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Since the whole of the Fortean online sphere was caught up in the storm of the ‘Capturing Bigfoot’ documentary released late last month (us included) the death of Michael Cremo, author of Forbidden Archeology (1993) barely caused a…
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If you've seen the movie “Top Gun: Maverick,” there are so many references and jokes to be made here. This is, after all, an air museum built near a former active air base. There are four loosely worded references to quotes from “Top Gun:…
Read at Atlas ObscuraHistoric Mysteries
Since at least 1913 people have reported glowing lights above Brown Mountain in western North Carolina. Two USGS studies blamed trains and cars, and a modern camera project is still trying to catch them. The post The Brown Mountain…
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The probe and its twin, Voyager 2, have been hurtling through space for almost 50 years, stretching humanity's reach into interstellar space. The upcoming milestone is a testament to scientific endeavor and ingenuity
Read at Smithsonian MagazineUnexplained Mysteries
Fargments of bones thought to belong to Saint Nicholas were literally crushed and burned by the perpetrator. You might be forgiven for thinking that S...
Read at Unexplained MysteriesSmithsonian Magazine
Testing of ancient sediment from two lakes in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula has revealed "crazy" high concentrations of mercury, as one researcher puts it, confirming findings from other regions of the Mesoamerican civilization
Read at Smithsonian MagazineThe Public Domain Review
D. W. Griffith’s moral tale of agricultural greed, borrowing from Frank Norris’ antimonopolist fictions.
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A reminder: You can get a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes at the Grail by signing up as a supporter on our Patreon! Quote of the Day The economy must be at the service of people and not people at the service of economy. Pope Leo…
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A turned wooden painted tipstave, a ceremonial truncheon created for the High Constable of the Hundred of Ringmer in Sussex in 1832, has sold at auction for £16,000 ($21,500),16 times the pre-sale estimate, at Gorringe’s in Lewes. It is…
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