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117-year-old becomes third-oldest person ever
9-21-2020 | 1 comment
Kane Tanaka - the oldest person in Japan - has reached a grand old age despite a penchant for fizzy drinks.

Pentagon has a zombie outbreak defense plan
9-21-2020 | 19 comments | Bizarre
It turns out that there is a genuine plan in place to defend the United States in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

'Venus is a Russian planet' claims space chief
9-20-2020 | 10 comments | Space & Astronomy
Dmitry Rogozin made the rather bizarre claim while speaking to reporters at an exhibition last week.

32-year-old man looks like a 14-year-old boy
9-20-2020 | 11 comments | Modern Mysteries
Denis Vashurin is something of an online celebrity in Russia thanks to his bafflingly youthful appearance.

Reality TV show will send winner up to the ISS
9-19-2020 | 3 comments | Space & Astronomy
A new show called 'Space Hero' will see contestants vying for a trip up to the International Space Station.

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Ancient Mysteries & Alternative History

Göbleki Tepe ‘decoded’

Oera Linda Book and the Great Flood [Part 3]

The Mystery of the Tumuli

Earth, Disasters and the Environment

Pentagon has a zombie outbreak defense plan

World split on climate change action

Oregon hit by unprecedented wildfires

US Politics

Trump vs Biden

Conservative Fact Checking Organization

Seattle, Portland, NY, could lose federal aid

Spirituality vs Skepticism

Spiritual Void

Why did you become so sceptical to religion?

Jesus, Reverend Bayes and Richard Carrier

United States and the Americas

RBG dead at 87

Canadian city wants to change name

American journalism getting worse

Science & Technology

Science & Technology
Weird science projects gain Ig Nobel Prize
9-19-2020 | 2 comments
Some of this year's most bizarre science projects were recognized at an online ceremony this week.

Giant hole opens up in Siberian permafrost
9-4-2020 | 7 comments | Science & Technology
A phenomenon that made headlines back in 2014 has resurfaced in the form of a new 164-foot crater in Siberia.

Elon Musk shows off Neuralink brain implant
8-29-2020 | 13 comments | Science & Technology
The entrepreneur showcased the brain-computer interface with the assistance of a trio of pig volunteers.

USAF shows interest in 'Hexa' VTOL aircraft
8-26-2020 | 4 comments | Science & Technology
US Air Force leaders were on-hand to witness a test flight of the drone-like Hexa 'flying car' last week.

Oldest ever video footage is remastered in 4K
8-22-2020 | 6 comments | Science & Technology
A historic piece of video footage recorded 132 years ago has been enhanced using artificial intelligence.

Natural World

Natural World
Australian tree stings with spider-like toxins
9-18-2020 | 1 comment
Scientists have been studying what gives the rather unusual 'gympie gympie' tree such an excruciating sting.

Mystery as lone python suddenly lays eggs
Hot! 9-12-2020 | 40 comments | Natural World
An elderly female snake that hasn't been near a male in 15 years has inexplicably laid a clutch of eggs.

Gargantuan crocodile captured in Australia
8-31-2020 | 4 comments | Natural World
A saltwater crocodile weighing in at over 770lbs has been caught in a river at an Australian tourist hotspot.

Gigantic snapping turtles caught in Florida
8-30-2020 | 11 comments | Natural World
Wildlife researchers discovered three huge turtles - which belong to a new species - near Gainesville.

Scientists discover key to huge locust swarms
8-15-2020 | 4 comments | Natural World
By identifying the chemical signal that triggers swarms to form, it may be possible to stop swarming entirely.

Bizarre

Bizarre
Man uses live snake as face mask on UK bus
9-18-2020 | 5 comments
Commuters couldn't believe their eyes this week when a man wearing a large snake got onto the bus.

Curious bear rings house doorbell late at night
9-15-2020 | 6 comments | Bizarre
An unexpected visitor of a furry, four-legged variety gave one family quite a surprise earlier this month.

