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This is a disturbing image, but a necessary one for those who lived through the 50s & 60s when bomb and Fallout shelters were growing in popularity during the Cold War. This to me is a fascinating and necessary piece of history. https://dustyoldthing.com/fallout-shelters-cold-war/ Sign in to see full entry.

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Angels are found throughout the Book of Revelation executing God's wrath or Revelation 15:1 In one unbelievable act of faith from those who were lucky enough to witness it, a large group of people showed up at the London Borough Southwark docks after word spread that an angel appeared not long after... Sign in to see full entry.

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The female volcano pit dweller of supernatural attributes has made her presence known to all that dare to cross her path, and for whatever reason, she has made the Hilton Hotel her home. According to Hawaiian religion, the ghostly lady, known by the locals as Pele, is none other than the fire,... Sign in to see full entry.

Xylaria polymorpha, the fungus that causes dead man’s finger, is a saprotrophic fungus, which means that it only invades dead or dying wood. Think of saprotrophic fungi as natural sanitation engineers that clean up the dead organic matter by breaking it down into a form that plants can absorb as... Sign in to see full entry.

Waiting in line to pay for groceries while maintaining a 6ft distance, an older man cut in line. He didn't appear to notice what he’d done. The man he skipped in front of didn't say anything, he just continued to maintain the proper distance. When it was time for the man to pay, he reached into his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Located in upper Manhattan lies the haunted Morris Jumel Mansion, a mid-18th-century Federal-style home that sometimes hosts art exhibitions. Along with the home’s historic furnishings comes the apparition of Eliza Jumel, Aaron Burr’s widow, who lived in the home when she died in 1865, then one of... Sign in to see full entry.