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Strange news archive: March-April 2007
'Kryptonite' discovered in mine
(Apr 24, 2007)
Kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of fiction feared by caped
superheroes. A new mineral matching its unique chemistry – as
described in the film Superman Returns – has been identified
in a mine in Serbia. According to movie and comic-book storylines,
kryptonite is supposed to sap Superman's powers whenever he is exposed
to its large green crystals.
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more. Source: BBC |
Giant crystals enjoyed perfection
(Apr 12, 2007)
With lengths over 11 m, the giant gypsum crystals found in Mexico's
Cueva de los Cristales are a great natural wonder. Now, a Spanish-Mexican
team thinks it can explain how these marvels acquired their immense
form. The scientists studied tiny pockets of fluid trapped in the
crystals and conducted back-up lab experiments.
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more. Source: BBC |
Joan of Arc remains 'are fakes'
(Apr 9, 2007)
Bones thought to be the holy remains of 15th century French heroine
Joan of Arc were in fact made from an Egyptian mummy and a cat, research
has revealed. In 1867, a jar was found in a Paris pharmacy attic,
along with a label claiming it held relics of Joan's body. But new
forensic tests suggest that the remains date from between the third
and sixth centuries BC – hundreds of years
before Joan was even born.
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more. Source: BBC |
Dog-sized toad found in Australia
(Mar 27, 2007)
A giant cane toad the size of a small dog and nicknamed Toadzilla
has been captured in northern Australia. Toadzilla is the biggest
cane toad ever found in Australia's Northern territory and weighs
just under two pounds, according to an environmental group. Environmentalists
have been trying to stop the spread of the poisonous creatures across
the country's tropics.
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more. Source: BBC |
France opens up its UFO files
(Mar 23, 2007)
France became the first country to open its files on UFOs
on Thursday when the national space agency unveiled a website documenting
more than 1600 sightings spanning five decades. The online archives,
which will be updated as new cases are reported, catalogues in minute
detail cases ranging from the easily dismissed to a handful that continue
to perplex even hard-nosed scientists. "It is a world first," says
Jacques Patenet, the aeronautical engineer who heads the office for
the study of "non-identified aerospatial phenomena."
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more. Source: New Scientist |
Will Houdini be there? Remains to be seen
(Mar 23, 2007)
The family of the legendary escapologist Harry Houdini today announced
plans to exhume his body in a bid to discover whether he was murdered.
Houdini's great nephew George Hardeen said the family wanted to determine
whether he was poisoned by spiritualists in revenge for his debunking
of their claims of contact with the dead.
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more. Source: Guardian |
Star Wars' R2-D2 to collect post
(Mar 16, 2007)
Postboxes across the US are to be dressed up as Star Wars robot R2-D2
to celebrate 30 years since the release of the sci-fi series' first
outing. Some 400 boxes will get the new look, including outside Hollywood's
Grauman Chinese Theatre, one of first cinemas to screen the film in
1977. The makeover is part of a post office campaign for the announcement
of a surprise stamp on 28 March.
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more. Source: BBC |
Star Wars cloak sells for £54,000
(Mar 7, 2007)
A cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars, which went missing
for 30 years, has been sold for £54,000 at an auction of cinema and
TV outfits. Estimates suggested the plain, brown robe, seen on the
sci-fi film's Obi-Wan Kenobi character, would reach £40,000. Tom Baker's
Doctor Who costume - comprising a burgundy coat, brown tweed trousers
and striped scarf – fetched £24,600, 12 times the anticipated
sum.
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more. Source: BBC |
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