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North Carolina Wild Vine Resembles Christ on the Cross

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.  John 15:5 My friend William Toler, reporter for the Independent Register, shared this story with me yesterday.  It is a bizarre item that comes from [...]
June 30, 2011 0
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Asteroids and Space Junk: A Week of Close Calls in Space

The chances of having two close shaves between humans and items from space in a matter of days must be astronomical, and yet that’s exactly what has happened in recent days. First, it was discovered that Earth was buzzed by an asteroid on June 27.   The space rock, named asteroid 2011 MD, managed to come [...]
June 29, 2011 2
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Casting Call: New SyFy Reality Show "School Spirits"

I just received an email from the producer of an upcoming television show to air on the SyFy Channel called “School Spirits.”  SyFy has been spending a lot of time focusing on their paranormal “reality” TV with the success of shows like  Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth.  For their new program, they’re currently casting high [...]
June 27, 2011 0
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Sky Clad: Six Strange Stories of the Stark-Naked

If you arrived at this article hoping for some kink… move along. Extraordinary Intelligence is strictly PG-13. Everyone likes to be comfortable.   Yet, societal conventions usually prevent us from being as comfortable as we can possibly be.   With that said, some people are so comfy in their own skin, they don’t mind displaying it (all [...]
June 25, 2011 0
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Beyond Extraordinary Episode 1: June 25, 2011

Here it is.   My long awaited, much anticipated foray into the realm of podcasting.  Beyond Extraordinary will be a continually evolving format podcast and new episodes will be posted on a weekly basis. This first episode is very much a trial run.  Within, we cover the Extraordinary News of the Week.  It runs only about [...]
June 25, 2011 0
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Bible to the Head: Pastor Bob Larson Exorcizing the Demon

Our friends at AOL Weird News have shared a fantastic (or terrifying, depending on your point of view) video of Pastor Bob Larson conducting an exorcism on a young woman.  We’ve visited Pastor Bob a few times before on Extraordinary Intelligence, and we’ve covered the topic of Exorcism with the seriousness that we believe it [...]
June 21, 2011 7
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UFO Photographed Over New Jersey

On June 17, The Jersey Journal posted a series of photos reportedly taken by Carolyn McNutt in South Kearney, New Jersey. She says she was at work, went outside to look at a storm that was brewing, and saw a strange object hovering in the sky. The Jersey Journal posted three photos taken by McNutt. [...]
June 18, 2011 8
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The Future Has Arrived: Femme-Bot Tries On Your Clothes

Shopping online is the wave of the future.   But you just never know if the item in the photo is going to fit properly until it arrives at your home.  Until now.  Kiss those annoying returns good-bye.  The new Fits.me mannequin literally shapeshifts to your specific size to give you a virtual glance at your [...]
June 16, 2011 0
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Revisiting the Tappen, North Dakota Close Encounters

In 2006, the tiny town of Tappen, ND (about 60 miles from my hometown) became the hub of Midwestern UFO research.  The buzz came as a result of  a reported encounter on a pig farm in the area.  The story made waves and was even featured on the front page of the state’s largest newspaper, [...]
June 16, 2011 0
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Relic Belonging to the Patron Saint of Lost Items Goes Missing

In Catholicism, St. Anthony of Padua is the Patron Saint of Lost Items and Missing Persons.  He can be called upon for mundane mishaps such as losing your keys, or for major events like a kidnapping. Now, parishioners of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Long Beach, California are praying to St. Anthony for the safe [...]
June 15, 2011 1
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The Mindscape of Alan Moore

Fabulous full length documentary about one of the most extraordinary and elusive minds in popular culture.  Alan Moore is one of my favorite human beings, and this film really paints an amazing portrait of his beautiful, twisted, controversial, and unconventional mind. Responsible for some of the most memorable and magical works ever produced in the [...]
June 15, 2011 0
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Failed Doomsday Prophet Harold Camping Suffers Stroke

The man who sparked international pandemonium and ridicule with his May 21, 2011 rapture prophesy has been hospitalized after he suffered a stroke at his home. Harold Camping, age 89, was taken by ambulance from his Alameda home on Thursday night.  According to his neighbor, Camping’s wife Shirley was very distraught as her husband was [...]
June 13, 2011 0
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Vampire Stars Discovered in Our Galaxy

In the vastness of space, some stars feed from the energy of other stars to maintain a youthful appearance.  These “vampire” stars burn bright and blue, even as the stars around them slowly fade.  Although they were formed around the same time, it is the cannibalistic vampires that stand out, with their beauty blotting out [...]
June 11, 2011 1
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Will Massive Flooding of Missouri River Flush Out Bigfoot?

From my hometown in North Dakota, all the way down to the state of Missouri, people are scrambling as unprecedented flooding of the Missouri River wreaks havoc throughout the heartland. In St. Louis Missouri, one group is hoping that something positive will come from this natural disaster. “We’re definitely going to keep our eye open [...]
June 10, 2011 0
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Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers Stop in MN for a Cause

This afternoon, as I was running back and forth between North Dakota and Minnesota, I spotted what appeared to be a tank parked near the EGF Cabella’s Sporting Goods.  But not like an Army tank… more of the Mad Max variety. Upon closer inspection, I found that the vehicle did not belong to post-apocalyptic warriors, [...]
June 8, 2011 0
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Shark Whisperer: Woman Feeds Great White Shark by Hand!

Oh HECK no! As I’ve discussed previously on Extraordinary Intelligence, I am terrified of sharks.  The fear is somewhat irrational given the fact that I live in one of the most landlocked areas of North America, and have only been to the ocean once in my life.  Along with my fear of sharks, is a [...]
June 6, 2011 4
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What the Smurf? New Book Claims Beloved Smurfs are Racist Anti-Semites

I love the Smurfs.  I think they’re Smurfy.  Author Antoine Buéno thinks they’re Smurfy, too…. if by Smurfy you mean bigoted Nazis. In his new book, “Le Petit Livre Bleu,” or, “The Little Blue Book,” Buéno claims that the cozy community living in Smurf village is actually a metaphor for a socialist utopia, with (gasp!) [...]
June 5, 2011 2
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Today's Dance Party at the Jefferson Memorial

Last weekend I reported that Adam Kokesh (Adam VS The Man) and several others were arrested for peacefully and silently dancing at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.  Five People Arrested at Jefferson Memorial for Dancing Today, exactly one week later, Kokesh and a decidedly larger group of supporters showed up at the Memorial [...]
June 4, 2011 0