Esoterica

I’ve never heard of this phenomenon! It’s completely bizarre…

The Mystery of the Glow-in-the-Dark Civil War Soldiers

BY LAUREN DAVIS (IO9.COM)

The American Civil War Battle of Shiloh left 16,000 soldiers dead and 3,000 soldiers wounded, and some of those wounded soldiers are part of an odd mystery. Some of the soldiers had eerily glowing wounds, which healed more quickly than the non-glowing wounds. So what strange battlefield science was at work?

It took two days and nights for the medics to reach all of the wounded soldiers in Shiloh, and some of the soldiers noticed that their wounds glowed in the darkness. Because the glowing wounds healed more quickly and cleanly, the mysterious force was termed “Angel’s Glow.”…

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Atlas Obscura is a compendium of the world’s “wonders, curiosities, and esoterica” – and therefore it’s the perfect atlas for us! Yet somehow we missed their ingenious and delightful “Obscura Day” - a wordwide day of local exploration and a celebration of wonder – it was yesterday! (This is what happens when your friendly blog editor fails to check Google alerts for a week!)

But now that we know about Obscura Day it’s pretty much our favorite day of the year now, and you can be sure The Museum of Mysteries will follow the festivities closely next year. In the meantime, fall in love with the Atlas for yourself… here.

…And learn more about Obscura Day here with an awesome little video.

In celebration of M.J.’s pub date for her book , we are posting something beautiful, mysterious and delicate – much like the scents described in M.J.’s new book.

Little Big Berlin. Beauty.

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