Lawndale resident Marlon Lowe traveled nearly 40 yards - by bird. The then 10-year-old was picked up in giant talons and nearly carried away 29 years ago today. According to The Courier's account from July 26, 1977, two birds with wingspans of 4 to 6 feet attacked Lowe, and one of them caught the boy by the shirt and lifted him about a foot into the air…
(Also read: "The Giant Thunderbird Returns")
Hearing voices - the invisible intruders
Around 10% of the population hear voices that aren't there. Some people can live harmoniously with them, but for those whose voices are associated with a psychiatric illness, they can be frightening and menacingly real…
Scientists find a second code besides genetics in DNA
The New York Times will report on Tuesday that researchers believe they have found a second code in DNA in addition to the genetic code, RAW STORY has learned. The primary genetic code specifies the proteins that a cell makes. This second code specifies the placement of the nucleosomes, miniature protein spools around which the DNA is looped and which control access to the DNA itself…
Reincarnation: Boy tells of pilot's experiences
James Leininger's parents want their 8-year-old son to have a great life -- his own life. But for the past 5 1/2 years, the Louisiana boy has been reliving pieces of the life of another James -- Lt. James McCready Huston, a World War II fighter pilot from Uniontown who was killed near Iwo Jima more than 50 years before James was born…
(Also read: "Reincarnation: Best Evidence")
Intergalactic service with a smile
Ask Jessica: “Do fairies exist?”
I prefer to believe in magical, mystical things such as leprechauns, elves, mermaids and fairies. Believing in the unlikely or impractical puts a happy, hopeful, Disney-esque shine on our sometimes gloomy world. Fairies - supernatural beings with magical powers - have existed in literature from Greek and Roman mythology to medieval legends to modern American bedtime stories. Although fairies look human, they are typically able to fly, cast spells (as with Tinkerbell's pixie dust) and they can sometimes foretell the future…
(Also read: "Fairy Tale Phantoms")
Everyone has psychic power or ability
Is Bambi a hoose or a morse?
A rare mating of a wild moose and a mare resulted in the birth of a funny-looking colt with a big head and long legs, a rancher in French-speaking Quebec province said on Monday. But veterinarians are conducting tests to confirm his claim. Bambi, born 11 weeks ago in the Gaspe Peninsula after a mysterious conception, has the head of a moose atop a horse frame, Francois Larocque told AFP. "It's not an ordinary colt”…
Mexico UFO photograph under investigation
Ubiquitous abductions: Let’s just suppose. . .
Probably most of us are jaded about alien abductions by now. Doesn’t matter if you’re a skeptic, debunker, UFOlogoist, or everyday citizen with passing, if any, interest in the subject; we’re all used to the motif of the alien abduction that it elicits an amused -- or bemused, depending -- shrug of a little laugh. We see the little inverted triangular faces with the queen bee eyes everywhere; on candy wrappers, tee shirts, skateboards, jewelry, note cards, advertising. Comedians make jokes; the references to being probed and abducted are everywhere in pop culture…
Cardinal says commission to review alleged apparitions at Medjugorje
Cardinal Vinko Puljic of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, announced a commission would be formed to review the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje and pastoral provisions for the thousands of pilgrims who visit the town each year…
So-called Indigo Teen says she can read people
Sandie Bershad says she's always felt different than other kids and generally prefers the company of adults. At age 12, Sandie, now 17, says she went into a deep, two-year depression because she felt that no one understood her. She was treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with medication, but as she grew up, she said, she realized that she had special gifts and abilities, including the ability to see angels and hear voices…
