May 25, 2012

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Jerome of Nova Scotia

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Despite living for years at a time with local families, Jerome never bonded with anybody. He would spend much of his time crouching next the stove in the kitchen and would frequently growl when people approached him.

Mercy Brown

Mercy Brown's gravestone in the cemetery of the Baptist Church in Exeter

Opening Mercy’s coffin, the onlookers were shocked to see that Mercy’s body was in pristine condition. And some sources say her body was not in the position it had been buried and that her fingernails and hair had grown significantly.

Queen of the Fire Eaters

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She would begin a performance by putting nitric acid into her mouth and swishing it around. Then, taking a bar of iron, she would spit the acid onto the iron, where it would begin to eat through the iron, proving that it was a truly strong acid that had been in her mouth.

Edison’s Stolen Inventions

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Schoolchildren around the USA are taught at an early age that Thomas Alva Edison was probably the greatest inventor who ever lived. And there is no argument that he did create some of the most spectacular technology the world has ever seen, and he did hold more than 1,000 patents. But a little research seems [...]

Mary Pearcey

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Mary rested in peace until 1939 when author William Stewart suggested that Mary was, in fact, Jack the Ripper. He pointed out that the throat wound inflicted on Phoebe was remarkably similar to those of the Ripper victims.

The Mysteries of the Clovis Culture

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The Clovis people were Paleoindians from the late Pleistocene period. They lived in North America and Central America, as evidenced by the remnants of hunting kill camps found in those regions.