What Scares You?
Love, true love, often strikes from out of nowhere. Life is grand, you’re living your life, and then boom! It smacks you. You can’t control who you fall for, and that often leads to the vow, “‘Til death do us part.” But is death truly the end of your love story? It wasn’t for Carl Tanzler.
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Vacation is a wonderful time to kick back, relax, and enjoy some much needed time away from the day to day hustle and bustle. Sometimes we vacation locally, spending time at home, or at local parks and amusement parks. Sometimes vacations take you away, to another state or country to experience something entirely different from what you’re used to. One woman got more than she bargained for after her vacation to Peru.
In the arctic north is a creature so terrifying, that children are warned to listen carefully when near the shore, for if they hear a distinctive humming sound, the Qalupalik is near.
Doppelganger (dop·pel·gäng·er/ˈdäpəlˌɡaNGər/): an apparition or double of a living person.
Not to be mistaken with an identical twin, a doppelganger is an unexplained phenomena where you have a double of no direct relation. This double can be human, or apparition in nature, but is both unusual and creepy. Unlike Elena and Katherine from The Vampire Diaries, the tale of Emilie Sagee and her doppelganger may have some truth to it.
As we enter the holiday season, we get that warm and cozy feeling, thinking of friends and family, hot chocolate, yummy food, and gifts. For the kids, Santa Claus is a reminder that good boys and girls get rewarded when they’ve behaved all year, and for those of us living in the United States, the worst thing we have to worry about is being put on Santa’s naughty list. However, things are not all happy, cheery, and bright when you get to Europe. Sure, they celebrate in a similar fashion, but Santa’s naughty list is the least of their worries. In Europe, the naughty have to face Krampus.
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The dream for any archaeologist is to find something that will change history forever. Remnants of ancient civilizations can change how we view the past. Relics can open our eyes to the beauty of the world. And while most who do this work are in it for the love of history, and ancient culture, there are some that just want that treasure. In some of those cases, fail-safes have been put in place, such as the mummy’s curse.
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What is the strangest thing you’ve kept in your freezer? For me, it was a pair of pajama pants. But I think Peter Frederiksen takes the cake when it comes to weird. After all, he had 21 clitorides (or clitorises) in his freezer.
As a young man, he wanted nothing more than to discover the fabled elixir of life. However, as he grew older, his interests turned to science after seeing the remains of a tree struck by lightning. Attending college, he began to learn chemistry and soon became obsessed with the idea of bringing inanimate matter to life, through artificial means. He began to create a humanoid creature, eager to see if he could bring it to life.
Sound familiar? That’s because the young man is Victor Frankenstein. But would you believe it if I told you that there once was a real man, who tried to do the same?
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More than 258 Ghost ships have washed up on the shores of Japan since 2012. What are they and where are they from? No one knows for sure, but theories point to North Korea.
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Zoo; noun: an establishment that maintains a collection of wild animals, typically in a park or gardens, for study, conservation, or display to the public.
Zoos are not a foreign idea. Back in 2400 B.C, Shulgi, the ruler of Ur (which is now known as South-East Iraq), had a collection of animals. Although it was not a public zoo, it set the standard for years to come. The first zoos were created as private collections known as menageries, by the wealthy to demonstrate their power.
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