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The Wings of Lyra: Updates to the Global Coastal Event - 15 May 2013

2013-05-16T14:12:00.001-04:00

The Wings of Lyra: Updates to the Global Coastal Event - 15 May 2013: Updates to the Global Coastal Event - 15 May 2013 Thursday, May 16, 2013 Since my last update on th...

Exposed: New Video from Japan Shows Off-the-Charts Radiation Levels

2013-05-16T07:34:00.002-04:00

A new video has surfaced on YouTube that is bringing about some much-needed attention. The video is ostensibly from Japan—at this point we can only assume it was filmed near to the Fukushima Nuclear Facility that went into a full-scale meltdown event after the cataclysmic March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The video from the unspecified location shows two handheld radiation

Then There's Maude...Nude! Topless Portrait of Bea Arthur Expected to Sell for $1 Million +

2013-05-15T15:59:00.001-04:00

Update: The painting Bea Arthur Naked did indeed sell at last night's auction. An anonymous buyer bid an astonishing $1.9 million US via telephone for the portrait of the late actress. The theme song lyrics to the classic Norman Lear 70s sitcom Maude starring the late, great Bea Arthur did mention Lady Godiva being a freedom rider, but I didn't see this one coming! A nude portrait of

Paris Is Burning: Football Fans Turn Victory Celebration into Riot

2013-05-15T07:41:00.002-04:00

Fans of the French football team St. Germain turned an impromptu victory celebration into a night of riots on the streets of the City of Lights, Paris on Monday night. The Paris St. Germain team, including their new captain, international superstar David Beckham, looked on in abject horror as their celebration of winning the league title promptly descended into brutal fighting and

Atlantis Rising Part Two: Argentine City Once Submerged Beneath Water Resurfaces

2013-05-12T06:46:00.000-04:00

(Photo Courtesy of Natacha Pisarenko and Newser) Like the ghostly specter of the Apocalypse, a city in Argentina once completely submerged beneath water has risen from its watery grave, similar to a town in Indiana that resurfaced during last summer's unbelievable drought. Almost thirty years ago, the town of Epecuen was a bustling, lakeside resort of over two thousand residents, many who

Feed Me, Seymour: New Species of Carnivorous Plant Discovered in Japan

2013-05-09T18:19:00.002-04:00

For fans of the musical Little Shop of Horrors comes this news item... According to the Japan Times, a new species of carnivorous plant has been discovered for the first time in Aichi Prefecture, on the central-southern coast of Japan's main island. The newspaper calls the discovery a "pitcher plant," , but experts are saying that it is actually of the Drosera species, commonly known

The Red Planet: 78,000 Earthlings Apply for Mars Citizenship

2013-05-08T05:18:00.002-04:00

It seems quite a few Earthlings are anxious to get off this Big Blue Marble; more than 78,000 people have already signed up to be citizens of Mars...whenever the Red Planet should become colonized! The Netherlands-based non-profit organization Mars One is seeking qualified candidates to colonize Mars in the future. To be a successful applicant, you must possess intelligence, resourcefulness

The Secret History: Remains of Young Jamestown Settlement Girl Had Been Cannibalized

2013-05-02T05:27:00.000-04:00

Reconstructed face of unidentified girl from Jamestown settlement. Here's something you probably never read in any of your history books in school: Forensic scientists examining the remains of a teenaged girl discovered buried in the Jamestown settlement in Virginia have determined that her remains had been cannibalized! The scientists from the Smithsonian Institute uncovered gruesome clues

Jumper: Man Survives Jump from Empire State Building

2013-04-26T15:44:00.001-04:00

It's not a headline you would expect to read, but a man did indeed survive an attempted suicide by jumping from New York City landmark the Empire State Building! Nathaniel Simone from Hamilton, Massachusetts, was visiting the observation deck on the 86th floor of the 102 story iconic Manhattan skyscraper popular with tourists from around the globe. He climbed over a security fence at about

Leveled: Texas Town Decimated by Factory Explosion All But Forgotten

2013-04-20T08:20:00.000-04:00

The small town of West, Texas, is struggling valiantly to rebuild after a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant virtually decimated the entire community on Wednesday, a struggle that has been almost over-looked and forgotten by the nation at large as the focus has been on the equally horrific Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent death and capture of two suspects connected to the attack

Darwin Award Nominee: Man Dies After Vicious Beaver Attack

2013-04-13T06:50:00.002-04:00

We certainly see this strange obit as being selected as a Darwin Award nominee: A man in Belarus has died after being bitten by a beaver while trying to photograph the normally docile creature. The man was fishing at Lake Shestakov in Belarus with two friends when they happened upon the toothy rodent minding its own business on the side of the road. One member of the group decided to get up

Guam Undaunted by North Korean Threat

2013-04-07T20:02:00.000-04:00

Residents of the Pacific island nation of Guam remain undaunted after North Korea's leader Kim Jung Un listed it recently as a possible target for "nuclear annihilation" after the rouge dictatorship ratcheted up the war drums and rhetoric against Washington this week. (North Korea also listed Hawaii and the Japanese island of Okinawa as possible targets.) Most of the island's

Deluge: "Tsunami of Rain" That Hit Argentina Disaster "Without Historical Precedent"

