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Pastor in India tricks woman into buying box with 'magic powers'
12-8-2023 |
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The box, which saw the victim scammed out of $400,000, was said to provide great fortune and good luck.
Roman-era tomb used magical 'dead nails' to ward off 'restless dead'
3-14-2023 | 0
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb in Turkey that was sealed off to protect the living from the dead.
New Zealand's official 'wizard' is laid off after 23 years
10-18-2021 | 8
The Gandalfesque magician had spent more than two decades on the official payroll.
'Magic' jar bore deadly curse in ancient Athens
5-31-2021 | 0
Archaeologists have discovered a jar that was once used to bestow a deadly curse on 55 people.
The peculiar history of cheese and witchcraft
1-26-2021 | 9
Throughout the ages, cheese has been perceived to possess all manner of strange and magical properties.
Sri Lankan minister drinks 'magic potion'
1-23-2021 | 6
A politician who consumed a potion said to ward off coronavirus has since tested positive for the disease.
Doctor pays $41,500 for 'wish-granting lamp'
10-31-2020 | 9
A physician in India was conned into paying a huge sum for a magic lamp that he was told could grant wishes.
Arch-debunker James Randi has died, aged 92
VIDEO 10-22-2020 | 59
The Canadian-American stage magician and skeptic was well known for debunking fake psychics and frauds.
Russian woman is selling a 'wish-granting' cat
10-8-2020 | 6
One Novosibirsk resident claims that her magical pet cat grants its owner three wishes and now she's selling it on.
'Magic tree door' illusion baffles the Internet
5-27-2017 | 9
Stop-motion animator Kevin Parry has created a short video clip that seems to defy the laws of physics.
Mysterious magic spells unearthed in Serbia
8-10-2016 | 11
Archaeologists have been trying to decipher magic spells inscribed on small rolls of gold and silver.
Orangutan laughs hysterically at magic trick
VIDEO 12-11-2015 | 34
A jovial primate at a zoo in Spain was filmed rolling on the floor laughing after seeing a nut disappear.
Mystery 'magic island' spotted on Titan
6-23-2014 | 29
A strange object in one of Titan's largest seas has been mysteriously appearing and disappearing.
Indian state introduces ban on black magic
8-30-2013 | 12
Maharashtra has imposed the new law in response to the recent killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar.
Real-life marauder's map created
6-3-2013 | 6
Researchers have developed a real world counterpart to Harry Potter's magical marauder's map.
Did 16th-century priest have 'superpowers' ?
9-13-2012 | 32
Catholic priest Pedro Ruiz Calderón was put on trial in Mexico City for practicing black magic.
eBay to ban sales of spells and hexes
8-19-2012 | 96
The online auction giant has announced that it will no longer permit the sale of magical items.
US Army requests 'magic bullets'
4-29-2012 | 27
Companies are being tasked with developing a bullet that can float around waiting for its target.
Magical Viking stone may be real
11-3-2011 | 25
A magical 'sunstone' that could tell the position of the sun on a cloudy day may have really existed.
Electrical magic wand puts out fires
3-30-2011 | 8
Scientists search for a new way to extinguish fires quickly and efficiently with electricity.
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