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The 200kg object fell from the sky
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The 200kg object fell from the sky

The strange 200kg object, about 2m long, was discovered near the Siberian village of Otradnensky - about 3,200km east of Moscow.

December 18, 2018
The truth about 'light at the end of the tunnel'
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The truth about 'light at the end of the tunnel'

In a sleep-related experiment at the Los Angeles Inclusive Experimental Research Center, four groups of 10 to 20 volunteers were instructed to perform a series of mental…

December 18, 2018
The mysterious circular stone in Africa
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The mysterious circular stone in Africa

A photo taken from the International Space Station shows a giant circular and reddish-brown rocky area that appears to the west of the black continent.

December 18, 2018
'Monster' washed ashore on the US coast
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'Monster' washed ashore on the US coast

A strange creature, dead on the coast of Folly, the state of South Carolina, USA last week, sparked local speculation and even the Internet that people might have found…

December 18, 2018
The mystery of life inside the dead
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The mystery of life inside the dead

In 1999, Anna Bagenholm - a Swedish medical student - lost her balance while skiing. She fell and was about 0.2m thick of ice and snow covered near a mountain stream, on…

December 18, 2018
Controversy about the mysterious stone beach
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Controversy about the mysterious stone beach

A row of 59 large boulders next to the suspected Swedish coast could be a replica of Stonehenge in England. The ancient Scandinavian people used to pull 59 large rocks t…

December 18, 2018
Loch Ness lake monster is like a log?
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Loch Ness lake monster is like a log?

Marcus Atkinson, a fish hunter in Fort Augustus, Scotland, sailed on Loch Ness lake and took a picture of a strange underwater creature.

December 18, 2018
Why are witches hunted so hard?
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Why are witches hunted so hard?

Economist Emily Oster said that according to historical records worldwide, witch hunts are more common during cold climates. Because when the weather is cold, it is diff…

December 18, 2018
How to detect UFOs near the Sun?
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How to detect UFOs near the Sun?

UFO hunters discovered a strange object near the Sun from a photograph recently taken by NASA. It was something that looked like a metal spaceship with puzzle pieces tog…

December 18, 2018
Mysterious super-precarious rocks in America
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Mysterious super-precarious rocks in America

Scientists have discovered a very mysterious geological phenomenon: large rocks stacked on top of each other in extremely unsteady postures - standing close to the San A…

December 18, 2018
Surprised with things falling from the sky
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Surprised with things falling from the sky

Rain and snow are not the only things falling from the sky. In addition, there are: meat, squid, frog, green sphere ... followed the rain from the sky. In 2011, many par…

December 18, 2018