Tuesday, September 20, 2011

According to researchers at SINTEF (Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research) in Norway, new theories explain collapse of Twin Towers on 9-11, a combination of sprinkler water and molten aluminum!

According to a theory advanced by a SINTEF materials scientist, a mixture of water from sprinkler systems and molten aluminium from melted aircraft hulls created explosions that led to the collapse of the Twin Towers in Manhattan.
Full article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921074747.htm

Report in Geology magazine find rich mineral discoveries on Mars could have be the home of possible life

“We discovered locations at Noctis Labyrinthus that show many kinds of minerals that formed by water activity,” said Catherine Weitz, lead author and senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. “The clays we found, called iron/magnesium (Fe/Mg)-smectites, are much younger at Noctis Labyrinthus relative to those found in the ancient rocks on Mars, which indicates a different water environment in these depressions relative to what was happening elsewhere on Mars.”
Full article: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-young-clays-mars-habitable-regions.html



College in Mumbai, India to launch academic course on the study of Ghosts
A leading college in Mumbai hosted a seminar on ghosts on September 19, the first time in Indian academic history that graduate students were officially treated to studying phenomena of those hair-raising sounds and visions that usually visit past the midnight hour.
Full article: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MI21Df01.html

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

Indian government to pass bill banning human sacrafice, black magic and other magical practices

Chanting to cure snakebites, claiming to be a reincarnated spouse to obtain sex, and charging for miracles could soon be banned by an Indian state seeking to stop charlatans preying on the vulnerable. Many superstitions are widely held in India but a campaign group is lobbying hard for a new law in the western state of Maharashtra to outlaw several exploitative activities, with penalties of fines or up to seven years in jail. Full article:  http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20110904-297631.html


According to Fortean researcher Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe claims Whales is the most haunted place in the UK!

A GHOST-HUNTING vicar has lifted the lid on Wales’ haunted hotspots – and claimed the nation is the UK’s most haunted. The Rev Lionel Fanthorpe, a judo black-belt, motorcycling, ex-headteacher has been tracking paranormal mysteries since his retirement. And now the colourful Fortean Times presenter, from Cardiff, is set to address a cultural debate about his findings.
Full article: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/09/04/cardiff-ghost-hunter-lifts-lid-on-spooky-wales-91466-29358637/

Monday, June 20, 2011

Political rivals in India decide to take arguments before temple of Hindu god Manjunatha

The state chief minister and his opposition rival - a former chief minister - agree that a divine showdown will resolve their dispute.  On 27 June they are due to present their arguments in a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Manjunatha.
Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13843178

Wednesday, June 8, 2010

Missouri flooding could slow down local Bigfoot activity, according to local Bigfoot trackers

They haven’t seen anything yet, but a group searching for proof of Bigfoot is alert for reports along the Missouri River, where they believe heavy flooding could disrupt the legendary creature’s normal comings and goings.
Full article: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/06/08/bigfoot-group-watchful-along-flooded-missouri-river/


Indian television guru, Swami Ramdev, threatens to form Yoga militia against government corruption

A television yoga guru who has led protests against corruption in India threatened to form a militia on Wednesday as a new demonstration against the government drew thousands in New Delhi.  Yoga star Swami Ramdev, who was evicted from the capital along with thousands of followers at the weekend in a police crackdown, warned of violence if he was targeted again.
Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110608/ts_afp/indiapoliticscorruptionprotest

Friday, May 27, 2011

Elderly woman's head cut off in Indian district of Mayurbhanj in fear that she was using black magic on teenage relative!

On the blistering afternoon of May 10, 17-year-old Gouri Murmu turned up at Mayurbhanj district’s Bisoi police station with an aluminium pot in her hand. Inside was the severed head of 60-year-old Ratani Marandi—Gouri’s elder sister’s mother-in-law. The girl told the police that Ratani had cast a black magic spell on her family and it ruined her life forever.

Full article: http://expressbuzz.com/magazine/murder-by-superstition/278038.html

Hikers near Spokane, Washington get video footage of possible Sasquatch!

A Spokane woman out for a day hike along the Spokane river claims to have proof of the mysterious and elusive Bigfoot.  Samantha, who did not give her last name, and her friends were hiking at Downriver Park over the weekend when they captured Bigfoot by using their iPhone camera.
Full article: http://www.katu.com/news/local/122732174.html

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Indian guru (and Avatar) Sathya Sai Baba's condition improves after extensive hospital stay due to organ failure

here is a slight improvement in the overall health condition of Sathya Sai Baba who has been undergoing treatment for multi-organ dysfunction, doctors attending on him said on Saturday.  "Sri Sathya Sai Baba continues to be stable and there is a slight improvement in the overall condition of his health. He continues to be on the ventilator and periodic slow hemodialysis. The functions of the kidneys and lungs are also showing improvement," a health bulletin issued on Saturday evening by A N Safaya, Director of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences here, said.
Full article: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/improvement-in-satya-sai-babas-health-condition/148787-3.html

Monday, Febuary 14, 2011

India gets new Goddess of the English Language...who aids her worshipers climb up the  economic and social ladder!

The Dalit (formerly untouchable) community is building a temple in Banka village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to worship the Goddess of the English language, which they believe will help them climb up the social and economic ladder.
Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12355740

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Indian traffic cops hope to curb road accidents through the use of pyramid power in Nagpur

Traffic officers in Nagpur, 870km west of Mumbai, have agreed to allow small pyramids to be placed at 10 accident-prone sites in the city to see if their claimed positive energy can reduce crashes.  Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sahebrao Patil said the road safety initiative came about after a meeting with an expert in Vastu, an ancient Hindu system of construction which is similar to Chinese Feng Shui.

Full article: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/pyramid-power-used-to-stop-road-accidents/story-e6frf7jx-1225891303955

A piece of wood from the 'True Cross' stolen from the Archdiocese of Boston

A janitor at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross entered the church’s Blessed Sacrament Chapel early one recent morning and made a startling discovery: A thief had pried open a panel covering a small glass case and stolen a small piece of wood venerated by Catholics as a fragment of the cross on which Jesus was crucified.  The relic, one of the oldest and most treasured possessions of the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, has not been seen since, and now on the wall in the dim chapel hangs a cross with its base pried open and an empty cavity where the relic once rested.

Full article: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/13/relic_of_cross_stolen_from_cathedral/


Pauly the Psychic Octopus gets it's own world cup...and an offer of Spanish citizenship!  

 Paul the oracle octopus was given a replica of the World Cup on Monday as a reward for his perfect eight-for-eight record in picking matches as bettors worldwide collected their winnings based on his selections.

Full article:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/07/12/paul.octopus/index.html?eref=sircrc

The town in Galicia, an autonomous region in Spain’s northwest, is even asking to borrow Paul for a few days during a major food festival.  Carballiño, with a population of 14,000, insists it wants to thank “Pulpo Paul” for correctly predicting the Spain’s winning of the football World Cup this summer.  The decision to honour the world’s most extrasensory invertebrate, whose fame spread after he correctly predicted the results of a string of World Cup matches, was made unanimously by the city council, the Spanish media reported on

Full article: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20100713-28475.html