Speaking of haunted mansions and plantations only seem to exist in horror movies. Right? Wrong. West Alabama has a long, gloomy past filled with hauntings that will undoubtedly send shivers down your spine. Each area has a spine-tingling narrative, from enigmatic disappearances and bizarre nighttime events to plantations and abandoned cemeteries. Learn the mysteries of …
Abandoned places are always fascinating. There’s something equally strange, beautiful, and creepy about places of civilization that civilization forgot. We’ve previously looked at plenty of weirdly beautiful abandoned places all over the world. But you don’t have to be a globetrotter to find them — there are plenty of crumbling, long-forgotten structures right in the …
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What is it with all these recent stories about exotic animals and their careless owners? First, there was the zebra that bit its owner’s arm off, and then the Cincinnati Cocaine Cat. Now, we have another story to add to the list. Only, this one is much more tragic than even the one where a …
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We suppose there’s no point trying to hide it, so let us be clear. There is an alien mothership somewhere in our solar system and it’s bombing Earth with probes — probably for some nefarious reason. Or at least that’s what a recent draft paper from the Pentagon would have you believe. Avi Loeb, an …
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It took a couple of years, what with the pandemic and all, but we can travel again! Which means the foreigners get to start complaining about obnoxious American tourists. Yay. Maybe you’re wondering why American travelers have such a bad rap in some places of the world. You’ve always tried to be nice and polite, …
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Dubai is a city of truly shocking things, from culture shock to Bugatti Ubers. Here’s more truly shocking things about Dubai. Bikini VS Burqa Culture shock is a big thing when it comes to Westerners traveling to Dubai. Go to the beach, and you’ll see women in bikinis, much like any other beach. But it …
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Did you read All The Lightning Facts You Never Knew: Part One? Follow the link if you haven’t, because this is part two. Lighting doesn’t just come down from above, it also streaks up high into the sky.This was discovered in the 1930s but finally confirmed in pictures. Scientists aren’t entirely sure why this happens …
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Cocaine Bear is currently making rounds in the theaters. It might not be critically acclaimed, but enough people thought it worth seeing that it’s made double what it cost. And although the movie takes some (ridiculously exaggerated) creative freedoms, it’s loosely based on a true story. So, the directors are currently probably looking for material …
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Let’s learn all the lightning facts! Like, lightning is the most powerful electrical source on earth. Lightning is hotter than the sun and can kill you from above. Lightning strikes more than eight million times a day. It strikes 100 times a second around the world. A bolt of lightening superheats the surrounding air, causing …
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Australia is known around the globe for many of its superlatives. For example, it’s the only country that covers an entire continent or the only place on earth where you can find a Tasmanian devil. However, there’s more to the Land Down Under than meets the eye, and some of these things are simply odd, …
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