Times of India
11 September 2019
Mob attacks cases soar over
child lifting rumours in Uttarakhand
ROORKEE: After numerous instances of attacks by mobs
that mistook people for child-lifters in the neighbouring state of Uttar
Pradesh, such cases are on a rise in Uttarakhand as well. […] In one such
incident in Manglaur, a woman accused his son’s girlfriend of being a child
lifter just because she didn’t like her. Believing the lady, a mob assaulted
the innocent woman. “The police could somehow saved the woman from the wrath of
the mob. The accused mother later accepted the woman as her daughter-in-law
fearing police action,” sub-inspector Aamir Khan, in charge of Manglaur police
substation, told TOI. […]
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Daily Post [UK]
9 September 2019
Sinister blue 'smiley face'
symbols are appearing near homes - and they've got people worried
There are reports that sinister looking symbols have
started appearing on or near people's homes in North Wales - sparking fears
that they could be being used as 'code' by thieves. Some residents are worried
that the crude drawings may be being used by people attempting to steal pets
from properties. North Wales Police have now urged anyone who sees similar
symbols to get in touch. It comes after an Anglesey resident spotted a blue
'smiley face' style mark on the bottom of her gate in last Thursday and
reported it to police. […]
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BBC Trending
12 September 2019
'Red mercury': why does this
strange myth persist?
For centuries rumours have persisted about a powerful
and mysterious substance. And these days, adverts and videos offering it for
sale can be found online. Why has the story of "red mercury" endured?
Some people believe it's a magical healing elixir found buried in the mouths of
ancient Egyptian mummies. Or could it be a powerful nuclear material that might
bring about the apocalypse? Videos on YouTube extol its vampire-like
properties. Others claim it can be found in vintage sewing machines or in the
nests of bats. There's one small problem with these tales - the substance
doesn't actually exist. Red mercury is a red herring. […]
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Metin I. Eren et
al, “Experimental replication shows knives manufactured from human feces do
not work.” Journal of Archaeological
Science: Reports, vol. 27, October 2019.
The ethnographic account of an Inuit man manufacturing
a knife from his own frozen feces to butcher and disarticulate a dog has
permeated both the academic literature and popular culture. To evaluate the
validity of this claim, we tested the basis of that account via experimental
archaeology. […]
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