Just Plain WEIRD #2
Contributed by Elizabeth Rayne, @quothravenrayne 2020 Aug 16 – Jurassic seas were swimming with strange life forms. Crinoids could have passed for extras in Little Shop of Horrors if it had an aquarium, and eerier still, these creatures without a brain somehow figured out how …
The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFOs – By Ryan Browne Updated 10:31 PM ET, Thu 2020 Aug 13 – Washington (CNN) The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFOs that have been observed by US …
Vintage woman – Shutterstock – By Debra Kelly/Updated: 2020 Jul 14 – History is filled with episodes that prove mankind is just sort of making everything up as it goes. There’s no shortage of things that can kill us or do horrible, terrible …
We have developed a very unique way of expressing ourselves. – If you’re talking to someone from another country and they’re looking at you like you’re a few roos loose in the top paddock, it’s likely they literally have no idea what you’re …
These commonly-used expressions may seem innocent in Australia. But their origins are surprisingly sinister. – by Gavin Fernando 2018 Sep 10 – YOU’RE walking down the street and run into an old mate you’re morally obligated to say hello to. “Oh my God, …
The federal government has used military-grade border patrol drones like this one to monitor protests in US cities. Jonathan Cutrer/Flickr, CC BY-SA – By Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor of Political Sociology, University of San Diego 2020 Jul 28 – Drones of all sizes …
Palo Verde Nuclear Plant. Unit 3, scene of the drone incursions, is on the right. WikiMedia – Cuhlik – By David Hambling, Contributor, Aerospace & Defense – I’m a South London-based technology journalist, consultant and author – 2020 Jul 30 – Documents gained …
The sediment cores taken from the seafloor, which were found to contain living bacteria from 100 million years ago. IODP JRSO – By Michael Irving 2020 Jul 28 – In what sounds like the opening scenes of a sci-fi disaster movie, scientists have managed …
Pentagon admits to secret $22m UFO program. The program ran from 2007 to 2012 with $22m (£15m) in funding. (USAF via Getty) – By Tom Embury-Dennis @tomemburyd – The Pentagon has reportedly recovered metal alloys from unidentified flying objects that scientists “do not …
My Pet Chicken, a full-service chicken-raising site, has seen a spike in sales. – By Mallory Hughes, CNN Updated 2020 Jul 25 – At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the food supply in America was in question. Images of barren grocery store …
