Suspicious Events

Various odd occurrences that may or may not be story fodder

  • Alarming behaviour British villagers say they are being plagued by a mystery interference which is playing havoc with their cars. Added 4/28/05
  • Mystery Briton Doesn't Speak, Plays Piano LONDON (AP) - Hospital authorities caring for a patient who refuses to talk but willingly plays the piano for hours said Tuesday they were investigating a number of new leads about his identity. The tall, blond-haired man, who is in his 20s or early 30s, has not said a word since he was found, distressed and dressed in a dripping wet suit, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent county, southeast England, on April 7.
    When staff at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham gave him writing materials, he drew detailed pictures of a grand piano and, when shown the piano in the hospital chapel, sat down and played for two hours, causing staff to nickname him ``Piano Man.'' Baffled staff said their problems have been compounded by the fact that all the labels were cut off the man's clothes. Added 5/17/05
  • Eye doctors concerned about movie effects on corneal recipients NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian eye doctors have asked a court to ban a movie in which the heroine sees ghosts after a cornea transplant, saying it will scare off donors and patients. The All India Ophthalmological Society complained to Delhi's high court that the movie "Naina" (Eyes), starring Bollywood bombshell Urmila Matondkar, would reinforce myths about cornea transplants, The Times of India said on Friday. Added 5/24/05
  • Red Dragon Torch Kit No, I'm not going to discuss why I put this here, but you're invited to speculate. Added 5/24/05
  • Woman in car crash already dead The Australian. June 27, 2005
    A young mother found at the scene of a car crash near Tokyo in which her husband and infant son were killed had already been dead for at least a day before the accident happened, police said overnight. Added 6/27/05
  • A Collection of Unusual Neurological States. Those who interact with the Unknown and talk about it might find themselves with diagnoses like these. Added 7/19/05