An unofficial investigation on Mummy-Titanic Mystery-1

On the 12th April 1912 the Titanic on her way to New York on her first voyage. All seemed to be pleased on the voyage. A group of eight people gathered in the first class smoking room to discuss the meaning of life.

One of the group was William T Stead , the English journalist and Spiritualist. As the evening progressed Stead began to tell a ghost story which would open the flood gates to legends and myths surrounding the Titanic and her sinking.

He boasted that he was not superstitious as he pointed out that his story began before midnight on the 12th April and ended shortly after midnight.

The story concerned the finding of an Egyptian Mummy and the translation of the inscription on the Mummy's case. The inscription warned that whoever should verbally recite the inscription would meet a very violent death.

The others listened with sinister curiosity and became very confused. Could Stead have been serious? Was there such a curse? Where was the Mummy - surely not onboard the ship they were travelling on?

Seven men out of the eight went down with the ship, including Stead himself although he had already had a premonition about his death some time before. The only survivor from the group was Fred Seward , who later when asked about the Mummy story told them that he would never dare retell it.

Over the years there have been many different accounts of the Mummy's curse but after careful research the answer seems quite clear.

Before I can conclude it is important to retell the Mummy's curse as frequently told from various sources.

The course of Mummy

The Princess of Amen-Ra lived some 1,500 or 1600 years before Chris in Egypt. After her death she was laid in an ornate wooden coffin and buried deep in a vault at Luxor, on the banks of the River Nile.

In the late 1890s, four rich young Englishmen visiting at Luxor were invited to buy an exquisitely fashioned Mummy case containing the remains of Princess of Amen-Ra. Some people think the mummy to be a priestess.

Among them one was Douglas Murray paid several thousand pounds and had taken it to his hotel. A few hours later, he was seen walking out towards the desert and never returned.

The next day, one of the remaining 3 men was shot by an Egyptian servant accidentally.

The third man in the foursome found on his return home that the bank holding his entire savings had failed. The fourth suffered a severe illness, lost his job and started selling matches in the street.

Nevertheless, the coffin eventually reached England (causing other misfortunes along the way), where a London businessman bought it.

After three of his family members had been injured in a road accident and his house damaged by fire, the businessman lately donated it to the British Museum.

As the coffin was being unloaded from a truck in the museum courtyard, the truck suddenly went into reverse and trapped a passer-by. Then as 2 workmen were lifting the casket up the stairs, 1 fell and broke his leg. The other, apparently in perfect health, died unaccountably two days later.

Once the Princess was installed in the Egyptian Room, trouble really started. The Museum's night watchmen frequently heard frantic hammering and sobbing from the coffin. Other exhibits in the room were also often hurled about at night. One watchman died on duty. Other watchmen wanted to quit. Cleaners refused to go near the Princess too. When a visitor derisively flicked a dust cloth at the face painted on the coffin, his child died of measles soon afterwards.

Finally, the authorities had the Mummy carried down to the basement figuring it could not do any harm down there. Within a week, one of the helpers was seriously ill, and the supervisor of the move was found dead on his desk.

By now, the papers had heard of it. A journalist photographer took a picture of the Mummy case and when he developed it, the painting on the coffin was of a horrifying, human face. The photographer was said to have gone home then, locked his bedroom door and shot himself.

Soon afterwards, the museum sold the Mummy to a private collector. After continual misfortune (and deaths), the owner banished it to the attic.

A well-known authority on the occult, Madame Helena Blavatsky , visited the premises. Upon entry, she was sized with a shivering fit and searched the house for the source of an evil influence of incredible intensity; She finally came to the attic and found the Mummy case.

Can you exorcise this evil spirit? Asked the owner. There is no such thing as exorcism. Evil remains evil forever. Nothing can be done about it. I implore you to get rid of this evil as soon as possible.

But no British museum would take the Mummy; the fact that almost 20 people had met with misfortune, disaster or death from handling the casket, in barely 10 years, was now well known.

