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There used to be an older gentleman who was always showing up at CNN Center with a piece of marble tile, about 12 x 18 inches, which he declared held images of past and future events. He'd point to a swirl and say it was JFK being shot, and this ripple here was the Titanic sinking, etc etc.
A friend of mine was one of the security guards who had to fend this guy off, since he was always trying to get access to CNN to "spread his message." We figured it must be a schizophrenic thing, like the people who say TVs are controlling them and whatnot.