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The myth of the Narcissus flower
Who doesn’t love a good flower myth? Here is the retelling of the myth of the Narcissus flower, originally published in 1909. A Beautiful Flower…
How the Ancient Greeks worshiped Artemis
Artemis was one of the most widely worshipped goddesses in the ancient Greek world. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin…
Ancient giant footprints found in Hampshire, Tennessee
Giant footprints were found in stone in Hampshire, Tennessee back in 1915. Supposed Giant’s Track is Found HAMPSHIRE, Tenn., August 13, 1915. — The community…
Posse hunts for Bigfoot, or large-footed maniac, in Downingtown, Pennsylvania
A large, human shape attracted the attention of a Downtingtown resident after it let out a strange, animal-like cry. Left behind were large footprints. Posses…
Piano played by ghost scares off watchmen
Watchmen at a burned-down house are scared off by something playing the partially burned piano and other strange noises from within the structure. Piano Played…
Trenton residents fearful after rats eat dynamite
After it was discovered that rats ate dynamite, Trenton goes into a mass frenzy as residents attempt to scare away rats and prevent them from…
Jersey Devil sighting in Woodbury blamed on alcohol
The Jersey Devil was spotted in Woodbury, New Jersey in 1919, but the newspaper blamed the sighting on alcohol and it being pay day. Alcohol…
Jersey Devil blamed for killing sheep in West Orange
The Jersey Devil is blamed for the loss of nine sheep in West Orange, New Jersey. Devil is Blamed for Death of Sheep WEST ORANGE,…
Filthy meat plants shovel meat from floor and onto dirty tables
Imagine eating meat that had been dragged through the spit of workers with tuberculosis and then thrown onto dirty, wooden tables to pick up splinters…
Jersey Devil scares local in Virginia
The Jersey Devil is not limited to New Jersey. Below is a 1910 sighting of the Jersey Devil in Virginia and mention of a sighting…
