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Maybe it's just me, but I keep seeing things suggesting that the end times are near. Here's today's:

Some may remember two years ago when Jeff Bush of Seffner, Florida, was getting ready for bed. A sinkhole suddenly opened in his bedroom floor and he was swallowed up. His body was never recovered. The home was demolished and the sinkhole filled in.

Now, the sinkhole has re-opened. The earth has not yet vomited forth his decayed and shambling remains to stagger through the neighborhood hungry for human flesh or, perhaps, small pets. But neighbors are, unsurprisingly, concerned.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/20/us/florida-sinkhole-seffner/index.html
 
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Reminds me of a private treasure hunt allegedly set up in my home town back in the 1980s where a man offered a series of increasingly cryptic clues for some of his friends (who were apparently sworn to secrecy) over the course of a couple of years but died before the final clue was set (or given) - this game was apparently influenced by the then-popular TV show Treasure Hunt featuring Anneka Rice and Kenneth Kendall.

After the man's death the story somehow leaked out and rumours abounded as to what the treasure was and to its actual whereabouts, but the most enduring one was that the item in question was a very expensive gold and gem necklace and that it was placed inside the small hollow of a certain tree situated on the canal bank somewhere near the back of the church in the nearby village of Salwarpe. Another theory was that there was no actual treasure at all - what was awaiting the successful participant was nothing more than a statement containing a homily on the evils of greed.

The sting in the tail is that apparently someone knew much later which tree it was but the bark has since healed over during the course of time thus sealing in the booty possibly forever (assuming the story is actually true, of course - my belief is that it was a hoax).
 
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A current story, still developing, that seems a bit strange: Peter Madsen is a Danish enthusiast who built a functional submarine. Kim Wall is a lady journalist from Sweden who is writing about Mr. Madsen. He agreed to take her on a cruise in his submarine.

The submarine sank, and Mr. Madsen was rescued from the waters. When asked about Ms. Wall, he said he had dropped her off before the malfunction occurred. However, he later changed this story to something else, currently not public information.

The submarine was raised and her body was not aboard. The police now say they believe the sinking was deliberate. Mr. Madsen has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
 
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From Cuba, definitely not humorous. "Soon came the hearing loss, and the speech problems, symptoms both similar and altogether different from others among at least 21 U.S. victims in an astonishing international mystery still unfolding in Cuba. The top U.S. diplomat has called them 'health attacks'. New details learned by The Associated Press indicate at least some of the incidents were confined to specific rooms or even parts of rooms with laser-like specificity, baffling U.S. officials who say the facts and the physics don't add up…"

"Some felt vibrations, and heard sounds - loud ringing or a high-pitch chirping similar to crickets or cicadas. Others heard the grinding noise. Some victims awoke with ringing in their ears and fumbled for their alarm clocks, only to discover the ringing stopped when they moved away from their beds… Some have mild traumatic brain injury, known as a concussion, and others permanent hearing loss… Other symptoms have included brain swelling, dizziness, nausea, severe headaches, balance problems and tinnitus, or prolonged ringing in the ears."

Some Canadian diplomats have been affected as well. Cuba says it has no clue about any of this. The US can't identify the cause or even imagine what the cause might be.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/attacked-bed-safe-feet-cuba-mystery-deepens-49841122
 
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Policing Kiwi style

Kapi-Mana police call for owners of half a kilo of cannabis
MATT STEWART
Last updated 15:08, September 18 2017

Wellington District Police
Optimistic Kapi-Mana police are calling for the owner of this lost cannabis stash to come forward.

It's a lost and found story worthy of Cheech and Chong after dopey dope fiends let their stash find its way to police.

Wellington District Police posted a picture of the half-kilo of primo buds in a tongue-in-cheek appeal to its owners on its Facebook page on Sunday night replete with the hash... tag #wonderiftheywillcall.

"We've located a substantial amount of cannabis and would like to speak to its owner. If this is yours can you please get in touch with us."

The post sparked up the comments section with at least one commenter offering the orphaned herbs a good home.

Another was simply a GIF of Homer J. Simpson vanishing, backwards as he is swallowed by a hedge of marijuana leaves.

"It needs to be thoroughly destroyed by being rolled up in paper and burnt," another commenter quipped.

While clear-headed readers would probably think twice before contacting the authorities, many commenters were lobbying for the stash on "medicinal" grounds.

Given the highly unlikely chance of the stash being claimed police can always follow Billy T. James' lead and create "hats" from the illicit haul.

A spokeswoman said police were always looking at different ways to communicate on social media.

"We try to be informative and fun at the same time. This approach works well for us, and often results in much higher engagement with our followers. It's one way of reminding the public to let us know about concerning activity in their communities, by notifying police through official channels," she said.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/969529 ... f-cannabis
 
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