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12/14/07 // Link:: Tombs of the Grand Masters of the Knights of Malta Nothing gets the conspiracy fan tongues wagging like the Knights of Malta (the Knights Templar might be the one exception to that rule), but in this case these are just really cool and somewhat macabre watercolor sketches of their tombs. …continue reading »
12/14/07 // Link:: Buried Treasure Mystery: The Money Pit at Oak Island There’s really nothing that takes you back to childhood like the romance of searching for pirate treasure. Well, maybe that depends on your childhood, but for me that’s what happens when I read about buried treasure, which admittedly isn’t often. …continue reading »
10/15/07 // Link:: How Does It Feel to Die? Here’s a special treat for all of you out there that suffer from anxiety attacks, from the New Scientist: Is it distressing to experience consciousness slipping away or something people can accept with equanimity? Are there any surprises in store …continue reading »
09/20/07 // Link:: The Strange Story of Napoleon’s Wallpaper Napoleon, as we all know, died on the remote island of St Helena. A sample of his hair analyzed in the 1960s revealed a high concentration of arsenic, which, over the years has convinced some that he was poisoned, quite …continue reading »

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