For Sale: Ghost Town $250,000

June 12th, 2007

As real estate ads go, Rocky Bar’s is a browser-stopper.
“Always wanted a ghost town?” it asks. “What a way to amaze your friends and family! The entire town of Rocky Bar, Idaho, is for sale, and what a ‘ghoulish’ deal it is.”

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Turn Your Mobile Phone Into A Ghost Hunter!

June 12th, 2007

The Discovery Channel wants to make a ghost hunter out of you by offering ghost detecting downloads that can pick up paranormal activity. According to the site, the detector constantly reads fluctuations of Electro Magnetic Fields (E.M.F) in the atmosphere, then sends the information back to Wiretown along with your name and ZIP code.

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What makes some people supersticious, or believe in the paranormal?

June 3rd, 2007

“Lack of conceptual clarity has hampered theory formation and research on superstitious, magical, and paranormal beliefs. This study offers a conceptual framework where these concepts are differentiated from other unfounded beliefs and defined identically as a confusion of core knowledge about physical, psychological, and biological phenomena.”

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Time Travel Possible

June 2nd, 2007

Well, I never would have believed it myself, BUT it looks like it can be done!

Time Travel

 

This was an actual newspaper advert, so I am led to believe.

I wonder where he went and to what time the first time. Maybe if he said in the advert what time he was going back to, I might have actually applied. I certainly hope it would be ‘pre-mullet’ days.

 

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Many Scientists Are Convinced That Man CAN See the Future

June 1st, 2007

Wow. Such amazing studies might help explain the predictive powers of mediums and a range of other psychic phenomena such Extra Sensory Perception, D
éjà vu and clairvoyance. On a more mundane level, it may account for ‘gut feelings’ and instinct.

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Police scour psychics’ messages for Madeleine clues

June 1st, 2007

Police in Portugal are poring over messages from self-professed psychics and clairvoyants in an attempt to track down Madeleine McCann, who went missing exactly four weeks ago.

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Indian family exhumes son’s corpse to revive him

June 1st, 2007

The corpse of an Indian man was exhumed by his family in a remote eastern village in the belief that a witch doctor could bring him back to life, three days after he died.

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New video footage, apparently somewhat compelling, of Loch Ness Monster

May 31st, 2007

An amateur scientist believes he could have captured the Loch Ness Monster - on videotape. Yorkshireman Gordon Holmes was carrying out experiments at the famous loch when by chance he happened to spot a strange creature in the waters. Now his film of the incident is causing a sensation.

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Rumor or Reality: The Creatures of Cryptozoology

May 31st, 2007

Cryptozoology is the study of animals that are rumored to exist. Such creatures are called “cryptids.” Some, like the gorilla, giant squid and okapi, are no longer hearsay and legend but real creatures recognized by science. Others, like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, continue to tempt the hopeful and the adventurous….

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UFO Buffs To Offer ‘Proof’ Of Aliens

May 31st, 2007

“You’re going to see some hard evidence” at the Flatwoods Monster 55th Anniversary and Flying Saucer Extravaganza on Sept. 7-8 in Charleston, said promoter Larry Bailey. “That’s a promise. That’s not just promotional talk.”

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