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Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster, sometimes called "Nessie" or "Ness" (Scottish Gaelic: Niseag) is a mysterious and unidentified animal or group of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript: Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript
The Voynich manuscript is a mysterious illustrated book of unknown contents, written some 600 years ago by an anonymous author in an unid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure: Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure
An unusual depiction of a religious figure is when a well-known religious figure is shown on something on which you would not normally ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zeitoun: Encyclopedia - Zeitoun
Zeitoun, also El-Zeitoun or Zeitun, is a town near Cairo, Egypt. It is noted for its Marian apparitions. According to purported witnesses...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions
Marian apparitions are events in which the Virgin Mary is purported to have supernaturally appeared to one or more persons, typically but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe or the Virgin of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic icon and arguably Mexico's most popular image: Nobel laureate Octavi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - Catholic Belief
According to the doctrine of the Catholic Church, the era of public revelation ended with the death of the last Apostle and when the New ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Face On Mars: Encyclopedia Ii - Face On Mars - Interpretations
Most interpretations of the photo suggest that the feature is a natural landform, one of many mesas that scatter Cydonia. In this view of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Voice Phenomenon: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Voice Phenomenon - Modern Evp
Since Jurgenson's report, thousands of people all over the world have attempted to replicate the spirit voices phenomenon, claiming succe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - History And Legend
Our Lady of Guadalupe - Traditional Legend of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The Nican Mopohua is considered to be the "primordial account" o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mochi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mochi - Popular Uses For Mochi
Mochi - Confectionery. Many types of traditional wagashi (Japanese traditional sweets) are made with mochi. For example, daifuku is a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure: Encyclopedia Ii - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure - Unexpected Occurrences
Unusual depiction of a religious figure - Chicago underpass. An emergency turnoff area underneath the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mochi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mochi - Popular Uses For Mochi
Mochi - Confectionery. Many types of traditional wagashi (Japanese traditional sweets) are made with mochi. For example, daifuku is a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Voice Phenomena: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Voice Phenomena - Modern Evp
Since Jurgenson's report, thousands of people all over the world have attempted to replicate the spirit voices phenomenon, claiming succe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - The Loch Ness Monster And Popular Culture
The Loch Ness Monster is well known throughout the United Kingdom and the United States. Loch Ness Monster - Literature. A Saint story ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - The Loch Ness Monster And Popular Culture
The Loch Ness Monster is well known throughout the United Kingdom and the United States. Loch Ness Monster - Literature. A Saint story ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - Papal Marian Apparitions
It has been claimed that apparitions were experienced by a number of popes, including Pope Leo XIII in 1884, Pope Pius XII at various sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript: Encyclopedia Ii - Voynich Manuscript - Theories About The Language
Many theories have been advanced as to the nature of the Voynich manuscript "language". Here is a partial list: Voynich manuscript - Let...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes: Encyclopedia Ii - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes - Twenty-five-cent Bill
In 1870, in an effort to combat an influx of lesser-valued American currency the Dominion of Canada issued a 25 cent bill (commonly known...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes: Encyclopedia Ii - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes - Five-hundred-dollar Bill
In its first banknote issue in 1935, the Bank of Canada printed a $500 bill. As with the $1000 bill, the $500 bill had two versions: one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure: Encyclopedia Ii - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure - Created Depictions
Unusual depiction of a religious figure - Icon-caviar. Icon-caviar by Alexander Kosolapov was a representation of the Virgin Mary holdi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes: Encyclopedia Ii - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes - One-dollar Bill
The $1 bill ceased printing in 1989 after the release of the loonie (in 1987) had been successful. These bills are virtually never seen i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes: Encyclopedia Ii - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes - Two-dollar Bill
The $2 bill ceased printing in 1996 on the release of the toonie, which replaced it after a few years. Some are still seen, but they are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes: Encyclopedia Ii - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes - Thousand-dollar Bill
