Category: Folklore
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50 of the Spookiest Urban Legends from Every State
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Whether you dismiss urban legends as children’s lore or believe they’re based on fact, these 50 tales will send a shiver up your spine Stories to keep you up at night No matter where in the country you’re from, your home state is sure to have its share of urban legends and…
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The Mango Tree’s Secret
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Submitted by Juno When I was a kid, life was simple—dusty streets, endless games, and laughter that stretched until the sun disappeared. Our house was flanked by tall mango trees, their gnarled branches twisting like ancient hands reaching for the sky. Those trees were my playground, my castle. At ten…
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The Allendale Wolf, a beast remembered in fire
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A killer wolf once stalked the quiet Northumberland village of Allendale, and its fiery legend still burns today, writes GAYLE FIDLER Allendale is a rural, picturesque village near the market town of Hexham in Northumberland. The area has a long mining history, which began to decline by the end of the 19th…
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Alien Reptilians
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The Reptilians or Reptoids alien race (which is a word mixed from reptilians and humanoids and are the same creature) are human looking lizard creatures that can shape shift. They are also known as dinosauroids, lizardfolk, lizardmen Saurians alpha draconians, and Sauroids. Reptilians are tall, around 7 to 9 feet,…
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The real aliens: a survey of ‘praying mantis’ entity reports
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Edward Crabtree: Back in 1967 a child called Paul Nelson took a holiday with his parents and another male friend in Catalina Island off the coast of California. His buddy and he had bought some comic books and they seated themselves in Paul’s father’s boat to enjoy them, when the missing…
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Weird winged wonders
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Sean Casteel: Who among us hasn’t wished to spread their wings and fly? To cease to be earthbound and soar to the heavens? But perhaps, in real-world terms, a person with wings might not be such a pleasant, liberating thing. “Weird Winged Wonders: The Twilight World of Cryptid Creatures” from Timothy…
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Angels, Airships, and Aliens: The 3,500-Year History of UFO Sightings
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UFOs are nothing new. In fact, they’ve followed humanity throughout our entire history. The U.S. government has finally admitted that UFOs are real..sort of. This past week, the U.S. Navy confirmed that several videos—two of which were first released by The New York Times in 2017 depicting so-called “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (UAP)—are authentic. The three videos,…
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Black Elk: The Afterlife of an American Indian
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What does the afterlife of an American Indian look like? Is it different from what you and I can expect? Black Elk (1863-1950) was a shaman and visionary who twice visited the land of his ancestors. His second trip was induced by an exhausting, ecstatic “ghost dance” ritual in the Lakota…
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The Curse of the Famous Hope Diamond
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The Hope Diamond Today. “You cradle the 45.5-carat stone—about the size of a walnut and heavier than its translucence makes it appear—turning it from side to side as the light flashes from its facets, knowing it’s the hardest natural material yet fearful of dropping it.” — Associated Press reporter Ron…
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Monsters & Strange Creatures of America
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Legendary monsters “exist,” if only in legend, worldwide. It is no different in the United States. All cultures have historic mythical tales created long ago to explain things people didn’t understand. Some of these involve scary creatures, which are likely not real, but in some cases, they may be. And…
