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Star Wars director George Lucas reveals all about the history of the Lightsaber | Metro News
It’s the most iconic weapon in cinema history and now George Lucas has made a video explaining the history of the Lightsaber.The director talks about how the Lightsaber was created, developing its sound and the VFX needed to make it in the new 15-minute clip, which is a must see for all Star Wars fans.…
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Curiosity arrives at next destination on Mars: What’s that strange light? Aliens?
Curiosity, the Mars rover which roamed the surface of Mars since August 2012 has arrived at its newest destination. Some of the images returned already have UFO enthusiasts excited at what they say may be a sign of alien life. via Curiosity arrives at next destination on Mars: What’s that strange light? Aliens? : SCIENCE…
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Understanding People Who See Jesus In Burnt Toast.
In Chicago, Ill., the Virgin Mary appeared on the underbelly of a pet turtle. In Sacramento, Cal., there is a statue of Madonna that weeps blood like a horned lizard right before it is eaten by a predator. And in Houston, Tex., a woman found Jesus in a Cheeto.They are all miracles. Everyone is saying…
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This Church Houses a Nightmarish Statue of the Devil Himself.
From the outside, the Holy Trinity Church in Marylebone, Westminster, London looks like any other church, and it’s likely that you’d pass it by without even taking note of the building. But it’s what’s inside the church that makes it one of the most unique in the world… Read More: This Church Houses a Nightmarish…
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Is an out-of-body experience a mere hallucination? | Inquirer Lifestyle
Is astral projection or an out-of-body experience OOBE merely a form of hallucination? This is what some neuroscientists in Canada think, after watching what is happening in the brain of a young woman who is able to induce OOBE at will.The case, which has gained considerable attention on the Internet, was separately reported by Don…
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520 Million Year Old Cardiovascular System Found
Researchers have identified the heart and blood vessels of early Cambrian shrimp-like creatures from southwest China. The 520-million-year-old fossilized remains of the Chengjiang arthropod Fuxianhuia protensa reveal an exceptionally well-preserved organ system that’s surprisingly sophisticated. For something with such a simple body plan, its complexity rivals the vascular system of today’s arthropods, such as scorpions…
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The Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc | Ancient Origins
The Nebra Sky Disc is a 3,600-year-old bronze disc which, according to UNESCO, features “the oldest concrete depiction of cosmic phenomena worldwide.” The disc is such an extraordinary piece that it was initially believed to be an archaeological forgery. However, detailed scientific analysis revealed that it is indeed authentic and the precious artefact is now…
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CLOSEDMINDED SCIENCE: symptoms of pathological skepticism
Some members of the mainstream scientific community react with extreme hostility when presented with certain claims. This can be seen in their emotional responses to current controversies such as UFO abductions, Cold Fusion, cryptozoology, psi, and numerous others. The scientists react not with pragmatism and a wish to get to the bottom of things, but…
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Forteania: 19th Century Chupacabras
While thumbing through one of my paranormal books the other night, I came across a familiar story. A group of sheep farmers were upset because something was attacking and killing their livestock. The creature was not, however, eating the sheep. According to witnesses, it was biting their jugulars and, apparently, draining them of blood. If…
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Ten Ancient Stories and the Geological Events That May Have Inspired Them
Myths have fed the imaginations and souls of humans for thousands of years. The vast majority of these tales are just stories people have handed down through the ages. But a few have roots in real geological events of the past, providing warning of potential dangers and speaking to the awe we hold for the…
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Moehau Man – New Zealand’s Bigfoot | Paranormal NZ
There are legends and stories of huge bushmen that abound around the world.In North America there is the Sasquatch or Big Foot, Asia has the Yeti, and Australia the Yowie. And while they are geographically separated, in some case by vast distances and oceans, their descriptions are always somewhat similar.New Zealand has its own wild…
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The Alton Barnes Zebra: yes, very funny, but please don’t do it. | The Heritage Journal
