article in a recent Smithsonian .... (re) flotsam and jetsam accumulated by beachcombers

There is something weird going on .... I read the article yesterday!

Regarding the Full Moon :
Herewith an account from when I was actively reporting :
On one summer weekend the record of activity by local Police Department was particularly heavy with "nutcase" incidents. I asked rhetorically "Was there a full moon over the weekend?"
Sgt. MacDonald gave the definitive answer : "Every day is somebody's full moon."