Strange Times

I check in with the happenings at Loch Ness. Also, new dino tracks exposed, another ice fall, weird noises plague homes, a planned UAP reporting site, and much more weirdness this week.

The Pentagon has opened up a new portal for professionals to submit reports about UFOs—now officially known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs—and for the rest of us to find out about the reports that have been released.

A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.

... a silver denarius from the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-160 A.D.). The denarius is heavily worn and weighs 2.4 grams, evidence that it was minted during a time of currency debasement when the silver content plummeted with rising inflation.

The giraffe born without spots on July 31 is the only one of her kind on Earth, zoo officials stated Monday.

Efforts to replicate the material have pieced together the puzzle of why it displayed superconducting-like behaviours.

“Tiny Teflon,” whose mother is also in the cult, has announced her plan to indoctrinate more children into it.

A South Dakota museum has closed after almost 40 years over concerns that the chemicals in its taxidermy collection could endanger visitors and staff, the affiliated zoo announced Thursday.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game responded to calls and emails about the dead shark earlier this week. IDFG fisheries biologist Joe DuPont shared photos of what appear to be a dead salmon shark—a saltwater species with a home range well over 1,000 miles from the Gem State.

Earth fissures like this are common where the groundwater has been heavily withdrawn. This is not a “geological” fault as the article translation says. The crack is some 500 m long and 3 m deep.

If it was what Durant Animal Control thinks, small animals could be in danger.

You can always count on conspiracy theorists to make a tragedy worse.

Edit: I don’t like that the original headline was “are so dumb”. Conspiracy believers aren’t dumb, they are failing at trying to make sense of a frightening event based on the bad information they’ve been given by their preferred social circle that feeds a messed-up worldview.

A woman in suburban Detroit says she got a scare when she discovered a live frog in a container of spinach she had just bought at a grocery store.

At Westland Fire Department's Blue Brews & BBQ event on Saturday, a 4-year-old girl was ran over by a dog on a golf cart, fire officials say.

Mifflin Co., PA - Charges have been filed against a 20-year-old Lewistown man after he allegedly crashed into the second story of a Mifflin County home.

The director of Rome’s Colosseum has called for an end to concerts at the nearby Circus Maximus, after a performance by US rapper Travis Scott on Monday sparked fears of an earthquake.

Traffic is backed up in both directions as remarkable photos from the scene show a light aircraft landed on the central reservation

Wildlife charity appeals for artist of mysterious totem pole to come forward as local authority request for planning permission to be submitted.

The hole (a cistern) was reportedly filled with highly toxic gas (hydrogen sulfide).

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A 42-year-old man's severe abdominal pain leads to a surprising positive pregnancy test, a shocking diagnosis, and many medical questions.