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The Evil Dead Cabin in Morristown, Tennessee
In the woods of Morristown, Tennessee, just past Martin Road, are all that's left of the chimney where the Necronomicon met its fiery demise. That, and a tomb-sized hole in the ground where a witch...
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Brazenhead Books in New York, New York
Brazenhead Books is a bookstore located inside a private apartment, existing just outside the laws of retail, where a sense of impishness and wonder pervades the air. Once inside, the beloved...
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Watch Soviet Scientists Bring a Dog's Decapitated Head Back to Life
A warning: the video above contains imagery of medical experiments conducted on animals that some might find disturbing.In 1940, Soviet scientists reanimated a dead dog. Dr. Sergei Brukhonenko had done...
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Grave of Mercy Brown in Exeter, Rhode Island
The case of Mercy Lena Brown, a 19-year-old resident of the town of Exeter, was the last known instance in the state of Rhode Island of a large group of otherwise sensible folks exhuming, mutilating,...
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The Complaints the FCC Got After Castration Was Brought Up on Fox News
(Photo: Michael Vadon/CC BY-SA 4.0)A version of this story originally appeared on Muckrock.com.Ah, what a difference a year makes.Last September, following a particularly heated Republican primary...
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"Shot at Dawn" at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Litchfield
A hundred years ago the acronym PTSD or the words “post-traumatic stress syndrome” would have meant nothing. The term used to describe what soldiers faced after living through the horrors of war...
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Traveling Through Transylvania With 'Dracula' as a Guide
Nighttime in Transylvania is as atmospherically spooky as you would hope it would be. During the winter, a thick, low-lying mist covers thick forests of pine trees and firs. Above the fog, you can see...
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A Graphic Guide to Species That Defied Expectations By Being Alive
In 1895, paleontologists digging at Wombeyan Caves in New Zealand came across an unusual set of rodent bones. Because the fossils didn't resemble anything familiar, the experts named the poor creature...
View ArticleWatch These Men Perform Acrobatic Flips over Bulls
The Jaw-Dropping Art of Bull-Leaping from Great Big Story on Vimeo.Whether for it or against it, everyone knows about bullfighting. But how many people have heard of bull leaping—bullfighting’s more...
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Abandoned Jerome Post Office in Jerome, Arizona
Known at one time as "The Largest Ghost Town in America," Jerome, Arizona was once thought to have been lost to abandonment. The town has made a successful resurgence in recent years and is now home to...
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The Unverifiable Legend of the Early 20th-Century Preacher Who Raised 14...
Worshippers at the Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, one of the many churches Wigglesworth visited. (Photo: Public domain)After Smith Wigglesworth died in 1947, doctors are said to have found that some of...
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Mount Yasur in Vanuatu
Dominating the silhouette of Tanna Island in the South Pacific is a mighty vulcan mountain of Yasur that, despite having spat fire into the heavens continuously for over 800 years, is surprisingly...
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Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How Regional Dialects Are Fixing Standard English
There is perhaps no greater argument that American English is a deeply flawed, infuriating, and difficult language than the simple phrase “you guys.”“You guys” is the most common way Americans refer...
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The Hidden Signs of Kobe's Post-Earthquake Resurrection
Kobe after the earthquake. (Photo: 松岡明芳/CC BY-SA 3.0)Within a minute, early in the morning of January 17, 1995, Kobe fell down.The earthquake, magnitude 7.3, twisted railroads and knocked down...
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Giant Rock in Landers, California
It's exactly what it sounds like, and yet it's so much more.Geologically speaking, the Giant Rock, located in California's Mojave Desert, is roughly seven stories high and covers almost 6,000 square...
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The Viral Real Estate Ad Featuring World's Most Horrifying Interior Design is...
Inside the property at 24 Brentwood Drive, Connecticut. (Photo: Courtesy Zillow) “Unique one of a kind finishing completed by a professional!” reads the Zillow listing for 24 Brentwood Dr., Avon,...
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Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, England
This "little gothic castle" on the Thames sparked the Gothic revival craze of the 18th and 19th centuries.Horace Walpole, the youngest son of the first prime minister of Great Britain, marched to the...
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Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale, New York
The small hamlet of Wingdale, within the town of Dover, New York, is home to the ruins of the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center. Despite its proximity to New York State Route 22, the stunningly...
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28 Headstones That Defied Expectations
A grave marker is how people will remember you long after everyone you know has passed, so you'd better make it good. When done well, it can provide a sense of one's style in life. The epitaph should...
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Dong Van Karst Plateau in Đồng Văn, Vietnam
Located over 1,000 meters above sea level, Dong Van Karst Plateau consists of narrow valleys alternating with rocky mountain ranges in the north of Vietnam. Over 80 percent of the surface is covered...
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