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The Mystery Of The Lake Travis Photo Monster
This picture was taken in 2007 by a college biology professor simply trying to test the flash during a research project near Lake Travis, TX. The professor and his student wrapped up their business near the creepy lake and left. It was...
Spider Thread Milked From Goats Could Fuse Your Bones
Hell yeah. Spider silk milked from goats may be used to replace body’s strained tendons, ligaments and bones in the future. In a new experiment, Professor Lewis and his team at the University of Wyoming successfully implanted the...
Terrifying Close Calls With Asteroids? Not Such A Big Deal
Astronomers are chuckling to themselves after laypeople paying attention freaked out last week when two astroids swooped through Earth’s orbit, nearly missing our planet. While a double complete asteroid swipe is rare, the still scary idea...
Horrifying New Speed Bump Makes You Think You’re About To Kill Little Girl
This is what some Vancouver motorists will see surrounding a local school over the next week. It’s a horrific reminder that YOU ARE ABOUT TO RUN OVER A HELPLESS LITTLE GIRLWATCHOUT!!!! Oh wait, it’s fake? I guess we better slow down then…...
Unconscious Human Actions Transferred To Computer Characters
All of your unconscious reactions can now be transferred to Sims like computer characters. The Singularity will arrive with a green crystal over its head. [Science Daily]
Florida Police Explode Toy Pony
In a bizarre scene, members of the Orlando bomb squad exploded a lovable toy pony next to an elementary school. The fake horse was initially suspected as a possible bomb and authorities quickly locked down the scene and took immediate...
On The Road To Dragon*Con… [WeirdThingsTV]
Surprise! Family Finds Random 18-Foot Deep Hole In Backyard
The random opening could be related to an oil well abandoned in 1950 that’s close to the home. The only silver lining now is if the opening leads to a Goonies-style adventure. But it probably won’t. Unless it does. [KTLA]
Scientists Succeed In Creating Quantum Cats
Apparently “quantum cats” are “photons (particles of light), boosting prospects for manipulating light in new ways to enhance precision measurements as well as computing and communications based on quantum physics” and not a new Saturday...
The Red Rain That Fell From Space!
A crimson rainfall in India at the turn of our most recent century has been rumored to feature properties that we’ve never seen on Earth before or since. New research demonstrates that the cells of the rain can replicate in extremely...
Who Created A Smooth 200-Yard Trench On Mars?
Well… duh. Other theories (notably less awesome than an all powerful, semi-emo superman) include an “oblique impact, when a small body struck the surface at a very shallow angle.” Boring. [Pop Sci]
A Dude Gets Sucked Into A Freaking Jet Engine And Survives (Video)
Thanks to Weird Things reader Dan Wheeler for sending this in.
How A Dead Sorcerer Began The Concept Of Feasting For The Deceased
The oldest known shaman died and was buried in a Northern Israeli cave. Everyone thought it would be a good idea to stuff their faces with food in her memory. Because of this, you ate a ham plate at your Uncle Barry’s wake. Life is...
Grandfather’s Family Ghost Story Leads To Horrific Mass Grave
So your kindly grandfather makes it a point every Thanksgiving to spook the kids with a little ghost story. Back in 1832, he’d say whilst wiping the remains of cranberry sauce from his white button down, 57 Irish immigrant railroad workers...
There It Is! Letter Recovered After 400 Years Contains Secret Language
A letter found in the ruins of a collapsed Spanish colonial church in Peru could be the key to a heretofore undiscovered language. Awesome. “Even though [the letter] doesn’t tell us a whole lot, it does tell us about a language that is...
Woman Caught Smuggling Drugged Tiger Cub In Luggage
Stop me when you’ve heard this one. A Thai national is trying to smuggle a two-month old tiger cub to Iran, so she drugs the cute little buggers and tosses them into a carry on bag filled with stuffed tigers so as to throw off security....
Mayans Might Have Created Artificial Lakes
Researchers have found that Mayans protected their drinking water by installing a layer of ceramic shards. Pretty crafty… If so, that would be a minor sensation — merely due to the quantity of ceramics required. The aguadas in Uxul were...
Nike Files Patent For <i>Back To The Future</i> Inspired Self-Lacing Shoes
The dream is real! Marty McFly’s self-lacing shoes could become science fact as Nike filed a patent for the tech in 2009. [Nice Kicks]
Thieving Packs Of Baboons Terrorize South African Community
Cut off from nature! Fenced in by the sea! The only recourse? Rob the humans blind! This summer… they’re not monkeying around. They are South African Baboon Thieves! [BBC]
Real Life Eye Of Sauron Revealed!
Okay, it’s really the most detailed picture of a sun spot ever taken. Still… [Pop Sci]