This Week's Weird News

A new ghost story from the White House, a man who was arrested during a  rather ill-advised treasure hunt, and the discovery of an Antarctic hum,  as well as an ancient child 'vampire burial' found in Italy were among  the weird news items which made headlines this week.

A mesmerizing discovery was made by scientists studying the  largest ice shelf in Antarctica when they examined seismic data from the  site and realized that the location constantly emitted an eerie humming  sound that is inaudible to the human ear. It was later determined that  the noise is created by wind sweeping over the thick layer of snow atop  the ice cap. Beyond being pretty amazing to hear, the newfound sound,  scientists say, could be used to monitor the condition of ice shelves  and possibly predict when they may break apart or collapse.

Tales of ghost sightings and haunted happenings at the White House  have circulated for years and this week saw a new account of potential  paranormal activity at the historic location. The story was shared by  former first daughter Jenna Bush-Hager, who recalled an eerie experience  she and her sister had while living there when their father was  president. According to her, the duo were roused from their sleep one  night by her phone inexplicably ringing and then they were stunned to  hear "1920's piano music" coming out of the fireplace in their room.  Strangely enough, the same thing happened again about a week later, but  that time they heard opera music.

The saga of the Forrest Fenn treasure took an odd turn this  week when it was learned that police recently arrested a man who broke  into the author's home looking for riches. The would-be treasure hunter  smashed through the window of a guest house and retrieved a chest which  he believed contained the $2 million dollar cache of gold and jewels  said to be hidden somewhere in the American southwest. Unfortunately for  the burglar, he proceeded to exit the property just as Fenn arrived  home, leading to his eventual arrest. Adding insult to injury, he later  learned that the chest he tried to steal contained towels and not  treasure.

Meanwhile, a more macabre find was made in Italy when archaeologists  excavating an ancient cemetery found the body of a child who had been  given a 'vampire burial.' It is believed that unfortunate youngster died  from malaria during a devastating outbreak of the disease in the town  of Lugnano during the 5th century. As such, experts theorize that the  body was buried with a rock wedged into its mouth as a way of preventing  the child from rising out of the grave and afflicting other people with  the illness which had plagued the town.


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