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Got mine today! Woo hoo! Saw David Attenborough on the cover, it's the first time I've torn it open and read it as soon as it hit the mat! And I've already bagged myself a copy of Attenborough's Fabulous Animals books from eBay! Smug? Moi? Hell yep! I haven't read anything else yet, I'm...

My Dad has been telling this story for years: Apparently his uncle bought a new car and kept noticing a rattling sound from time to time. It got really irritating and after taking it to various mechanics, nothing was found which caused the problem, and more importantly, nothing fixed it. This...

I was talking to Hubbles and we both realised we're under the impression that you can't throw batteries in the bin with normal household rubbish, hence we have a heck of a lot of batteries all over the house and can never be sure whether any of them work. Is this true? If you can't throw them...

I don't know if any of you have heard about the issues revolving around Nestlé's aggressive marketing of their formula, particularly in the third world, but I find the whole thing deeply suspicious. From http://www.ibfan.org/english/issue/overview01.html I was talking to my Hubby about...

I'm now deeply suspicious of all BT vans. They have apparently been doing work in and around my road for the last 6 months or so, every day at least one van is parked in my road with a guy in overalls either up a pole or rummaging in a box or underground thing. How bad are the phones around...

There are so many ULs, superstitions and ridiculous stories relating to pregnancy (a delicate state in which not a few members of the board seem to have found themselves). I thought it might be handy to put them here. Off the top of my head, if we start at the beginning: Preventing...

This was posted on a 'Pregnancy and Baby' message board I visit and I've copied and pasted it exactly as it was. Not really sure why he chose to post it here and his research seems as peculiar as his grammar. I'm not sure what his method is for determining the appropriate name to go with a...

http://www.mt.net/~watcher/pokemonmindcontrol.html Looks like the South Park guys were really trying to warn us . . .

http://www.mt.net/%7Ewatcher/stones.html See all this weirdness and a lot more paranoia here: http://www.mt.net/~watcher/ The leaps of logic are confusingly impressive!

Stoned Man Feeds Schoolgirl to Sharks http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_585598.html 18/03/2004 Beyond a Joke Man threw schoolgirl to feeding sharks 'for a joke' Northern Territory News A man has admitted throwing a 12-year-old girl into water where sharks were feeding as a joke...

Bit of a twist on the old 'lost items find owner' stories! http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040329/80/epr6z.html Monday March 29, 11:43 AM Cashier catches thief with his stolen card BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man has been arrested for credit card theft after trying to buy 76 euros (51...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040324/80/epe59.html Wednesday March 24, 05:12 PM Four-eared German kitten seeking good home BERLIN (Reuters) - A kitten born with four ears is desperately seeking a new home because her owners can't afford to have her neutered, German animal shelter...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040206/80/eldvd.html Friday February 6, 02:09 PM Don't moo-ve! There's a cow in the bank BERLIN (Reuters) - A Friesian cow took a detour from a wedding where she was meant to be a guest of honour, wandering into a German bank where she was caught on security...

'Mindsight' could explain sixth sense http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994638 'Mindsight' could explain sixth sense 19:00 04 February 04 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues. Some people may be aware that a scene...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040205/80/el90m.html Thursday February 5, 04:46 AM Secret of homing pigeons revealed: they go by road LONDON (Reuters) - The secret of carrier pigeons' uncanny ability to find their way home has been discovered by scientists: the feathered navigators follow...

Just think how many chips you'd need to get through this mega beastie! I was going to put this in cryptozoology, relating to the Naga search, your call Mods. I think that if there are monsters like this in there, then there could be anything, however, if I saw this on a dark night, I'd be off...

*WARNING* Read only if you're not eating at the moment, and only click on the link if you're not planning to eat in the next couple of days. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3236294.stm Invasion of the Bodysnatchers When Tanya Andrews returned from a recent family holiday in Costa...

I was listening to Radio 4 this morning (I know, I'm only 23, but I like listening to talking when I'm driving!) and there was a tiny report about how English Nature, the group who keep in touch with rural and wildlife issues, is to be abolished. It's been running really well for 50 years and...

I couldn't find any other threads about this, so hopefully I'm not risking being merged. I think this is Fortean too, maybe conspiracy but definitely one of those social manias, as you'll see if you've been near any TV news reports about it, like GMTV. I find it difficult to believe that...

Does anyone else get this weird email spam or is it just me? I replied to the last one and it seemed to be a genuine person! I just can't imagine what they are getting out of it!

Does anyone know if it's still accurate? The main reason I ask is that Bob is still in there as the one to sound-out article ideas to, but his email address has been removed from the 'Contacts' page. Is there anything else which ought to have been updated regarding sending in stuff? Seems...

I've lost a ring. One my mother gave me because I love silver jewellery, particularly if it's a bit unusual and isn't brand new. I'd been wearing it for about 6 years or so, on my right thumb. Long enough to be really attached to it, I rarely even took it off to sleep. It is fairly plan...

I know there have been a few articles in FT over the past few years about hair thieves, and as a long-haired lass, I'm more than a little concerned. I'm out and about in London tomorrow and I'm sure I read in one of the articles that people steal hair while you're on the tube and stuff, although...

I'm off to Sri Lanka in a couple of weeks and I'm sure I read somewhere about something Fortean of interest there, but I can't remember what! I'm out there for 3 1/2 weeks and it would be nice to make it into a bit of an expedition as well as just sightseeing and sunbathing. Any ideas? Ellie.

I recently read Supernature and I was completely blown away by the ideas and concepts in it. I've read a couple of Watson's other books too, Dark Nature and The Secret Life of Inanimate Objects. My query is about Watson himself. I have seen the whisper of hints of some rumours that his...

I've just read an old interview of RAW and I would like to read some of his books. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a RAW virgin? He seems like a pretty intersting person, so thoughts on him in general would also be appreciated.