Sunday, June 5, 2010

British hypnotist David Days, knocks himself out at Dorset show,  leaving three people on stage 'hypnotized'

David Days was performing at Portland's Royal Manor Theatre on Friday when he tripped over a participant's leg.  His manager said he was "out for a little while" before he recovered and "woke up" his volunteers.
Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-13653944

Saturday, June 4, 2010

Scientists discover the genetic mutation responsible for 'werewolf syndrome' 

Scientists have discovered a genetic mutation responsible for a disorder that causes people to sprout thick hair on their faces and bodies.  Hypertrichosis, sometimes called "werewolf syndrome" is a very rare condition, with fewer than 100 cases documented worldwide. But researchers knew the disorder runs in families, and in 1995 they traced the approximate location of the mutation to a section of the X chromosome (one of the two sex chromosomes) in a Mexican family affected by hypertrichosis.
Full article: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/06/04/scientists-find-werewolf-gene/

Friday, June 3, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011

English villagers of Woodland, confused over the noisy mystery known as only as 'the Hum'

Now a tiny English village is the latest community to claim to be being hit by the phenomenon known as "the hum".  Residents of Woodland, in County Durham, claim that every night a noise permeates the air similar to the throb of a car engine.  It is sometimes so strong that it even shakes the bed of one of the householders.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8566281/Tiny-village-is-latest-victim-of-the-The-hum.html

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Experts believe the Marlborough Mounds near Wiltshire, in England, may be the burial home of legendary wizard Merlin!

Radiocarbon dating tests were carried out on charcoal samples taken from Marlborough Mound, which lies in Marlborough College's grounds.  The 19m (62ft) high mound had previously mystified historians. Some believed it dated back to about 600 AD.  English Heritage said: "This is a very exciting time for British prehistory."
Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-13604479

Man on vacation takes photo of UFO flying over Chinese skies

A MAN took a picture of an unidentified flying object (UFO) while holidaying in the outskirts of Kunming, China.  He did not notice anything strange in the sky until he looked at the photographs he took later.
Full article: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_674518.html

Monday, May 30, 2011

Angry mob in South African village fear 'talking' monkey and burn it to death for using witchcraft!

A Vervet monkey was burnt to death in Kagiso informal settlement, west of Joburg, after residents believed it was linked to witchcraft, The Star newspaper reported on Monday.
Full article: http://www.capetimes.co.za/monkey-burnt-to-death-in-kagiso-1.1075550

Fort Wayne, Indiana mother found guilty of murder of her toddler, during failed exorcism attempt!

A Fort Wayne, Indiana woman who forced her 2-year-old son to drink a concoction of olive oil and vinegar because she thought it would exorcise a demon from him has been convicted of murder.
Full article: http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25999/jury-finds-mother-guilty-of-murder-in-childs-exorcism-death

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Saturday, May 28, 2011

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