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England’s Answer To The Loch Ness Monster
While kayaking on Lake Windermer in the UK, Tom Pickles snapped a photograph with his cell phone of what it being referred to as the “English Loch Ness Monster”. Mr Pickles said he saw an animal the size of three cars speed past him on the...
Don’t Be A Victim! Know Your Crypto Creatures Before Calling The Media
14,000-Year-Old Skull Drinking Cups Unearthed
Archaeologists working in Gough’s Cave in Somerset, UK have unearthed three human skulls used as cups, and at 14,700-years-old they are some of the oldest known examples in the world. Much care went into their construction: “The cut-marks...
Local News Investigates Chemtrails
CBS Atlanta has recently launched an investigation into whether the government is poisoning you with airplanes. I am not going to spoil the answer for you; you are going to have to watch yourself. Tough questions indeed. [io9 via The...
2012 Russian Doomsday Capsule
A Russian military engineer, Evgeny Ubiyko, is building an $80,000 Doomsday Capsule designed to survive the 2012 apocalypse, as understood from folklore, television and movies. Ubiyko is building his capsule on an abandoned battery farm...
Creature Washes Up On Long Island
A strange corpse washed up recently on Long Island and a number of pictures were submitted to Phantoms and Monsters. What kind of animal do you think this is? [Phantoms and Monsters]
Creepiest Thing You’ll See Today: Dead Furry Alien Found In Indonesia?
Everybody’s working for the hideous possible furry alien found in Indonesia weekend. Thanks to Weird Things reader Lawrence for the tip.
Abominable Snowman Joins Tea Party
Florida Man Finds Live Rocket, Carries It To Police Station
A man driving around Lake City discovered a military rocket on the side of the road and decided to bring it in to the local police station. “Officers determined it was indeed a live, high-explosive military device. Explosives experts from...
Scientists Test Electric “Thinking Cap”
Australian researchers claim that initial results of a “thinking cap” that promotes creativity by passing low levels of electricity through the brain has shown promising results. The thinking cap consists of two conductors fastened to the...
Ghostly Horseman Spotted At Egyptian Protests
The lesser known 5th horseman of the apocalypse is called Lens Flare and he rides a glowing horse. [Geekologie]
And Now… A Man In A Bender Costume Tries To Stop A Russian Street Fight
Thanks to Weird Things reader Mark Sissions for the link.
“Super Pack” of 400 Wolves Terrorizes Russia Town
A “super pack” of wolves, said to be 400 hundred strong, has been terrifying the Russian town of Verkhoyansk and has left more than 30 horses dead in just four days. The authorities have put together twenty four teams of hunters to try and...
Get Ready For The Water-Powered Jetpack
Q: What qualifications do I need to fly? A: You must be a good swimmer, and should not feel uncomfortable having your face in the water from time to time. You should not have a fear of heights. You should be in good health and physical...
The Corrupted Blood Incident
On September 13th, 2005, an update to Blizzard’s World of Warcraft online game introducing the Zul’Gurub dungeon helped unleash a series of events that led to a catastrophic plague that spread out of control. In a fascinating example of...
Robots Continue To Steal Jobs
While robots continue to take jobs from hard working humans, they still show a surprising lack of judgement in choosing which jobs to steal. Sign Dancer Pro is an outfit specializing in mechanical advertising, replacing those colorful...
The Octopus And The Beer Bottle
So many questions… [Geekologie]
Frankenstein Fail: Woman Burns Apartment Trying To Reanimate Corpse
In the Russian city of Ekaterinburg, a woman has burned up her apartment in an attempt to bring her dead sister’s mummified corpse back to life. Her sister died a year ago, but instead of reporting the death, she had been preserving the...
Podcast: Dead Shwood, Live Hitler
Brian is bent on forcing your digital remains to dance for eternity as the gang descend into a very curious cave. Justin travels back in time and attempts to hoodwink George Carlin into coming along for mad cap silliness. Andrew sets the...
Ghost In The Machine: Haunted Video Games
In his 2009 column entitled Ghost In The Machine: Batman & Midnight Society Tackle TV’s Toughest Demonic Electronics, Matt explored how popular culture interpretations of the fear of addictive escapism through video games were portrayed by...