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'''Phenomena''' are occurrences or strange happenings that typically cannot be explained by [[science]], for example [[ball lightning]] or the [[efficacy of prayer]]. In scientific circles, the word carries a bit of a negative connotation.
'''Phenomena''' are occurrences or strange happenings that typically cannot be explained by [[science]], for example [[ball lightning]] or the [[efficacy of prayer]]. In scientific circles, the word carries a bit of a negative connotation.
The word comes from the Greek ''phainomenon'', the active participial form of a verb meaning "apppear".
The word comes from the Greek ''phainomenon'', the active participial form of a verb meaning "appear".
Examples of so-far-unexplained '''phenomena''' include:
Examples of so-far-unexplained '''phenomena''' include: