Dyfed Powys Police in Wales has reported a list of supernatural and paranormal events they have been called out to investigate. The list includes 26 ghosts, 20 UFO sightings, 11 witches, two vampires and two zombies. In none of the cases did Dyfed Powys Police find any evidence of supernatural or paranormal activity. In one […]
Ghosts made with body parts
You’re probably aware of some of the fantastic art talented peopel can create with long exposure photography and sources of light. It’s known as light painting and the internet is full of simply superb examples of it. For example, we have this thought provoking example from Rafoto. Hats off to Croix Cagnon and Frank Schott […]
The loss of Native American Lands
This animated gif shows the loss of Native American land in North America. It’s a series of maps that start at 1784 and animate up to the present day. These maps are based on a collection by Sam Hilliard of the Louisiana State University and animated by Sunisup In Pure Spirit Do you think the […]
Vampires, sex and NHS Dentists in Portsmouth
Looking for a Dentist in Portsmouth? This video may interest you. Actually, given the video features one sexy lady and one dashing vampire I suspect the video will interest people many thousands of miles away from Portsmouth too. If I wanted to be cynical I might suggest the good people of Portsmouth are probably battling […]
Kitten-puppy: Cat gives birth to dog
A cat in China has given birth to a rather strange looking kitten. In fact, Zhou Yun is suggesting that her cat has given birth to a puppy. Here’s the picture. What do you think? Zhou does have a pet dog that likes to sleep, er, beside the cat. However, it’s biologically impossible for a […]
Hell hot cross buns: “For a limited time. A bit like Jesus”
Hell Pizza in New Zealand have (another) advertising campaign that’s upsetting the Church. What have they done? They’re selling hot cruss buns for Easter. The buns are decorated with an inverted pentagram – a symbol commonly associated with Satanism. There’s more. The tagline for the advert – which appears in billboards all over Auckland, the […]
Ghost hunters and others cost Cornwal Council £340,000
Cornwall Council has revealed that it has answered more than 2,000 questions from members of the public under the Freedom of Information (FoI) requests. BBC Radio Cornwall are responsible for digging the information up and producing the news story that puts ghost hunters and exorcists centre stage. It costs Cornwall Council around £150 to deal […]
Charles Darwin’s walking stick
This photograph shows the walking stick used by Charles Darwin, author of “On the Origin of Species” and father of evolutionary biology. Rather ironically, it’s crafted from whalebone and ivory. The handle is a small skull. In Pure Spirit Is this the sort of walking stick you had in mind when you thought about Charles […]
Man versus Nature: triggering an avalanche by shelling the mountain
In this video we see the Russian military use artillery fire to start an avalance. The YouTube poster says this occurs in “North Ossessia” but I wonder if they mean “North Ossetia“. That’s certainly what the caption says! Actually, even the name “Ossetia” is a tricky one. The medieval name for the region was incorperated […]
Poster: Chivalry
It’s been a while since In Pure Spirited published any posters. This blog makes no claim that these posters are clever or funny. They’re just an excuse to share cute pictures. In Pure Spirit The origins of this picture are unknown. They were shared on a Russian language LiveJournal community without citation. If you know […]
