A letter written by nun Maria Concezione Della who was said too be possessed by the Devil when writing Letter from Lucifer in 1676 using mix of ancient alphabets has been decoded using code -breaking software. The message in letter describes Jesus and God as deadweight so and claims God was created by Adam .
If you visit Australia and may go to a tourist attractions know as Game of Death . This attraction is scary as you can get within inches of Saltwater crocodiles who can be up to 16 ft . A thin wall separates people who some like to dare to plant kisses on massive jaws.
It seems that the tales of vampires is based on a real rare blood disorder. Experts have discovered a genetic mutation that in some people traits to undead or vampires as sensitivity to light. In child with this disorder have very pale skin which blisters in sun and anaemia. Normal treatment of disorder is stay inside and blood transfusions but some sufferers would drink blood of an animal at night.
Have you ever thought why you either love or hate marmite well now you can find out. You can buy a d.i.y test for the sum of £89.99 via marmite company's website. The test came about after a year long study into why customers are split over taste.
Research is saying that solar storms may have killed 29 whales by affecting ability to navigate. Sperm whales last year got lost in North Sea and died on beaches in uk;Holland; Germany. Whales are believed to use solar storms to navigate by using the earth's magnetic field .
A study by university of Exeter of migration of the bird ruddy shelduck recorded this mallard like bird flying at 22,000 ft to cross the himalayas.
If you are a fan of chocolate you may like to know there is now a new type called ruby.The new chocolate is made using ruby cocoa bean .Ruby is pink in colour and is said to taste zingy and full of flavour.
The seal known as Sammy to the locals of Brixham Devon was seen to have a 2 ft harpoon in its back. Sammy has evaded rescue attempts.
A young girl found a 4ft sword at Dozmary pool on Bodmin Moor .why is this important it's is said that it is where the lady of the lake caught the legendary sword of King Arthur it is likely sword may be film prop.
It is hard to believe that 20 years ago to the day in1997 that the world heard of the news of the sad death of what a lot of people say was the people's Princess Diana. I and my wife heard via my step son Shane who informed us he heard it on the news at first we did not believe him but we both remember the powerful images on the news .later when it was the funeral is was working at woodtown house in Bideford and nearly all the residents watched that day as the nation was caught in a whirlwind of grief.
2 raccoons named bower and workie escaped from tropiquaria in Washford cross somerset on Monday this week. It is thought that their enclosure was kicked until a hole was made to sneak through and sightings of the 1 year old rodents 2 miles from sight. Defra warned people not to approach and report any sightings to animal and plant health agency. Raccoons are native to north and central America; live up to 20 years in captivity or in wildfires 2 to 3 years;eat eggs;birds;fish; frogs;insects; nuts; fruit; snakes;can carry rabies; salmonella; roundworm; leptospirosis; grow to 24 to 38 inches
Hey Mark,
cheers for the interview invite. Here's my blurb in line with the questions you asked. please let me know if you need anything else.
Andy :)
What inspired me?
I cannot remember a time when I wasn't into tales of strange or unknown cryptids and OOPAs (Out of Place Animals). As a child growing up in the late 70's and early 80's. I remember being fascinated with television shows like 'In search of ...' with Leonard Nimoy and 'Arthur C Clarke's, Mysterious World' and that I was especially interested in their episodes on lake and sea monsters, Bigfoot and living dinosaurs.
I started taking note of sightings, photo and film evidence from age around age 12, but I didn't really take any of it seriously until December of 1999. I was then 23 years of age and had been staying near the Preseli Mountains in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with the family of my then girlfriend. A friend of her family who was also staying, was a bit of a heavy smoker and had gone out on to the patio one morning at 5am for a smoke. As she sat down and lit her cigarette she was shocked to see a large panther staring at her, too scared to even move she sat motionless, until after around 20 seconds, the panther turned and quietly melted away into the darkness. Later that day as she recounted her story, the sister of my then girlfriend also confessed that she had seen a similar animals whilst riding across the mountain a year or two earlier. In fact it was admitted that the presence of these out of place animals was well known amongst the local population and the owners of the property even claimed to have previously owned 2 lamas which had been injured by some unknown creature that left 4 inch claw marks on their necks and flanks. From this moment i was hooked, and i got my introduction to the Beasts of Britain, in the form of the Alien Big Cats or British Big Cats as they are sometimes known that have been seen by hundreds of people all across the country for many years now. For years after this I kept my eye out for sightings and newspaper stories in the press and was also fortunate to incidentally meet a few other people who had had close encounters with these exotic predatory big cats, in Britain.
