Spontaneous human combustion may be caused by depression leading to suicide, according to one theory
Veteran fortean investigator Vincent Gaddis noted that a high proportion of victims of spontaneous human combustion had apparently given up on life.
Reviewing the cases of spontaneous human combustion in …

Some early pathologists theorised that spontaneous human combustion was in certain circumstances caused by the body producing gases that combusted or `caught fire’  on exposure to quantities of oxygen.
The distinguished scientist Baron …

Workmen are seen here clearing away the remains of the chair in which a suspected spontaneous human combustion victim died.
Mrs Mary Reeser, a widow of 67, …

One of the most amazing coincidences occured during World War 2 when the Allies were planning the invasion of Normandy on D-Day in 1944.
Every aspect of the invasion was a …

It’s been suggested that Hitler and other high ranking Nazis were obsessed with the occult, or `black magic’, and that they were even `black magicians.’
But if this is true, …

Probably the earliest reliable report of spontaneous human combustion was reported in Verona, Italy, in the 18th. century.
According to a statement by Bianchini, a prebendary (clergyman) of Verona, dated 4 April …

A man has died after swallowing a fly which laid maggots in his stomach that gruesomely ate him when he was still alive!
This true story is reminiscent of the old Burl Ives (an American folk …

Husky dogs eat mammoth in Alaska – and help strike gold!
Oops – husky dogs tucked into a big meal that also happened to be a historical discovery of mammoth importance
`Experiments were made on the flesh of the mammoth recently found in Alaska to see …

Black `slave girl’ tortured and killed by church missionaries claim
`Newspapers published on the west coast of Africa contain full reports of the hearing of a shocking case against William F. John, Phoebe John, John Williams and Kezia Williams of flogging …

An idea to recycle crops into homes could change the design of real estate
`HOUSE OF STRAW
The inventive Yankee has discovered, not how to make bricks without straw, but how to make timber from straw. At the forthcoming American Exhibition in …

A street fighter vows to fight until he is killed
`At West Ham, London ( England), Daniel Cronin, 21, a labourer, living at 14, Arthur street, Canning Town, was charged with feloniously killing and slaying one Alfred Searle on July 16, …

A New York doctor claims he has found a cure for cancer
Dr. Gaylord,  a medical professor at Buffalo university, says that he has isolated and identified the parasite and is to submit a full report on his discovery to the …

Bungling justice of the peace (magistrate, or judge) marries  wrong couple at wedding
He married a couple of people who were witnesses at the wedding instead of the couple who were supposed to be getting married. But he soon rectified his …

An American girl says her religious beliefs include talking to the angels
The girl, who lives near Calhoun, Iowa, claimed that she regularly talks with the angels and says that during one conversation with them she met a particularly beautiful angel who lifted her …

A son tried to save his father from a horrible death by sucking a bite that had been inflicted on him by a dog that had rabies
The victim was bitten on the hand by the dog,  a terrier, which was immediately destroyed, although it had shown …

A Victorian chap who had agreed to marry his date backed out of the wedding because she was allegedly dating choir boys.
He complained that his when his back was turned she started `running after the choir boys’, and was so upset …

Dog training doesn’t usually include teaching them literacy, this isn’t considered important, it isn’t taught at dog training schools, it isn’t part of dog obedience training and there are probably no dog training collars that teach dogs how to read
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Why is …

A new repeating rifle or `magazine gun’ could change the face of war forever.
The gun should be very useful in combat situations such as patrols and outposts, because any military people who are lucky enough to be armed with this …

A piece of land in Texas looks set to be a great real estate investment, although there’s no need to hurry
It is destined to be a new town which is to be located at the crossing of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad …