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• 09.20.07
  Unresolved UFO cases
  Bizarre (1)

  Paranetinfo has the 10 best unexplained cases of UFO abduction including the "Betty and Barney Hill Incident" - I'm sure you've heard the details (humanoid aliens, memory loss, 2 hours unaccounted for, etc).
  
  
• 09.19.07
  Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19
  Bizarre (0)

  Ahoy, mateys! Drink up, me hearties! It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
  
  
• 09.01.07
  Cabbie Napkins
  Bizarre (0)

  Hard-partiers take note - next time you're planning an evening of debauchery, take along this Cabbie Napkin. Simply fill out your address, where to find payment, and give to the cab driver. These could be good for hostesses and bar tenders as well!
  
  
• 08.27.07
  Enjoy a Ramen Bath in Japan
  Cooking/Food, Bizarre, Health & Fitness (0)

  At Yunessun Spa Resort in Hakone, Japan, you can enjoy a ramen bath from now until Sept 26. Check out this great video (in Japanese) on how they cook the ramen then dump it into the bath. (via Yumsugar)
  
  
• 08.24.07
  Out-of-body experiences are all in the mind
  Science, Bizarre (0)

  Scientists have figured out a way to induce out-of-body experiences - by using cameras to fool people into thinking they are standing somewhere else in the room. "The brain can trick itself, and when it is trying to interpret sensory information, the image it produces doesn't have to be a real ...
  
  
• 08.24.07
  Carve a Life-Size Skeleton From Pumpkins
  Cooking/Food, Bizarre (0)

  Why carve a jack-o-lantern when you can carve a full skeleton from a pumpkin? Check out Instructables for step-by-step instructions - you'll need 5 separate pumpkins and some wire and a lot of time on your hands, but you'll have the coolest Halloween decorations in your neighborhood!
  
  
• 08.22.07
  Loch Ness Monster - 1442 Years Later
  Bizarre (0)

  According to Wired, this marks the 1442nd anniversary of the first Nessie sighting. According to legend, the Irish monk, St. Columba spotted the monster on Aug 22, 565 while helping to establish Christianity in Scotland.
  
  
• 08.22.07
  Insane Sephiroth Back Tattoo
  Video Games, Art, Bizarre (0)

  Here's a Final Fantasy fan who was so obsessed with Sephiroth that he got a very large tattoo on his back. Insane. (via Kotaku)
  
  
• 08.22.07
  Why The Dinosaurs Became Extinct
  Art, Bizarre (0)

  Here's a great comic on the dinosaur rapture. Check out the comments on Pharyngula.
  
  
• 08.22.07
  Arm-Wrestling Game Recalled in Japan
  Video Games, Bizarre (0)

  Atlus Co. is recalling 150 "Arm Spirit" arm wrestling machines from Japanese arcades after three players broke their arms trying to beat the machine's mechanized arm. A spokesperson said that it was just "a precaution" and that "some players get overexcited and twist their arms in an unnatural way."
  
  

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