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17th-century witch trial diary goes online
3-6-2011 |
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A 350-year-old notebook documenting 17th century witchcraft trials in England has been put online.
Virgin Mary statue cries tears in library
2-3-2011 | 38
Visitors to a religious book lending library in Ohio believe a statue of the Virgin Mary is crying.
The man with the longest name in Germany
11-11-2010 | 11
Bernd Ottovordemgentschenfelde is entering the record books for the longest name in Germany.
Ancient Egyptians had "passport" spells
11-6-2010 | 5
The ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead was essentially a passport to paradise for the deceased.
Does Mayan calendar really end in 2012 ?
10-20-2010 | 49
A new book argues that the conversions of Mayan dates may be off by as much as 100 years.
Man writes gnome survival guide
9-24-2010 | 46
Chuck Sambuchino has raised eyebrows this week with his rather peculiar book "How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack."
Titanic sunk by steering blunder
9-23-2010 | 9
According to a new book the Titanic sunk due to a basic steering blunder rather than from not seeing the iceberg.
Titanic waited 45 minutes before sending SOS
4-14-2010 | 17
In a new book it has been revealed that the Titanic waited 45 minutes after hitting the iceberg before calling for help.
Was Jesus the son of an architect ?
4-4-2010 | 26
A new book has claimed that Jesus wasn't the son of a carpenter but of a successful middle-class architect.
Man has 12 fingers and 14 toes
3-19-2010 | 11
A 24-year-old Indian man is in the record books for having 12 fingers and 14 toes due to a rare medical ailment.
Roswell crash talk, before all the hoopla
2-4-2010 | 10
Anthony Bragalia returns with another piece about the Roswell incident being discussed prior to the 1980 book release.
Hypnotist to put whole nation in a trance
12-31-2009 | 33
Hypnotist Chris Hughes has said he is going to place the whole nation in a trance using Twitter and Facebook as part of ...
Brussels sprouts ice-cream, anyone?
12-23-2009 | 17
Two mothers in Doncaster are doing their bit for the festive season by releasing a recipe book dedicated to providing ne...
New book details Scotland abduction case
12-20-2009 | 1
A new book by author Malcolm Robinson has shed new light on Scotland's most enduring UFO mystery, the abduction of Garry...
Real-life Harry Potter laments name
10-24-2009 | 33
A 20-year-old Briton who shares the name of the fictional boy wizard Harry Potter and who even has a scar on his forehea...
Man proves he has world's strongest fingers
10-23-2009 | 2
A kung fu master from China has been recognised in the Guiness Book of Records as having the world's strongest fingers, ...
Why would aliens invade Earth ?
10-15-2009 | 32
Invasion by hostile aliens has been a theme explored by countless science fiction books and movies for years, but in the...
Hovis bakes 3,300lb bread and butter pudding
10-4-2009 | 2
Hovis have entered the record books by baking a bread and butter pudding so large that it weighs more than two baby elep...
Museum secures Loch Ness Monster rights
9-14-2009 | 2
London's Natural History Museum has secured the rights to display the remains of the Loch Ness Monster should it ever be...
Fragment from world's oldest Bible found
9-5-2009 | 0
Fragments from the world's oldest known Bible have been discovered in an Egyptian Monastery hidden underneath the bindin...
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