May 19, 2012

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Rongorongo

Rongorongo script on a wooden artifact.

When it came time for the island’s delegation to sign, the Spaniards were bemused to find that the islanders signed it in a confusing script that seemed to consist of small pictures representing humans and plants and animals.

William Desmond Taylor

William Desmond Taylor

During the evening of February 1, 1922, silent movie director William Desmond Taylor was shot to death by a single bullet in his Los Angeles bungalow. His body was found the next morning by his houseman.

The Loch Ness Monster

1934 photo of Nessie taken by Dr. Robert K. Wilson

The more recent hunts for the Loch Ness Monster have always relied on the modern technology of the time. The first–and most famous–photograph of what appears to be something unusual in the loch was a photograph allegedly taken by Dr. Robert K. Wilson in 1934.

The Tunguska Event

A photo of the toppled trees at Tunguska

It was reported in some parts of Europe that for a few nights after the unexplained event the sky was still bright enough at midnight for people to read by while sitting outside.

Mary Pearcey

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Mary rested in peace until 1939 when author William Stewart suggested that Mary was, in fact, Jack the Ripper. He pointed out that the throat wound inflicted on Phoebe was remarkably similar to those of the Ripper victims.

The Black Dogs of Great Britain

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Sightings of the dogs have occurred for centuries and have many characteristics in common. In general, the dogs are described as much larger than any known breed, are black in color, and have abnormally large eyes. According to some stories, these eyes glow unnaturally.