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Soviet Axe Is Out For Old Santa As An Evil Genius For Children

Poor Santa. Someone is always waging war against the old fella, from religious extremists to the former Soviet government to just about everyone who hates…

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Santa Claus Banned Because He Isn’t In The Bible

If you think that the war on Christmas is something new, think again. This 1911 article tells of a town that had banned Old Saint…

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10 Lucky Charms and Why They are So Lucky

Everyone is guilty of hanging onto a lucky charm or two. It is one of those little pleasures that has not yet faded from the…

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How To Read Your Fortune In The Numbers Of Your Birth Date

Discover your overall ruling birth number and what it means. This content comes from a newspaper article published in 1914. How To Read Your Fortune…

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Warrant Issued For The Arrest Of Eloping Pastor

It isn’t so much that the pastor eloped with the choir girl. Life happens. What I find interesting is the sternness of the church itself….

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Husband and Wife Spiritualists Go to Court

Two spiritualists get married. Sounds like the start of a joke, doesn’t it? Except the article below really isn’t a joke. The problem is that…

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How To Start Seeing Ghosts

Many of us go through life wanting to believe in the existence of ghosts, even though we have never seen one. Maybe we are located…

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Sir Conan Doyle Talks About Spirit Ectoplasm

Who here is surprised to see the name Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the word ectoplasm on the same page? Probably no one, as everyone…

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Anti Cremation in the 1800s United States

When cremation started to gain traction in the United States in the 1800s, not everyone was happy about it. Sure, cremation is cheaper than burial…

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Ancient Egyptian Antiques Made To Order

Fake ancient Egyptian antiques are still bought and sold today, just as they were back in the early 1900s. I even own a few because…

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