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Aug 22 2006

Chupacabras strikes again in Jalpatagua
Residents of the Municipality of Jalpatagua, Jutiapa, are alarmed by the deaths of several farm animals. Apparently the so-called Chupacabras is on the prowl again, since all of the sheep have been found dead under mysterious circumstances. Members of a family discovered the remains of several sheep slain in a mysterious fashion; it appears that another animal attacked them but merely drained their blood instead of devouring them….
(Also read: "The Blood-Sucking Creature from Hell")

Psycho killer raccoons terrorize Olympia
A fierce group of raccoons has killed 10 cats, attacked a small dog and bitten at least one pet owner who had to get rabies shots, residents of Olympia say…

Perpetual motion claim probed
Sean McCarthy believes his small Irish high-tech company has overturned one of physics' most fundamental laws. It happened by accident, he says. His company Steorn was looking for an efficient way to power closed-circuit TVs that spy on ATMs, and instead stumbled on a technique they think produces more energy than it consumes…

Tourists respond to scare tactics
Ghosts and goblins and things that go bump in the night are becoming big business in West Virginia. Mirroring a nationwide trend, cities and counties are drawing tourists by touting some of West Virginia's weirder attractions, from the Braxton County monster to the ghoulish gal who supposedly haunts a quaint little hotel in Lewisburg…

UFOs - Is the truth out there?
For most of us, the only thing that's been coming out of the sky of late is plenty of rain. But in Mildenhall in Suffolk, there's been something strange in the neighbourhood. Dozens of local residents looked to the skies as a host of orange lights hovered, stopped, made shapes and danced above their houses for half an hour on Sunday evening…

The power to materialize things
The Christian Bible has a story about Jesus Christ feeding 5,000 people with a few pieces of bread and fish. Not only did they have their fill, but several baskets of leftovers were collected. This act is considered a miracle in Christianity. Today, the science of parapsychology calls it “materialization,” “producing something out of nothing”…

Indians rush to temples to feed "thirsty" idols
Thousands of people flocked to temples across India on Monday following reports that idols of Hindu gods were drinking milk given by devotees as sacred offerings, witnesses said. Teenagers, adults and the aged stood in long lines with garlands and bowls of milk to feed the idols of Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna and the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, they said…

Giant nests perplex experts
To the bafflement of insect experts, gigantic yellow jacket nests have started turning up in old barns, unoccupied houses, cars and underground cavities across the southern two-thirds of Alabama…

Windermere Lake-Monster sighting
A university lecturer and his wife have told of their surprise and subsequent horror at seeing what he can only describe as a Loch Ness type lake-monster in Lake Windermere. Steve Burnip and his wife Eileen saw the serpent-like creature from the popular Watbarrow viewpoint at the north-end of the lake…

Separated and abandoned in China, twin girls find each other in America