An enormous dinosaur species found in Australia, a mermaid blamed for tragedies in Jamaica, and an eerie ghost encounter n Singapore are among the strange, unusual, and enlightening stories to cross our desk this week.
An enormous dinosaur species found in Australia, a mermaid blamed for tragedies in Jamaica, and an eerie ghost encounter n Singapore are among the strange, unusual, and enlightening stories to cross our desk this week.
By Tim Binnall
Jun 11, 2021
An enormous dinosaur species found in Australia, a mermaid blamed for tragedies in Jamaica, and an eerie ghost encounter n Singapore are among the strange, unusual, and enlightening stories to cross our desk this week.
While it may seem as if mermaids in the modern age are merely fodder for entertainment fare, the iconic aquatic creatures remain a very real part of local folklore in some parts of the world. Such is the case in the Jamaican town of Bog Walk, where residents attributed a pair of recent deaths to a bloodthirsty being long said to lurk in the waters of a river running through the community. Tales of the troubling mermaid have circulated among people living in the area for decades after a fisherman was said to have perished when he encountered the entity. Alas, the two fatal incidents earlier this month have revived the rumor and led to many residents becoming fearful of falling victim to the creature.
An enormous dinosaur species found in Australia, a mermaid blamed for tragedies in Jamaica, and an eerie ghost encounter n Singapore are among the strange, unusual, and enlightening stories to cross our desk this week.
An enormous dinosaur species found in Australia, a mermaid blamed for tragedies in Jamaica, and an eerie ghost encounter n Singapore are among the strange, unusual, and enlightening stories to cross our desk this week.