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History student tells the story of the Mothman
In mid-November, 1966, in the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, two young couples fled the local woods, claiming they’d seen a terrifying creature. They recounted their story to the sheriff and reported that the entity looked human in most respects – except for its 10-foot wings and glowing red eyes. The local paper […]
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The Mothman Revisited
Who — or what — is the Mothman, and what does it want with the citizens of Chicago? CASE DETAILS In 1967, locals from all over the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, reported bizarre sightings of a terrifying, black, winged humanoid creature with red, glowing eyes. This creature comes to be known in […]
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The Physician Who Watched Himself Die by Michael E. Tymn
In his 1903 book, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death (published two years after his death in 1901), Frederic W. H. Myers, the pioneering psychical researcher, set forth a story about what is now known as a near-death experience, which took place in 1889. It was told to him by Dr. A. S. Wiltse, a […]
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A Paradox of Life: “Nothing” is “Everything”
Thirty-five or more years ago, when I was doing a lot of sports writing, I began noting many paradoxes in various sports and started keeping a file on them. I collected several dozen paradoxes, but more or less lost interest in the subject after a few years. In more recent times, I’ve been noting many […]
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Experiencing a Pre-Death Life Review
A number of people have reported a “life review” during a near-death experience (NDE) – seeing every second of their lives flash before them in what might be called a timeless moment. A man named Tom Sawyer had an NDE in 1978, one in which he recalled living every thought and attitude connected with decisive […]
