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500 New Horrifying German Fairy Tales Discovered
Who’s excited for reams and reams of new stories that are likely gloomy, brutal and horrifying only for them to be whitewashed into super child-friendly parables and then re-darkened into adult action-adventure yarns? Well today is your...
First Look: Submarine that will Bring James Cameron to the Bottom of the Ocean
Yup, that’s it. Inside that piece of machinery will be James Cameron as he conquers the freaking ocean. For those unaware, in the next week or so, Cameron will descend for three and a half hours until he settles at the bottom of Challenger...
Man Mugged By Fox
After a man left a grocery store, a fox stalked him and would not leave the man alone until he gave the fox some of his food. This was a fully grown man, by the way, weighing in at over 200 lbs. “Despite making attempts to escape, the fox...
Goodnight [Walking Dead Dissection]
An episode of long deliberations and a shocking conclusion. We debate the shocking end of this week’s Walking Dead AFTER THE JUMP…
King of the World to Challenge Neptune for Lord of the Sea!
In one corner we have serial entrepreneur, self-admitted wife swapper and daredevil explorer Richard Branson. In the other, the man who leap frogged his own film as the high grossing in box office history, James Cameron. Their shared...
Majestic Light Beam Erupts from Mayan Temple in iPhone Photo
Is this final proof of the dire Mayan 2012 prophecy? Most likely not. But it is a totally sweet light beam shooting out of the top of the Mayan city of Chichen Itza. It was taken by a tourist who was trying to capture a lightning strike in...
Andrew Mayne’s Hit Debut Science Fiction Novel Public Enemy Zero Only 99¢
SPONSORED POST Listeners of the Weird Things podcast may only know Andrew Mayne as the learned, science loving host of a funny audio program. But many others now know him for his fiction writing. His debut novel Public Enemy Zero has lived...
Okay, Don’t Look Now But An Asteroid Might Kill All Of Us in 2040
Seriously guys. Don’t panic. The space rock, which is called 2011 AG5, is about 460 feet (140 meters) wide. It may come close enough to Earth in 2040 that some researchers are calling for a discussion about how to deflect it. Time to talk...
The Legend of the Brown Mountain Lights
It’s one of our favorite phenomenons. An etherial happening that captures the hearts and minds of those who see it. Are the Brown Mountain Lights alien? A reflection? A natural gas formation radiating ambient echoes from the world around...
You Can’t Be Something You’re Not [Walking Dead Dissection]
There is a flaw with AMC’s The Walking Dead. It’s an unfortunate one. Consistency. With a lot of shows, this isn’t all that important. Comedy, episodic drama or stories that take regular time jumps of weeks or months between installments...
Why You Should Get Excited About Walking Dead Casting The Governor
David Morrissey will play The Governor in The Walking Dead’s third season. Doctor Who fans will recognize him as the confused Victorian era faux-ctor from the 2008 Christmas special The Next Doctor. Although certainly memorable, we didn’t...
The 21 Best Trail Cam Images The Internet Has To Offer
We recently covered the release of a reported image of Bigfoot captured by a trail cam and my subsequent research Google search on trail cam images led me down a rabbit-hole from which I am just now emerging. At times the Internet begins...
New Trail Cam Bigfoot Picture Released
The American Bigfoot Society has released what is being called the “clearest photo since Patterson-Gimlin”. Taken in 2008, it has only just been released, you can read about all the details at the source. [Bigfoot Evidence]
Palestinian Baby Eats a Snake’s Head
Kids do the darndest things. It can be a full time job trying to keep foreign, sometimes disgusting objects out of their mouths. But what if you could use the disturbing habit to your benefit? What if your infant could be used to safe...
Vampire Pterosaur?
In 2002, scientists published the discovery of a new pterosaur from Inner Mongolia named Jeholopterus ninchengensis. The wingspan was less than three feet and it probably weighed between 5 and 10 lbs. In 2003, David Peters published The...
Great News For People Who Hate Fun! Error Found in Neutrino Results
Much was made over the last few months about the apparent discovery of faster than light neutrinos at the CERN laboratories. The neutrinos appeared to travel at 60 seconds faster than the speed of light. Of course, this would stand in...
Japan Seeks to Build Space Elevator by 2050
We’ve talked, a lot about space elevators on the Weird Things podcast. For good reason. We are in an exciting period of engineering evolution where our drive to get things into space cheaper and cheaper is merging with stronger and cheaper...
Chronological Man: The Martian Emperor Book Trailer Available!
SPONSORED POST The thrilling second Chronological Man Adventure! Who is the Martian Emperor? When a giant airship descends on New York City in 1892 and threatens destruction if the world doesn’t submit to the Martian flag, it’s up to the...
The Dale Face [Walking Dead Dissection]
After an episode that left my expectations for this episode in the same shape as Lori’s car. I was ready to quit. Done writing recaps. I don’t like crapping on TV that other people like. Unless it’s Heroes. Because, seriously, f— Heroes....
First Test-Tube Hamburger to be Produced in 2012
It’s a revolution best served with pickles and onions on a sesame seed bun. The first test-tube grown hamburger will be produced this fall. Although still in the laboratory phase as of now, the experiment will eventually produces thousands...