Eventually, a hard headed American archaeologist, William T. Stead paid a handsome price for the Mummy and arranged for its removal to New York. In Apr 1912, the new owner escorted its treasure aboard a sparkling, new White Star liner about to make its maiden voyage to New York.

On the night of April 14, amid scenes of unprecedented horror, the Princess of Amen-Ra accompanied 1,500 passengers to their deaths at the bottom of the Atlantic. The name of the ship was of course, the R.M.S. TITANIC ."

Some accounts of the story go on to say that the American collector bribed the crew of the Titanic to put the Mummy in a lifeboat and was smuggled onboard the Carpathia when she picked up the Titanic survivors and landed safely in New York.

In America the Mummy continued to bring tragedy to those that handled the coffin and so it was shipped back to Europe on the Empress of Ireland which then sank with the loss of 840 passengers on the 29th May 1912.

Somehow, the Mummy was saved again. The collector decided to ship the coffin back to Egypt on a third ship, the Lusitania. The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. What happened after that is not known.

To be continued............................................

Lonesome George, living legend lost

Most of you may already know the news of Lonesome George. Many of you may know more then me  but I am deadly feeling to write something about this remarkable tortoise. If I get anything wrong please let me know.

It was Ecuador where this beautiful rare species of tortoise lived. The thing which made him famous  was that he was the last one of his subspecies. Galapagos is a famous island of Ecuador. It’s famous for Sir Charles Darwin. He wrote his evolutionary book “The Genesis of Species’’[1859] seeing the different types of animal species here. On the 100 years of this book ‘’Charles Darwin Research Station’’  was built in this island.

Lonesome George was found in December1, 1971 in Penta island.  He spent the last 40 in a field on Santa Cruz Island. This 5ft-long animal showed little interest in either man or other tortoises. He almost ignored the female company provided to encourage him to breed, kept his 3ft scraggy neck down in the long grass, and only responded to his keeper, Fausto Llerena.

Over 30  years , scientists attempts at mating Lonesome George but unsuccessfully due to the absence of females of his own subspecies.

Until January 2011, George was penned with several females of the subspecies Chelonoidis nigra becki (from the Wolf Volcano  region of Isabela Island)and nearly, in the hope that his genotype would be retained in any resulting progeny. This subspecies was then thought to be genetically closest to George's; however, any potential offspring would have been intergrades, not purebreds of the Pinta subspecies.

In July 2008, George mated with one of his female companions. Thirteen eggs were collected and placed in incubators. But no egg produced any child.

On July 23, 2009, exactly one year after announcing George had mated, the Galápagos National Park announced one of George's female companions had laid a second clutch of five eggs. The park authority expressed its hope for the second clutch of eggs, which it said were in perfect condition. The eggs were moved to an incubator afterword it was announced the incubation period had ended and the eggs were unable to produce.

A reward of $10,000 was offered by the Ecuadorean government for the discovery of a suitable female to help save the subspecies.

On June 24, 2012, at 8:00 am local time, Director of the Galápagos National Park Edwin Naula announced that Lonesome George had been found dead by his caretaker of 40 years, Fausto Llerena. Naula suspects that the cause of death was heart failure consistent with the end of the natural life cycle of a tortoise. A necropsy is planned to determine an official cause of death. He was believed to be more than 100 years old.

In 1960, 11 of the Galápagos Islands' original 14 populations of tortoises remained, and most were on the point of extinction. Now around 20,000 giant tortoises of different subspecies inhabit the islands and most of the feral goats have been eradicated.

Some might think the extinction of a subspecies isn't a major loss, since the other tortoises are still around. But the giant tortoises' history showed that such losses can add up quickly to disaster.

For instance, captive breeding programs like George's have given hope for populations of the endangered California condor.

But similar efforts weren't enough to save the West African black rhinoceros, a subspecies that was formally declared extinct in 2011.

