Observations From the Edge: August 2013

Thursday, August 22, 2013

After Nicolas Cage 'vampire' pic, now pic of 'John Travolta in 1860′ appears | Metro News

The Church of Scientology advocates the idea of past lives and, as an avid member, John Travolta may be interested to discover that a man is selling a photo taken in 1860 which he claims is of the Hollywood actor.

The seller is asking for $50,000 for the ruby glass ambrotype photograph, which he says could be proof that John Travolta has been ‘reincarnated’ (not into a new being but an identical body, presumably).
‘I believe this is the photograph of a very young John Travolta taken around 1860,’ said the eBay seller.

John Travolta eBay pic — The seller has listed the photo on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $50,000 (Picture: eBay)

‘Of course, time travel can’t be ruled out as well.’
The seller, from Ontario, Canada, claims the man in his picture has ‘identical’ eyes and hairline to Travolta, as well as his ‘very unique trademark chin’.
‘It hasn’t been changed, tampered with or altered in anyway. It is clear and is as nice as the day it was taken roughly 151 years ago,’ he said in the description listed on the auction site.

An eBay seller claimed this picture could be proof Nicolas Cage is a vampire

Keen to prove he is not selling the dubious photo purely for financial gain, the seller is generously offering free shipping and gift wrapping to anyone who is willing to stump of tens of thousands of dollars.
Earlier this month an eBay seller listed a photo of a Nicolas Cage lookalike from 1870 , which he said may have been proof that the actor was a vampire.

Saturday, August 03, 2013

Genetic 'Adam' and 'Eve' uncovered | Fox News

Almost every man alive can trace his origins to one man who lived about 135,000 years ago, new research suggests. And that ancient man likely shared the planet with the mother of all women.
The findings, detailed Thursday, Aug. 1, in the journal Science, come from the most complete analysis of the male sex chromosome, or the Y chromosome, to date. The results overturn earlier research, which suggested that men's most recent common ancestor lived just 50,000 to 60,000 years ago.
Despite their overlap in time, ancient "Adam" and ancient "Eve" probably didn't even live near each other, let alone mate. [The 10 Biggest Mysteries of the First Humans]

Genetic 'Adam' and 'Eve' uncovered | Fox News