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Russian Bigfoot rescued?
According to the article published on the RT.com website, Russian hunters are said to have helped a Bigfoot/Yeti climb out of the icy waters of a frozen lake. The article was taken from ITAR-TASS.com news website...

Here's your chance to find if ghosts haunt the Landmark Theater
This weekend, professional paranormal investigator Stacey Jones will host a night of exploration to search for Clarissa and friends at the restored movie palace. Two years ago, my bosses assigned me the story. I was skeptical. But a night poking into the corners of the Landmark with fellow hunters left me feeling differently...

1879: Half man, half beast
Loren Coleman: Is this an early Bigfoot report, a wild newspaper hoax, a feral human account, or merely an unkempt hermit tale? You be the judge...

Man claims he ate, drank nothing for 70 years
Scientists are studying an 82-year-old man who claims he has not had any food or drink for 70 years. Prahlad Jani's claims are being put to the test at a hospital in Ahmedabad, where he is being closely monitored and studied by India's Defence Research Development Organisation, which believes he may have a quality which could help save lives, The Telegraph reports...

Brain shuts off in response to healer's prayer
When we fall under the spell of a charismatic figure, areas of the brain responsible for scepticism and vigilance become less active. That's the finding of a study which looked at people's response to prayers spoken by someone purportedly possessing divine healing powers. To identify the brain processes underlying the influence of charismatic individuals, Uffe Schjødt of Aarhus University in Denmark and colleagues turned to Pentecostal Christians, who believe that some people have divinely inspired powers of healing, wisdom and prophecy...

We're being invaded
A mass of UFO sightings has Territorians wondering if we are on the brink of an alien invasion. There have been seven separate Top End UFO sightings reported in the past week. Hardly a night has passed without a sighting of some "unexplained phenomena" since the first sighting last week. Almost all of the sightings have been in Darwin's rural area...

Podcasts worth listening to:..

Linda Godfrey interview
Acclaimed cryptozoologist Linda Godfrey joins Binnall of America for a discussion about the phenomenon of Bipedal Canine Cryptids (aka "Dogman"). We'll cover the recent "Gable Film" hoax which was revealed on a recent edition of MonsterQuest and Linda will detail the entire Gable saga as it unfolded...

Dr. Peter Bancel Assists Goldsmiths, University of London With Global Consciousness Project
Skeptiko Interviews with Tamas Borbely of Goldsmiths College and Dr. Peter Bancel of the Global Consciousness Project reveal common ground on revolutionary research...

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