This is the time for us to think twice that the other animals around us are the child of earth like us. If we have the right to live then they also have. And if we think we are in power so we can do any thing then it’ll be a great inhumanity. Moreover millions years before Dinosaurs ruled the earth, we also may face such kind of thing. Signing out for now. Have a sound sleep.  

                              Lonesome George, may be last one from millions years.

UFO, the mystery-2

Now its time to complete the story of UFO though it will remain incomplete  as it was in before thousands years.

1926 was also very indictable year. In this year UFO was seen at least three times. The first case was in January. An American pilot described that in Ouachita, Census and Colorado,  he saw six man-hole cover flying. The next case was in Tibet. Nicholas Brich and his his five team members saw an egg shaped transparent thing flying with a great speed. Last case was of September in America. A pilot of a mail carrying  plane discovered a globular thing is flying just beside his plane. And finally made a decision for an emergency landing.

At the time of World War (II), UFO had been seen.  Then in the different areas of the Pacific sea and Europe flying planes were followed by something. Some of that thing were like circle discs, some were like balls of light. In February 1942, at the radar of Los Angeles and California   got some plane but where the planes  are from , could not be identified. US Army thought Japan sent those and they sent anti-aircraft missile. But  it was proved later that Japan didn’t sent those plane.

At 1946 Swedish Army got a lot of experience about UFO. 2000 report were sent about it. But specialists guessed that most them were different things of sky. But some of them were got by radar. Finally according to the report of radar everyone could not but admitting that many of them are from another world. After that there was no records of seeing UFO. They may be discovered another way for transport…..

Still scientists are interested in UFO. There’s a new wing of science is UFOLOGY. Different museums have been built up about it. Government of different countries are also interested. America, England, Brazil, Mexico, Chili, Russia etc are in the list.

Still the scientists are in confusion. Whether the alien are in our world or not, they caused no problem to us.

Are the Alien moving around us? Who can say the man beside you is not an alien?

   

UFO, the mystery-1

UFO MYSTERY-1

UFO. Now a days its very well-known thing to all. UFO-Unidentified Flying Object. There are a lots of moveis and books on them. But in reality also people of different places and status got some experiences about these UFO or alien .  Today I gonna share some news and views about these little known things.

UFO came more in discussion when some unidentified flying object had been seen at june 24,1947 in USA. An American pilot named keneth Arnold  observed it then. The word UFO was used at this time by US Air Force while dealing with it. But many years before the story of UFO or Alien are in people. Thousands years ago people draw such kind of flying object in the cave. They considered them as the vehicles of gods. This type of things are also introduced in ancient Egypt. Some people believe that the Pyramids are made with the help of alien. Specialists found some evidence about it. The Egyptians also considered them as gods.

A Chinese learned man and scientist Sen Kuo[1031-1095] wrote a whole book on UFO. The name of the book was “Dream Pool Essay’’ [1088]. He included description of two direct viewers. The viewers saw a flying object with a door and light was coming out from the inner part of the thing.

In 1235 UFO was seen in Japan. In a night of September General Yoritsume and his troop observed an excited egg shaped thing moving in the sky.

In 1561 , place Nuremburg ,Germany . UFO appeared. There was a war at that time but a news of UFO was drew more attention . Some of them saw a globular thing in the sky and many tubes were coming out from it. After a lot of imagination people forgot about it and mystery    remained mystery.

In 1868 there happened an important thing in the history of UFO. This time it was seen in Chili. In July in a city of Chili a globular flying object was seen. After some day a raw of star were seen crossing the city. This time the scientists became interested. They started to keep records of UFO thing. So it was important for the world of science.

After the happenings of Chili UFO began to be seen again and again. In 1838 a flying disc was seen in America. A farmer named John Martin saw it at January 25. According to him it had unbelievable speed.

