On this
day in 1874 Charles Hoy Fort was born. It is from Fort's writings that
everything 'Fortean' comes from. Fort wasn't the first person to document
strange phenomena but he was the first person to collate large numbers of
accounts of similar phenomena and treat it as more than a kooky news story or a
harbinger of damnation and to drag it kicking and screaming into the eyes of the
establishment. Fort's own philosophy was that laws, principles and dogma were all
changeable given the right circumstances and that unnatural phenomena, which
fell outside the areas of what science or religion viewed as possible, should
not be conveniently forgotten because of this.
And now
the news:
New Species of Walking Shark Discovered… ‘Walking’...
Rarer Than Giant Pandas: Chillingham Wild Cattle N...
Scientists Uncover Secrets of Starfish’s Bizarre F...
Mysterious Pentagram on Google Maps Explained
Don't swim with this dolphin: Temperamental 'Dusty...
Man attempts to smuggle pet turtle onto plane in K...
German boy finds 'a mummy' in grandmother's attic
Human-Animal Hybrids: Sick And Twisted Chimeras Ar...
A
special appearance by Charles Fort (a.k.a Silas Hawkins in this instance) at the
Weird Weekend:
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