The $1,000 bills are no longer printed, but are still used by banks and casinos occasionally. The denomination was withdrawn in the early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Voice Phenomenon: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Voice Phenomenon - History
Interest in EVP apparently began in the 1920s. In a Scientific American interview, Thomas Edison was quizzed on his views regarding conta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Voice Phenomenon: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Voice Phenomenon - Recording Evp
The quality, volume and durations of recordings are said to be increased by using a sound source placed within audible distance of the mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Voice Phenomenon: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Voice Phenomenon - Theories
The most acceptable explanation for those experimenters in the EVP/ITC field is that they are in contact with human spirits who are said ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - Theories
Most accounts of Nessie's appearance, including historical ones, indicate a creature resembling the long-extinct plesiosaur. Actual fossi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - Evidence
Loch Ness Monster - Evidence for. Some have argued a history of "monster" sightings in the loch provides circumstantial evidence suppor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - History Of Alleged Sightings
Loch Ness Monster - Ancient. Rumours of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes: Encyclopedia Ii - Withdrawn Canadian Banknotes - Twenty-five-dollar Bill
In 1935, the Bank of Canada comemmorated the silver jubilee of King George V with a special $25 note. As with other bills of the period, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Popularity Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe
Despite disputes as to the veracity of the legend, the Virgin of Guadalupe has proved very popular in Mexico over the years. A church was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - Criticism And Controversy
The Holy See has officially confirmed the apparitions at Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, Pontmain, Beauraing, Banneux, and Knock. However, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript: Encyclopedia Ii - Voynich Manuscript - Description
By current estimates, the book originally had 272 pages in 17 quires of 16 pages each [2]. Only about 240 vellum pages remain today, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript: Encyclopedia Ii - Voynich Manuscript - History
The history of the manuscript is still full of gaps, especially in its earliest part.[3] Since the manuscript's alphabet does not resembl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - List Of Marian Apparitions
This is a list of some of the more noteworthy Marian apparitions. The veracity of these claims is difficult to establish and not all have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - Evidence
Loch Ness Monster - Evidence for. Some have argued a history of "monster" sightings in the loch provides circumstantial evidence suppor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - History Of Alleged Sightings
Loch Ness Monster - Ancient. Rumours of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - Theories
Most accounts of Nessie's appearance, including historical ones, indicate a creature resembling the long-extinct plesiosaur. Actual fossi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript: Encyclopedia Ii - Voynich Manuscript - Theories About Authorship
Many names have been proposed as possible authors of the Voynich manuscript. Here are only the most popular ones. Voynich manuscript - R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript: Encyclopedia Ii - Voynich Manuscript - Theories About Contents And Purpose
The overall impression given by the surviving leaves of the manuscript suggests that it was meant to serve as a pharmacopoeia or to addre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Guadalupe As Symbol Of Mexico
The first person to really use Our Lady of Guadalupe as a symbol of Mexico was Miguel Sánchez, the author of the first Spanish-language ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Interpretations Of The Image
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is often read as a coded image. Miguel Sanchez, the author of the 1648 tract Imagen de la Virgen Marí...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Origin Of The Name
The origin of the name "Guadalupe" in the American context is something of a mystery. According to a report at the time the Virgin identi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marian Apparitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Marian Apparitions - Criticism
Marian apparations are criticized by many non-believers as being the result of Christian (and particularly Catholic) superstition. Suppos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Voice Phenomena: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Voice Phenomena - Theories
According to the American Association - Electronic Voice Phenomena (or AA-EVP), a possible explanation for EVP is contained in the Surviv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Voice Phenomena: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Voice Phenomena - History
Interest in EVP apparently began in the 1920s. In a Scientific American interview, Thomas Edison was quizzed on his views regarding conta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Voice Phenomena: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Voice Phenomena - Recording Evp
The quality, volume and durations of recordings are said to be increased by using a sound source placed within audible distance of the mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Lady Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Lady Of Guadalupe - The Tilma
Ever since its origin, the icon has been subject to great controversy. As early as 1556 Francisco de Bustamante, head of the Franciscans ...   » Read the article