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Cryonics is the practice or technique of deep-freezing the bodies of people who have just died, in the hope that scientific advances may allow them to be revived in the future. For Trygve Bauge, the death of his grandfather opened a door for him to pilot cryonics. Today, he is legendary, and oddly celebrated annually as “Frozen Dead Guy Days.”
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Cannibalism: The practice of eating the flesh of one’s own species. It’s an act carried out by both animals and humans, and while people are genetically “hard-wired” against it, there are always a few exceptions.
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Belladonna. In Italian it translates to “beautiful lady.” But even in Italy, belladonna is more than a beautiful word or description. It is dangerous; deadly. In fact, most people probably know it as deadly nightshade. A plant so toxic, it is known as the plant most used throughout history for stealth assassination.
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After coming across a post on Instagram claiming that during the French Revolution, the government allowed the bodies of those guillotined to be skinned and tanned, and then turned into various goods, such as boots, pants, and jackets. The post also claimed that the skin of a man was preferred for fashion, because the skin of a woman was too soft to be useful. Is there any truth to the claim? Is there a market for Human Leather?
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Imaginary Friends are a psychological and social phenomenon where a friendship takes place in the imagination rather in physical reality. To the person, usually a child, the friend is real, and they often get frustrated when others can’t see their friend. Often, as they grow older, children lose their imaginary friends, whether that friend leaves, or is simply forgotten over time, we may never know. For one little girl, she shared her imaginary friend with the world when she first wrote, “This is Lisa.”
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We’ve all heard of personal ads. “Man Seeking Companion”, or “Looking to Adopt a Cat”. They vary from relationships, to the purchase of home goods, to looking for pets. What you wouldn’t expect to find is an ad looking for someone to eat. But that’s just what Armin Meiwes did.
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Every American knows the name, George Washington. Not only is his face on the $1 bill, he was a General during the Revolutionary War and became America’s first president. Washington was loved by many – the people, his family and his friends. One such friend rushed to his side as he lay dying, but was too late. This friend, Dr. William Thornton hatched a plan to resurrect the president.
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Brains are not just food for zombies, but an enigma to the professionals who study them. The brain functions as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual nervous activity, and it is believed that the brain is the key to understanding things like mental illness, disease, and psychological ambiguities. But what good is a brain, without mindful substance, aside from a tasty snack?
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There, on the wall, hung a well crafted painting of a young boy and girl, standing in front of a glass paneled door. It’s a lovely work of art, yet the more you look at it, the more you feel uneasy. Then, the painting appeared to come to life; the boy and girl would fight during the night, and eventually the boy would escape the painting and enter the room where it hung. The painting is titled, “The Hands Resist Him,” a work by artist Bill Stoneham.
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Perhaps you, just as I, have seen the image floating around the internet of the mummified face of a nun. The caption reads, “Josephine Rosenthal’s head. The mummified head of the first nun ever recorded to be possessed.” If you’re anything like me, you searched the internet to learn more about this possessed nun, only to find story after story about Mary Rosenthal, or Sister Mary Crociffissa. As it would turn out, the mummified face belongs Mary Rosenthal, Josephine’s daughter.
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