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Saturday, December 5, 2020

We Should All Do This, Cleanse the Old Year And Prepare For A Fresh New One

Starting as far back as the 1600s, the original Yule log was replaced by a log-shaped cake decorated to look like the real thing, but it tastes much better. The tradition of burning huge logs to ring in the New Year slowly evolved over the centuries. Today, the popular Christmas dessert is made of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 4, 2020

Extreme Paranormal Is Put To A Halt After A Town Comes Together In Prayer

Take one extremely infectious disease, a small trusting community and for reasons unknown to man, try and understand how it virtually wiped out half of a population in the blink of an eye without an ounce of remorse. This is precisely what happened in the area of Saranac Lake as it was once the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Alfred, Utah's Malevolent Christmas Ghost

When it comes to the most haunted states, Utah would not fall onto the top 10 as far as ghost stories go, but they do have their share of paranormal activity and documented hauntings. Utah is a relatively conservative state that is most easily recognized by the Mormon Church and the impact that the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

One Of the Richest Diamond Mines In the World Is Now Nothing But Ruins

The town of Pomona was once one of the richest diamond mines in the world, with precious stones so plentiful that they could be dug up from the ground with bare hands. During the diamond rush of the early 1900s in German-controlled southwest Africa, the area was declared a Sperrgebiet, or “forbidden... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 30, 2020

It Is An Amazing Structure When You Consider That It Was Built in the 1600s

Still standing today, the Shahara Bridge in Yemen was built in the 17th century. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 29, 2020

Unexpected Death & the Lillie's Legacy

Take two people that loved living large, wild and loud, every single day of their life, and suddenly silence them by an unexpected death, and you just might meet with extreme resistance in their afterlife. Gordon William Lillie, better known as Pawnee Bill, and his beautiful wife, May enjoyed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 28, 2020

Experience 800-Feet Of Beautiful Nature In the Tree Tops With the Birds

Explore nature from a birdseye view at Anakeesta with a walk through the trees in North America’s longest tree-based bridge. Location: 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. https://www.anakeesta.com/play/#tree-top Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 27, 2020

Traveling Back In Time In New York To Visit History And A Host Of Ghosts

If you enjoy the possibility of being transported back two-hundred years, enabling you to visit with friendly ghosts, then you will most definitely want to visit the 20-room museum that was once the Townsend home that served host to Benedict Arnold, a British Commander, a British Major and a whole... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Pardon Me Sir, But You Will Not Be The Main Dish On Any Thanksgiving Table

President George H. W. Bush was the first to pardon a turkey. In 1989, the 41st president pardoned the first turkey, assuring that the 50-pound bird would never become somebody's dinner. Since then, every president has upheld the tradition and a few of the turkeys have gone on to serve a different... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Before the COVID, Visitors Enjoyed the Thanksgiving Gun Fights & Dancing

Nestled in the Calico Mountains of Yermo, California visitors will find the ghost town of Calico. Once popular for its Silver production, it has grown even more so in recent years for its ghost town atmosphere. The get rich quick town was officially established on March 26, 1881, and word over the... Sign in to see full entry.

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