This research inevitably led on to other commonplace cryptids like Nessie and Morgawr, The Owlman, Pterosaurs and the British Bigfoot et al. It was my research into these familiar faces of cryptozoology for example, that revealed to me a much larger cache of modern day lake and sea monster sightings, which seem to show a much wider dispersion of these 'prehistoric' cryptids around the British Isles (yes, i think they're plesiosaurs BTW ) and to my mind a transient or roaming population of ocean migrants who inhabit our inshore waters and lakes from time to time, (that's not to say that there aren't any resident monsters as well, no reason we cant have both), most likely following salmon or eels into places like Loch Ness, Lake Windermere or up the River Thames, as in the case of 'Tamsin' the River Thames Monster that was allegedly filmed on 3 separate occasions between March to April of 2016 and incidentally around the time of an eel migration. My research also led me to connect with many experienced researchers and authors of British Cryptids and i feel that I have been enabled to learn so much from the endeavours of these true cryptozoologists, who did most of the real research well before our internet age simplified everything.
What are my aims?
I have just finished writing my first book 'Beasts of Britain' due to be published through CFZ Press, which is about the unknown creatures living right under our noses here on this tiny island in the North Atlantic. I felt I wanted to write about British cryptids and OOPAs because it always seemed to me that most of our 'mystery' creatures were overlooked in favour of other, similar animals in more exciting and far away (and therefore more believable) parts of the world. Indeed, many of the modern reports I discovered of Water Monsters, Bigfoot, Mystery Big Cats and U.F.C's (Unidentified Flying Cryptids), were largely dismissed out of hand or used as tongue in cheek newspaper fillers to entertain us. All failed to illicit any serious investigation of these strange sightings. In my book I try to frame a few theories as to what some of these animals might be, and show taht there is a wealth of independent, corroborative reports that back up what some of these brave witnesses are claiming in to see. I also dedicate some space to known animals that are reported, but not yet accepted as being resident in the UK. Britain is largely a rural landscape dottted about with busy towns and cities, for the most part, an island in darkness, i believe we have both the environment to sustain many hidden species, if nocturnal or intelligent and the prey species to support them.
What plans do I have for the future?
I have written a TV series/documentary under the same name as my book- Beasts of Britain and once the book is released i hope to start pitching it. I kinda had something a little less sensational than Finding Bigfoot & friends and if i get my way, it'll be more of a cross between 'River Monsters' and 'Coast'. I am also involved in some other documentaries, one of which will be filming in the UK in the spring of next year, and I will be giving a few talks on the subject of British Cryptids, starting from this October 22nd at PROBE, who have opened up a section for cryptozoology this year. As far as writing goes, I do have 3 other titles on the burn, 2 of which I have made a start on and another which will be co-written with a well-known Bigfoot researcher.
My hope for the time being is to organise some expeditions and put into practice some of my research methods, in the hope of outsmarting some of these hide and seek champions, and collecting some scientific evidence along the way ;)
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Today 27 the of August 2017 I woke up at 4.00 am to listen to the big fight between MAYWEATHER who is a boxer VS CONNOR who is a ufc fighter on radio 5 live but managed to get to see the fight in a delayed version through YouTube. This fight was not the mismatch expected as Connor out fought MAYWEATHER for the first 4 rounds but he did begin to get tired so MAYWEATHER came back in the fight and he too looked old.The round that got the win for MAYWEATHER was began in 9th round were getting dominated Connor and in 10 the the ref stopped the fight to give MAYWEATHER a win on a tko. Yes MAYWEATHER deserves to be more recognised for his boxing record but I think he was looking his age and if Connor was to train more in boxing it would be worth a rematch as he carried himself with pride.
8 police man and dog units turned up to deal with a so called dangerous dog after it jumped up at a delivery driver. The dog in question was a ten years old Yorkshire terrier called Alfie. Alfie is being held by a magistrates warrant under section 5 of dangerous dogs act and could be put down. That hope not
Scientists are warning that sunblock worn by swimmers could be killing the coral. This is caused by oxybenzone a common sun cream ingredient.
