A 'mystery monolith' in Turkey that turned out to be a publicity stunt, a 'Sasquatch shadow' that fooled police in Pennsylvania, and a heavy metal musician who crafted a guitar out of his uncle's skeleton were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.

In what we can only imagine was a very odd coincidence, this past week saw two separate countries fool their citizens by way of elaborate hoaxes that ultimately were revealed to be creative celebrations of their respective space programs. First, in the United Arab Emirates, two Martian moons were projected over the city of Dubai, sparking something of a UFO panic until it was revealed to be the elaborate stunt aimed at generating excitement about the country's Hope Probe spacecraft, which was set to arrive in the atmosphere of the Red Planet a few days later. Meanwhile, in Turkey, a new 'mystery monolith' had people wondering if the weird 2020 fad was making a comeback until the Turkish government took credit for the piece at a press conference announcing their new space program.

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