Thursday, July 02, 2009

Two Centuries On, a Cryptologist Cracks a Presidential Code 

For more than 200 years, buried deep within Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and papers, there lay a mysterious cipher -- a coded message that appears to have remained unsolved. Until now.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:11 PM

Truro men find shipwreck at Ballston Beach 

Two local men who had the chance to see it believe it was a 17th-century vessel, a remarkably ancient relic that they were able to capture in photographs before it was swept away again by storm tides, disappearing like a ghost.

And one of those men was writer Sebastian Junger. Neat story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:58 PM

The new mafia: South American thieves keeping authorities busy 

Robert Taylor’s career is a non-stop game of cat and mouse.

And if the retired Miami Beach detective is the cat, the mice are international crooks and jewel thieves.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:44 PM

Phantom ship sets sail for storytellers circle 

After more than 60 years, Ed MacMaster still isn’t sure if the pulsing, pinkish-orange apparition he saw was a ghost.

See also: The Phantom Ship: Nova Scotia's Most Famous Apparition Sets Sail Across North America on the Sides of U-Haul Moving Vans

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:24 PM

The Oak Island Mystery 

Across the water in Nova Scotia, the provincial government has issued treasure-hunting permits to the current owners of the Oak Island Money Pit, site of perhaps the most famous and enduring buried treasure legend. Members of Michigan-based Oak Island Tours have said they will be moving forward with digs in the "very near future."

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:17 PM

Jackson’s Death Provokes Memories of Elvis Conspiracy 

From Jim Morrison to Tupac, enthusiasts who can’t let go (and Jackson had more than a few of those) insist their beloved musical icon is hiding in Iowa, not in heaven.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:08 PM

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Ten Commandments of the Antichrist: The Georgia Guidestones 

Back in 1980, a mysterious set of stones bearing a message for civilization in various languages appeared in Georgia. From Christian dispensationalist symbol of the New World Order to Native American “power-nexus” to the interpretations of Contemporary Pagans, UFO buffs, and New Agers, the Guidestones are a spiritual and political Rorschach test.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:34 PM

Ethiopia priest says Ark of the Covenant will not be shown 

The head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church on Tuesday denied reports that he is about to unveil to the world the Ark of the Covenant that Moses is said to have stored the Ten Commandments tablets in.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:31 PM

Utah scientists questions Ruess findings 

Two staff members with the Utah Division of State History say they are not persuaded by evidence behind the recent announcement that a southeastern Utah burial site near Comb Ridge contained the remains of long-lost wanderer Everett Ruess.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:25 PM

The North Carolina Poop Monster Mystery [Solved!] 

The short-lived mystery of the Poop Monster.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:20 PM

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Michael Jackson, Werefolk, and Bigfoot 

Cryptomundo takes a thrilling look back. See also the moonwalking bird of Central America.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:05 PM

Migaloo has returned 

Migaloo is a rare white male humpback whale first spotted in 1991. Experts believe he is now about 21 to 23 years old.

With pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:03 PM

Land O'Lakes nurse investigates Bigfoot sightings 

Midnight, March 5. A young man drives toward U.S. 19 on Gulf Trace Boulevard in Holiday. He turns on his high beams where the road curves along some woods, just past the recreation center. His lights catch a pair of yellowish eyes, then a broad-shouldered figure, 8 or 9 feet tall, covered in brown hair.

See also: Monterey's Bart Cutino sets sights on Bigfoot

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:55 AM

Zodiac buffs to gather again at Blue Rock Springs 

"New suspects keep popping up every day," Voight said of the serial killer who haunted the Bay Area in the late 1960s and was the subject of a 2007 movie. "Everyone seems to have a father, step-father, brother or uncle who was the Zodiac."

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:48 AM

2012 - The World’s Last Leg 

Awesome or Off-Putting stares into the abyss.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:48 AM

Monday, June 29, 2009

Of winged beasts and lizard men 

At Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:46 PM

Two new Obama mysteries! 

The latest Obama conspiracy? The White House faked its vegetable garden.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:56 PM

Models of Earliest (Camel-Pulled) Vehicles Found 

Some of the world's first farmers may have sped around in two-wheeled carts pulled by camels and bulls, suggests a new analysis on tiny models of these carts that date to 6,000-5,000 years ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:55 PM

How many more innocent people were wrongly jailed because of 'wonder dog'? 

