“An updated version of the classic board game Monopoly has done away with cash entirely and now uses a voice-activated AI banker instead,” reports MarketWatch, asking whether this teaches game-players the wrong lessons: This is not the first time Monopoly has reflected today’s cashless world. A 2006 edition of the game in the United Kingdom featured Visa-branded credit cards instead of…
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Bright pink water flows from taps in Ohio
Coal Grove residents were left perplexed recently after their water supply turned a strange shade of pink. The abnormally colored water started to app… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/328319/bright-pink-water-flows-from-taps-in-ohio…
Why super-sized beavers went extinct
Super-sized beavers were as big as black bears. They suddenly became extinct 10,000 years ago, while small modern beavers survived. Now scientists know why. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-giant-beavers-went-extinct…
A Circumhorizontal Arc Over Ohio
Why would clouds appear to be different colors? Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Space exploration exhibit for Apollo 11 opens at Ohio museum
A new permanent exhibit focusing on space exploration and the Ohio native who was the first person to walk on the moon has opened at a Cincinnati museum. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-space-exploration-apollo-ohio-museum.html…
What you need to know about derechos
Derechos typically form in late spring and summer. They are violent storm systems that can produce widespread wind damage across a large area. Check out the images in this post. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/what-you-need-to-know-about-derechos…
The University of South Carolina received a library of 180,000 comics from a life-long collector
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/5/18530176/university-of-south-carolina-comic-book-collection-avengers-x-men-justice-league-gary-watson…
More on the Matter of Supernatural Monsters & Creatures
Well, in the wake of the publication of my 2-part article on the U.K.’s “Alien Big Cats” phenomenon, a number of people have contacted me asking something along the lines of: “Does this mean you think all creatures that fall under the banner of Cryptozoology are supernatural?” The answer to that question is “No, I… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/05/more-on-the-matter-of-supernatural-monsters-creatures/…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Paying Respects
Buddhists across the world pray for the Sri Lanka church-bombing victims and US senators pay a visit to Thich Nhat Hanh in Vietnam. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
The post Buddha Buzz Weekly: Paying Respects appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Source: https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/sri-lanka-bombings/…
Microwaves & the Paranormal: As Serious as a Heart Attack
Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation (Radiowaves and Microwaves) Eurasian Communist Countries is a 1976 document that was prepared for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency. Specifically, it was written by Ronald L. Adams and Dr. R.A. Williams of the U.S. Army’s Medical Intelligence and Information Agency. The document was declassified – via the terms of the… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/microwaves-the-paranormal-as-serious-as-a-heart-attack/…