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History of Ghost Taxis of Japan
The yūrei of Japan have been riding taxis again. While they tend to eschew trains and busses, since taxis appeared around the late Taisho period yūrei have been hailing cabs for quick rides around town... By Zack Davisson. (Feb. 18, 2016)
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Syd Barrett: Cambridge honours its ‘Crazy Diamond’
As Cambridge celebrates the life and work of one its most famous musical sons, BBC News looks at the legacy Syd Barrett left in the city and beyond. By Jodie Halford.
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Wreck of German U-boat found off coast of Stranraer [Scotland]
The wreck of a German U-boat that sank almost 100 years ago is discovered by engineers laying subsea power cables.
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Scientists Trace Society’s Myths to Primordial Origins
Analyzing how stories change in the retelling down through the generations sheds light on the history of human migration going as far back as the Paleolithic period. By Julien d’Huy.
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The Curse Of Julia Brown: Manchac Swamp’s Voodoo Priestess Haunts Louisiana After Killing a Whole Town
Louisiana’s Manchac Swamp is haunted by the ghost of Julia Brown, a Voodoo Priestess who cursed her entire village and took them all to the grave with her. By Dana Matthews.
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Gathering honey from a weed...
Several times in the last couple of months, I’ve come across references claiming that honey has no expiration date, a shelf life of thousands of years. Such references pepper the websites of beekeepers and honey vendors. It is part of the legend and lore of honey... By K Cummings Pipes.
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How a Mythical Imp that Snuck Up People’s Large Intestines Became a Symbol of Japan
The kappa may be adorable, but it has very few boundaries. By Abigail Walthausen.
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Incredible discovery reveals the truth behind an ancient Chinese legend
A deluge on the Yellow River 4,000 years ago led to a feat of Bronze Age hydro-engineering. By Annalee Newitz.
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The Legend of Dope Lake
It seemed too good to be true: a smuggler’s plane stuck in one of Yosemite’s frozen lakes, with three tons of primo weed there for the taking. By Greg Nichols.
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Amy Elizabeth Thorpe AKA “Betty” Pack, Codename: Cynthia
“The last person to whom you say good night is the most dangerous”
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The monsters hidden beneath the sea
From the Old Testament to the Loch Ness Monster, strange watery beasts have terrified and inspired artists in equal measure. Alastair Sooke dives in.
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Berbalang Blues: The Elusive Ghouls of Cagayan Sulu
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk” – Robert Bloch
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Wandering the labyrinth: monsters and magic
"A labyrinth is an ancient device that compresses a journey into a small space, winds up a path like thread on spool." By Ari Berk and Terri Windling. (Dec. 23, 2015)
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The Mystery of Kumari Kandam
Kumari Kandam is the legendary lost continent of Lemuria, the center of Tamil Civilization, which existed in the Indian Ocean. By R.S. Pandey.
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This Is What Happened To The Missing Trans Women Of El Salvador
The story of how a group of trans women vanished in the midst of El Salvador’s civil war has been passed down from generation to generation, creating a legend that gave them a place in the history of a country that often seems to wish they would disappear. By J. Lester Feder and Nicola Chávez Courtright.
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Silver Ghost
Merle Haggard
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10 Real-World Entrances To Mythical Locations
World mythology is full of fantastic kingdoms and realms that exist alongside our own. Many of them are said to have entrances in the real world, meaning that it’s possible to at least stand on the doorstep of some pretty amazing places. Now, if only we knew the passwords to open those doors… By Debra Kelly.
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The Atlantis-style myths that turned out to be true
Local legends often tell of cities or islands that have been lost to the waves. Nowadays we are sceptical of these tales, but some of them really happened. In one cataclysmic night, the gods sent a battalion of fire and earthquakes so intense that the Utopian kingdom of Atlantis sank deep into the ocean, never to be found again.
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Superman of Havana
The mayor’s son drew on his cigarette, thought back sixty years, paused, and made a chopping motion on his lower thigh—fifteen inches, give or take, from his groin to just above his knee. “The women said, ‘He has a machete.’” The mayor’s son is in his seventies now, but he was a teenager back then, during the years of Havana’s original sin... By Mitch Moxley.
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The Bermuda Triangle: Whatever became of the myth
Seventy years after the disappearance of five planes in the Atlantic, Giles Milton investigates one of the world’s most enduring aviation mysteries. By Giles Milton.
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