Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

In Finland, they call November, "marraskuu," which translates as "the month of the dead In the Christian liturgical calendar, November is entirely devoted to the deceased. That’s why it is dubbed “Month of the Dead. All Saints Day is a Christian festival held on November 1 that celebrates the lives... Sign in to see full entry.

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A couple drove to Walmart only to have their car break down in the parking lot. The husband told his wife to carry on with the shopping while he fixed their car there in the lot. The wife returned later to see a small group of people near the car, pointing and staring. On closer inspection, she saw... Sign in to see full entry.

National Geographic reported that at Basel Zoo in Switzerland, zookeepers watched adult and juvenile wild boars pick up sandy apples and bring them to a nearby creek in their environment to wash before eating. The wild boar is also known as the "wild swine," "common wild pig," or simply " the wild... Sign in to see full entry.

In 1955, Mrs. Julia Tanti, who lived in the town of Santa Venera with her family, began being woke up between 4.30 am and 5:00 am every morning to the haunting sounds of a human voice crying out and groaning from one particular room in her home. At first, Julia mistook the cries for a recurring... Sign in to see full entry.

CARPETUATION (kar pet' u a shun)n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance. UNDUST (un dust')n. The small line of debris that refuses to be... Sign in to see full entry.