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A UFO that mysteriously vanished on radar over Turkey, singer Adele being blamed for a house’s haunted reputation, and trademark troubles for a proposed NHL team named the Yeti were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
A pair of weird mysteries made news this past week, beginning with a puzzling case out of Turkey wherein a UFO appeared on radar and subsequently vanished, sparking a sizeable search for the unknown object. Turkish officials were so concerned about the incident that they enlisted the country’s Air Force to look for the anomaly in the forested area over which it had disappeared. However, no sign of the seemingly downed aerial anomaly was ever found. Meanwhile, in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, residents were roused from their sleep in the middle of the night by a mysterious boom that was felt for miles. Called "bizarre" by a seasoned police officer, the cause of the massive explosion remains unknown.
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This past week featured two odd stories centered around houses that may or may not be haunted. First, singer Adele found her way into the paranormal headlines when the owner of a mansion she once rented claimed that he has been unable to sell the property ever since the musician called the site "quite scary" during an interview at the location. The seemingly innocuous comment, he lamented, led to the home garnering a reputation for being haunted, leaving him stuck with the sizeable residence for over a decade. Later in the week, an eerie video showing an eerie figure outside an abandoned house in Argentina sparked speculation that the stranger was a spirit, however, those in the neighborhood were skeptical of that fantastic theory.
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In a testament to the widespread cultural embrace of cryptozoology, this past week featured two separate stories involving the legendary Bigfoot and his proverbial kin representing different organizations. Plans for Utah’s new NHL team possibly adopting the name ‘Yeti’ hit a snag when their trademark application was rejected because it conflicted with the cooler company of the same name. Fortunately, the hockey club can appeal the decision, so there is still a chance they may take on the ‘abominable’ moniker. In Washington state, a community college announced that they were swapping their mascot from Bigfoot to Sasquatch due to oddly specific market research wherein people said they found a previous logo, featuring a large foot, to be "unappealing."
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