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Friday, December 18, 2020

Ghosts Come In Many Forms And Can Show Up In the Strangest Of Places

These are known as "Ghost Apples" They are created when freezing rain coats rotting apples, and when the mushy rotten apple falls out, it leaves a shell of ice. They were spotted at a nursery in Michigan last year by a keen observer. It's so cold in Michigan, the trees are growing ghost apples - CNN Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

When Gravity Tries To Give You An Extra Hand

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

The World's Largest Christmas Tree Stretches Out Over 2,000-Feet Of Lights

Every December for the past 40-years, the world's largest "Christmas tree" can be seen in the town of Gubbio, in the heart of Italy’s Umbria region. The tree is infused with the glow of a thousand multicolored lights shining within the green outline of a Christmas tree. The festive light... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The Stolen Christmas Gifts That Were Saved By A Hidden Shiny Golden Star

Crime-scene investigator Craig Johnson had hoped it would be a quiet Christmas Eve, but at midnight he got a call to come to a robbery scene. He found a couple in tears, their children still sleeping. Their home had been robbed and every gift was gone. “We saved all year for those gifts,” the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 14, 2020

This Will Get Your Energy Levels Up And Blood Flowing

Rising Main is not just the longest stretch of city steps in Pittsburgh, it is among the longest sets of community steps in the country. To put it in perspective, a t 371 steps, it’s something on the order of a fifteen to an eighteen-story building, built straight up a steep hillside, and now... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 13, 2020

A Family Was Forced To Move Due To A Menacing Curse That Needed Closure

The "Black Hope Curse" is the true story of Sam and Judith Haney, a couple who had purchased a house during the early 80s in the Newport subdivision of Crosby, Texas, and soon discovered a dark secret that would change their lives profoundly. The house had been built over a former slave cemetery... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 11, 2020

One Expression That Retired In 2020

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Chill Out People, It Was Just A Joke

Straight up, those who follow the celebrity chef love her. From Nigella Lawson's quirky way of preparing meals, and even better, the way that she words things in a way that leaves you in stitches from laughing so hard. Nigella is a natural comedian despite being a serious businesswoman and an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

A Real Dirty Trick

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

My Kind Of Christmas

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