February 2014

Where is your doppelganger?

Could they be standing behind you right now?
I have been fascinated by stories of doppelgangers ever since I was a little kid. A doppelganger is your exact double. From there, it all varies.
 
Many doppelgangers are glimpsed in the peripheral vision, only briefly, but under circumstances where it could not possibly be a reflection. You catch a glimpse of yourself out of the corner of your eye, but there is no mirror there.
 

Sonoran desert mountain bikers encounter reptilian humanoid

"Startled" wouldn't even begin to describe it!
Last week a group of three mountain bikers reported being "startled" to encounter a reptilian humanoid in the middle of Arizona's Sonoran Desert. The bikers were riding a 17 mile trail through the desert called the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Course, and had stopped to take a break and rehydrate when they had their encounter.
 

The mystery of the tiny coffins of Edinburgh

Where did they come? What were they for?
In the summer of 1836, a group of boys hunting rabbit burrows around a rocky outcropping called Arthur's Seat near Edinburgh came across an interesting treasure trove. Beneath some thin sheets of slate, the boys uncovered a mysterious collection of seventeen tiny coffins, inside which were tiny wooden figures.