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Stay in a UFO

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A company is offering a unique experience with uniquely designed tree-houses.  Amongst the accommodation, called Tree rooms,  visitors can opt to stay in the UFO house (pictured).  Other tree rooms that are available are the ‘Cabin’, the ‘Mirrorcube’ and the ‘Blue Cone’. The company’s website is at http://treehotel.se/?pg=rooms Share this:

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Fairy tales TOO scary!

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Research has revealed that 20% of parents have ditched classics such as Snow White in favour of more modern tales.  33% of parents indicated their children had been left in tears after listening to Red Riding Hood and almost 50% of parents refused to tell their children the story of Rumpelstiltskin.  Cinderella also was on [...]

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Burglar Cleans up – Literally!

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Ashley Murray returned home to find her lights on in her house, her clothes folded, floors swept and dinner cooked!  Nice to come home to normally, but not if the person doing the cleaning and cooking is a burglar! More on this at http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10372892-burglar-breaks-in-folds-clothes-cooks-dinner Image: chanpipat / FreeDigitalPhotos.net           Share this:

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Witchcraft Trial in Germany begins

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The trial of a woman burnt over 400 years ago for witchcraft has begun in Germany. Katharina Henot was found guilty in Cologne in 1627 and was arrested and tortured before being paraded through the streets in an open cart.  The woman who was found guilty of practicing black magic was tied to a stake and burnt.  The trial [...]

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Dr. Elchin Khalilov, a geophysicist and a professor in Azerbaijan [map], has been conducting research into the recent wave of strange sky sounds.   was quoted as stating “We have analyzed records of these sounds and found that most of their spectrum lies within the infrasound range, i.e. is not audible to humans. What people [...]

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More Metal Boxes wash up on Beach

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More reports of strange ‘humming’ and unmovable boxes that appear on coastal beaches in Oregon have surfaced.  The appearance of these boxes have been linked to recent UFO sightings and are similar to reports recently released by the British M.o.D. which describe boxes off Sri Lanka. Bill Hanshumaker, a public marine specialist and Doctor of [...]

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Flying People in NYC

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People in New York had a shock when they saw people flying over the skyline of their city.  UFO?  Superhumans?  Of course not.  Watch the video or read more at Gather (http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981078172) Flying People in New York City Runtime2:38 View count8,520,830   Share this:

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Rebel lightsaber attack

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A man from Oregon has received a 45 day jail sentence following an attack with two toy lightsabers. David Allen Canterbury, 33, swung the lightsabers at 3 customers, before taking his battle outside where he deflected a Taser shot from Portland police.   MSNBC reported on the story here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46200385/ns/us_news-weird_news/#.TyglNvnvTGU Share this:

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Lego Astronaut

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Two Canadian teenagers have managed to send the first Lego man into (near) space . Using a styrofoam box, a home-stiched parachute and a helium weather balloon, the boys sent the Lego man holding a canadian flag 80,000 km high. That’s three times higher than commercial jets cruise at. The boys used four cameras to [...]

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Blood bubbles from drains in Polish Town

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A small Polish town has recently faced a scene that could be out of a horror film, as blood began pouring out from under manhole covers. Investigations revealed the blood had come from a meat processing plant, and was seeping into the streets because of a blocked drain. The Telegraph also reported on this story [...]

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