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Sunday, February 7, 2021

Having An Open-Mind When Living With Spiders Has An Amazing Result

Living with spiders would traumatize even the strongest willed humans who fear creepy crawlers, but not for the author of a book whose main character is an arachnid. Elwyn Brooks White aka E.B White, not only had no fear of the tiny creatures but was fascinated with the many spiders that he found... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 6, 2021

The Real Life Belief In Vampires

The belief in vampires goes back hundreds of years and in some cultures, it is still a modern day belief. Long before medicine's industrial revolution along and our knowledge and understanding of illness and disease, tuberculosis was often regarded as a form of vampirism. During the 1800s, there was... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 5, 2021

Paranormal Activity And Ghosts Are Great For Business

Paranormal activity can be a great source of revenue, even if the phenomenon is unexplained, the business world is a big believer in the paranormal. Scaring up new customers has become a trend, and popular ideas like ghost hunting have excelerated businesses that have been profiled on television... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 4, 2021

The Big Secret

A married couple had just celebrated their 60th anniversary. They had shared everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the woman had a shoebox in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about. For all of these years, he had never... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

As If Understanding The English Language Isn't Already Hard Enough

A sentence or word can be called a ‘palindrome’ when it can be read in both directions to give meaning. One such sentence is "Do geese see God?" Or, the word ’madam’ in itself is a palindrome word. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Walk Inside One Of the Nation's Most Haunted Dwellings If You Dare

Walk past the wrought-iron gates of the notorious McRaven mansion if you dare. Built in the late 1700s, it is considered one of Mississippi's most haunted dwellings. Ownership of the home has changed several times but one thing has remained the same, it appears to be a magnet for paranormal... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 1, 2021

The Illinois Massacre Planned By A Deranged Mother

On the morning of Saturday, September 30, 1905, while her husband was off working in a neighboring field, Julia Markham “committed one of the most heinous crimes that has ever occurred in Henry County.” To this day, nobody is clear as to why Julia sent her two eldest children to a nearby spring to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Finding Peace In A High-Tech Life

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Saturday, January 30, 2021

The Ghost Who Manifests At Night On A Popular Southwestern Trail

Considered one of the most haunted trails in America, in the heart of the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, hikers will locate the three-mile Transept Trail that is notoriously known for being haunted by the Wailing Woman. The wailing dark ghost has been featured on paranormal shows and Unsolved Mysteries... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 29, 2021

How To Get A Weeks Worth Of Exercise In Less Than A Minute