FACT 1 : U.S. citizens are not legally permitted to come into contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles, according to Title 14, section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented in 1969. Does that include sex? What if you weren't aware of the law at the time? Mary Bennett and David Percy, Dark Moon: Apollo and the Whistle-Blowers (Adventures Unlimited
Press, 2001).
FACT 2 : In July 1947, the U.S. Army Air Forces announced that they had recovered a flying saucer that crashed near Roswell Air Army Field in New Mexico. Within hours, however, the Army dismissed the statement, claiming the flying saucer was a misidentified weather balloon.
FACT 3 : Since 1947, the U.S. government has changed its explanation of the Roswell crash four times. It remains one of the most a controversial, highly publicized UFO incidents in history. At least among the sixtyseven people who actually believe that shit.
FACT 4 : Pine Bush, New York is known as the UFO capital of the East Coast, as many residents believe that extraterrestrials have been frequenting their town for the last decade. A support group was founded there in 1993 for locals who believe they’ve had encounters with these aliens. ”Hi, my name’s Leo and I’m an alien shagger.
FACT 5 : Ten percent of Americans claim they have seen a ghost. They probably just saw one of
the Olsen twins or Joan Rivers. John E. Mack and others, Unusual Personal Experiences: An Analysis of the Data from Three National Surveys Conducted by the Roper Organization (Bigelow Holding Corp., 1992).
FACT 6 : Guests at the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana should be prepared to see ghosts, a piano that plays itself, an oil portrait that becomes animated, and other unexplained phenomena. The bed and breakfast is among America’s most haunted houses. By its own PR
staff, in a thinly veiled attempt to drum up business.
FACT 7 : The Tower of London is said to be full of ghosts, including that of the Countess of Salisbury, who, according to legend, was hacked to death by her pursuing executioner as she tried to escape. Some claim that spirits reenact the grisly 16th century event on Tower Green. If any place in the world has ghosts, the Tower of London is it.
FACT 8 : Some residents of Taos, New Mexico report hearing a constant, low-frequency hum in the desert air. Some believe the Taos Hum is caused by unusual acoustics; others suspect a secret, sinister purpose. The exact source of the hum is undetermined. People who hear the hum are called Taos Hummers, which is also the name of a local gentlemen’s club.
FACT 9 : On February ii, 1859, thousands of small fish rained over the village of Mountain Ash in South Wales, one of several recorded instances of live fish falling from the sky. Live until they hit the ground, that is.
FACT 10 : In January 1877, thousands of dark brown snakes inexplicably covered Memphis, Tennessee for several days after a violent storm. Their origin was never determined. I’m guessing their origin was all the outhouses that got turned over in the storm.
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