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40,000 Year Old Lion Man
Behold Lion Man, an ancient figurine sculpted from a mammoth’s tusk. Discovered back in 1939, this remarkable ice age piece was initially dated at 32,000 years-old, but a new carbon dating analysis has pushed it further back in time to 40,000 years ago — making it the oldest figurative sculpture ever discovered. So yes, this thing was actually sculpted by a paleolithic human who was romping around Europe at the mid-point of the last ice age.
Scientology’s “Alien Space Cathedral”
Deep inside its vaults sealed within titanium caskets, are the original texts of founder L Ron Hubbard on gold discs – the religion’s most sacred scriptures.
A report in the Sun newspaper tells how Sweeney visited the site, known as Trementina Base, and interviewed former members of the church of Scientology for the new book Church of Fear.
A Massive, Interactive Chart of All of Zeus’ Offspring and Affairs
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Awesomely weird tales of sex-ghosts
This interview with “author, photographer, and ossuary expert” Paul Koudounaris is a trove of weird stories about the things people get up to with their local mummies, haunted skulls, and other “miracle-performing” remains: –BOING BOING–
CONSPIRAPORN! 