Welcome to the first Link Dump of 2026!
The U-2 incident.
Yet another rejected suitor turns to murder.
The theory that we started out as Martians.
The earliest known adult cremation.
The kidnapping and murder of Maria Ridulph.
Some science-based myths.
Why a ball drops on New Year's Eve.
The legend of ancient Irish airships.
This is one of those year-end lists that make me despair for the human race.
Two centuries of New York City celebrating New Year's.
The mystery of a Pennsylvania skeleton.
A ghost pays a New Year's call.
Handel in London.
That's a wrap for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll talk time-slips! In the meantime, here's a bit of post-Christmas music.
The 'Royal George' disaster makes sad reading. I certainly wouldn't have exonerated Durham of culpability. The oldest known cremation is interesting; I would not, however, have phrased the age of the person involved as 18 to 60. That's just saying 'haven't a clue'. It'd sound better as simply putting it as 'adult'. Irish airships? Very interesting. A close encounter with aliens is the most reasonable explanation - if such a close encounter is itself reasonable. And how exactly did Luca hitch a ride on meteorites to get to Earth?
ReplyDeleteThat year-end list made me wince LOL
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