Thursday, October 24, 2013

NECROPANTS NECROPANTS OMG NECROPANTS 

Just when I think I've seen everything...necropants. Not safe for work or anything else you might be doing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:32 PM

The Kinderhook Creature and other Monsters of New York  

A few years ago Hallenbeck wrote Monsters of New Jersey, and his is newest book -- Monsters of New York -- looks into the existence of creatures such as Champ, the Adirondack Bigfoot, the Kinderhook Creature and other creatures he believes are walking, crawling, and swimming around the Empire State.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:29 PM

BIGFOOT IS MY NEIGHBOR! 

Is sandy imprint proof of bigfoot? Man says sasquatch has moved next door.

In search of Bigfoot? Enjoy one of these outings while you're at it.

'Yeti is real': Holiday picture of footprint is proof that Bigfoot exists claims climber.

Alberta a hotbed in the hunt for Bigfoot.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:22 PM

Tears of Blood: Strange Health Condition a Medical Mystery 

A young man from Tennessee suffers from a peculiar medical condition which has been termed as a medical mystery. He sheds tears of blood.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:12 PM

How cold sores could unlock the mystery of human migration: Mutation of herpes virus mirrors movement of ancestors out of Africa 

The different genome variations in the cold sore virus have been hitchhiking their way around the world for tens of thousands of years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:35 PM

Could mystery hum be amorous fish?  

Bees do it, birds do it, fish do it....

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:31 PM

Mystery of the panther  

The elusive large cat that was the cause of much media attention around Mid-Canterbury a couple of years back may have made its way into our patch, with one of the Herald's own delivery drivers spotting something very panther-like on his early morning run near Fairlie a week ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:26 PM

Scientists finally unravel mystery of why kettles whistle 

Researchers have finally worked out why kettles whistle - a problem which has puzzled scientists for more than 100 years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:25 PM

Gatton murder cold case solved author Stephanie Bennett 115 years  

A Brisbane Grandmother is convinced she's solved one of Australia's most baffling and enduring murder mysteries.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:21 PM

Oarfish mystery: Earthquake rumours over beached giant snake-like fish in California 

Giant snake-like fish washed up onto Californian beaches in recent days may have died a result of the seismic activity under the seabed that occurs days or weeks before an earthquake, scientists said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:19 PM

Mystery of the Yeti solved by Oxford Academic 

Bryan Sykes, a professor of Human Genetics, concluded that there is evidence that the famous creature is a sub-species of brown bear.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:12 PM

Wilkie Collins: The mystery of the first detective novelist  

Biographer Andrew Lycett explores the shadowy world of the 19th century author, Wilkie Collins.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:10 PM

Baby-snatchers or scapegoats? Mystery girl case shines spotlight on Roma 

For generations, children growing up in Europe have been warned not to wander away from their parents in case a "Gypsy" would steal them.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:09 PM

Archaeologists unearth a 6,500-year-old mystery 

"To find preserved organic material like this from this period is incredibly rare in Britain."

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:07 PM

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Prehistoric Code Found In Clay Balls From Mesopotamia May Represent First Data Storage System 

Researchers studying clay balls from Mesopotamia have discovered clues to a lost code that was used for record-keeping about 200 years before writing was invented.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:03 PM

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Isaac Newton Died A Virgin And 9 Other Facts About The Brilliant, Bizarre Physicist 

Isaac Newton today is venerated as one of the greatest scientists who ever lived -- the father of classical mechanics and co-creator of calculus. But in his day...

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:49 AM

30,000 year old Brazilian artifacts throw wrench in theory humans first arrived in Americas 12,000 years ago  

The artifacts come from the Serra da Capivara national park in Brazil’s northeastern Piaui state, on the border of the Amazon and Atlantic Forests, which attracted the hunter-gatherer civilization that left behind this hoard of local art.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:29 AM

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Rare Tommy Johnson 1930 Blues 78 Rpm Record Goes for $37,100 on Ebay 

The record, Tommy Johnson on the Paramount label from 1930, is one of only two known and verified copies.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:31 AM