Monday, July 29, 2013

Hikers capture footage of mysterious 'Bigfoot' figure in the Canadian wilderness  

With video, but I couldn't get it to load. So here it is:

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:34 AM

Sunday, July 28, 2013

JFK Second Shooter? New Documentary Makes Radical Claim 

A new documentary alleges that a Secret Service agent was the second (and accidental) shooter in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:07 PM

15 Gorgeous Photos Of The Old Cincinnati Library 

Fantastic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:23 PM

Friday, July 26, 2013

Five People See Monster at Lake Champlain  

"I was like, is that an alligator? But right away I saw the round head and big black eyes, kind of an empty look, there was nothing that resembled a reptile of any kind."

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:22 AM

Symphony of the Dead  

...while the visual aspects of the NDE are quite well known, not so many are familiar with the auditory aspects of the experience: buzzing sounds, the 'tinkling of bells', rushing wind, angelic singing and beautiful symphonies.

Thanks, Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:04 AM

Idaho Mountain Express: Does Bigfoot exist?  

Is there really a bi-pedal species that can be qualified scientifically and matched with the perpetual legend that is Bigfoot?

See also: SW Va. ‘wood booger’ reports raise interest in Bigfoot

'Manifest Destiny' maps Lewis and Clark vs. monsters

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:56 AM

Package brings end to a long mystery  

Inside the nondescript cardboard box were a skull and other skeletal human remains, along with a plea and a clue. The plea was from the anonymous sender: Find out whose bones these are. The clue was about where to start, with four young people who vanished at sea in 1976, four whose families never gave up the dream of their return.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:42 AM

Royston Cave – A Knights Templar Mystery of History  

Since its discovery in 1742, many theories have been put forward regarding the excavation, use and meaning of Royston Cave. But are we any closer to uncovering the truth, or has its secrets already been given to us in the form of the movie, The Da Vinci Code?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:10 AM

The Hum: A Worldwide Acoustic Mystery  

It's known as the Hum, a steady, droning sound that's heard in places as disparate as Taos, N.M.; Bristol, England; and Largs, Scotland.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:03 AM

Shaking Chandelier Spooks Staff At Winchester Mystery House 

A video has surfaced showing a chandelier at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose unexplainably shaking for several minutes. The phenomenon has spooked some people who work at the mansion.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:02 AM

Historian to research Baldoon Mystery  

The Baldoon Mystery is a legendary early 19th-century ghost story that's part of Wallaceburg's history and folklore. Laursen says he's looking to find out exactly how the mystery has impacted the lives of people today, as well as how it affects their heritage.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:00 AM

Mystery at sea deepens: Archeologists discover two more shipwrecks off Galveston  

Breaking news from the briny deep. Underwater archeologists searching a shipwreck site off the coast of Galveston report they’ve made another surprise discovery: Sunken debris from two more ships dating back two centuries.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:57 AM

Stone coffin at Richard III site is opened to find.. ANOTHER mystery lead coffin 

Archaeologists discovered the 600-year-old casket yesterday morning beneath a second lead coffin, believed to hold medieval knight Sir William Moton.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:55 AM

Mariposa County Mystery, What Is The Unusual Animal?  

It's being called the "Loch Ness Monster" of Mariposa County.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:47 AM

Florida's Radioactive Fountain of Youth May Prolong Life 

In Punta Gorda, a town on Charlotte Harbor, a blocky, green-tiled fountain abuts an empty lot near the harbor. A spigot juts out near the top to release water from the artesian well below. Each of the four sides features a picture of a ship, a tribute to Ponce de Leon.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:37 AM

Friday, July 19, 2013

$25 gadget lets hackers seize control of a car  

After journalist Michael Hastings's death, there were rumours that his car had been hacked. Now two researchers say they can do it for real.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:50 PM

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Christian Magicians Rise to Defend Themselves as Not Involved With the Occult 

They are upset with columnist Dan Delzell's opinion that the U.K.-based magician Dynamo's illusion of levitating alongside a red London double decker bus was real.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:51 PM

