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distortus: Some of the spectacular cosmographical atlases made by Andreas Cellarius, in Harmonia Macrocosmica, Amsterdam, 1660. 

A Johnson County woman says she lost about $15,000 to a psychic who claimed she could rid her of a malevolent spirit. The self-proclamed psychic, Nancy Annette Marks, 57, was charged Tuesday with felony theft. The alleged victim said Marks … Continue reading →

By Tony Ortega Tue., Feb. 14 2012 at 3:16 AM Shocking news this morning from journalist Bryan Seymour in Australia. In a story for the program TodayTonight that took him more than a year to put together, Seymour blows the lid off a … Continue reading →

NASA scientists, whose intelligence was called “adorable” by the pompous alien race. HOUSTON—Marking a momentous leap forward in humankind’s understanding of the universe, NASA scientists announced today they had received a radio transmission confirming the existence of intelligent, extremely condescending … Continue reading →

jtotheizzoe: A Solar System Across Sweden A 1:20 million scale solar system has been built that covers the entire nation of Sweden. With different buildings and sculptures representing different planets and solar bodies, the replicas begin in Stockholm (with the … Continue reading →

Russian scientists have been slowly and meticulously drilling down into the sealed Lake Vostok in Antarctica and were expected to break through pretty soon, into a lake that’s been completely cut off from anything and everything for 20 million years. … Continue reading →

?A colleague of mine once explained to me why he keeps away from Scientology stories at his publication (which will remain nameless). He wasn’t concerned about the church’s reputation for litigiousness, and he wasn’t worried that a story about Scientology’s … Continue reading →