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I attach here the exchange of views between Robert J. Hastings and G.W. Lambert on the famous 'time-slip' that occurred on Saturday, August 4th, 1951 in Puys, a seaside village just under three miles north-east of Dieppe, site of the famous wartime raid on August 19th, 1942. The case has been...

French town reels from fortune teller scandal 33 minutes ago Chris Bockman BBC News The town of Agde on the Mediterranean coast may be known for its beautiful sandy beaches and year-round sun, but it’s also got a reputation for wild sex parties. The town is home to Europe’s biggest swinger...

Rennes (France) (AFP) – Around 40 standing stones thought to have been erected by prehistoric humans 7,000 years ago have been destroyed near a famed archaeological site in northwest France to make way for a DIY store, an angry local historian has revealed. The stones in Carnac were between...

I've seen references to beauty marks in old movies, and knew about the image, but I thought they were just applied with make-up... I also didn't know the history! https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/sexy-face-stickers/ Plenty more at the link, but I had to include this photo of some...

I didn’t want to side-track the The Haunted Social Housing Of Fontenay-Aux-Roses thread, but it got me thinking about the subject of French hauntings, the alleged paucity of instances, and the recollection of one counterexample I’d encountered recently, and which I’ve just tracked down after...

I dare say that we are all familiar with the stories surrounding George Mallory, the famous mountaineer and possible conquerer of Everest. If that is not the case, please acquaint yourselves here: https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/mallory-first-to-conquer-everest.11049/ What I...

There doesn't seem to be a general purpose thread for scary noises and spooky sounds, so here's one. Mods, if there's a better place for this, please feel free to move it. Tonight, I needed to go down to the nearest shop. It was about 11 PM, just before closing time. It was cold, windy and...

Another lost plane, but treasure is found. This deerves a thread of its own imho. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26436090

Fascinating reading here about Egyptian cosmology and astronomy through a colonial lens. ======================================================================== Egyptian Stars under Paris Skies by Jed Z. Buchwald One evening in early July of 1822 a group gathered for dinner at the home of...

Hello!! I have been lurking for some time now, and have finally decided to post my story! Just to give you a little background, I have had a couple of strange things happen to me, I would say I am quite psychic, although I have never actually seen anything strange, I have heard and 'felt'...

Years back I read Daniel P. Mannix' novel THE WOLVES OF PARIS, set in mediaeval times and featuring a monstrously-large pack of highly intelligent but starving wolves who attack the City with very nearly military precision. While the tale is fiction, it was supposed to have been based on...

Hello. I am making my first trip to Paris and the village of Lacoste (and first trip out of the states) next week. I am trying to avoid the normal tourist-like places to visit, except the Catacombs and Pere Lachaise in Paris and De Sade's castle in Lacoste. (Living in both Orlando, FL and...

This probably can't be decided conclusively, but what do you think was going on with the experiences that Joan of Arc said spoke to her?

The wax figures of Madame Tussaud - didn't see first get fame casting wax heads during the French Revolution? Did she invent the process of showing them? Did she get any famous heads that still exist, like Marie Antionette? And/or would a wax head from so long ago actually still be...

[Emp edit: Warning: This thread may contain spoilers for the film Brotherhood of the Wolf which is loosely based on these events. Its also worth noting that there is a BotW discussion thread here: https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/brotherhood-of-the-wolf.1953/ if you are only...

"Miracles" at Saint-Medard France, 1727-1732 I read about this in "The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved" a while back but haven't really found much else about it on the internet. Found this at http://www.nhne.com/windwings/wind4.html...

Any one seen this yet? I thought it was great! Everything mixed together! Is this based on a true story, does anyone know?