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The final resting places of most historical figures are highly guarded and viewed by many as shrines or at least veritable cash cows for the societies guarding them. For a very few of those figures, some of their remains have been “preserved” for posterity, the sake of science or just egotistical reasons. Sure anyone can [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 2:30 am
Filed under Bizarre, People · Tagged Albert Einstein, dan sickles, death, Del Close, Eliza Wadsworth, Galileo, George Washington, harold ramis, Henry Wadsworth, John Belushi, John Powell, John W. Powell, Jose Rizal, lazzaro spallanzani, medical, Paul Broca, Sex, St. Bonaventure, tina fey, Universe, walt disney
It is a fact that literally millions of people around the world claim to have seen a UFO at one time or another, and many thousands of reports have been officially filed going all the way back to World War Two. However, investigation into just what these objects may have been have pretty conclusively demonstrated [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Science · Tagged Air Force, Colorado, corrugated metal, Denver, Forteana, Human Interest, Identification studies of UFOs, improved communications, Jeff Danelek, mysteries, paranormal, Phoenix, Project Sign, space, static electricity, top 10 explanations for UFOs, top 10 lists, top 10 UFOs, TopTenz, UFO, UFO sighting in United States, UFO sightings, Ufology, unexplained, Unidentified flying object, United States, Universe, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, www.ourcuriousworld.com
Every new year brings about a thoughtful look at the past. And what better way to gain more insight or guilt than to have a few quotes to increase your wisdom for this coming year. So read on and find out what a few bright minds thought about beginning a new year. Here are the [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing on Friday, January 1, 2010 at 2:04 am
Filed under Holidays · Tagged alcohol, America, celebration, criminals, diet, Disney, drunk, Fireworks, Gun, Health, Holidays, Independence, kiss, Mom, mystery, new years, night, quotes, resolutions, sky, stars, tradition, Universe
The universe is indeed a curious place. Even stranger are the processes and phenomena that occur in the universe, some are without explanation, some are quite dangerous, and some are just really cool. 10. Life itself It is truly amazing what goes on in our body. Think about it. You are nothing more than a [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 1:33 am
Filed under Nature, Photos · Tagged aurora borealis, ball lightning, Bizarre, Controversial, dream, Earth, Energy, fire rainbow, green, green flashes, hum, human body, Life, lightning, lucid dreaming, lunar rainbow, moonbow, mysteries, natural phenomena, Nature, rainbow, sky, spontaneous human combustion, sprites, strange, sunsets, taos, taos hum, thunderstorms, Universe, video, youtube
Since the time of fire, man has had arguments – rare or well done? Of course, arguments depend on your point of view, or in the case of husbands and wives, what the wife thinks. Some arguments are never-ending. Over the centuries, there have been some doozies that have kept philosophy students and teachers debating. [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Filed under Health, Nature, People, Religion · Tagged abortion, Animal, bullets, Christian, Creation, Darwin, death, death penalty, Destiny, Dr. Kevorkian, Earth, Evolution, God, Gun, Health, identical twins, Nature, nature vs nurture, Nurture, religion, right to bear arms, Universe
In Hollywood, the biggest stars are measured by their box office appeal, the roles they get in movies, or by millions of votes cast by the public on “American Idol.” But in astronomy, how do you know what the hottest stars in the universe are? What makes a star so special it deserves our awe [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Filed under Nature · Tagged asteroid belts, Astronomer, Cancri, Dr. Charles Beichman, Earth, Epsilon, habitable planet, habitable planets, intelligent life in the universe, Jupiter, Margaret Turnbull, Mr. Spock, multiple universes, NASA, Neptune, own solar system, planetary systems, planetquest, planets, rocky planets, spitzer space telescope, star, Star Trek, stars, sun, terrestrial planets, Universe
The Universe… The incredible difference in scale between the tiny world we live in every day and the vastness of all time and space begs the question of whether we will ever be able to grasp the fullness of the cosmos. But that doesn’t stop us from trying. In fact, contemplating the great unknowns must [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, August 22, 2008 at 12:26 am
Filed under Science · Tagged alien, aliens, Anthropic principle, Antimatter, astrophysicist, beginning of the universe, big bang, captain kirk, carl sagan, Consciousness, Cosmology, dark energy, dark matter, death, end of the universe, Energy, Enrico Fermi, Extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial intelligence, Frank Drake, Glen Taylor, God, grand unification theory, intelligent life in the universe, Isaac Newton, Life, Matter, multiple universes, mystery, Physical cosmology, Physics, religion, religion and philosophy, rowell, spock, time, time and space, tunguska explosion, Tunguska River Valley, Ultimate fate of the universe, Universe, Unsolved problems in physics