News photographer snaps picture of a bloody face in a mirror Problem: there was no one near him to make the reflection, in fact no one in the building of that description at all. The photo of a mirror in the UK town of Avebury's Red Lion pub shows the disquieting reflection of a bald man, his face streaked with blood. The building is said to be haunted. Is this the face of a ghost? With picture. more inside

Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974 - Mein Gott im himmel! These are repugnant! Perhaps the idea was aversion therapy? There are such horrors as the chilled celery log, the fish "tacos" (made using toast - tortillas hadn't made it across the border in 1974), the liver pãté en bukkake, and the ever popular Eraserhead roast chicken. Eeeeeviiiiil!!! more inside

100 piece Toy Soldier sets! - Made of DURABLE PLASTIC - each with its own base - packed in this (pasteboard) FOOTLOCKER storage box! Only $1.25! Jesus H. tapdancing Christ on a hot plate, kids!!! Hundreds of plastic army men!! You gotta get these!! Weeeooooo! Wow! Meow!!! BANG!! /head explodes Stolen shamelessly from Exclamation Mark more inside

The a priori presumption of the continuity of a motorcycle from second to second - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig. Ever read it? Brilliant novel, structurally & otherwise. I was wondering the other day, has anyone attempted to make a screenplay based on it? That would be impossible, I mused, beginning to sketch a treatment on my trusty legal pad. I gave up shortly thereafter. Quite by chance, I discovered these photos from Pirsig's 1968 road trip that inspired the novel. more inside

Create a Fake Phantom Limb - Ever heard of Phantom Limb syndrome? Well, there ya go. Now you can have a phantom limb syndrome of your own, by fooling your brain. See how stupid your brain is? Your brain can be fooled so easily. Mine too. Depressing, really. more inside

The Most Unusual Words of English or Forthright's Phrontistery. 'If you're looking for an online dictionary, a word list on a given topic, or the definitions to rare & unusual words, the Phrontistery is for you.' more inside

Rasputin was really assassinated by a British spy - a new study suggests. The reason? To prevent him brokering a peace with Germany - which would have freed 350,000 troops to fight against the Poms on the Western Front. Login may be required: try bigal@hotmail.com/aljzera or find another one at bugmenot.com more inside

Hand Shadows To Be Thrown Upon The Wall - by Henry Bursill, 1859. Courtesy of Project Gutenberg. Nicked from Incoming Signals

SlapMan - slap the living shit out of this little French bastard. Try and slap him really fast to get a high score. FLASH game - full screen - WARNING: contains Baby Elephant Walk more inside

Turkmenbashi.org and the Turkmenbashi cult. For those in the know, and those who don't even want to know, here it is. more inside

Freud & Cocaine - nosecandy & neurology - sometimes you hear people talking about Sigmund Freud, the 'father of psychoanalysis', being a big-time blow buff. A fanatic for foo-foo, a lover of lines, an afficionado of Aunt Nora. So what's the deal? Did he really snort a lot of the Bolivian marching powder, or did I dream it? Toot toot!! from the 'clearing out my old bookmarks' dept.

Man-made rainforest baffles scientists - A cloud forest biotope started by 19th Century dudes that should have taken thousands of years to reach its current state (according to accepted theory) now boggles the brains of eggheads because it only took 150 years. more inside

Lice. Head & Body. The debate ends - If you have Lice of the body and hair, then clearly the biggest question eating you is whether the Head Louse is a distinct species from the Body Louse. Despite labaratory tests which showed the two interbreeding, Scientists put their heads together to scratch out the truth once and for all. You have two sets of Lice. And that sucks. more inside

The official God FAQ - Got a question about God? This is the FAQ for you.

The Map of Springfield - You're probably thinking of vacationing in beautiful Springfield USA - many people do! Why not use this handy Guide to Springfield to thoroughly plan your holiday! Nicked from Incoming Signals more inside

Alexey Titarenko: a crowd of ghosts - Russian photographer Alexey Titarenko's work uses long-exposure to create a haunting mood, reflecting Russia from after the fall of Communism to present; a time of change. 'People blur into grey shadow figures in a ghost-like crowd, with perhaps a solitary hand or shoe standing still in time.' Seen @ gmtPlus9 more inside

Fraud Frond - It's a conspiracy! Fake trees hide cell phone towers. Here are some pics. They're springing up everywhere in the US. What about the rest of the world? Nicked from Boing Boing

Curious George: Where Are My Socks? I used to have, it seems only a short while ago, many pairs of socks. I look in my sock drawer now and find one old navy sock and a white gym sock that doesn't even belong to me. And my lucky pair of green socks are missing. Where are they? Only Monkeyfilter can help. more inside

Doorway to the Past? In 1997, Rita Swift was sifting thru' some old junk when she unexpectedly found a roll of undeveloped black & white film that had been taken of her daughter in their California backyard in 1969, but forgotten. Surprisingly, most of the photos developed successfully. But what was on them could not possibly have been taken in 1969... they were of a Native American ritual cremation scene from over 200 years earlier.. more inside

A hidden variable - An anomalous effect during a solar eclipse casts doubt on the theory of General Relativity. As the moon passes in front of the sun, a swinging pendulum will move faster than it should. This seemingly minor piece of weirdness is yet another flaw in Einstein's theory of gravitic force which suggests that the incompatibility of Quantum Mechanics with General Relativity is not the incomplete nature of the former, but errors in the latter. No explanation. No use looking for one either. It's all part of the cosmic unconsciousness. more inside