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Up-to-the-minute news on the paranormal and unexplained from around the world

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Jul 4 2009

Is the Turin Shroud really a self-portrait by Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci?
He was the ultimate Renaissance man - studying anatomy, designing a rudimentary helicopter and creating some of the most admired paintings of the age. But could Leonardo da Vinci also have perpetrated history's greatest art forgery? That's the suggestion of one expert, who claims that Leonardo was responsible for faking the Turin Shroud...

Johnny Depp claims Dillinger's ghost watched him work
Johnny Depp - He told BANG Showbiz: "It was magical to be able to literally walk in the same steps that he took. You could almost feel him. I did feel him, not to be spooky or anything, but there were moments when I felt his presence. There were moments when I felt a certain level of approval from the guy...

Kinzua Dam, a paranormal hotbed?
With all of the trauma and desecration one is not surprised to find out that there have been paranormal happenings along the Kinzua Dam and Lake Perfidy. But one would be amazed at the cornucopia of high strangeness that has manifest itself along the shores and beneath the waves of this cursed lake. But finding out these nuggets of Fortean happenings is not an easy task. Most of the campers and fishermen who spend their days and nights along the site are not the kind to openly share their incredible stories of the unexplained. But once in a while you get some who are willing to share their stories, and sometimes they are in the strangest places...
(Also read: Paranormal Hot Spots)

Did this jellyfish crop circle accurately predict a solar storm?
Discovered last month in a UK barley field, this crop circle appears to be a jellyfish. But intrepid crop circle analysts have discovered that it predicts a devastating solar storm on July 7. And they have diagrams to prove it...

Nutmeg State’s Bigfoot hoax
Loren Coleman: A woman driving on Unquowa Road about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30th, 2009, called police to report that she “almost hit Sasquatch,” which was standing in the middle of the road. She said it was 8 feet tall and very hairy, with a large body and “legs like tree trunks.” When she switched her headlights to highbeams, she said, the creature covered its face and ran into the woods. The driver told police it was “human like,” but more “like an animal.”..

First direct evidence of lightning on Mars detected
For the first time, direct evidence of lightning has been detected on Mars, say University of Michigan researchers who found signs of electrical discharges during dust storms on the Red Planet...

Nancy Talbott's Letter to National Geographic regarding crop circle documentary

Conspiracy theorists claim Michael Jackson 'faked death'
It's Elvis all over again - but this time, it's happening to the former King of Pop. Just days after Michael Jackson died, rumors are flooding the internet that he faked his own death. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was first. He claimed Jacko pulled a similar stunt in 1995 when getting ready for a big TV special. Jackson died just weeks before a big comeback tour in London...
(Also read: Michael Jackson's ghost videotaped at Neverland Ranch?)

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