London Natural History Museum Secures Rights to the Loch Ness Monster

I love this. Telegraph.co.uk is reporting that the Natural History Museum in London has a deal with bookmakers William Hill that if the Loch Ness Monster is ever captured, they will get the right to display the carcass/evidence.

The deal, brokered in 1987, specifies that the NHM will be able to display Nessie’s remains in exchange for scientific verification of her existence.

Word of this strange bargain came to light with the release of once private documents in the museum’s archives. It shows that part of the {more. . .)

Scientists baffled by “Alien Baby”

In 2007, Marao Lopez discovered a strange creature on his farm in Mexico.  Frightened by the otherworldly appearance of the small beast, he decided to drown it.  He claims that he held it under water for hours before it finally died.

The mysterious creature was handed over to scientists at the end of last year, and they’ve been analyzing it ever since.

Image Courtesy:  The Daily Telegraph

Their results are astonishing! It seems that through DNA tests and scans of the carcass, the conclusion is that this bizarre {more. . .)

Loch Ness Monster on Google Earth???

Natalina wants to believe

I’m going to file this story under….AWESOME!!!  Crypto-enthusiasts are going ballistic about the latest bit of potential evidence for the existence of Scotland’s own Nessie.

Jason Cooke, a reader of The Sun, spotted what just might be the elusive Loch Ness Monster while checking out the Loch on Google Earth. To see the object, enter co-ordinates Latitude 57°12′52.13″N, Longitude 4°34′14.16″W in Google Earth, and zoom in.

Google earth via Fox News

Now, let’s be honest.  It could be any number of things…a boat with a weird looking {more. . .)

The Elusive Muck Monster

Something has been making waves in Palm Beach County, Florida.

The Lake Worth Lagoon has been the site of some recent strange activity.  It seems that a mysterious creature is swimming just below the surface of the murky water.  Greg Reynolds of LagoonKeepers.org captured a bit video footage of the creature’s wake, and people have been trying to identify it ever since.  Thomas Reinert, a marine expert, studied the footage as well as other eye witness reports, and was unable to make an identification.

This video is {more. . .)

El Chupacabra: Mythical Monster or Major Disappointment?

I need to start this post by stating that I received the inspiration from my friend Tom, also known as DJ Tommy Fly Pants (Actually, I’m the only person who calls him that!), who inquired as to why I’ve never featured this sweetheart of the cryptozoological world on Extraordinary Intelligence.

El Chupacabra has captured the fancy of more than a few seekers of the unknown.  First of all, it is really fun to say.  Ellll Chupacabrrrrra! I think that’s one of the major selling points.  For {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (July 6 – 13)

This week in Extraordinary News!

Civil war ghost…Big Cats…Robo-Cricket…Giant Squid…Canadian Time Warp…Wanted: Witch…Dead Lake Monster…Crop Circle of Doom…Jerk face Genie…Wedding Day disaster

 

This Week’s Extraordinary Top Story

Vatican concealed Galileo’s planetary discovery?

A professor of physics at University of Melbourne has made a remarkable discovery.  While studying the 400 year old notebooks belonging to to Galileo, Professor David Jamieson believes he has uncovered buried evidence that Galileo discovered the planet that we now know as Neptune.

Galileo was known for being rather cryptic in his notes, but the professor points {more. . .)

American Werewolf Follow-up: Michigan Dogman

Well, I got quite a reaction to the post American Werewolf: The Beast of Bray Road.   In light of some of the comments  I’ve received here on the blog,  via Myspace messages, via Twitter messages, and email, (I even had one fella email me and claim that he IS a werewolf!) I’ve decided to quickly revisit the topic and explore a few more points, as well as a bit of evidence that I missed previously.

An eyewitness snapped this photo, which they claim shows a beast {more. . .)

American Werewolf: The Beast of Bray Road

There are a few monsters that we’ve come to safely believe are pure fiction.  Vampires, werewolves, zombies, etc.  All of these are figments of creative imagination, right?  They don’t actually exist…. do they?

