7 h. ago Google Maps users are baffled after spotting a mysterious SKULL off the coast of a Canadian island

Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what appears to be a massive skull lurking in the waters of a Canadian Island.

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32 h. ago Homeowners paint VERY blunt message on the roof of their house for anyone looking at their property on Google Maps

With the property blurred from Street View, some social media users have speculated it was to do with the homeowner's privacy.

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46 h. ago ESA prepares mission to intercept 'mysterious visitors' as rare interstellar comet spotted

The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its bold "Comet Interceptor" Mission after 3I/ATLAS became the third interstellar object ever spotted

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49 h. ago Watch as mysterious ‘interstellar’ object passes through the solar system

This is the moment a mysterious object that has come from interstellar space was spotted travelling through our solar system.

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53 h. ago NASA confirms rare 'interstellar object' has entered our Solar System

Astronomers have spotted a mysterious alien object zipping through our Solar System

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3 d. ago Mysterious interstellar object spotted hurtling through our solar system could be an ALIEN SPACECRAFT, experts claim

A mysterious visitor from another solar system could be an alien spacecraft, according to a leading Harvard astronomer.

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4 d. ago iPhone glitch leaves baffled users with a 'black dot of death' on their screens

A mysterious iPhone glitch has left some baffled users with a 'black dot of death' on their screens.

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6 d. ago Urgent warning for homeowners: Why you should blur your house on Google Maps

An expert has warned there's one thing homeowners are forgetting to do that could be putting their house at risk.

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7 d. ago Zoe Ball spotted holding hands with Fatboy Slim lookalike at Glastonbury Festival

Zoe Ball was spotted at Glastonbury Festival with a mysterious man who resembled her ex-husband, Norman Cook, as the pair enjoyed the live music.

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9 d. ago Grizzly with checkered past swims miles to Canadian island – and prompts a row

Residents on British Columbia island fiercely divided over whether to relocate, euthanize or ignore ‘Tex’ the bearMost visitors to Texada Island, a 30-mile sliver of land off the west coast of British Columbia, choose one of two main methods of arrival: a provincial ferry service with 10 daily sailings or a 3,000 foot air strip which welcomes the occasional chartered plane.But a four-year-old grizzly bear recently took a far more challenging route, braving strong currents and frigid water to swim nearly three miles across the Malaspina Strait. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Grizzly with checkered past swims miles to Canadian island – and into hot water

Residents on British Columbia island fiercely divided over whether to relocate, euthanize or ignore ‘Tex’ the bearMost visitors to Texada Island, a 30-mile sliver of land off the west coast of British Columbia, choose one of two main methods of arrival: a provincial ferry service with 10 daily sailings or a 3,000 foot air strip which welcomes the occasional chartered plane.But a four-year-old grizzly bear recently took a far more challenging route, braving strong currents and frigid water to swim nearly three miles across the Malaspina Strait. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lewis Capaldi fans spot three huge new clues he is playing Glastonbury as new song 'confirmed'

Lewis Capaldi fans have spotted some mysterious billboards appearing around the country which are said to feature lyrics from the star's new unreleased song.

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1 week ago Scottish village that vanished without a trace in 18th century but lives on in old folklore

"That's the magic of the old Highlands, not everything needs to be on Google Maps to exist.”

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2 w. ago Experience: I’ve walked across three countries in a straight line

I didn’t train for my first attempt and got stuck on a mountain with no signal, darkness falling and hypothermia setting inGrowing up, I loved the outdoors. I gallivanted through the Staffordshire countryside with my stepbrother, Greg. We used to pick a point in the distance and create “missions” to walk towards it. It was a mischievous challenge that saw us hopping fences, wading through rivers and sneaking around farmers.I was also obsessed with maps, and even read the Birmingham A-Z for fun. When Google Earth came out in 2005, I spent hours studying satellite images. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘This isn’t a gimmick’: the New Yorkers trying to restore the American chestnut

More than 120 years after billions of the trees were wiped out, blight-proof seeds are being plantedIt was in New York City that a mysterious fungus was first spotted on an American chestnut, a blight that was to rapidly sweep across the eastern US, wiping out billions of the cherished trees. Now, 120 years later, there is fresh hope of a comeback for chestnuts, spurred not only by scientists but also eager New Yorkers planting blight-proof seeds in their back yards and local parks.The American chestnut was once found in vast numbers from Maine to Mississippi and known as the redwoods of the east due to its prodigious size. But 4bn trees were killed off in the first half of last century by a blight introduced from Asia to which it had little defense, spread by spores carried by the wind, rain and animals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mysterious 'Jellyfish UFO' spotted over US desert as scientists reveal its origin

A strange jellyfish-like phenomenon was spotted streaking across the sky Monday night, and scientists know where it came from.

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2 w. ago Social media users are BAFFLED to learn the serving size of a portion of chips

Social media users have been left baffled to learn the surprisingly small serving size for a portion of chips.

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2 w. ago Life on Mars? Mysterious 'mushroom' is spotted on the Red Planet in photo snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover

Scientists have spent decades scouring the Martian surface for any signs of life. Now, a photo snapped by NASA 's Curiosity rover has sparked speculation that the hunt might be over.

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3 w. ago Mysterious 'flying saucer' in the Sahara Desert is discovered on Google Maps

Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what they claim is a 'flying saucer' buried in the Sahara Desert.

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3 w. ago People are only just realising what the triangle symbols on laundry labels are for

One person took to US forum Reddit to say they were equally baffled by the list of laundry care symbols, and asked fellow users for help.

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