Satanists play spiritual hardball with Westboro Baptist Church  

On Sunday, July 14, the Satanic Temple, a New York-based organization that seeks to foster "benevolence and empathy among all people" through Satan, performed a ritual called a "pink mass" at the Mississippi gravesite of Catherine Idalette Johnston, mother of WBC founder Fred Phelps Jr.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:34 PM

Woman Stuck In Wall, Mistaken For Ghost And Trapped For Seven Hours (VIDEO) 

Screams, however, proved of little help, as building residents naturally assumed she was a ghost.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 PM

'Vampire' Graveyard Unearthed In Poland; Beheaded Skeletons Found In Tell-Tale Burial Position 

Researchers came across a spooky discovery when they unearthed a graveyard that appeared to contain the skeletons of four Poles suspected of being vampires.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:57 AM

New Monument Found at El Peru-Waka in Guatemala, Tells Story of Mayan Cleopatra  

The monument, named El Perú Stela 44, is profusely carved with rows of hieroglyphs on each side and a now eroded image of a king on the front.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:24 AM

Friday, July 12, 2013

Woman: 'Visions' led her to dead California boy  

Sgt. Lisa McConnell, a Riverside County sheriff's spokeswoman, confirmed that Ragland called in the tip that led them to the body, but she would not comment further. An investigation to rule out Ragland's possible involvement in the crime was ongoing, McConnell said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:28 PM

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Charlie Sheen hunts Loch Ness Monster in Scotland  

I can't even think of a joke for this.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:50 PM

Message in a bottle found amid Sandy debris written by girl who died three years ago  

The message? A quote from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Guess which one.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:46 PM

Boston Strangler Case: Officials Announce 'Major Development' In 1964 Killing 

Advances in DNA technology have allowed investigators to link longtime suspect Albert DeSalvo to the last of the 1960s slayings attributed to the Boston Strangler, a prosecutor said Thursday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:20 PM

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Lo Hsing Han, ‘Godfather of Heroin,’ dies at 80  

For decades, Lo Hsing Han was considered one of the world’s biggest traffickers of heroin.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:12 PM

Monday, July 08, 2013

Antarctica's hidden Lake Vostok found to teem with life 

Lake Vostok, Antarctica's biggest and deepest subsurface lake, might contain thousands of different kinds of tiny organisms — and perhaps bigger fish as well, researchers report.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:35 PM

Sunday, July 07, 2013

X-ray video captures bat in flight  

And the result looks like something from Nosferatu. Neat stuff.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:39 PM

Ancient Carving Of Roman God's Head Discovered In English Garbage Dump 

An undergraduate student at Durham University discovered the largely intact head during an archaeological dig at the Binchester Roman Fort, a major Roman Empire fort built around A.D. 100 in northeastern England's County Durham.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:24 AM

Archaeologists find secret chamber at Drum Castle 

"As work continued this morning, we made another exciting discovery – a second chamber which legend says is where Mary Irvine hid her brother for three years after defeat in the Battle of Culloden."

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:23 AM

Saturday, July 06, 2013

Lust for life: Breaking the 120-year barrier in human aging 

The natural laws of physics may dictate that most things must die. But that does not mean we cannot use nature’s templates to extend healthy human lifespan beyond 120 years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:24 PM

Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Bigfoot DNA Tests: Melba Ketchum's Research Results Are Bogus, Claims Houston Chronicle Report 

A Texas vet who claims to have DNA proof that Bigfoot is real went on the attack against a journalist who said her evidence comes from a small woodlands creature.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:53 PM

The Loch Ness monster legend: It's geology's fault  

The infamous Loch Ness monster often appears, according to legend, accompanied by Earth tremors and swirling bubbles from the Scottish lake of the same name.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:07 AM

Minnesota Iceman: Mysterious Frozen Creature From '60s Resurfaces At Museum  

In the 1960s, the "Minnesota Iceman" was paraded from mall to fairground, leaving rumors of Bigfoot, missing links and government conspiracy in its wake.

With pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:59 AM

Monday, July 01, 2013

Ancient white man’s skull has Australians reconsidering their origins  

The centuries-old skull of a white man found in Australia is raising questions about whether Captain James Cook really was the first European to land on the country’s east coast.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:58 PM