 

Well, there are a few people in Wisconsin that might challenge that notion.  You see, Wisconsin is known for something other than their beautiful Dells, football, and cheese.  It also just so happens that Wisconsin has its very own werewolf legend, and there are those that believe that this beast is very very real.

In {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (June 30 – July 5)

This week in Extraordinary News!

Darwin the Werewolf slayer…Mile wide UFO…Astronaut UFO Conundrum…Nail Clipper Circumcision…shrinking sheep…Australian Dinosaurs…ghost cat…mastodon bones…fat roaches…game show conversion

 

This Week’s Sad Top Story

John Keel Dies at age 79

In a bit of sad breaking news, I just learned that author and groundbreaking paranormal researcher John Keel has passed away.  Keel was best known for his best selling book and the subsequent motion picture The Mothman Prophesies.  Cryptozoology and UFO researchers and enthusiasts will remember Keel as a fascinating figure who theorized about UFO origins {more. . .)

Blogsquatcher: Bigfoot likes to Boogie!

This has to be the cutest headline I’ve seen in a long time!  According to Blogsquatcher:

When looking for bigfoot, try shaking yer booty..

Now, Blogsquatcher is merely addressing an article written in the Idyllwild Town Crier Online which contends that Bigfoot is partial to a little Motown, and has a particular love for Aretha Franklin.  The Idyllwild article is silly and delves deeply into some very weird territory, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share this fun mental image as we head into the weekend!

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Disgusting Creature Found in Sewer

My friend Bryn recently posted the following video on his site.  Here’s link to his post, followed by the video:

GROTESQUE UNIDENTIFIED LIFE FORM FOUND IN SEWER!

Eeeew!  What is that horrible creature??  Any thoughts?

It reminded me of a less disgusting but also fascinating video I discovered through the site Pink Tentacle.

Video: Close encounter with mysterious creature

The difference between the two is that to me, the second video is special effects.  Good ones at that.  Some comments have speculated that the creature looks like a certain {more. . .)

The Elusive American Kangaroo?

One of the most incredible animals I’ve ever seen is the kangaroo.  Well, that statement is a little misleading, because I’ve never actually seen a kangaroo in real life…but I’ve always wanted to.

Imagine my delight when I read about cases of this magnificent marsupial being sighted right here in the United States!  Unbelievable?  Well, not to those who claim to have witnessed them with their own eyes.  The kangaroo is native to Australia, and yet there is a phenomena in North America known as the {more. . .)

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 {more. . .)

Share your spooky stories with Extraordinary Intelligence!

Have you had an encounter with the “other side”?  Heard a thing or two bumping in the night? Perhaps you’ve looked up at the night sky and witnessed something strange.  Or maybe you’ve had a more intimate encounter…whatever the case may be, I want to hear from you!

You’ve likely already heard my story, but if you missed it, here it is:

Natalina’s Haunting Story:  My First Encounter with the Paranormal

Now it’s your turn!  For a future post, I’ll be featuring the true tales from Extraordinary Intelligence {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (April 6-11)

Each week we delve into the top headlines that may not have made it to the front page, but are no less noteworthy.  Keep reading after the featured story, for a list of even more Extraordinary news of the week.

This Week’s Extraordinary Top Story

 

Knights Templar Worshiped the Shroud of Turin

Newly discovered evidence uncovered by Vatican researchers reveals that the Knights Templar guarded and venerated the Turin Shroud.   While researching the topic, “missing clues” have been revealed that directly link the Shroud with the Knights.

Vatican documents {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (March 9-15)

From Newsarama.com: Flimmakers took great care in presenting realistic science when portraying Dr. Manhattan in the film Watchmen.  (more)

From CBS News: A man who was wheelchair bound for 20 years regained his ability to walk after being bitten by a deadly Brown Recluse spider.  (more)

From IO9.com: The sewers in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois have been clogging recently.  Sanitation workers investigating the backed up pipes discovered an abundance of human placentas! (more)

From smh.com: A funeral is being held today for a girl who was decapitated over 700 years ago. (more)

From MSNBC.com: Archeologists {more. . .)