Month: June 2014
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Yesterday's Myths & Mysteries
The Mermaid Situation
Mermaids. Throughout the world, these half-fish, half-human creatures have embedded themselves in folklore and legend, film and literature. The first…
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Tech
Strange Patents: The High Five Machine
If there’s one mystery of the universe I’ve never fully understood, it’s what to do when I feel like giving…
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Paranormal
Why Would Ghosts Cause Cold Spots?
One of the many signs of a haunted house is the existence of alleged cold spots, areas where the temperature…
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Space
Pluto’s Icy Moon Charon and the Hunt for Hidden Oceans
In Greek mythology, Charon is the ferryman of Hades, the one soul tasked with transporting the recently departed over the…
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Science
Why Superstition May Actually Work
As you’ve probably heard, this month’s Friday the 13th coincides with a full moon, something that won’t happen again for…
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Science
8 Dead Celebrities Who Were Virtually Brought Back to Life
We seem to have entered a strange new era, a time when death is truly only the beginning. At least for celebrities, actors,…
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Weird
The Birdman Pirate Broadcast Hoax
This video is undoubtedly fake, but I found it interesting (and entertaining) nonetheless, and thought I’d share. It surfaced on May…
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Science
Have You Ever Experienced Sleep Paralysis?
You awake suddenly in the middle of the night, unable to move and terrified to open your eyes. The sound of…
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