Margaret Cho, comedian and actress will have another series. It will air on VH1 starting August 21. See the first episode online at her blog. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

The Mystery Disappearance of Everett Russ Solved by Find In Comb Ridge: A skeleton found in Utah's redrock country was that of a talented artist, poet and wanderer of the 1930s whose disappearance became the stuff of Western lore and Navajo legend picked by Timageous 7 months ago

"But I couldn't believe it when I cleaned it up a bit and saw this image of Margaret Thatcher glaring up at at me."

(I call BS) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Nor only were Damascus swords sharp and beautiful, they were also objects of mystery. The best European bladesmiths from the Middle Ages on up weren't able to make them, even though they carefully studied examples of blades made in the East. Damascus blades became even more mysterious when the art of making them actually died out. The last Damascus swords were made in the early 1800s. picked by hmtksteve 1 year ago

Barney, an African Grey Parrot, calls Margaret Sullivan's three dogs – Harry, Tilly and Bluey – by name.

The bird, 10, squawks out orders like "come here" and even offers praise to his favourites such as "good dog". picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

In the small-town dinner-theater mystery, Bruce Hummel had no trouble admitting he was the killer: "I got my revenge," he told the audience. Now he faces a murder charge in real life. picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

Belfast Zoo has launched a bid to identify a mystery woman who looked after one of its elephants in her backyard to save it from German bombs during the Second World War. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has helped astronomers solve a longstanding mystery as to why a small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Japanese have finally revealed a mystery for us. How does the small arrow on your computer monitor work when we move the mouse? Haven't you ever wondered how it works? Now, through the miracle of high technology, we can see how it is done. With the aid of a screen magnifying lens, the mechanism becomes apparent. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

UBC archaeologists have dug up a mystery worthy of Indiana Jones, one that includes a tomb, skeletons and burial rites with both Christian and pagan elements. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Archaeologists have solved an ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues.
At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places inhabited by people.
Up to 1,000 years ago, the islanders started putting giant red hats on the statues. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Once sea-turtle hatchlings hit the surf, they vanish for up to five years. Where the half-dollar-size tots spend these "lost years" while ballooning to the size of dinner plates has been a mystery, until now. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A mystery blob in the Arctic sea first described as "thick and dark and gooey" is, as scientists initially figured, biological.

*An update to this story. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Fifteen years after The Kids in the Hall aired on CBC Television, the five original members of the Canadian sketch comedy team have reassembled in North Bay, Ont., to shoot an eight-part TV series.
Death Comes to Town will premiere on CBC in January.
*yay* picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The previously unknown diary of an Associated Press reporter, documented radio transmissions, and recovered aircraft parts, navigation equipment, and woman's clothing suggest that Earhart and her navigator died as castaways on a remote pacific island. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Truman Duncan was dragged 75 feet under the carriage of a train. The damage was so severe that his leg was left attached by just one muscle.

Against all odd, Truman has survived and recovered. The definition of "fighter". picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

Meriwether Lewis, one half of the Lewis and Clark explorer duo who first reached the Pacific by land, may have been murdered, say descendants who want his body exhumed. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A recent surveillance video depicting what many believe to be a ghost made international news. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Soviet dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn died today. He is finally free. His biographical acceptance speech from when he won the 1970 nobel prize is here: Speech The Soviets didn't allow him to travel to accept it.

It took me an entire summer to read his thinnest book, Cancer Ward, but it was worth every minute. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

The woods off Arcadia Street in Fort Myers for years concealed an unmarked graveyard, police say.

An ecologist found the first set of human remains there in March 2007 by chance. The man was surveying the area thick with melaleuca trees and scrub brush when he saw what he thought was a human skeleton and called police. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago