Mysterious booms, bangs and shudders have been reported on Unknown Country for years, and they continue to be a phenomenon that we monitor with a keen interest.

The unexplained noises have been heard all across the globe, including Canada, Brazil, Ukraine, Spain, South America, Russia, many areas of the United States and across the United Kingdom. Now it seems as though the booms have traveled "down under" as a series of strange "explosions" have been heard across west and north Auckland, in New Zealand.
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We live in an increasingly noisy world, and a new study says that background noise (which we don’t always notice) plays a major role in our unconscious learning and psychological health. The plane roaring overhead, our neighbor’s TV set, the person talking on a speakerphone–all these things affect us, and some people more sensitive to background noise than others.
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