Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Old Shock or simply Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is...
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At 6,962 metres (22,840ft), Mt. Aconcagua is the tallest peak in the Americas and, nestled high in the Andes near...
When you see the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, you probably think, "Oh, what a beautiful lighthouse!" But – there is more,...
It was drawn 2,000 years ago and does not depict superheroes, cute little animals or thieves in a luxury car,...
In history there were multiple St. Valentines (including decapitated ones) but, apparently, was a medieval poet who first established the...
The Romans held their dead in great respect. They were "di manes", the "good" dead, or honoured ancestors never to...
The "Sin-Eater" is a profession that survived until the last century: in short, grieving family members of a recently deceased...
We are in Beddgelert, North Wales, just south of Snowdon. Meaning literally the grave of Gelert, Beddgelert was once described...
It was autumn 1819 when the body of a 15-year old girl was found floating along the estuary of the...
Don McLean is a refined American singer-songwriter born in 1945, who has never been a star of the first magnitude...
It is rumored that the Broomway, a 600-year-old footpath connecting the coast of Essex to Foulness Island, in the UK,...
When people speak of "potentially-deadly books", they usually refer to the radical or controversial ideas they contain, but in thw...
The world-famous writer Jules Verne died of diabetes at the age of 77 on March 24, 1905, in Amiens, France,...
The so-called Squire’s Castle sits upon a slight hilltop right off of Chagrin River Road just north of Route 6...
We are on the Danish island of Funen (Fyn), near Odense. Hidden among the dusty rafters beneath Egeskov Castle spire...
In short, it is said that the lady of this Renaissance castle had the architect thrown into the moat and...
Inaugurated on August 6, 1882 and designed by the engineer Enrico Gattinoni, the Monumental Cemetery of Lecco represents a real...
Once known as the central marketplace of Norwich, England, the name of this historic alley, Tombland, is a bit misleading,...
Despite the Camposanto, a monumental cemetery, is just right next to one of the most recognized buildings in the world,...
2020 is now over, and many have the feeling that it was one of the worst years in history. But...
The Laorca cemetery is located in the Laorca district north of Lecco, region of Lombardy, in Northern Italy, and has...
In World War I, the battle of Verdun was a really brutal battle that lasted from February 21 to December...
Ettore was abandoned in a cardboard box along the pier in Viareggio, Italy. It was 1997, and from that moment...
Wales is often known for having a rich and interesting history, full of iconic folklore and strange traditions. However, one...
A piece of white marble on a grave is actually a rich symbol. White stone, that symbolizes purity and innocence,...
Every self-respecting Scottish castle has its own ghost, whether scary or melancholy, based on the history of each individual manor....
Inside an ancient churchyard in London an ash tree is encircled with hundreds of overlapping gravestones, placed there by classic...
Tarpeian Rock, or locally Rupe Tarpea, is a steep cliff located on the southern side of the Capitoline Hill, just...
Colombia is full of magic and mystery and there is a single village in the country that does not boast...
On this day, November 24, 1968, daily life began much as it had for some time. Villagers, accustomed to bombs...