This was done on April Fool’s day. It’s not that we don’t have a sense of humour, but wouldn’t it be better if public monuments weren’t used as public canvasses – even for a short time or without causing damage or “for charity”. via The Alton Barnes Zebra: yes, very funny, but please don’t do…
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Satellites and sensors to halt crumbling of Italy’s Pompeii
The ruins of ancient Pompeii will be monitored by satellites and sensors under an agreement with Italian defence and technology group Finmeccanica to try to stop the UNESCO world heritage site from crumbling. The state-controlled group will help train staff and donate its technology for free for three years in an investment worth up to…
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Awesome Astronomy – Astronomy Societies
There are astronomical societies in every corner of the UK who will happily invite you to join them to learn about the night sky, what you can expect to see or even try out a few different scopes to help you decide what you’d like to get before you buy.Of course, you don’t need to…
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Medieval Magic Tricks
”Let us begin then with a positive view of of medieval people, imagining them not as trembling in the face of a universe filled with occult and dangerous forces, but rather as men and women of a lively and playful spirt, fascinated by the inexhaustible riches of nature, whether they be visible or invisible, favourable…
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NASA Spacecraft Will Crash into the Moon This Month | Space.com
The far side of the moon will get a special new crater later this month when a NASA spacecraft makes a high-speed crash into the lunar surface. via NASA Spacecraft Will Crash into the Moon This Month | Space.com.
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1,600-Year-Old Goblet Shows that the Romans Used Nanotechnology.
The Lycurgus Cup, as it is known due to its depiction of a scene involving King Lycurgus of Thrace, is a 1,600-year-old jade green Roman chalice that changes colour depending on the direction of the light upon it. It baffled scientists ever since the glass chalice was acquired by the British Museum in the 1950s.…
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Pat Robertson says electronic payments may be the ‘Mark of the Beast’
Televangelist Pat Robertson has compared electronic payments and new technologies which would make cash redundant to the ‘Mark of the Beast’.The television preacher warned viewers of CBN how new technologies in electronic payments could be used as a form of ‘control’.Citing a passage from the Bible’s book of Revelation, the television preacher warned of the…
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Bigfoot Hunter Rick Dyer Confesses Again To Duping The Public
Rick Dyer, who once proclaimed he’d “go down in history as the best Bigfoot tracker in the world,” has cried Bigfoot a few too many times. Last Friday Dyer confessed that the purported Bigfoot that he toured — and charged folks to see — was a fake. via Bigfoot Hunter Rick Dyer Confesses Again To…
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Did you know moray eels have secondary jaws just like Alien xenomorphs?
Moray eels are the closest earthly thing you will get to the xenomorphs in the Alien series. Like the Giger beasts, this ambush predator has developed a terrifyingly efficient set of secondary grasping jaws to aid in yanking the eel’s meals down its gullet. via Did you know moray eels have secondary jaws just like…
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RIP The Chupacabra Of Texas
Sadly, the El Chupacabra of Texas that I posted about yesterday is now in heaven, sucking the blood out of the goat angels. Read More: Dlisted | RIP The Chupacabra Of Texas.
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Mysterious face discovered on rock near St Andrews East Sands beach
A fossil hunter found himself caught between a rock and one very hard face after discovering this mysterious carving glowering out from a boulder that had fallen from the top of a cliff and landed on a Scottish beach.Phil McInroy, from Dundee, found the creepy-looking carving on the side of the rock while searching for…
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Is the car park skeleton Richard III? Of course not. It’s a skeleton | Mike Pitts – Digging Deeper
As I said to the editor Rob Attar, hat’s off to BBC History magazine for its lead news story, “Was the skeleton in the car park really Richard III?”Plenty of people could be accused of exploiting the identification, from the publishers of a seemingly endless supply of Richard III-related books see selective list at the…
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A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted. Since then, the story of the trials has become synonymous with paranoia and…
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42 Historical Objects, No. 23: the death mask of Oliver Cromwell. | www.seanmunger.com
This haunting face, cast in wax, is the visage of one of the greatest and most controversial men in British history. Oliver Cromwell, one of the major figures in the English Civil War, was Lord Protector of England from 1653 to 1658–a fancy title for what was essentially a military dictator. This mask was cast…