Unsolved Mysteries
Noah’s Ark Found—in Alaska!
The supposed remnants of Noah's ark have been "discovered" in a wide range of places.
But this 1902 discovery in Rampart, Alaska, on the Porcupine River, seems totally forgotten now.
I wonder if a followup expedition ever was mounted...?
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 13, 2012 -
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Regionalism, Religion, Unsolved Mysteries, Myths and Fairytales, 1900s, North America, Native Americans
Flora Marian Spore
Original story here.
The woman depicted above went from female dentist to occult artist. Not the most common career path. She turned out many paintings "inspired" by ghosts.
Unfortunately, despite a fairly substantial career, none of her paintings seem to have survived or been recorded, except for the one depicted below.
Photo from the blog of Jim Linderman.
Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 16, 2012 -
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Category: Art, Outsider Art, New Age, Paranormal, Unsolved Mysteries, 1920s
The Phantom Whistler of Louisiana
Back in 1950, newspapers were full of the story of the Phantom Whistler of Louisiana. The Whistler was terrorizing a young woman, 18-year-old Jacqueline Cadow. He would hide in the shrubbery outside her house at night and whistle a funeral dirge. Sometimes he would follow this with a "blood-curdling moan."When she got engaged to state trooper Herbert Belsom, the harassment grew worse. He started to make threatening phone calls to the family, threatening to kill Jacqueline if she went through with the wedding.
On several occasions, a few people besides Jacqueline heard the whistling and moaning, but the strange thing was that no one ever saw the Phantom Whistler. And eventually the Sheriff began to suspect that the entire thing was an "inside job and a hoax." Later the Sheriff modified this to say that he had solved the case, but he refused to disclose who or what the Whistler was because he didn't want to "embarrass" the people involved. Jacqueline and Herbert got married without incident.
Some more details here and here.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 09, 2012 -
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Category: Unsolved Mysteries
Smelly Hands
Is this a common problem among ladies?
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 02, 2012 -
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Category: Body, Skin and Skin Conditions, Business, Advertising, Products, Public Humiliation, Unsolved Mysteries, 1930s
Mystery Meat, Human Style
What does one do with human tissue, if not transplant it? Perhaps create a cell-culture line? It's all very mysterious.
As I was taking the photo, a bus driver came by and joked with another employee. "What's that for--the barbecue?"
If anyone has a good explanation, please offer it in the comments!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 15, 2010 -
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Category: Body, Science, Unsolved Mysteries
New Montauk Monster Found!!
Montauk Monster web site
Posted By: dherlich - Mon May 11, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Unsolved Mysteries, Video
Smoke Circles
Residents of Felixstowe are wondering what caused the giant smoke circles that recently were seen floating in the sky. One resident says: "They appeared for a good ten to 15 minutes. No-one had ever seen anything like them - they just rose slowly then melted into the clouds."Could smoke circles be the new crop circles?
(via Prof. Hex)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 29, 2009 -
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Category: Unsolved Mysteries
Repo Chick
Remember one of the weirdest films ever made, REPO MAN? This month marks the start of filming for a sequel titled REPO CHICK. Let's hope it can live up to its predecessor.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 20, 2009 -
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Category: Aliens, Armageddon and Apocalypses, Business, Death, Movies, Paranormal, Pop Culture, Unsolved Mysteries, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1980s, Cars
Unsolved Mystery: Lumps from the sea
Mystery lumps are washing ashore in New Zealand. What they are: large, barrel-shaped lumps of grease ("like rancid fat or lard") covered in barnacles. Where they come from: nobody knows. The theory that they could be ambergris from whales was quickly disproven. Some entrepreneurs are carving them up and selling the stuff as moisturizing sunblock. Link: stuff.co.nz.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 25, 2008 -
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Category: Nature, Unsolved Mysteries
Wire Woman
And we've got video of wire woman:
If these "wires" are more like bony growths, then it might be a real medical condition. But if the wires are actually metal, then it's b.s.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 27, 2008 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Medicine, Unsolved Mysteries
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