links for 2007-08-22

Mysterious French castle that figures into the DaVinci code and other fun conspiracy theories.

The Voynich manuscript is a mysterious illustrated book with incomprehensible contents. It is thought to have been written between approximately 1450 and 1520 by an unknown author in an unidentified script and unintelligible language.

The Antikythera mechanism is believed to be an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as a “mechanical computer”[1]) designed to calculate astronomic

A crystal skull is a model of a human skull made out of clear quartz crystal. A modern legend claims that there are 13 crystal skulls worldwide, of which five have actually been found, which have mystical powers and are of ancient origin.

The Nazca Lines are a series of geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert, a high arid plateau that stretches 53 miles or more than 80 kilometers between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana in Peru. They were created by the Nazca culture betw

arlier this year the publicly voted New Seven Wonders of the World were announced, which put an idea into the collective head of The Charles Fort Institute. They want to establish the Seven Fortean Wonders of the World – the places and artefacts that are

But gun confiscation is exactly what happened during the state of emergency following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, along with forced relocation. U.S. Troops also arrived, something far easier to do now, thanks to last year’s elimination of the 1878

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A government plan to use members of the clergy to quell dissent and objections to government orders during a time of national emergency has been revealed by a Shreveport, La., television station.

Pastors and other religious representatives could become secret police enforcers who teach their congregations to “obey the government.”

Law enforcement, emergency response and border control agencies have won greater access to the nation’s spy satellites and other sensors to monitor U.S. territory.

And as more cities look to install their own monitoring devices, there’s little empirical evidence that the cameras are deterring crime or helping solve cases.

Mr. Curtiss said he was 15 in 1938 when he bought the car, which sold for $400 when new, from a Derby man for $10. It was during the Depression.