by | Aug 24, 2021 | Weirdness
from LiveScience 100,000-year-old story could explain why the Pleiades are called ‘Seven Sisters’ By Adam Mann The Pleiades star cluster is also called the Seven Sisters. It may have gotten that name from the oldest story ever told. (Image credit:...
by | Aug 21, 2021 | Mirth, Weirdness
from Kentucky.com Racehorse bucks jockey, escapes Ellis Park, takes a run in traffic BY KARLA WARD Racehorse Bold and Bossy bucked jockey Miguel Mena before the first race at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., Saturday. Video shared on social media showed her running along...
by | Aug 20, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Drive Radio Transmissions From Police Helicopter’s Chase Of Bizarre Craft Over Tucson Add To Mystery “Its abilities were pretty incredible” — FAA audio points to confusion during and after police helicopter’s encounter with strange...
by | Aug 18, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Atlantic THE WELL FIXER’S WARNING The lesson that California never learns By Mark Arax An almond grove in distress near Madera, California, and a sample of water from an overdrawn well (Jim McAuley for The Atlantic) The well fixer and I were standing at the...
by | Aug 17, 2021 | Literary News, Weirdness
from The Daily Beast Edgar Allan Poe’s Final Macabre Mystery: His Own Death On Oct. 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 40. Alcoholism was listed as the cause of death, but what really killed him remains a mystery. by Allison...
by | Aug 16, 2021 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from artnet Scientists Have Conducted Tests That Reveal Stonehenge Is Made From a Nearly Indestructible Ancient Material A rare core sample, removed years ago, contains a form of quartz that doesn’t erode or crumble. by Sarah Cascone The full moon sets behind...
