It was hard not to get wrapped up in World Cup fever, although sadly I didn't see many games because I don't have cable. I love watching soccer/football to watch the sheer athleticism of the players (and referees, for that matter), and I was so pleased that so many were tuned into the games. People weren't the only ones tuned into the World Cup action. Paul, an octopus who resides at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, became quite the oracle when he correctly predicted the outcome of Germany's 7 matches, as well as the final between Spain and the Netherlands. Paul is ending his predictions on a high note and will go back to being just a regular octopus that will entertain

A man in western North Carolina was calling for coyotes, and was rather surprised to see what some would describe to be Bigfoot lurking around his backyard. What I find fascinating about the story is that there have been stories of a creature of sasquatch-like stature traveling around the area for many years. The police officer who investigated Mr. Peeler's call was visibly affected by the experience, as was Mr. Peeler. Is it a very large, hairy man who has decided to live in the wild, or is it indeed a cryptozoological creature roaming the countryside of North Carolina? Bigfoot/Sasquatch has always seemed to be floating around in sightings and local legends, but it has become more

It's that time of year. Crop circles are starting to appear, and they are very prevalent in the southwest English counties. Wiltshire is one county that attracts many visitors for its crop circles, Stonehenge, Silbury Hill, and Avebury henge. A crop circle was spotted near Salisbury, Wiltshire, on May 7, 2010. It was located in a field next to Old Sarum, which was created by a Neolithic community around 3,000 BC. It was turned into a fort and inhabited by Romans, Saxons, and Normans at various points in time. It once housed a cathedral that Henry VIII had torn down when the fort relocated two miles to Salisbury due to the extreme weather on the fort's hilltop. Ley lines run through

A blog posting on NPR's website immediately caught my eye today. Professor Stephen Hawking, the highly respected theoretical physicist/applied mathematician, thinks we shouldn't be so gung ho when it comes to making contact with aliens. The Discovery Channel is airing a show called Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking, and in this series, he mentions that it might be in our planet's best interest if we kept our location on the down low until we can be on the same level when contact happens. I'm translating this to mean that he thinks the aliens will invade and try and take over our planet, and we better calm down and not be trying to make contact with any alien life forms until we're on