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Ancient Apocalypse: Zombies and Plagues
Ancient Apocalypse: Zombies and Plagues A plague so horrible that the dead were disposed of in unusual or violent ways is not just the stuff of zombie movies. Newly unearthed remains at Luxor in Egypt reveal an ancient plague so potent that religious burial rites were completely overlooked before the bodies were incinerated or buried under lime. “We found evidence of corpses either burned or buried inside the lime…They had to dispose of them without losing any time…” Here, a bonfire where many of the victims of an ancient epidemic in the ancient city of Thebes in Egypt were ultimately incinerated.Credit: Photo by N. Cijan © Associazione Culturale per lo…
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2014 » August
Archive for August, 2014 16 Oldest Surviving Examples Of Everyday Things These images are endlessly fascinating — it’s wonderful to experience a momentary connection through time with the ancients. Enjoy… 16 Oldest Surviving Examples Of Everyday Things (Bored Panda) “We enjoy quite a few unprecedented technologies today, but much more of the stuff that we use has been around for ages. Ancient humans may not have been able to text or upload selfies, but they enjoyed everyday objects like flushable toilets, chewing gum and nice purses just like we do. Inspired by imgur ’s post, we decided to make an extended list of the oldest examples of everyday objects. Keep…
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2014 » July
Archive for July, 2014 Corpse Bride or Wax Statue? You decide… Folklore or morbid tribute? Her hands, just look at her hands… A Mexican Bridal Shop Mannequin Looks Just Like A Preserved Human Corpse. (Viral Nova) “In the middle of Chihuahua, Mexico, there is a bridal shop that is quite famous. However, it’s not famous because of the dresses. It’s the store mannequins that keep them on the map. That’s because, for the past 75 years, a startlingly lifelike mannequin stood in the window. That Mexican bridal shop mannequin puzzled locals. According to local legends, the mannequin is actually the preserved daughter of the shop’s former owner. Disturbing, but is…
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2014 » May
Archive for May, 2014 Build Your Own Extraordinarily Strange Tesla Spirit Radio We imagine it must have delivered extraordinary strangeness in order to frighten the likes of Tesla! Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself (The Mind Unleashed) “My first observations positively terrified me as there was present in them something mysterious, not to say supernatural, and I was alone in my laboratory at night.” – Nikola Tesla 1901 “Tesla’s Spirit Radio uses a simple crystal radio circuit connected to a computer sound-in jack to generate spooky sounds from all kinds of electromagnetic sources. As you will see, it creeped the hell out of Tesla himself…” For the…
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The Skin Books of Harvard Library
The Skin Books of Harvard Library Every good story of witchcraft or evil should, at some point, include a creepy book. These real books discovered at Harvard fit the bill… Harvard discovers three of its library books are bound in human flesh (Roadtrippers) “There’s something undeniably creepy about big, expansive libraries. The hushed whispers, the almost artificial quiet, and the smell of dusty tomes combine to create a surreal experience. But when it comes to creepy libraries, Harvard University might take the cake… you see, three of its books are bound in human skin…” For the complete story and more photos, click here. Emily K. Editor on 09 Apr 2014…
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2014 » March
Is The Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s Death Finally Solved?
2013 » April
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2014 » April
Archive for April, 2014 The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows… A beautiful, dark, much appreciated creative project about words and emotions. Welcome to The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows… “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig. Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the language—to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for. The author’s mission is to capture the aches, demons, vibes, joys and urges that roam the wilderness of the psychological interior. Each sorrow is bagged, tagged and tranquilized, then released gently back into the subconscious.” Peruse it here. Visit the page…
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2014 » March
Archive for March, 2014 The Clovis People: “the final shovelful of dirt” on who they were DNA analysis reveals the truth about the origin of the Clovis people… At last, archeologists have resolved the debate over the first Americans (hint: they walked). Then they screwed up a perfectly good answer to an ancient puzzle. “We finally have a definitive answer to the timeless mystery of where the First Americans came from: They walked across the Bering Straits from Asia (and not from southwest Europe paddling kayaks across the frigid Atlantic sea). The first people to successfully colonize North America are called “Clovis,” and they made their appearance in the lower…
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2014 » February
Archive for February, 2014 Bringing Back The Dead: It’s Happening This may sound like science fiction, but scientists really are resurrecting lost species. The Mammoth Cometh Bringing extinct animals back to life is really happening — and it’s going to be very, very cool. Unless it ends up being very, very bad. By NATHANIEL RICH (New York Times) “The first time Ben Novak saw a passenger pigeon, he fell to his knees and remained in that position, speechless, for 20 minutes. He was 16. At 13, Novak vowed to devote his life to resurrecting extinct animals. At 14, he saw a photograph of a passenger pigeon in an Audubon Society…
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2013 » November
Archive for November, 2013 Memory Distortions Can we trust our own memories? How Many of Your Memories Are Fake? When people with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory—those who can remember what they ate for breakfast on a specific day 10 years ago—are tested for accuracy, researchers find what goes into false memories. by Erika Hayasaki, The Atlantic “One afternoon in February 2011, seven researchers at the University of California, Irvine sat around a long table facing Frank Healy, a bright-eyed 50-year-old visitor from South Jersey, taking turns quizzing him on his extraordinary memory. Observing from outside of the circle, I tape-recorded the conversation as one researcher tossed out a date at…
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Prepare To Be Scared! “The Mysterious Case of Elisa Lam…”
Prepare To Be Scared! “The Mysterious Case of Elisa Lam…” HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Here’s a scary one for you… Is this a case of a devilishly haunted hotel? Was it a brutal murder? The result of some sort of evil witchcraft? Or simply the tragic last moments of an insane and suicidal young woman? What did happened to Elisa Lam? No one knows how to explain her death. It’s a true mystery, and a macabre one at that. Why was she acting so strange in the elevator videotape? What was she scared of? How did she end up in the water tank – and more importantly, how did she get the…
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