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October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Going underground, Serendipitous, The truth is out there

Sick of being threatened with eternal damnation on your daily commute? Here’s your opportunity to strike back…

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Roswell comes to rural Bedfordshire?

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments · The truth is out there

When identifying a likely place for unidentified flying objects to appear, there are certain characteristics that seem to powerfully boost the chances of an encounter. Proximity to an airbase, a flat, rural landscape and acres of pine trees laid out in extremely straight rows all seem to provide an irresistible attraction to whatever is behind these mysterious visitors from the skies.

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‘Sasquatch’ is frozen gorilla suit

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Bizarre news, The truth is out there, Weird and wonderful

This was never going to end well, was it? Half-expecting something of Alien Autopsy proportions, I was quite disappointed that it fell apart so soon.

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Why we love Dana Scully

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments · The truth is out there

This, from Rebecca Traister in Salon, is just the latest in a series of articles reminding us why what it was about the wonderful Dana Scully that made us all get in touch with our sceptical side. And with the X-Files movie upcoming, we’re about to get her back, even if it’s just for a brief couple of hours.

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Tunguska: a meteorite, a UFO, a giant fart or a thunder god?

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Conspiracy theories, The truth is out there

Here’s an anniversary this blog really couldn’t ignore - Tunguska, the unexplained event a century ago that caused a massive explosion in Siberia, turned the skies dark and broke windows hundreds of miles away.

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Find that cat a support group

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Conspiracy theories, The truth is out there, Weird and wonderful

To celebrate today’s news that the UK’s Ministry of Defence is to release its very own X-files, we bring you a sneak preview of some of the more compelling evidence.

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A conspiracy theory disproved

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Bizarre news, Conspiracy theories, The truth is out there

Here’s an old favourite that we must now assume has bitten the dust. Here’s a piece from The Independent on the fate of the last of the Romanovs.

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A scientific explanation for folklore?

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments · The truth is out there

Here’s something to ponder in those long, quiet hours before Doctor Who is on. I’m reading an excellent book at the moment called The Many-Coloured Land by Julian May.

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When John met Robbie

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments · The truth is out there, Weird and wonderful

It transpires that Robbie Williams has been spending the time he’s taking out from his recording career exploring a very serious interest in the paranormal. And, when he decided to go to a conference in Nevada on alien abduction, who on earth else would he call up to accompany him but Jon Ronson?
Here’s Ronson’s resulting [...]

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Ancient mysticism - or nineteenth-century fakery?

April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Bizarre news, Conspiracy theories, The truth is out there, Weird and wonderful

Have just found out about the crystal skull phemomenon, for the first time, after learning that it’s going to be the central plot in the new Indiana Jones movie.

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