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Top Paranormal Events of 2006

From ghosts to Bigfoot to time travel, the top news stories of the year

By Stephen Wagner, About.com

2006 was another interesting year for paranormal occurrences. There were reported phenomena of virtually every kind: rains of fish, ghost sightings (some captured convincingly through photography and video), sea serpents and other strange creatures being spotted, time travel news, psychic phenomena... and especially Bigfoot news. It seemed Sasquatch and his relatives were everywhere, from Johor to Saskatchewan.

Here are some of the top paranormal stories from the past year.

JANUARY

Bigfoot fever in Malaysian rainforest
Bigfoot fever gripped Malaysia, with local newspapers and the official news agency reporting sightings of a huge ape in southern rainforests.

Doom from the sky
A group of astronomers has warned that an asteroid nearly a quarter-mile wide might slam into the earth 30 years from now.

Bigfoot near Gunung Panti
The discovery of several huge footprints by a villager caused a flurry of excitement.

Ghostly hotel offers rooms with a boo!
Ghost hunters declared a 244-year-old hotel in Brislington officially haunted. Ghostly figures have been seen climbing non-existent stairs, baths fill up with steaming hot water, guests are pinned to their beds and toiletries are thrown through the air.

FEBRUARY

Stegosaur in Cambodia?
A carving of a Stegosaur was found on an ancient Cambodian temple at Angkor Wat.

Texas Chupacabras sighting?
Was this the real Chupacabras? Not the mangy coyotes, but an actual unidentified animal, a cryptid.

The unseen realm
Science is making room for near-death experiences beyond this world.

Last of 3 Fatima 'miracle' children is laid to rest
Sister Lucia, two siblings say they saw Virgin Mary as kids in 1917.

MARCH

Woman with perfect memory baffles scientists

Nepalese Buddha Boy 'reappears'
A missing Nepalese teenager popularly known as "Buddha Boy" reappeared, his followers say...

Psychic claims contact with Di’s spirit
The woman Diana turned to for spiritual guidance said the dead Princess has "spoken to her" - and given her blessing to son William marrying girlfriend Kate Middleton.

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