Month: May 2021

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• History

May 31, 1962: the Voghera massacre

2 years ago Anya016

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• History

A short story of English Witchcraft Acts

2 years ago Leo S

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• Motors

North Carolina’s Can Opener Bridge: this too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious truck executioner

2 years ago Robin

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• Travel

St. Stephen Bulgarian Church: the unique cast iron Church of Istanbul

2 years ago Ivan

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• Food

Pine Cone Preserves: a sweet jam made from soft young cones believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.

2 years ago Ivan

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• Abandoned Places

Crackpot Hall: the dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse on the edge of a remote hillside in North Yorkshire, England~

2 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

Visingsö Oak Forest: a forest of immensely tall and unusually straight trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never existed

2 years ago Robin

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• Travel

Swaledale Corpse Way: a winding medieval path used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church~

2 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

Standing Rock Monument of Fort Yates, North Dakota: said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Sioux people.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Devil’s Lake (and its stories): a remnant of the last Ice Age in Wisconsin, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

2 years ago Leo S

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• Food

Osteria Senz’Oste: the utopistic restaurant without waiters or chefs in Veneto, Italy

2 years ago Danijel90

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• Travel

Parkland Walk: a walk along an abandoned railway line

2 years ago Nathan

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• Myths and Legends

The story of Dick Whittington and his faithful cat

2 years ago Leo S

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• Lighthouses of the world

How Blacksod lighthouse changed the course of the World War II

2 years ago Robin

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The curious London’s time-traveling tomb

2 years ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hanami: the way Japanese enjoy the transient beauty of flowers

2 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

Poggiodomo: the hamlet in Italy where COVID never arrived

2 years ago Danilo G.

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• History

May 14, 1983: the forgotten history of massacre of the Eros cinema in the suburbs of Milan, Italy

2 years ago Anya016

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• Breaking News

Want to take your pet fish for a walk? Soon it might be possible!

2 years ago Robin

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• Abandoned Places

The curious abandoned Sea Cable Car of Sidi Ifni (سيدي إفني), Morocco

2 years ago Nathan

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• History

The princes in the Tower of London: one of the great mysteries of English history

2 years ago Leo S

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• Lighthouses of the world

The gray cat ghost at Fairport Harbor Lighthouse – Ohio

2 years ago Leo S

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Jewett City Vampires: the graves of a Connecticut family thought to be plagued by a vampire ~

2 years ago Leo S

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• Motors

Mao Mao, the feline car model that earns more than most humans

2 years ago Robin

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• Travel

Gobodura Hill and the Lioness of Gobedra

2 years ago Ivan

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• Food

Yin and Yang Fish: a controversial dish that’s both dead and alive

2 years ago Robin

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• Abandoned Places

The impressive little Lourdes 30 km from Milan

2 years ago Anya016

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Zhiva: the Slavic Goddess of Life

2 years ago Ivan

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• Lighthouses of the world

North Island Lighthouse: the oldest lighthouse in South Carolina ~

2 years ago Leo S

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Nadežda Nada Tomić: the story of a brave young medical doctor who lost her life trying to save a drowning child at Lake Geneva

2 years ago Ivan

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• Myths and Legends

The Irish legend of O’Donoghue on May morning

2 years ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

History and lore of Beltane, the ancient Celtic festival of May Day

2 years ago Leo S