In a small state in India, women rule, with property, wealth and last names passing from mother to daughter, instead of from father to son. In reaction to this, instead of a feminist movement, there is a men's movement.

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A new study reveals that sending a text message leads people to lie more often than in other forms of communication.

The study involved 170 students performing mock stock transactions in one of four ways: fa...

IN WHITLEY'S JOURNAL

Last week, this journal started with the paragraph: "My new book, Solving the Communion Enigma is being murdered in the bookstores. There is no other way to say it. Try finding it in a bookstore."
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We've all heard about people who are addicted to alcohol, drugs or even gambling--but the NEW kind of addict get his stash from his physician, in the form of prescription drugs. Sometimes these addicts O.D., as in the cases of...

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Researchers (who are also hunters) have attached tiny light-emitting diode (LED) to a bullet so that it shows a bright path when fired at a target, making it less likely that the shooter will miss. And it's self-guided when aimed at a target that is wearing a...

IN ANNE'S DIARY

A man killed himself today. Although I'd only met him a couple of times, I think I know why he did it: He met up with the same "mild" Satanic figure that we did, but in his case, he couldn't crawl out of...

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STRANGE DAYS

THE STRANGE TALENT OF MOLLY FANCHER

On February 3, 1866, in Brooklyn, a healthy young woman, Molly Fancher, felt dizzy. She slid onto her mother's kitchen floor and into a trance that lasted forty-six years. During this time, she ate little and developed a strange talent. Family physician Samuel F. Spier examined Molly the day after she "fainted". Her pulse and breath were negligible, and her body was cold. Nine years later Molly still hovered between life and death. Her case became a cause célèbre in the medical profession. Then Dr. Spier announced that Molly had become endowed with a supernatural power. She was able to see people over a hundred miles away, as well as read unopened letters and books. Several witnesses, including the famed astronomer Richard Parkhurst and noteworthy neurologist Willard Parker, were invited to be at Molly's bedside when at least two tests were conducted. Molly was asked about a message that was in a building five miles away. She hesitated momentarily and then whispered, "It is a letter in three sealed envelopes in Dr. Spier's office. Written on a sheet of paper are the words, ‘Lincoln was shot by a crazed actor.'" Her response was exactly right. For another test she was asked to describe someone's brother, who lived in New York City. She gave a detailed description, even mentioning a missing button from the right sleeve of his coat. She also said that he had left work early because of a headache. In 1912, long after her parents and Dr. Spier had died, Molly finally regained consciousness. Her medical case had attracted worldwide attention, though the condition was never explained. She passed away in her sleep three years later, at the age of seventy-three.


Reprinted with permission from Weiser Books, "Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible, and the Ignored" by Juanita Rose Violini is available wherever books are sold or directly from the publisher.