There was a 'haunted' cottage down in Dorset that everyone was convinced had poltergeist activity. Doors slamming, objects moving. Turned out to be subsidence.
My mate Dave reckons it's because we're closer to the sun during the solstices or something, but that doesn't make sense because it's the OPPOSITE time of year.Actually Dave's half right but...
Likely explanation: large domestic cat, distance playing tricks on your perception. I'm not being dismissive, genuinely - it's called the Misidentification Effect.
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