Woman cuts off own hand for insurance payout
9-11-2020 | 18 comments | Bizarre
A woman has been charged with attempted fraud after severing her own hand solely to claim on her insurance.

Real-life Willy Wonka offers 'golden ticket' hunt
9-9-2020 | 8 comments | Bizarre
The founder of Jelly Belly jelly beans is offering up the keys to an actual candy factory to one lucky winner.

Man spends over two hours up to his neck in ice
9-7-2020 | 6 comments | Bizarre
Josef Koeberl broke his own world record after spending an insane amount of time buried in ice cubes.

Ghosts & Hauntings

Ghosts & Hauntings
Two 'ghosts' caught on camera at Gettysburg
Hot! 9-17-2020 | 194 comments
Footage has emerged that allegedly shows two ghostly figures at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.

'Falmouth Shadow' runs out in front of vehicle
Hot! 9-4-2020 | 40 comments | Ghosts & Hauntings
Footage has emerged showing an unidentifiable 'shadow creature' scurrying across the road in the dark.

'Woman in white' appears on building site CCTV
Hot! 8-28-2020 | 46 comments | Ghosts & Hauntings
A ghostly figure was recently picked up on CCTV camera at a building site in the early hours of the morning.

'Ghost girl' caught on camera at cemetery
8-21-2020 | 39 comments | Ghosts & Hauntings
Photographs captured at a cemetery in New Mexico show an alleged 'ghost' visiting her own grave.

Woman's 'moving doll' TikTok video goes viral
8-16-2020 | 16 comments | Ghosts & Hauntings
One woman's eerie footage of a doll moving on its own has since attracted a lot of attention on social media.

Modern Mysteries

Modern Mysteries
Did a solar flare cause the Titanic disaster ?
9-17-2020 | 10 comments
It is now believed that a geomagnetic storm interfered with the Titanic's navigation and communications.

Lawyer seeks to pardon 2,500 Scottish witches
9-13-2020 | 10 comments | Modern Mysteries
Over 300 years ago, thousands of Scots were burnt at the stake because they were believed to be witches.

Famed treasure hunt creator dies, aged 90
9-9-2020 | 26 comments | Modern Mysteries
Forrest Fenn, who famously hid a cache of valuables in the Rocky Mountains, died on Monday at his home.

Case of mystery body reopened 41 years on
9-6-2020 | 4 comments | Modern Mysteries
Experts are attempting to solve the mystery of an unidentified man who washed up on the Isles of Scilly.

Airline pilots report 'guy with jetpack' at 3,000ft
9-1-2020 | 17 comments | Modern Mysteries
Two pilots spotted the real-life Rocketeer while coming in to land at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday.

Palaeontology

Prehistoric sperm found trapped inside amber
9-16-2020
Scientists have identified 100 million-year-old sperm cells perfectly preserved within fossilized tree resin.

The UFO Phenomenon

Blimp over New Jersey sparks UFO hysteria
9-16-2020
Hundreds took to social media on Monday night after a strange object appeared in the skies over New Jersey.

Space & Astronomy

Possible signs of alien life detected on Venus
9-14-2020
The discovery of phosphine suggests that Venus may not be quite as inhospitable to life as previously thought.

Cryptozoology

Weird 'creature' in India turns out to be a hoax
9-11-2020
Photographs of a very strange creature have generated quite a stir on social media over the last few days.

Extraterrestrial

Results of ET technosignatures survey revealed
9-8-2020
Astronomers in Australia have conducted the deepest and widest ever search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Ancient Mysteries

Cache of ancient sealed coffins found in Egypt
9-8-2020
Archaeologists have discovered 13 ancient Egyptian coffins that have remained untouched since antiquity.

Metaphysics

John Cleese on the possibility of life after death
Hot! 8-10-2020
The 80-year-old comedy veteran is a keen proponent of the idea that existence does not simply end when we die.

Spirituality

'Image of Jesus' discovered in cut tree branch
7-17-2020
Workers in Brazil couldn't believe their eyes when they discovered a familiar figure inside a piece of wood.