Haunting the plastic Christmas tree at the Dorrington Hotel
The original owner of the Dorrington Hotel in California is said to be haunted by it. One Christmas, the ghost of the former mistress of the place destroyed every phony Christmas tree that the current owner had put up. The
What to do if non-human intelligence is confirmed on Earth
Imagine waking up and seeing the headline: “Non-Human Intelligence Confirmed on Earth.” For many, this discovery would be like a seismic shock, turning everything we know about life upside down. This guide aims to prepare readers for such a scenario,
13 mummies with golden tongues were found in Egypt
Archaeologists discovered mummies with 13 golden tongues in Oxyrhynchus. Moreover, one of them had two golden tongues at the same time. Archaeologists discovered 13 mummies with golden tongues and fingernails in a cemetery in the archaic Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus.
David Fee – Christmas ghost shot down in Victoria's Bastion Square
David Fee was on his way to Christmas Mass in Victoria, Canada, when he was accidentally shot down by a man waiting for another man. Then the place of his death and the place of burial were noticed, especially during
The Murky Side of Christmas: The Haunting Legend of Krampus and Krampusnacht
At Santa's side you will sometimes find his evil companion, Krampus, who finds children and punishes them if they have been bad. But who really is this monster that is chasing you during Krampusnacht. When we think of Christmas, images
A spooky gathering of Polish kings in the Dragon's Den on Christmas Eve
Deep beneath the Wawel Hill in Krakow, in caves called the Dragon's Den, a royal gathering is said to take place every Christmas Eve. All the former kings who once ruled Poland meet for a spooky reunion to discuss the
The existential risk of extraterrestrial mirror life
Half a century ago, the joke was that you should never shake hands with aliens because they might be made of antimatter. Touching them in such a case would lead to mutual annihilation. Today, thanks to advances in gamma-ray and
Scientists explain how to find them
Alien life may be nothing like life on Earth, so trying to find evidence of their existence requires a bit of creativity. Scientists only know of one example of life in the universe, and it exists on Earth. But what
The Ghost of Sir Geoffrey de Mandeville and his Headless Dog: A Christmas Haunting
It is said that the cruel and rebellious knight cursed all his property, which was robbed. The ghost of Sir Geoffrey de Mandeville is now said to appear on Christmas Eve with his headless dogs on his former estates. In