The Patterson-Gimlin Film

The Patterson–Gimlin film (also referred to as simply the Patterson film) is a famous short motion picture of an unidentified subject the film makers purported to be a “Bigfoot”, that was supposedly filmed on October 20, 1967, by Roger Patterson (February 14, 1926 – January 15, 1972) and Robert “Bob” Gimlin (born October 18, 1931) on Bluff Creek, a tributary of the Klamath River about 25 road miles north-west of Orleans, California. The film has been subjected to many attempts both to debunk and authenticate it. Most scientists have judged the film a hoax with a man in an ape suit, but many Bigfoot believers contend the film depicts a cryptid, a creature unknown to science.

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Lavender Town Syndrome

The Lavender Town Syndrome (also known as “Lavender Town Tone” or “Lavender Town Suicides”) was a peak in suicides and illness of children between the ages of 7-12 shortly after the release of Pokémon Red and Green in Japan, back in February 27, 1996.

Rumors say that these suicides and illness only occurred after the children playing the game reached Lavender Town, whose theme music had extremely high frequencies, that studies showed that only children and young teens can hear, since their ears are more sensible.

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Indonesian Zombie: Real or Fake?

Stories of the dead rising from the grave have haunted our dreams since the dawn of time. To some cultures, the concept of raising the dead is not merely the stuff of nightmares. In some regions, this practice still takes place, and to the people involved, it is very very real.

I recently happened upon a photo that purports to depict a real “Walking Corpse” in Toraja, Indonesia. See the disturbing image below:

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Space Pioneer

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I was recently emailed by Space Enigma Studios about an upcoming videogame that sounds interesting. Here’s what they had to say.

New files have recently been discovered that are of KGB and GRU
(soviet military intelligence agency) origin – the contents of said
files talk about extraterrestrial life. These files where given to
cosmonauts who are now developing a video game called Space Pioneer.
Space Pioneer will be based on scientific facts, hypotheses and
theories – one thing that our game addresses is the possible
existence of advanced alien civilizations, and we want to accurately
represent that within Space Pioneer.

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