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Goddess downgraded
‘Living goddess’ has deity status stripped after US trip By Michael Savage, The Independent, 04 July 2007 A 10-year-old Nepalese girl who is one of the country’s most important living goddesses is to have her deity status removed after she …
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Shiva melt
Despair for Hindu pilgrims as ice stalagmite melts early By Andrew Buncombe, The Independent 03 July 2007 Up to 400,000 Hindu pilgrims in northern India are facing disappointment after it was revealed that a naturally formed ice stalagmite – …
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5,000 years young
What is conceivably Europe’s oldest living thing is looking a bit green around the edges. But that is a good thing, and much to the relief of those charged with its care. Because when the Fortingall Yew in Scotland produces …
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Elizabethan grimoire under the hammer
How a dead frog could help you woo a lover By LIZ HULL Daily Mail, 26th June 2007 As a way of getting yourself a date, it would raise more than a few eyebrows nowadays. But for those desperate to …
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Mystery skeleton in Newfoundland iceberg
It’s a colossal earwig! From Canada.com ST. JOHN’S, N.L. (CP) – Marine scientists in Canada and abroad are puzzled by bizarre photographs that appear to show the skeleton of a large mammal jutting out of an iceberg that recently drifted …
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Moon patrol!
Police put more officers on beat to tackle ‘full-moon violence’ By Tom Pugh, The Independent, 06 June 2007 Extra police will be deployed on the streets of Brighton during full moons after officers linked levels of violent crime and the …
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Beautiful 'lunar city' film
This one’s been around for a month or so, but it certainly warrants mention here. It’s supposed to show the remains of ancient alien structures on our Moon, filmed by Neil Armstrong on mankind’s first visit there in 1969. Perhaps …
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Burroughs, Strieber and the Visitors
Greg Bishop on William Burroughs’ attempts to contact Whitley Communion Strieber’s otherworld entities. Now there’s a Saturday Night Live skit I’d like to have seen… “One night a couple of years ago, I was privileged to have dinner with Whitley …
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Voynich Manuscript in the news
Grimoire, herbal, cryptographic enigma or elegant artwork – whatever the Voynich Manuscript may be, it’s once again making small, cryptic waves. Most exciting is this fantastic Flickr set of hi-res scans of the 16h century tome. Meanwhile furthe evidence is …
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Cryptophilately!
The wonderful home page of Mr Philip Burns: “I am always happy to be able to combine two of my hobbies – in this case, cryptozoology and stamp collecting.” Mr Burns also collects coins, meteorites, sea shells and origami. Thanks …
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Google Earth flying triangle?
Is it a structure, discoloured earth, ‘land art’ or one of the legendary flying triangles seen around the world for the past two decades or so? From The Why Files: “There has been some talk of the construction of a …
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V.E.R.A.
Christopher Mayhew on mescaline, Joe Meek, Delia Derbyshire & BBC Radiophonics… Mysterious transmissions from The Secret Channel. Thanks Drew Mulholland! And as a bonus, here’s the transcript of the banned Mayhew broadcast.
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