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En Masse Bigfoot Sightings Spur Investigation

On June 11, 2007 By

A rash of recent big foot sightings in rural India is prompting authorities to investigate. What makes these sightings different is almost all have been within the last month.
Discovery Channel: “The bizarre sightings have been made in the Garo hills area of Meghalaya state, close to the borders with Bangladesh and [...]

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You’re Not Safe Anywhere Anymore I Guess

On December 1, 2006 By

You think you live in the sleepy little corner of suburbia, far from the world of “tarrarist” plots, crime and then something happens to make it hit home that, “hey, you’re not safe.”

CBS2: “Authorities evacuated Modesto City-County Airport Tuesday morning after officials said the [...]

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Video Games and Mainlining Heroin: Researchers Think They’re The Same

On November 15, 2005 By

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the arcade or dig out that PS2 researchers now believe video games are as addictive as narcotics.

Technology Review: Show a smoker a lighter, and he or she will get the urge for a cigarette. The same physiological responses that trigger a [...]

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In China, Hunt on for Loch Ness Monster Turns Up Giant Salmon

On November 6, 2005 By

Sorry Dear, I won’t be home for dinner. I wonder what size tippet I’d use…hmmm…

Yahoo News!: “In 1980, Yuan was part of a team of 150 experts who launched the first scientific study of the lake’s environment and its flora and fauna.

It was then that he met [...]

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Woman Struck By Lightning

On September 27, 2005 By

Yes, only in the town I live in could/would this happen.

WZZM News: “A Modesto woman is in critical condition after being struck by lightning during an intense thunderstorm that passed through the area Tuesday evening.

Peggy Montijo, 53, was walking down the sidewalk on Peppermint Drive when she [...]

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