Only after 5 years UFO was seen in Maxico. This time an astronomer himself saw it. Joseph Banilla was observing the sun with a telescope. Suddenly he saw some globular thing. He also captured some image of those thing. The first time humarn being gathered some photos of UFO.

In 1904 at February the world saw this unknown vehicles over the sea. It was San Francisco in America. Three navy army saw it at this time from their ship on Pacific Sea. Lt Frank Scolfield said, ‘they saw three discs flying below the cloud. After sometime they left away.’

In 1916 a British pilot saw another UFO at the time of flying. Near Rochford he saw a raw of light like light coming from windows of a plane. But  suddenly it disappeared.

TO BE CONTINUED……………….

Now I would like to inform you some interesting news about the great mans of history.

ð Leonardo Da Vinci is best remembered as the painter of the Mona Lisa (1504?)and The Last Supper (1495). But he's almost equally famous for his astonishing multiplicity of talents: he dabbled in architecture, sculpture, engineering, geology, hydraulics and the military arts, all with success, and in his spare time doodled parachutes and flying machines that resembled inventions of the 19th and 20th centuries.

ð He could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

ð He also made detailed drawings of human anatomy, which are still highly regarded today.

ð DaVinci wrote notebook entries in mirror (backwards) script, a trick that kept many of his observations from being widely known until decades after his death. It is believed that he was hiding his scientific ideas from the powerful Roman Catholic Church, whose teachings sometimes disagreed with what Leonardo observed.

ð He painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pinewood, 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in) in the year 1506.

ð He name for the painting was La Gioconda. Named for the wife of Francesco del Giocondo; 1503-06.

ð Vincent Van Gogh painted a picture a day in the last 70 days of his life.

ð Alexander Hamilton and his son, Philip, both died on the same spot, and both during duels. Philip went first, 3 years before his father would be killed in that same field by Aaron Burr.

ð Florence Nightingale served only two years of her life as a nurse. She contracted fever during her service in the Crimean War, and spent the last 50 years of her life as an invalid.

ð Salim (1569-1627)heir to the throne of India, had 4 wives when he was only 8 years of age.

ð Alexander the Great was an epileptic.

ð Shakespeare spelled his OWN name several different ways.

ð Napoleon, the famous French general, was not born in France. He was born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica of Italian parents.

ð Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.

ð When Napoleon wore black silk handkerchiefs around his neck during a battle, he always won. At Waterloo, he wore a white cravat and lost the battle and his kingdom.

ð Although most people think that Napoleon was short, he was actually five feet six inches tall (1.676 meters), an average height for a Frenchman in those days

ð Napoleon took 14,000 French decrees and simplified them into a unified set of 7 laws. This was the first time in modern history that a nation's laws applied equally to all citizens. Napoleon's 7 laws are so impressive that by 1960 more than 70 governments had patterned their own laws after them or used them verbatim.

ð George Washington, who was nearly toothless himself, was meticulous with the teeth of the six white horses that pulled his presidential coach. He had their teeth picked and cleaned daily to improve their appearance.

ð President George Washington oversaw construction of the White House, but he never lived there. It was our second President, John Adams, elected in 1796, who first lived in the White House. His term was almost over by the time he moved in, and only six rooms had been finished.

ð Before winning the election in 1860, Abraham Lincoln lost eight elections for various offices.

ð Louis XIV had forty personal wigmakers and almost 1000 wigs.

ð Queen Supayalat of Burma ordered about 100 of her husband's relatives clubbed to death. She did this to ensure the throne to her husband.

ð While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes wore a fake beard.

ð Civil War General Stonewall Jackson died when he was accidentally hit by fire from his own troop.

ð Marco Polo was born on the Croatian island of Korcula (pronounced Kor-Chu-La).

ð Spartacus led the revolt of the Roman slaves and gladiators in 73 A.D.

ð When Elizabeth I of Russia died in 1762, 15,000 dresses were found in her closets. She used to change what she was wearing two and even three times an evening.

