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A Florida artist spent decades turning his property into a maze of sculptures, strange buildings and gardens; after years behind closed gates, his family is reopening the Warlock House Halloween tradition

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A Florida artist spent decades turning his property into a maze of sculptures, strange buildings and gardens; after years behind closed gates, his family is reopening the Warlock House Halloween tradition

The artist became known locally as the ‘Warlock of Wesley Chapel’ because of the distinctive property he created. (Photos: The Warlock House) Lewis VanDercar spent decades transforming his property in Wesley Chapel, Florida, into an unusual space filled with sculptures, artwork, gardens, unconventional buildings and other creations. It is now being reopened for the first … Read more

In 1995, strange marks appeared in a photograph of an English estate; 31 years later, archaeologists say they may have uncovered the foundations of a lost 18th-century building

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In 1995, strange marks appeared in a photograph of an English estate; 31 years later, archaeologists say they may have uncovered the foundations of a lost 18th-century building

Representative image from Canva In the summer of 1995, an unusual photograph of Temple Newsam, a historic estate in Leeds, England, captured strange marks across the grass. To Mike Turpin and other local archaeology enthusiasts, the patterns looked like they could reveal foundations hidden beneath the lawn. More than three decades later, their suspicion has … Read more

Mystery Iron Age fort in Shropshire excavated after 40 years as archaeologists investigate its strange wetlands, huge earthworks and unexplained causeways

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Mystery Iron Age fort in Shropshire excavated after 40 years as archaeologists investigate its strange wetlands, huge earthworks and unexplained causeways

An unusual Iron Age fort hidden in the former wetlands of Shropshire is being excavated again after almost four decades, giving archaeologists a rare opportunity to investigate one of Britain’s most enigmatic lowland forts. Wall Camp, near Kynnersley and Telford, has been selected as the new home of the University of Birmingham’s Archaeology Field School … Read more

Archaeologists found 9,000-year-old arrowheads covered in strange markings; their purpose remains a mystery

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Archaeologists found 9,000-year-old arrowheads covered in strange markings; their purpose remains a mystery

PC: Intentional incisions on Neolithic Obsidian arrowheads from Central Anatolia: A techno-functional and iconographic approach For nearly nine thousand years, a set of Anatolian arrowheads has been quietly guarding a secret. Archaeologists working at Tepecik-Ciftlik, a Neolithic settlement in Cappadocia, central Turkey, have identified eleven newly recognised obsidian points bearing deliberate, hand-cut incisions, bringing the … Read more

Meet Ni Jingchen: The 12-year-old Beijing student who posted a strange fossil online and helped reveal Asia’s first Jurassic amphibian footprint

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Meet Ni Jingchen: The 12-year-old Beijing student who posted a strange fossil online and helped reveal Asia’s first Jurassic amphibian footprint

Representative Image of a child examining ancient fossil footprints preserved in rock in Mentougou, Beijing (AI-generated image) In early 2025, 12-year-old Ni Jingchen was out exploring with his parents in Beijing’s Mentougou district when he noticed two tiny marks on a slab of exposed rock. Ni already loved fossils and knew enough to realise that … Read more

Nancy Guthrie update: ‘Investigator’ flags strange movements near kidnapped woman’s home – ‘black SUV, people in camo’

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An aerial view of the home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Arizona. (AP Photo)

A self-styled investigator flagged strange movements near Nancy Guthrie’s home in Catalina Foothills, near Tucson, Arizona. This comes amid an ongoing search for the kidnapped 84-year-old. An aerial view of the home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Arizona. (AP Photo) The mother of TODAY show host … Read more

Could Elizabeth Waddell be somewhere on land or on a boat? Husband weighs in, ‘It is exceedingly strange that…’

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Could Elizabeth Waddell be somewhere on land or on a boat? Husband weighs in (Royal Grenada Police Force)

The husband of 44-year-old Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Waddell has revealed whether he thinks his missing wife may be somewhere on land or on a boat. A search is underway after the North Carolina woman mysteriously disappeared while visiting the Caribbean island nation of Grenada. Could Elizabeth Waddell be somewhere on land or on a boat? Husband … Read more