Before we send people to Mars, we need to understand more about how Martian dust could affect astronauts and their equipment. Here are 3 things we’ve learned from the planet’s 2018 global dust storm. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/understanding-mars-dust-storms…
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The Weird and Mysterious History of the Ouija Board
Of all of the ways of supposedly contacting the dead and the world beyond what we see, by far the most widely available and easy-to-use is the Ouija board. It has variously called a party game or a potent window to another realm, and has been the basis for numerous movies, books, and TV shows…. Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/05/the-weird-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board/…
In the First Lucifer Season Four Trailer, Original Sin Brings the Devil to His Knees
While Lucifer might not yet be a redeemed show, it’s found a second life on Netflix, where its upcoming fourth season is set to drop in early May. In the first full trailer for the new season, all’s generally well in Lucifer’s little self-made paradise, but all it takes is the return of an age-old love to knock the…Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/in-the-first-lucifer-season-four-trailer-original-sin-1834306016…
A Witch Named Isobel and a “Familiar” Creature
Within the practice of witchcraft there exists a creature that few outside of the craft will have any awareness of. It is a strange and often dangerous creature known as a familiar. When witchcraft was said to be rife across England in the 1500s and 1600s, it was widely believed that witches used small animals… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/a-witch-named-isobel-and-a-familiar-creature/…
Curious Tales of Mysterious Scottish Water Spirits
When people think of Scotland and strange things in the water, they are likely going to envision the famous Loch Ness Monster of Loch Ness. This is the common image of strange aquatic anomalies in the country, and it has been a mainstay of the world of the paranormal for a very long time. Yet,… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/curious-tales-of-mysterious-scottish-water-spirits/…
Lucifer’s Saucy Devil Walks You Through a Crash Course of the Show’s First 3 Seasons
Lucifer, formerly of Fox but rescued by Netflix, will launch its fourth season starting May 8. There’s still time to catch up on the previous seasons, but the truth is you don’t need a deep grasp of the material to enjoy the show (this ain’t Game of Thrones). Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/lucifers-saucy-devil-walks-you-through-a-crash-course-o-1834172836…
Large Rocks Mysteriously Fall From the Sky in India
Rocks mysteriously falling from the sky is one of the classic Fortean phenomena described in Charles Forte’s “Book of the Damned.” Often blamed on poltergeists, pranksters, weather or Bigfoot, these dangerous events are reported frequently in India, which is where the latest occurrence originates. Residents of Raigarh say they now fear nightfall after large rocks… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/large-rocks-mysteriously-fall-from-the-sky-in-india/…
Sony Cracks Down On Sexually Explicit Content In Games
Slashdot reader xavdeman writes: Hot on the heels of its announcement of the specifications of the next PlayStation, Sony has revealed a new crackdown on explicit content. Citing “the rise of the #MeToo movement” and a concern of “legal and social action” in the USA, Sony has said it wants to address concerns about the depiction of women in video games…
Modern Monetary Theory, explained
A very detailed walkthrough of the big new left economic idea. Modern Monetary Theory is having a moment. The theory, in brief, argues that countries that issue their own currencies can never “run out of money” the way people or businesses can. But what was once an obscure “heterodox” branch of economics has now become… Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory, explained
Mysterious Demon Gators and Crocodilian Cryptids of North America
Throughout the world are countless cases of unidentified, out of place, or just plain weird mystery creatures, commonly called cryptids. Ranging from lake monsters like Nessie to the likes of Bigfoot, they are the denizens of the wilds beyond our understanding, evading classification. Among these mystery monsters are the various strange creatures that seem to… Continue reading Mysterious Demon Gators and Crocodilian Cryptids of North America