That’s all I have now.

Rediscovering history

Today I’ve got a little post for you guys. Let’s sleep with some interesting news of ancient world. Let’s rediscover our known world.

ð More than 5,000 years ago, the Chinese discovered the way to make silk from silkworm cocoons. For about 3,000 years, the Chinese kept this discovery a secret. Because poor people could not afford real silk, they tried to make other cloth look silky. Women would beat on cotton with sticks to soften the fibers. Then they rubbed it against a big stone to make it shiny. The shiny cotton was called "chintz." Because chintz was a cheaper copy of silk, calling something "chintzy" means it is cheap and not of good quality.

ð Long ago people of China used marijuana only as a remedy for dysentery.

ð In Northern parts of China it was once a common practice to shave pigs. When the evenings got cold the Chinese would take a pig to bed with them for warmth and found it more comfortable if the pig was clean-shaven.

ð The pharaohs, the ancient Egyptian king wore garments made with thin threads of beaten gold. Some of the fabrics had up to 500 gold threads per one inch of cloth.

ð The ancient Egyptians recommended mixing half an onion with beer foam as a way of warding off death.

ð A female pharaoh was unknown in Egypt before Hatshepsut, who had herself portrayed in male costume, with a beard and without breasts.

ð According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Egyptian men never became bald. The reason for this, Herodotus said, was that as children Egyptian males had their heads shaved, and their scalps were continually exposed to the health-giving rays of the sun.

ð History's first recorded toothpaste was an Egyptian mixture of ground pumice and strong wine. But the early Romans brushed their teeth with human urine, and also used it as a mouthwash. Actually, urine was an active component in toothpaste and mouthwashes until well into the 18th century - the ammonia it contains gave them strong cleansing power.

=> King Tut's tomb contained FOUR coffins. The third coffin was made from 2,500 pounds of gold. And in today's market is worth approximately $13,000,000. 

ð The Aztec Indians in Central America used animal blood mixed with cement as a mortar for their buildings, many of which still remain standing today.

ð King Charles VII, who was assassinated in 1167, was the first Swedish king with the name of Charles. Charles I, II, III, IV, V, never existed. No one knows why. To add to the mystery, almost 300 years went by before there was a Charles VIII (1448-57).

Had fun? Now have a sweet dream…

27 INTERESTING FACTS

1. A right hander tends to chew food on  right side. A left hander tends to chew  food on left side.

2. Your tongue is germ free when it is pink. when it is white, there is a thin film of bacteria on it.

3. The Mercedes-Benz motto is “Das Beste oder Nichts” meaning “the best or nothing”.

4. The pupil of the eye expands 45 percent when a person looks something pleasing.

5. If you stop smoking, you’ll be OK with one hour less sleep.

6. Laughing decrease levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day. So be a child.

7. The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, it’s the sound of blood circulation through the veins in the ear.

8. Dalmatians got no spots when it borns.

9. The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink and the all other birds raise their lower eyelids.

10. Honey is so easy to digest because it’s already been digested by a bee.

11. The color blue causes the brain to release calming hormones. So it has a calming effect.

12. Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.

13. When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.

14. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and it used a tomato can as a carburetor.

15. Google is actually the common name of a number with a million zeros.

16. 7 million dollars were needed to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film on it.

17. Human hair and fingernails continue to grow even after death.

18. A red blood cell takes 20 seconds   to circle the whole body.

19. The part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye and  takes oxygen directly from the air.

20. the parrot and the rabbit are the only 2 animals who can see behind itself without turning its head.

21. Intelligent persons have more zinc and copper in their hair.

22. Women blink nearly twice a men.

23. German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.

24. An adult kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump.

25. Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.

26. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.

27.You can kill a fly clapping just over it.

today I wanna let you know some interesting information. They gave me fun & I hope it'll be same to you too.

Thats all for now .  I'll b back to entertain u on your bad..