A huge 12.8 billion-pixel image was made of the linen, on which the smudged outline of the body of a man is indelibly impressed. The image was made following a Vatican request to obtain the most detailed reproduction of the yellowing ancient cloth. The technology allows a level of scrutiny of the linen as never achieved before. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

City officials in Turin, Italy expect to save about $48,000 this year by using a herd of sheep to trim municipal lawns instead of having gardeners mow the lawns. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

An Italian scientist says he has reproduced one of the world's most famous Catholic relics, the Shroud of Turin, to support his belief it is a medieval fake, not the cloth Jesus was buried in. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

They made something like the shroud using medieval methods, but like with everything else involving religion, the debate seems to continue. picked by zebulor 2 months ago

A Turin man, Michele Mongelli has been arrested under charges of imprisoning and raping his daughter for 25 years. Allegations are he also taught his son Giuseppe, now 41, to rape the woman and his own four children also. The daughter, now 34 escaped 15 years ago to complain of abuse but her claim was dismissed because she was considered "disturbed". more picked by equinox 8 months ago

The home of car giant Fiat was overhauled for last winter's Games. Visitors can expect an artistic and gastronomic treat, finds Tim Jepson picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

A doctor has pleaded not guilty to stealing a hand from a New Jersey medical school cadaver and giving it to an exotic dancer, authorities said. picked by Ziaphra 3 years ago

A fun site covering a lot of conspiracy theories, and wacky stuff like
Michael Jacksons face, rude images in Disney cartoons and the Shroud
of Turin. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

Nestling in the foothills of the Alps in northern Italy, 30 miles from the ancient city of Turin, lies the valley of Valchiusella. Peppered with medieval villages, the hillside scenery is certainly picturesque. But it is deep underground, buried into the ancient rock, that the region's greatest wonders are concealed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Bone-white stretches of salt, leached up from the lifeless soil, lay like a shroud over the high desert where a paranoid Charles Manson holed up after an orgy of murder nearly four decades ago. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

ex. 1) Cover your stump before you hump
2) Before you attack her, wrap your whacker
3) Don't be silly, protect your Willie
4) When in doubt shroud you spout
5) Don't be a loner, cover your boner picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Mystery continues to shroud the case of a severed tiger's head found off a busy highway near Lakemoor last week. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

A rare new kind of star may have been discovered. It is much like the white dwarf our own sun should eventually become—save for a mysterious shroud of carbon ash. The findings could shed light on the life and death of stars, astronomers said. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The relic has inspired generations of pilgrims who have flocked to see what they believe is the face of the crucified Jesus. But it has also provoked bitter controversy after scientists carbon-dated it to the Middle Ages.
Interesting idea but I doubt it. picked by DerAlt 5 months ago

Towering storms more than 100 kilometres tall have been caught punching up through Jupiter's cloud deck for the first time, thanks to a series of Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observations. The rare storms - a sign of recent turmoil on the planet - are helping scientists deduce what lies hidden beneath the clouds that shroud the solar system's largest planet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Museum of Turin has acquired over 3 copies of the Egyptian Book of the Dead including the most ancient copy known. The books were discovered by Schiaparelli in 1906 and til this day they remain displayed in the museum. However, the director has been asked several times to remove them due to their negative energy pertruding from the papyrus. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Pavarotti gave his last performance in an opera at the New York Metropolitan Opera on March 13, 2004 for which he received a 12-minute standing ovation.
In February 2006, at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Turin, he brought the house down with his trademark Nessun Dorma aria. picked by Dangerman 2 years ago