2013-04-04T18:55:00.002-04:00

Buenos Aires, Argentina, is still reeling after an epic rain storm dumped an unimaginable amount of water on the metropolis of almost three million people more than two days ago. The catastrophic rainstorm swept over the Argentine capital and the neighboring city of La Plata, releasing a "deluge without historical precedent" according to Daniel Scioli, the governor of Buenos Aires Province,

Open Your Wallet: Madonna Joins Billionaire Club While Brother Homeless

2013-03-30T06:52:00.001-04:00

Pop superstar Madonna has officially become a member of the exclusive "Billionaire's Club" of musical royalty, according to the New York Post. She is now estimated to be sitting on an incredible fortune worth just over $1 billion US, thanks to a long and successful career as well as her world-famous and respected business acumen. While the undisputed Queen of Pop enjoys the fruits of her

The Writing Is On the Sky

2013-03-23T08:06:00.000-04:00

Scar tissue from Earth's past encounter with extinction. Last night's meteor event witnessed across virtually the entire Eastern Seaboard of the United States is, at least to me, confirmation that what the Webbot Project and military grade remote viewers have been picking up for the 2013-2016 time frame is extremely accurate. There were actually two separate fireballs witnessed, with the

Bank Run: Citizens of Cyprus Panic As Government Plans to Take 6.75% of Bank Savings

2013-03-17T07:57:00.000-04:00

Citizens of the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus began making panicked runs to the ATM to withdraw their cash as the government came to an agreement to pay off the country's massive debts...by sapping away 6.75% of whatever money they had in the bank! Cypriots reacted with shock that quickly turned into full-scale panic and anger on Saturday after a 10% one-off levy on savings was

Schrödinger's Cat: Adventures in Remote Viewing

2013-03-16T08:44:00.000-04:00

I have always been fascinated by the concept of precognitive powers, specifically the ability to peer into the future. I have been blessed with a benign form of psychic ability myself, and have relied on this gift many times in the past to keep me out of danger! Any regular reader of Too Much Information will definitely get a grasp of my interest in what the media has dubbed "the paranormal"

Soap Dish: All My Children & One Life to Live Return on April 29

2013-03-13T05:28:00.000-04:00

Just like one of the characters on the show, cancelled soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live will be resurrected! The two venerable war horse daytime dramas were both canned in 2010 by the erstwhile head of ABC daytime, the much-maligned Brian Frons, who brought such "well received" programs as The Chew to the network. Fans of the longtime sudsers were left devastated and bereft

Postcards from the Edge [of the Universe]: Will Carrie Fisher Reprise Star Wars' Princess Leia?

2013-03-07T17:52:00.002-05:00

Actress and author Carrie Fisher created quite the stir when she revealed that she would be donning bagel bun ear muffs and flowing white robes (or perhaps a gold bikini) once again as Princess Leia in the upcoming Star Wars movies being produced by Disney Studios. But is it true? The actress responded with a simple "Yes" when asked if she would be part of the upcoming films expected to

Actress Valerie Harper Diagnosed with Terminal Brain Cancer

2013-03-06T15:24:00.002-05:00

Actress Valerie Harper, star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda, has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, it was announced today. Harper, 73, was diagnosed with the rare condition leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, which can occur when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain. The condition occurs in less than five percent of people with cancer.

Swallowed Whole: Search for Florida Man "Eaten Alive" by Sinkhole Continues

2013-03-02T08:24:00.000-05:00

The search for a Florida man who was swallowed as he slept by a large sinkhole that formed beneath his bedroom has now turned to a "recovery operation". The man, 37-year-old Jeff Bush of Brandon, Florida, had gone to bed at around 11:00 PM on Thursday night when the ground beneath his bedroom caved-in, forming a 100 foot deep cavern that quickly filled with dirt, rocks and debris from

Coincidence? Siberia Records Coldest Temperature Ever Days After Meteor Explosion

2013-02-24T10:59:00.000-05:00

While news coverage of last week's massive meteor explosion over Russia—which injured over 1200 people, shattered windows and damaged buildings over several hundred square miles—was extensive, this [perhaps] related story was all but ignored. You can decide if it's coincidental or not. Only a few days after the meteor exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk in Siberia on February 15, the

Always Brush After Snacks: New Chocolate Tooth Paste Hits Shelves

2013-02-21T05:29:00.001-05:00

For all the hopeless Choco-Holics in the world, comes this news item: If you have been trying to think of a way to get more delicious chocolate in your diet, a new product has hit the market that promises a healthy way to do just that...a toothpaste made from chocolate! According to research, a substance contained in cocoa beans can actually improve the condition of your teeth and gums. (

Green Slime: Did Mysterious Ooze Found in UK Park Come from Meteor Shower?

2013-02-19T05:15:00.000-05:00

Since life in today's world is becoming more like a science fiction disaster movie with each passing day, this story will perhaps not be of surprise... Scientists in the UK are now trying to determine if an icky "green slime" substance found in abundance in a park has originated from an other-worldly source, mainly from the meteors that have been bombarding the earth over the past week!

Thousands of Dolphins Seen Swimming Off San Diego Coast

2013-02-16T07:01:00.000-05:00

Photograph courtesy of Antonio Ramirez A day after a meteor explodes with incredible force over Russia, a highly rare and unusual sight was witnessed off the San Diego coast when a cruise ship encountered a massive pod of swimming dolphins. Capt. Joe Dutra of Hornblower Cruises said he saw a “super mega-pod” of common dolphins Thursday around noon while he was conducting his daily tour off