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Haunted Real Estate: The Amityville Horror House
Arguably the most famous haunted house in America. This Long Island Dutch Colonial was ground zero for a horrific haunting in the late 70s when George and Kathy Lutz moved in with their three children. HAUNTING PHENOMENA – Ghost ripping...
Just In Time For The Stanley Cup Finals, Grow A New Tooth In Your Mouth In Only 9 Weeks!
A new breakthrough in dental technology could revolutionize tooth implants for those who happen to take a puck to the mouth in game 4 of the Western Conference final and sprinkle the ice with seven adult teeth. Dr. Jeremy Mao, the Edward...
Sharks Harness Power Of Invisibility, Plot Final Takeover
What’s worse than a brutal killing machine with no remorse? An invisible brutal killing machine with no remorse. A new study claims that ten percent off all sharks are “luminous,” meaning they produce a light which combined with normal...
Did An Evil Lake Beast Curse A Canadian Town?
Omajinaakoos Identified As American Mink
It looks like our Ugly One is really a decaying American Mink. [Live Science]
Ribbon In The Sky = Million Degree Cloud Of Interstellar Gas
In case anyone was worried. Scientists from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute, and Boston University suggest that the ribbon of enhanced emissions of...
Construction Worker Beats Up Komodo Dragon
Welcome to Indonesia, where safety is job one on our construction sites. Make sure you wear your hard hat and goggles at all times and stiffen up that right cross for the occasional lizard attack. JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian worker...
Is “The Ugly One” An Evil Omen For Northern Canadian Community
A horrific looking animal has been discovered in a Northern Ontario lake. But some locals believe it can only bring bad news… Some residents of Big Trout Lake, an Oji-Cree community of 1,200 south of Hudson Bay, believe the animal is a...
Nigerian Witch Huntress Comes To America
You know, we tend to lionize our cultural demon hunters: Van Helsing, Simon Belmont, Buffy Summers. But you want to know when we don’t celebrate those who locate paranormal evil and vanquish it? When the acts of holy vengence look...
Who Wants In On A Million Dollar Bigfoot Hunt?
Million Dollar Bigfoot Hunt (Oddly Enough) Turns Out To Be A Scam
It seemed like the perfect way spend a summer day in Silverton, Colorado. For a mere $250 registration fee, Silverton-businessman Rick Lewis offered 400 people the chance to win a cool million bucks if they could only get one snapshot of...
And Now… The Terrifying London Olympic Mascots
Sweet Jesus. [Deadspin]
Are We Getting An Alien Transmission From The Voyager Probe?
Launched in 1977 and containing the ultimate Carl Sagan mixtape, The Voyager probes have represented our message in a bottle to alien races and civilizations unknown. But for the first time, some believe they are talking back. NASA...
Remains Of Human Sacrifices Opens Window Into Lost Civilization
As it turns out, rolling with the Zoque over 2,700 years ago was pretty touch and go. On the upside, you were an off-shoot of the Olmec and were therefore among the first modern civilizations in recorded history. On the downside, you might...
Scientist Writes Software Upgrade For Cells, Still No Flash Support
A team led Dr. Craig Venter has successfully created a synthetic organism that dictates action to living cells. This opens the doors to altering cells to produce medicines, fuels and absorb greenhouse gases. “I think they’re going to...
Man Rescues Yeti, Heart Restarted, Too Gross For Mars, Dan Aykroyd’s Alien Advice [WeirdThingsTV]
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Chinese Scientists Break Quantum Teleportation Record
One more step down the long road to beaming yourself to work. In the latest experiment, researchers entangled two photons and zapped the higher-energy one through a special 10-mile-long free-space tunnel, instead of a fiber one. The...
Science Meets Freak Show: Pinocchio Frog, Gargoyle Gecko, World’s Smallest Wallaby Found
A team of scientists visited a lush wilderness once dubbed “The Lost World” and guess what they found? No, not a disappointing sequel starring Vince Vaughn for no reason… three species that might be totally new to science! The array of new...
For The Furry Who Has Everything…
Realistic bear paw shoes. Do I have to explain, what you can do with realistic bear paw shoes? [If Shoes Could Kill]
Do Rainbows Foretell Earthquakes?
No. Spoiler Alert. [Bad Astronomer]