He notes that although a detectable tilt is caused when the temperature drops by a few degrees, that tilt is too small to explain the anomalies and, in any case, it would lag roughly 30 minutes behind the shadow (because it takes time for the ground to cool) while the experimental measurements show a change in g instantaneously during an eclipse.

ECONOMIST: Gravitational anomalies

When the temperature unexpectedly drops in the Bull and Castle (formerly the Castle Inn), it is believed to be the presence of poet James Clarence Mangan, who was born here in 1803.

BBC: Haunted Dublin

The company that sells the pews, Polarheat, says that when the temperature in Poland drops to minus 10 degrees celsius it can be as cold as minus 15 in many churches.

CNN: May 25, 2012 -- Updated 0815 GMT (1615 HKT)