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Weird Naturalist
Spooky Geologist
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Strange Claims Adjuster
Weird Naturalist
Spooky Geologist
Sharer of Interesting News
Main account is @idoubtit
Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows (apnews.com)
Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America. They even get more credence than hell.
Mysterious Creatures Feed Microbes to Their Babies in New Scientific First (www.sciencealert.com)
Caecilian mothers grow a fatty skin layer for their babies to tear off and eat.
Weekly Weird News for 28 July 2023 (sharonahill.substack.com)
What's up this week? It's hellishly hot but some people will deny it. A door to heaven opens, whales dance, a piano plays in the forest. And more.
Analysis: Nearly a third of Republicans now view Trump as 'unfavorable': Pew (www.businessinsider.com)
The rise in unfavorability amongst the GOP comes after the 45th president was indicted twice and currently faces a potential third indictment.
Weekly Weird News for 21 July 2023 (sharonahill.substack.com)
Weekly rundown of weird news stories with a reasonable lens....
German police end hunt for lioness and believe creature was wild boar (www.euronews.com)
Police had used drones, helicopters and infrared cameras in their search but called it off after consulting with experts.
Photo of dead creature on P.E.I. beach causes stir (www.saltwire.com)
Marine experts say it is remains of a dolphin, probably an Atlantic white-sided species
‘Once in a lifetime’ catch: Virginia fisherman reels in rare blue-mouthed mutation (www.wric.com)
The pickerel had a “wild genetic pigment mutation” making its mouth blue.
Lion on the loose near Berlin prompts huge police response (www.nbcnews.com)
A big cat was seen feeding on what was likely a wild boar, police told NBC News.
$500,000 chunk of 'floating gold' found in dead whale (www.livescience.com)
The huge chunk of ambergris was found lodged inside the sperm whale — and scientists believe it ruptured its intestine, causing its death and subsequent beaching in La Palma.
“Church of Bleach” family goes to trial, representing themselves in court (arstechnica.com)
The family, defending itself in the trial, declined to provide an opening statement.
Mystery Creature Found At Australian Beach Baffles Social Media, Internet Is Clueless (www.ndtv.com)
"Internet is clueless" is the true part of this headline. It's a small whale/dolphin. No mystery.
Weekly Weird News for 14 July 2023 (sharonahill.substack.com)
My goodness, it was a busy week in weird! Just the world weather wackiness alone left me flabbergasted. But the silly season is most certainly upon us. This is an extra jam-packed edition today. Thanks for reading Sharon's Strange Times! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Fact Check-1883 ‘photograph’ of bigfoot or sasquatch is AI-generated (www.reuters.com)
An image generated using artificial intelligence showing a man standing next to a tall hairy creature was falsely shared on social media as photographic proof that the bigfoot or sasquatch is real.
Man decorated home with stolen body parts in bizarre scheme (scrippsnews.com)
A Kentucky man connected to a nationwide stolen body parts scheme decorated his home with human remains.
The longest Burmese python ever measured was caught in Florida this week: 'It was insane' (www.msn.com)
Hunters in South Florida caught the largest Burmese python ever measured, and the lengthy beast is being examined at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples....
New York’s shark-infested waters are a good thing. Yes, really. (www.vox.com)
Nature is healing. Summer of the shark!
That dangerous TikTok trend on the news? It’s fake. (www.washingtonpost.com)
The ‘boat jumping challenge’ is just the latest hoax aimed at scaring adults about teen technology use.
Lightning strike kills 85 sheep in UP’s Chandauli district (www.hindustantimes.com)
Chief minister instructs officials to provide financial assistance to affected farmers; thunderstorms with lightning likely in over 40 districts of Uttar Pradesh