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Sunday, March 29, 2020

A Creepy, But True Ghost Story...The Haunting Face In the Window

D uring the early spring of 1984, an Appalachian Mountain Club crew member headed up the six-mile trail of Mount Washington to prepare one of the mountain cabins for the visiting hikers that would soon be fixtures in the area. With directions to radio the club once when he made it safely to the hut,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 28, 2020

God & Basketball For Pope Francis Who Spun A Ball For An Entire Second

Pope Francis was made an honorary Harlem Globetrotter. A mental vision of the pope comes through as that of a holy man in robes, not an athlete. But Pope Francis is, in fact, a member of one of the most famous basketball teams in the world. In 2015, the Harlem Globe Trotters made the head of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 27, 2020

The Train Crash And the Mystery Of the Two Burned & Unidentified Children

One of England's greatest unsolved mysteries involves a woman dressed in black who annually visits the grave sites of two identified children who were burned beyond recognition during the railway disaster. In the early morning hours of October 13, 1928, the village of Charfield, England became the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Positive Energy & No Worry Flow's From the World's Strangest Lucky Charm

The Billiken is one of the strangest lucky charms still in popular demand today, possibly because the pointy eared, elf-like-Kewpie style statue once enjoyed worldwide celebrity. The lucky Billiken is the official mascot of the Royal Order of Jesters and of the Saint Louis University. The Billiken... Sign in to see full entry.

Inhumane Deaths & Cruel Treatment, the Dumping Grounds For the Infected

Poveglia Island, located in northern Italy, has a reputation for being one of the most haunted and scariest destinations on Earth where time, circumstances, and the people of the past have all played a part in this terrifying and very real paranormal existence. This island of the dead is where the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 23, 2020

The Unexplained Eerie Red Glow That Was Witnessed By An Airline Pilot

An eerie red glow that appeared over the Pacific Ocean was first seen by Christiaan van Heijst. He was flying from Hong Kong to Alaska in his Boeing 747-8 when he noticed a red glow beneath him. This glow appeared after a flash of distant lightning. Photo Taken By: Christiaan van Heijst Today, this... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

45 People Witnessed the Murder Of a Town Scumbag That Remain's Unsolved

In 1981, in the tiny farming town of Skidmore, Missouri, Ken McElroy was gunned down, vigilante style, in broad daylight in the middle of the town’s main street in front of at least forty-five witnesses. More than three decades later, the murder remain's unsolved. The town sits about a hundred miles... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Real Lottery Winners With Foretold Numbers From a Fortune Cookie

A fortune cookie company called Wonton Food Inc. correctly foretold lottery numbers, resulting in 110 winners and an investigation. When the results began coming in from the March 30, 2005 Powerball drawing, lottery officials suspected fraud was underway. Although only one winner qualified for the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

For All Of You Taco, Nacho & History Lovers...

This popular fast food chain didn't take its name from the musical instrument that is seen on its familiar worldwide sign. Taco Bell may feature a big bell on its logo, but the restaurant was actually named after its owner, Glen Bell, who opened the first Bell's Drive-In and Taco Tia in San... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 16, 2020

One of the World's Top Haunted Roads Was A Film Location For An HBO Series

The beautiful avenue of beech trees was planted by the Stuart family around 1775. It was intended to be a compelling landscape feature to impress visitors as they approached the entrance to their Georgian mansion, Gracehill House that is now a golf club. Located on a quiet road near the town of... Sign in to see full entry.

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