunt  

The mysterious marsupial was snapped by a motorist in Winmarleigh near Garstang over the weekend.

with pic!

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:41 AM

Heracleion Photos: Lost Egyptian City Revealed After 1,200 Years Under Sea 

Fantastic photo with links to more. Cool stuff.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:53 AM

Robots Uncover the Secrets of an Ancient Pyramid in Mexico  

Mexican archeologists discovered three previously unknown chambers under a pyramid in Teotihuacan, an ancient city 31 miles northeast of Mexico City, thanks to a remote-controlled robot that crawled into the pyramid's underbelly.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:50 AM

Gold-Bedecked Skeleton May Have Been Ancient Queen 

Analyses showed that the gold likely came from Ireland or southern England and the amber pieces may have originated eastern England or as far away as the Baltic, researchers say.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:49 AM

And the Carny of the Year Award goes to.... 

Henry Gribbohm says he lost his life savings, $2,600, on a carnival game and all he has to show for it is a stuffed banana with dreadlocks.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:44 AM

Bizarre dinosaur ancestors followed mass extinction  

Bizarre four-legged creatures that resembled demonic dogs and predated dinosaurs branched out shortly after an extinction that wiped out most of life on land, according to a new study.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:42 AM

Deep Beneath Manhattan's Streets: The Construction of NYC's New Subway 

Cool pics!

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:39 AM

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Mysterious Hudson River giant head found by Marist crew 

Marist crew coach Matt Lavin was on the Hudson River with his team a few minutes after sunrise Tuesday when he saw an indistinct shape bobbing on the surface of the water.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:57 PM

Contradancing: An 1817 tip sheet for dancers 

This 1817 lithograph was a cheat sheet for young dancers, meant to remind them of the etiquette called for in various situations on and around the dance floor.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:56 PM

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Meet David R. Chan: The Man Who Has Eaten at Over 6,000 Chinese Restaurants  

It's a goal that he has consistently kept up with. He keeps a stack of several thousand business cards, menus and credit card receipts. His spreadsheets are organized by name, street and year visited. He has personally witnessed the introduction and spread of Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles from the beginning.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:30 AM

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

"Man of Steel" trailer confims it - Superman is a Jayhawk 

I've long suspected it but the latest trailer for Man of Steel makes it plain - Superman is a University of Kansas Jayhawks fan. It makes a lot of sense. Clark Kent is from Smallville, Kansas, and look at his costume - crimson and blue, anyone? Not to mention his fine upstanding character. I'm not sure if the film will allude to Superman actually attending KU - he looks too busy saving the world to have spent much time on campus - but I'm pretty confident I know who he roots for when March Madness rolls around. I wonder if Ma or Pa Kent are alumni.


Here's the screen shot from the trailer that proves it, from around the 2:20 - 2:21 mark. Don't blink or you'll miss it. The film from director Zack Snyder (300) and producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) opens June 14, 2013.

Here's the trailer:

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:20 PM

Saturday, April 13, 2013

‘Shadow Biosphere’ theory gaining scientific support  

Never mind aliens in outer space. Some scientists believe we may be sharing the planet with ‘weird’ lifeforms that are so different from our own they’re invisible to us.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:20 PM

Friday, April 12, 2013

Brown University Students Crack 300-Year-Old Code Attributed To Rhode Island Founder Roger Williams 

For more than 300 years, since late in the 17th Century, the shorthand attributed to Roger Williams in the margins of a library book befuddled code crackers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:01 PM

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Olympia Beer offers $1,000,000 for the safe capture of Bigfoot  

Olympia Beer (leaving footprints with Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest since 1896) has offered $1,000,000 for the safe capture of the Big Guy. Go get 'em, boys!

See also: Elk Hunters Film Bigfoot in Montana

Today in Bigfoot History | APR 08, 1891 | Bigfoot Impersonates Man in a Tree

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:24 PM

Was RFK's Confessed Assassin the Subject of a Govt. Program to Create Hypnotized Killers?  

Recent legal filings on behalf of Sirhan Sirhan, jailed 45 years ago in the death of Robert F. Kennedy, reveal new evidence suggestive of a larger conspiracy. The filings also enumerate examples of obstructive tactics by a government representative—contortions reminiscent of the Warren Commission’s incredible, acrobatic magic bullet that was essential in creating consensus for a lone wolf assassin in the death of RFK’s elder brother, John.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:21 PM

Odd, Unexplained Disappearances Around Mount Shasta That Have Never Been Solved: Is There A Subterranean Connection? Part 1  

Mount Shasta, located in northern California, is one of the "cluster sites" identified in the Missing 411 books, where people disappear under unusual circumstances.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:59 AM

Google Earth User Finds “Something Large” in Loch Ness; Giant Eel?  

