[escepticos] RV: The Skeptiseum Is Online!

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> PRESS RELEASE
>  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>  The Skeptiseum Is Online!
>
>  AMHERST, NY (October 27, 2000)--If you've ever wondered where you can
find
> photos and information on a Bigfoot track cast, a Congo "nail fetish," a
key
> from Houdini's personal collection, or 19th century homeopathic remedies,
you
> should visit's CSICOP's new "Skeptiseum" at www.csicop.org/skeptiseum.
>
>  CSICOP has brought an amazing collection of paranormal and pseudoscience
> artifacts to the Internet with the debut of the Skeptiseum--the
Committee's
> new virtual museum of paranormal artifacts and curios for skeptics. This
> one-of-a-kind site features seven exhibits: UFOs and Aliens, Miracles,
Ghosts
> and Spirits, Cryptozoology, Alternative Medicine, Superstitions, Psychic
> Phenomena--and a special Feature Exhibit which will be changed
periodically.
> All exhibits include informative discussions of their respective topics
and
> photographs of exhibit items with interpretive captions.
>
>  Initially, the Skeptiseum will display 50 artifacts or groupings of
> artifacts. Every item featured on the site represents an actual artifact
or
> curio in Joe Nickell's paranormal collection at the Center for Inquiry,
> CSICOP's headquarters. The site will be revised regularly with photos and
> information on new acquisitions, growing into a valuable resource for
> skeptics, students, and the curious.
>
>  Kevin Christopher
>  Public Relations Director
>  CSICOP/Skeptical Inquirer
>  P.O. Box 703
>  Amherst, NY 14226
>  Tel (Direct): (716) 636-1425 ext. 224
>  Tel (Alternate): (716) 636-1426
>  Fax: (716) 636-1733
>  E-mail: SIKevinC en aol.com
>