Who carved the Burke and Hare Murder Dolls, placed them in wooden coffins, and stashed them in a cliffside niche in the 1800s? And why?
Shelly Barclay
Shelly Barclay
Shelly Barclay writes on a variety of topics from animal facts to mysteries in history. Her main focus is military and political history. She is a writer for the Boston History Examiner, Military History Examiner and the Boston American Revolution History Examiner. She also writes for a local historical society newsletter. Read More
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Subhas Chandra Bose conspired with Axis powers to shape the minds and hearts in the fight for India’s freedom. Today, he is a hero.
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Some say the murder/suicide of Zach and Addie may have been influenced by demonic presence from the Voodoo Spiritual Temple above their home.
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Cicada 3301 is perhaps the most mysterious Internet-based organization in the history of online mysteries. Some say the Cicada 3301 puzzles as unsolvable.
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Cults have been around before the dawn of civilization. This article addresses the top 5 active cults still around today.
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People who join cults often wind up paying hefty consequences up to and including death. Why do people join them in the first place?
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Who was Jim Jones and his Jonestown cult? The People’s Temple deaths were the largest loss of American life in a deliberate act until 9/11.
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The modern celebration of Thanksgiving is not how it once was. Take a look at what Pilgrims ate and wore during the First Thanksgiving.
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The Poe Toaster ritual is simple. He approaches the grave, puts three red roses on the stone with an open cognac bottle.
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Cloning extinct species became reality after a Pyrenean ibex was cloned from DNA obtained from the last specimen. It went extinct in 2000.
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Fulcanelli was an alchemist in early 20th century France. His identify is unknown, but some suggest it was Eugene Canseliet or Jean-Julien Hubert Champagne.
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Located somewhere in Russia is a slightly changing, but constant broadcast of a mysterious radio station named UVB-76.
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Did the ghost of Teresita Basa identify her murderer through a friend? It is impossible to rule out the supernatural and this sure is an interesting case.
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What happened to Fletcher Christian following the mutiny on the Bounty? Did he live peacefully on Pitcairn Island or did he secretly return to England?
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Santa Claus has probably been around for about 2000 years or more and, over time, has transformed into the jolly, rotund, gift-giver that we all love today.