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Article:
The Phantom Time Hypothesis
When Dr. Hans-Ulrich Niemitz introduces his paper on the "phantom time hypothesis," he kindly asks his readers to be...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 04 Nov 2005 •
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NASA’s Messages to the Great Unknown
Since it was launched in 1973, NASA's Pioneer 10 space probe has traveled over thirteen billion miles, and is now hur...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 07 Nov 2005 •
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Chernobyl
Part One On April 26th, 1986, the world was shaken by an explosion. The worst-case peacetime scenario had occurre...
Written by
Josh Harding
• 08 Nov 2005 •
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In Heavy Fog
On a Saturday morning in July of 1945, Army Air Corps bomber pilot Lt. Colonel William Smith was trying to fly his B-...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 10 Nov 2005 •
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The Killer Lakes of Cameroon
On the night of 15 August 1984, a truck sagging with the weight of a dozen passengers trundled along a misty road in...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 11 Nov 2005 •
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Leonardo The Inventor
Many of us are familiar with Leonardo Da Vinci the artist. His contributions to the culture are seemingly endless....
Written by
Josh Harding
• 12 Nov 2005 •
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Curio:
Runaway Breakdown
It has long been thought that the run-of-the mill thunderhead lacked sufficient energy to create the stupefying amoun...
Written by
Jason Bellows
• 12 Nov 2005 •
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Curio:
Superfluous Brain
It really happened. On 10 September 1945, Mike (who wasn't named "Mike" at the time) was going to be dinner. Such is...
Written by
Jason Bellows
• 13 Nov 2005 •
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The History of Sealand
The Principality of Sealand is a unique little micronation with a colorful history. Located six miles off the eastern...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 13 Nov 2005 •
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Alien Hand Syndrome
In 1908, the German neurologist and psychiatrist Dr Kurt Goldstein was bewildered by the strange behaviors manifest i...
Written by
Alan Bellows
• 19 Nov 2005 •
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