A wonder dog helped convict all three men: a German shepherd named Harass II, who wowed juries with his amazing ability to place suspects at the scenes of crimes.

Thanks, Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:47 PM

Sunday, June 28, 2009

It Has Begun 

Michael Jackson "seen moving" inside the helicopter transporting his body.



How long until MJ is spotted with Bigfoot?

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:24 PM

Friday, June 26, 2009

Chupacabra – not! Mangy coyote more like it 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:33 PM

"I Swear it was a Black Panther..." 

"Are there black panthers in West Virginia,” a close friend, with limited outdoors knowledge, once asked me. "There have to be, because I saw one the other night in my backyard."

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:30 PM

Friday's Flying Saucers 

Military jets spotted searching for sphere UFO over Kansas City, Kansas

UFO photographed over Edgware (With pic)

A UFO enthusiast spotted a cigar shaped object hovering over Frodsham

UFO video reports from four states

TEN THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT... FLYING SAUCERS

UFO footage from Singapore on May 17th (With video)

The 6 Most Famous UFO Sightings in History

Night-time invasion or Chinese lanterns?

Man Builds Flying Saucer in His Yard

UFO's of the 19th Century

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:27 PM

The Cloud That Proved The 1908 Tunguska Explosion Was A Comet 

New evidence, based on strange, glowing clouds in the upper atmosphere, proves that Tunguska wasn't caused by aliens after all.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:25 PM

'Ark of the Covenant' about to be unveiled? 

Ethiopian church leader says Friday, June 26, marks the right time to unveil the Biblical Ark of the Covenant, which he says has been hidden in his church for centuries. Abuna Pauolos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, was in Rome this week to meet with Pope Benedict XVI. While there, he told reporters that the time had come to reveal before the world the Holy Ark. He said that the holy container has been in the custody of his church for hundreds of years.

With videos.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:13 PM

Sarah Winchester built a mystery 

Uncertainties surround both the rambling, uneven Victorian mansion that grew to 160 rooms, many unfinished, and the lady of the house herself.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:57 AM

Mexico vows to keep looking for 'lost' island 

Mexico vowed to keep looking for a mysterious island that could extend its offshore oil claims after university researchers said they couldn’t find it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:54 AM

India turns to 'cloud seeding' to make rain 

India is developing new techniques to create rain artificially amid growing fears over the late arrival of the monsoon season.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:49 AM

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Tut mystery revealed — almost 

It’s a 3,000-year-old mystery that has eluded Egyptologists since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and now San Franciscans may be the first to know what really killed the Boy King.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:06 AM

Race to save rare cave carvings 

Experts have been trying to find out why ancient carvings in a mysterious chalk cave in Royston town centre are slowly disappearing.

The cave may have a possible Templar link. With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:03 AM

Stoned wallabies make Australian crop circles 

The mystery of crop circles in poppy fields in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania has been solved -- stoned wallabies are eating the poppy heads and hopping around in circles.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:54 AM

Satanists deny beheading deer near Northwich 

“The killing of animals may only occur when it is absolutely necessary for personal survival, in self defence or for food. But never, under any circumstances, are they ritually abused and killed.”

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:53 AM

Actor tackles 'the great beast' 

Writer and actor John Burns will perform Beast: Aleister Crowley, a Passion for Evil at two Highland venues on Saturday and next month.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:51 AM

Does Enceladus, Saturn’s Geyser-Spouting Moon, Have Liquid Oceans? 

Saturn’s moon Enceladus got humanity’s attention in 2005 when surprised astronomers detected jets of ice and gas spraying out from the moon’s icy surface, and since then researchers have eagerly investigated the possibility that the jets might emanate from liquid oceans beneath the frozen crust.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:50 AM

A rare taste of goldfields life in 1855 miner's diary 

A rare 1855 diary written by a miner on the Ballarat goldfields will go on display at the Gold Museum later this month.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:48 AM

Space shuttle science shows how 1908 Tunguska explosion was caused by a comet 

The mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that leveled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering the Earth's atmosphere, says new Cornell University research.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:46 AM