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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]
The Horrifying Truth Of How 300 People Spontaneously Died Next To An Indian Lake
If Skeleton Lake is a spooky name, the story behind it is downright terrifying. The short prologue, a British officer in 1942 happened upon roughly 300 skeletons surrounding a lake in Roopkund, India. But how could this many people...
BBC Documents Voodoo Ceremony
It may not be what you think, but it is an honest to goodness voodoo ceremony just south of Weird Things HQ. [BBC]
Podcast: Super-Awesome Juice
Why Do We As A Culture Hand Our Children’s Teeth To A Strange Freak Fairy?
Each week, Weird Things’ own Matt Finley breaks down one of the oddest elements of our culture in a feature we call Monster Of The Week. This week we focus on the Tooth Fairy, come back Wednesday and Friday for more! More than just the...
The Cat That Talked, Fought For Your Right To Free Speech
In a list compiling the most famous talking animals, we are introduced to Blackie the Cat, a novelty act in the 1980s in which the titular feline would meow “I love you” and “I want my mama.” However, after the bright lights of variety...
No Matter How Gross We Are, We Likely Won’t Contaminate Mars
There has long been a school of thought that bacteria from Earth could contaminate possible life on Mars should be take a man made trip to the Red Planet. However, a new study out of the University of Central Florida says no matter how...
Sunken Islands Found In The Caribbean
Could it be Atlantis? Lost’s mystery island in the sideways universe? Either way, there are some sunken islands at the bottom of the Caribbean Ocean. During their six weeks in the waters north of Venezuela and west of the Antilles, the...
Who Is Invited To The Ultimate Screening Of Planet Of The Apes?
One movie. Five people, living or dead, at the screening. Who and why? Today’s screening: “Planet of the Apes” Embraced as an indispensible entry in America’s sci-fi film canon, Franklin Schaffner’s 1968 “Planet of the Apes” told the story...
Primate’s Janky Teeth Defy Classification
A newly discovered African primate who lived 37 million years ago, is baffling researchers who can’t seem to classify it among any known family tree. The biggest mystery? The primate’s weird teeth. “It comes as a bit of a shock to find a...
Magnetically Induced Hallucinations, And You
What is Transcranial magnetic stimulation? Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an extraordinary technique pioneered by neuroscientists to explore the workings of the brain. The idea is to place a human in a rapidly changing magnetic...
Dan Aykroyd Explains Why 9/11 Ruined Our Relationship With Law Breaking Aliens
Larry King’s ratings are in the toilet and he’s going through a very public divorce in which his child’s baseball coach has admitted to spending time in King’s estranged wife’s dugout. So how does he keep it together? Invite on Dan Aykroyd...