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Smithills Hall, near Bolton in Greater Manchester, is one of the region’s most haunted houses. RICK HALL takes us on a tour of the spooky mansion… Situated on a slope high above the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, on the West Pennine Moors, is Smithills Hall. This ancient country manor has so much history that if someone told me it wasn’t haunted, I would be shocked. Smithills Hall is a Grade I listed manor house,…
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Last week, SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket into space of 2022 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the live-stream of the launch a strange ring-shaped UFO was spotted by numerous viewers moving below the rocket. Making this moment even more mysterious is the fact that almost as soon as the UFO appeared the SpaceX live-stream almost immediately switched cameras. Naturally, since many space aficionados have seen this sort of thing occur before during…
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In yesterday’s Nessie-themed article, I spoke about how wild the search for the monster was in the 1970s. There is, however, an even wilder story that comes from Loch Ness and also from the Loch Ness Monster, too. With that said, let’s have a look at the strange saga. The very strange saga. One of the most confounding things about cryptids is their curious connection to ancient stone circles, sites of archaeological significance, and historical…
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This article was first published on Big Think in January 2017. It was updated in January 2023. Astronomer Carl Sagan was a great science communicator, widely known for cowriting and hosting the original Cosmos television series. Also a prolific writer, Sagan in 1995 published the book The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, which touches on a variety of topics, from spirituality to debunking alien abductions, but ultimately serves as a passionate…
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The Shanley Hotel in Napanoch, New York, formerly a popular vacation destination for those attempting to escape the bright lights and busy streets of New York City, is reportedly one of the most haunted places in the United States. A History of the Shanley Hotel The Shanley Hotel’s history is serpentine and tragic at times. The building’s legacy begins in 1845 when Thomas Ritch constructed Ritch’s Hotel on Main Street in Napanoch, New York. Located…