Extraordinary News of the Week (June 15-21)

This week in Extraordinary News!

Great Raven Conspiracy of 2009…burping cattle…mysterious monastery…tattoo girl…time travel hero…black ooze…Papal sex therapist…Gigantic sperm…Gators and Crocs and Swans, Oh my!…UFO sightings

 

This Week’s Extraordinary Top Story

 

Lizard Man Witness Murdered

One of the great mysteries of Cryptozoology is the legendary Lizard Man of Lee County.  One of the most famous witnesses of this 7 ft, red eyed, upright walking lizard hominid was Christopher Davis.  He delivered his eye witness account when he was only 16 years old.  Sadly, Mr. Davis was shot and killed on June 17th in what appears to have been a home invasion.

Davis was an overnight International celebrity after he detailed his sighting of the Lizard Man.  Although he was widely known, he never capitalized on his fame, even canceling a scheduled appearance on the Oprah show.  Davis was 37 years old when he was killed.  Read more about this story on Cryptomundo:  Famed Lizard Man Witness Killed

More Extraordinary Headlines

 

From The Local:  A Conspiracy of Ravens.  In central Sweden, a group of blood thirsty ravens has been slaughtering dozens of calves over the last three months.  Witnesses say there appears to be 3 ring leader ravens, and the rest simply follow their lead.  (Read more…)

From BBC:  Bullocks taken out by lightning. It has been reported that 16 bullocks were struck by lightning as they sought shelter from a storm (or ravens?).  “The bullocks were singed and we could smell it in the air when we arrived, ” said the beef farmer.  (Read more…)

In other weird cow news… From Phenomerica:  Canadians to rid the world of burping cattle. First of all, have you ever seen a cow burp? I hope I see one before the Canadians get to them.  Canadian scientists are breeding a special type of cow designed to burp less. This is all in an effort to lessen the methane in the atmosphere that contributes to global warming.  Wait. The methane comes from cattle burps?? I though it was… oh never mind.  (Read more…)

From Discoveryon:  Mysterious cave uncovered in Jordan. A 1 acre artificial cave has been excavated in Israel, and is believed to be the largest of its kind.  Engravings inside the cave feature crosses, leading some researchers to believe it could have been an early monastery.  (Read more…)

From Sydney Morning Herald: Oh my stars! Tattoo girl lied! The headline heard round the world earlier in the week was that of an 18 year old girl who claims she was woke up in a tattoo chair with 56 stars on her face. She  now admits that she was lying about being asleep during the process, and that she actually requested the tats.  The reason for the fib?  Apparently a furious father and a severe case of buyer’s remorse.  (Read more…)

From ABC News:  Man Explores Time Travel in order to save his father. Act of genius or mad inspiration?  Ronald Mallett has devoted his life to finding the answer to time travel, in an attempt to save his father, who died when Ronald was 10 years old.  (Read more…)

Fr0m CBC:  Attack of the Black Ooze.   Residents in Labrador faced a scare when black ooze was discovered seeping out of an abandoned military site.  Government will spend an additional $1.6 million to study the extent of the pollution. No commitments, though, have yet been made to study the health of residents. Typical. Paging Erin Brockovich!  (Read more…)

From Independent.ie:  Pope’s Sex therapist delays canonization. The intimate correspondence between a sex psychologist and beloved Pope John Paul II has caused his expected canonization to be held off.  A letter writing campaign between the two spanned nearly 50 years, and is expected to shed some light on the Pope’s sexuality, which has caused alarm at the Vatican.  Ummm, I’ll just bite my tongue on this one.  (Read more…)

From BBC: Scientists discover really big sperm. In news that has the geek world a-twitter, scientists have discovered that prehistoric crustaceans used gigantic sperm when mating.  SEXY! (Read more…)

From Foreanzoology:   Massive Gator in Alabama? Pictures have surfaced of an enormous Alligator swimming in a lake.  Helicopter pilots initially thought he had a small animal in his mouth, later to discover he was carrying a huge full grow stag!  (Read more and see the remarkable images…)

From Reuters:  French Croc spotted? Ok…I’m starting to see a theme here.  A crocodile has been spotted near a French village and has been dubbed the  “Loch Ness monster of the Vosges”.  Crocs are only found in French zoos, not in the wild.  (Read more…)

From thisisnorthdevon.co.uk:  Sad Swans find love anew. I really love stories like this.  A match making animal care worker has paired up two swans who had both lost their mates.  The swans took to each other and are now swimming through life with their new partners.  According to the article, the birds have been inseparable since their “blind date”.  Awwwwww!  (Read more…)

From Ufo Examiner:  Honey! There’s a UFO in the driveway! A slow moving object covering the entire length of a 400-foot-long driveway was spotted in Wisconsin, as reported to MUFON. This along with many other sightings in 14 states happened this week over a 72 hour period.  (Read more…)

 

 

 

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