Hmmmmm.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:18 AM

Mysterious Airships and Phantom Flying Machines  

What was roaming the skies between 1896 and 1915? Were they airships created by some mad and secretive inventor? Mysteriously technologically-advanced airplanes? Ghost blimps from past conflicts?

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:17 AM

Nazi-Looted Books Spell Decades of Labor for Libraries  

The Nazis not only burned books, they stole countless volumes. There is no official estimate for how many Nazi-looted books remain in German libraries. Tracing their owners and returning them is a task that librarians say will take decades.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:08 AM

Mysterious Stone Cairn Discovered Beneath Sea of Galilee  

The mysterious structure is cone shaped, made of "unhewn basalt cobbles and boulders," and weighs an estimated 60,000 tons the researchers said. That makes it heavier than most modern-day warships.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:05 AM

Friday, April 05, 2013

Ancient Complex Discovered Near Biblical Birthplace Of Abraham In Southern Iraq 

A huge complex uncovered near what some believe to be the Biblical birthplace of Abraham is exciting researchers who for years were unable to investigate the region.

The site was discovered by a team of British archeologists working at Tell Khaiber in southern Iraq, near the ancient city of Ur, according to the Associated Press.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:37 PM

Thursday, April 04, 2013

The Black Monk 

Spy, kangaroo dancer, chamberlain to Pope Pious XI and the man Aleister Crowley called the "Adept of Adepts" - the incredible life of Lord Tredegar Evan Morgan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:42 PM

The science behind meditation, and why it makes you feel better 

Meditation yields a surprising number of health benefits, including stress reduction, improved attention, better memory, and even increased creativity and feelings of compassion.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:10 PM

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Strange Creature Photographed In Dorchester  

There is no shortage when it comes to Bigfoot or associated creature sightings.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:43 AM

Poll: Top Conspiracy Theories, Revealed -- Oswald, Roswell, WMDs  

PPP’s conspiracies poll released Tuesday includes looks at long-held theories, as well as contemporary items that play a role in political debates today.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:23 AM

Mystery emails and calls could have led to scientist's suicide 

Isabelle Mareuge had been bombarded with messages for ten months, her sister told the hearing into her death.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:17 AM

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Want to eat less? Take a sniff of olive oil 

That's right, folks, just the smell of olive oil may help you slim down. Is there anything it can't do?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:20 PM

Strange Sleep Disorder Makes People See 'Demons'  

The experience can be quite terrifying, with many people hallucinating a malevolent presence nearby, or even an attacker suffocating them.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:18 PM

America's Coolest and Most Historic Bars 

Man, I feel like a road trip.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:09 PM

Searching For The Mysterious Maya Blue Formula  

Palace walls, sculptures, codices and pieces of pottery produced by the ancient Maya incorporate the enigmatic Maya Blue. This pigment, which was also used by other Mesoamerican cultures, is characterized by its intense blue color but, above all, by the fact that it is highly resistant to chemical and biological deterioration.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:27 PM

Ring that may have inspired Tolkien goes on show  

Could a Roman gold ring linked to a curse have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to create The One Ring?

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:45 PM

Monday, April 01, 2013

Texas county on edge as police probe assassinations  

In the battle against criminals, American prosecutors represent the people. So what is happening in Kaufman County, Texas, is striking the heart of our system of justice

For the second time, a prosecutor in the D.A.'s office there has been murdered, the killers unknown.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:41 PM

Mystery 'monster' stalks Vallejo's Lake Chabot - No fooling!  

For about an hour Sunday, the lake bounded by Dan Foley Park and Six Flags Discover Kingdom hosted the latest project of Vallejo art car factory Obtanium Works: a foam replica of the so-called Loch Ness Monster.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:38 PM

Pluto's 'Gate to Hell' uncovered in Turkey  

Historic sources located the site in the ancient Phrygian city of Hierapolis, now called Pamukkale, and described the opening as filled with lethal mephitic vapors.

Probably not an April Fool's joke. Probably.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:40 PM

Swedish archaeologists find Thor's Hammer  

Archeologists called to the depths of the Citybanan tunnel project in Stockholm were stunned to find what they believe to be Mjölnir, the hammer of Norse lightning god Thor.

Nice.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:28 PM