(PCM) Painter Joanne Parent had quite the unnerving encounter while visit the infamous Lizzie Borden house bed & breakfast in Falls River, Massachusetts. It appears that while Parent was snapping photographs in the room that belonged to Abby Borde…
Category: Quirks
50 Facts You Thought Were True, But Weren’t
50 Facts You Thought Were True, But Weren’t A lot of people have been taught misconceptions. How many of these facts did you believe to be true? When you pour from cartons with a screw on top on one end, like oil for your car or broth that comes in boxes, why do they splash… Read More
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Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
(PCM) Stone Spheres of Isla de Caño, Costa Rica What: Over three hundred spheres of varying size (ranging from a few centimeters to 2 meters in diameter) scattered throughout the island. The largest weigh 30,000 pounds. Most are made of basalt (volcanic rock), but some are made of limestone or sandstone. They date back to… Read More
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Why Did They Remove Lenin’s Brain?
(PCM) Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin, was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He is credited with creation of the Soviet Union and was a feared political figure until this death at the young age of 53 in January of 1924. Lenin’s cause of death was a series of strokes… Read More
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Birthstones and Gemstones
A birthstone is a special gem dedicated to each month of the year, often due to beliefs that a stone’s mystical power is stronger during its month, or that the stone possesses a virtue that can be given only to those born that month. The concept of the birthstone has been a part of many… Read More
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What Is A Dirge? – Mourning Songs in Music
“What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss.” – Rob, High Fidelity (2000) Dirge. You… Read More
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U.S. Copyright Office Says Monkey Selfie Can’t Be Copyrighted
(PCM) The U.S. Copyright Office is siding with humans and has recently claimed that a photo taken by a monkey or any other type of artwork created by an animal can not be copyrighted by that animal. The office has made an update to their rules which now explain in-depth works that are not eligible… Read More
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A History of the Fist Pump
Fist Pump like a Champ : A History of the Fist Pump by Lisa Poirier (aMyth) It’s hard to escape it these days. It is sweeping the world like an epidemic. When you see someone’s fingers and thumb start to curl into their palm and they begin to raise their arm, there’s only one thing… Read More
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The Big List of No Arms & No Legs Jokes
Why did Sally fall off the swing? She had no arms. “Knock Knock” “Who’s there?” “Not Sally” Who is The Guy With No Arms and No Legs That Lays On Your Porch? Matt! Who is The Guy With No Arms and No Legs Hanging on the Wall? Art! Who is The Guy With No Arms… Read More
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Hatfield And McCoy Descendants Unearth The Site Of Their Families 1888 Ambush
(PCM) Nearly everyone knows the story of the infamous Hatfield And McCoy family feud that claimed at least a dozen lives leading up to an ambush that took place in 1888 and did not officially come to an end until the descendants of both families signed a truce in 2003. Many believe that the actual feud… Read More
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Did You Hear This One About Andy?
Andy does not have a daughter born in 1989! Although she claimed to be Andy’s daughter in November of 2013, actress Alexandra Tatarsky is not. Many claim that he is still interred (buried) at Beth David Cemetery, next to his mother, Janice T. Kaufman. She was born in 1989, and was probably hired by Andy’s… Read More
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Jelly Sex Bracelets and Their Color Meanings
Jelly Sex Bracelets and Their Color Meanings… What Do The Jelly Sex Bracelet Colors Mean?(aMyth) Many people have inquired about the fad supposedly going on in in colleges, high schools, even middle schools! This story has been going around since 2003, thanks to some rumors in Marion County, Florida , and periodically re-discovered by school… Read More
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