Lots of mysterious booms in the news recently...so much so that I gave them their own mysterious sounds section this week!
Archaeology
Over 300 Clay Figures Found at Ancient Site
Ancient tombs unearthed in Egypt --- They found tombs in Luxor that they believe to be at least 3000 years old.
Down the Drain: Lost Items Reveal Roman Bath Activities
Cryptozoology
School Children Launch Search for “Unknown Beast” Stalking Neighborhood
Ghosts
Mind the Gap: London’s Historic Haunted Underground
Night noises stump Christchurch crime busters
History
Voluntary slavery? Ancient Egyptians paid a monthly fee to become temple slaves
Oldest Roman Hairstyle Recreated for First Time
Pompeii 'Wall Posts' Reveal Ancient Social Networks
Mysterious
Lost Ship of the Desert
Are the Los Roques islands the new Bermuda Triangle?
Death on the Great Dunes: The Strange Case of The First Cattle Mutilation
The Men in Black: Two 19th-century Accounts
Mysterious sounds
Something definitely going 'boom' in the night
Southcentral Authorities Silent on Cause of Booming Noise
They’re back: Unexplained ‘booming noises’ reported from South Carolina to California
Unexplained loud 'booms' heard over Kentucky and Indiana
Unexplained “Boom” Regularly Echoing Over Guthrie, Oklahoma
Even More Mystery Booms Reported in Utah, California
Psychic Phenomena
We May All Be Psychic: Data From 14 Year Global Consciousness Study Released
Jenna visits the psychic capital of the world
Science
Arizona Professor Challenges Popular Dark Energy Theory --- I'm glad to see someone in academia questioning the dark energy theory. I think there are a lot of theories built on other theories, yet they often get taught almost as if it were fact. I'm glad to see a fresh perspective instead of the typical close minded train of thought in academia.
Space
'Doomsday' asteroid Apophis more massive than first thought
Astronomers spot biggest structure in the universe --- Or at least the biggest "structure" that anyone has ever seen. I kind of like that they used the word "structure" to describe it.
Fake mission to Mars leaves astronauts spaced out
UFOs
UFO mystery talk of the town in Amherst --- And there's no photo??
The day UFOs hovered over Fiorentina's Stadio Artemio Franchi
UFO Sightings At International Space Station On The Rise --- Includes a link to a live feed from the ISS. But with all the satellites, meteors, and space debris out there, there's a lot of potential objects out there that could be mistaken for something more interesting...especially when you consider it may be hard to judge how how big and how far away the objects are.
Other topics of interest...
Supercomputer Watson Gets Mouth Washed Out With Digital Soap
Real-world aimbot: The $17,000 rifle with a Linux-powered scope
Too Cold for Crop Circles, “Snow Circles” Appear in Connecticut
--- If you want to see some really good snow art, check out this link.
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