2019-03-01
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Whitley’s Journal: Taken by Taken
December 20, 2002In this long-awaited journal entry, Whitley Strieber gives you his take on the Sci Fi series "Taken." He asks, "?Was Taken's premise an accurate reflection of the situation that actually exists? Is there a vicious government conspiracy to suppress UFO... continued
Coming Soon: Liposuction in a Pill
December 19, 2002Scientists are working on a drug that may be used for chemical liposuction. It's a natural enzyme that breaks down collagen in cells. Right now, it's being used to shrink cancer tumors but researcher Tom Wegman says, "There's no reason... continued
Men Feel Less Pain
December 19, 2002We assume men become boxers, firefighters, soldiers, etc. because of their superior strength. But it may also be because males are better at tolerating pain than females. It turns out there are major differences in how the sexes perceive pain.... continued
Ebola Carried by Birds
December 19, 2002The dreaded killer disease Ebola passes easily from person to person, but no one knows where it starts. Ebola was discovered in 1976 and infects humans and monkeys. It's caused hundreds of deaths in central Africa, and is fatal 50... continued
Do Last-Minute Shopping Here!
December 19, 2002Got any urgent last-minute gifting to do? The Unknowncountry.com store offers e-mail gift certificates! It's easy to send one, too. Just click here, then click on "Gift Certificates" in the shopping cart on the right-hand side of the page. Gift... continued
Cannibals Still Around
December 17, 2002Cannibalism may seem like a thing of the past, but it's still going on. In Germany, an apparently respectable middle class software designer ate a microchip engineer. The police caught him after he tried to find a new victim on... continued
We’re Controlled While We Shop
December 17, 2002Since most of us are doing our Christmas shopping this week, we should know that stores are subtly influencing our purchases. In a store called Once Famous, researchers study customers from behind one-way mirrors?but they?re not looking for shoplifters. While... continued
New ET Search
December 17, 2002Astronomers around the world have searched the skies for ET using data from radio telescopes, looking for signals from another civilization. Now Nobel laureate Charles Townes thinks we should return to the old-fashioned method of looking through telescopes because bright... continued
Welcome to the UFO Bar
December 17, 2002The patrons of Benson's Hide-A-Way near Kettle Moraine State Forest in Wisconsin aren?t afraid to talk about their UFO sightings, abductions or missing time experiences. Owner Bill Benson says, "The reason we started the UFO thing was people had this... continued
What Makes Music Unforgettable?
December 17, 2002What makes a song stick in your head, and why does a wrongly played note sound so awful? New research shows the brain has specific structures that are designed to perceive and remember musical patterns. This area of the brain... continued