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The World of Strange Phenomena
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    Fortean Times
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    May 16, 2018
    As we have long suspected...
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    Daily Grail
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    May 16, 2018
    Are octopuses an extraterrestrial species that came to Earth aboard comets millions of years ago? 33 scientists have written a paper saying…yes. dailygrail.com/2018/05/are-oc…
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    Jan 2, 2020
    Nice to start 2020 by hearing that FT was name-checked on Doctor Who. Turns out the Master has a full set of back issues! What does this say about us? National treasure or cosmic evil?
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    Jun 26, 2018
    Images of cockatoo on 13th-century Vatican manuscript inspire trade route rethink
    Images of cockatoo on 13th-century Vatican manuscript inspire trade route rethink
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    Jan 13, 2019
    BBC News - Police in pursuit of on-the-run emu in Oxfordshire
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    Police in pursuit of on-the-run rhea in Oxfordshire
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    Nov 11, 2019
    Mouse deer species not seen for nearly 30 years is found alive in Vietnam
    Mouse deer species not seen for nearly 30 years is found alive in Vietnam
    From theguardian.com
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    Jan 31, 2019
    Undiscovered Merlin tale fragments found in Bristol archives
    Merlin tale fragments discovered in Bristol archives
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    Dec 8, 2019
    Austria struggles with marauding Krampus demons gone rogue
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    Austria struggles with marauding Krampus demons gone rogue
    Police record rising violence and drunkenness in relation to traditional folkloric festivities
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    Feb 17, 2017
    'Woolly mammoth' will be back from extinction within two years, say Harvard scientists
    Woolly mammoth will be back from extinction within two years, say Harvard scientists
    From telegraph.co.uk
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    Nov 20, 2015
    Secret pagan basilica in Rome emerges from the shadows after 2,000 years | via @Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…
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    Jan 18, 2020
    A classic headline from our current issue: "GRANNY WHO TOLD GRANDKIDS ABOUT FEEDING CORPSES TO PIGS ARRESTED AFTER THIRD HUSBAND’S SCALP IS FOUND" – Metro, 1 May 2019.
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    Mar 3, 2016
    New issue on sale today! The strange fascinations of David Bowie: from 60s saucer-spotting to Crowleyan esoterica
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    Jun 7, 2018
    Confrontation between a cat and a jay in London garden last night. Strangely, the sounds - including the cat vocalizations - are all coming from the jay! Not a behaviour I'd witnessed before and quite astonishing. The cat was fascinated but remained absolutely silent.
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    Oct 5, 2016
    Tomboli, Istanbul's deceased 'meme cat' honoured with a statue telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/0… via @telegraphnews
    Tomboli, Istanbul's deceased 'meme cat' honoured with a statue
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    Nov 2, 2023
    Help us celebrate half a century of wonders! Our 50th anniversary issue is now on sale! Poltergeist contagion; Britain's Satanic Panic; Pat Spain; Nigerian penis snatchers; tales of the New Millennium + all the weirdest news from around the world! shop.forteantimes.com/ft438tw
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