Extraordinary News of the Week (November 8 – 15)

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The bizarre reality of Men Who Stare at Goats

A couple of years ago, I read the book “Men Who Stare at Goats” by Jon Ronson, and was simply riveted from cover to cover. The story of a British journalist who set out to uncover some of the U.S. military’s most covert and oddball activities made for a real page turner.

When I saw that Hollywood was going to make a movie out of the book, chock full of big time {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (October 1-13)

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Yeaaahhh, I know. I know. The news has been neglected y’all. My bad. But I’m back on track now! And as for the major stories that you’ve likely been reading everywhere else… I’m gonna skip them. I like my news to be like my undies… FRESH! *groan*

Hypno Kitty…closet corpse…sorry blasphemers!…something in the Ayr…robomonkey…crying Mary…junkfood violence…dyed donkeys…glowing shrooms…frozen head fiasco

 

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Gary McKinnon Extradition Appeal Fails

The UK man who notoriously hacked into the  U.S. Government computer database has been once {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (August 9-17)

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Howdy weirdos and weirdettes!  It has been WEEKS since I’ve posted the Extraordinary News!  I’ve been so sidetracked with the little crapfest that life decided to throw at me in the last month that I just haven’t had the energy to research the news of the week. But…. I’m back, and there’s been some really great stuff happening in the land o’ the bizarre, and I’m ready to fill you all in right now!

 

Briton bad boy burns…Pharaoh MJ…Wal-Mart destruction…miracle baby…love potion {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (July 6 – 13)

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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

 

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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. . .)

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

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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

 

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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. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (June 22-29)

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Kitchen fishin’…wallaby junkies…face down burials…miracle cat…froggy nuptials…Kansas City UFO invasion…the case of the water bandit…sleepwalking surprise…Tunguska revelations…French Fried Flu Scare

 

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Yacht Company Offers Pirate Hunting Cruises

 

 

No matter how many times I hear about the real danger of pirates on today’s oceans, I still cannot stifle that juvenile voice in my head that says, “Yarrrr!”  Am I the only one?

In one of the craziest headlines of the week, it has been revealed that a Russian Luxury Yacht company {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (June 15-21)

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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

 

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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. . .)

Extraordinary News (June 2-June 14)

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(brace yourselves. I was unable to post an Extraordinary News last week, so this is a double whammy!)

UFOland…smart bats…amiable apes…tadpole rain…Botox walks…frog god…office ghost…nude basket riding murder plot…snarky scientists…meteorite boy…buffalo clones…dinosaur dilemma

 

 

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Raelian Theme Park in Las Vegas?

 

Yes, you read that correctly, and it appears to be true.  Rael and his followers (learn more about them here:  Human Cloning with the Raelians) are planning on building a park in Vegas called UFOland.  Cool!  Please oh please tell me the above {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (May 26-June 1)

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Jesus jam…Nessie Sonar hit…cellphone tappin’…pig eats cow…Selfless UFO saves planet…the Blob of Nevada…Kid talks to E.T. …blue whales take the stage

 

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Chinese “Winged” Cat

I just couldn’t stay away!  Even though I made arrangements for someone else to post while I’m out of town…here I am, bringing you the Extraordinary News…cause I missed you!  In the coming days, you’ll likely see a couple of guest writers popping in, but don’t be worried…Natalina will be back before you know {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (May 19-25)

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Cheesy Jesus…Weather Balloon UFO…Tasty Cavemen…Post-Rapture Pony Express…Raspberry Ants…Spidercat…Vampire tales…”Wolf Man” Woes…The Hum…Presidential alien encounters…barbershop bones…cannibal orangutans

 

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Can “Terminators” Actually be our Salvation?

With the blockbuster Terminator franchise, we see a world where humanity is threatened by an army of robots.   But, is it possible that someday, a version of this futuristic fantasy tale could become reality?  Philosopher Peter Asaro tackles this question in an interview with hplusmagazine.com.   Some of his thoughts are that “…while it would surely be {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (May 4-10)

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Talking Bigfoot…”Mad Pride”…Mummified Puppies…Magic Boars…Ghostly Photos…Black Budget…Terrifying Australian Spiders…New Vampire Report…Divine Salami…More Spiders

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY NASA / JPL / BARCROFT MEDIA.
‘Alien skull’ spotted on Mars

The panoramic NASA camera known as Spirit has snapped the above picture, which has many UFO buffs claiming that an alien skull has been captured on film!  Apparently, what at first appears to be a rocky landscape, actually reveals a mysterious object that looks like it has two eye sockets and a {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (April 27-May 3)

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.

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Hans Holzer in 1969

Famous Paranormal Investigator Hans Holzer dies at 89.

Sad news this week as we mourn the loss of one of the most influential ghost hunters of all time.  Hans Holzer, best remembered for his investigation of the famous Amityville {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (April 20-26)

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.

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According to Express K, a Kazakh newspaper, the Republic of Kazakhstan is planning on building the first Embassy for Extraterrestrials in their Country.  According to the paper  they have “allocated a large plot of land in the city of Almaty” for the {more. . .)

Extraordinary News of the Week (April 13-19)

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.

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New evidence for a link between genius and autism.

Patricia Howlin of King’s College, London, published a paper last week that reinforces the notion that there is a distinct link between the notion that people who are autistic and people who are labeled {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. . .)