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Agloe, New York was an imaginary town that became real. Created on a 1937 map as a copyright trap (a fake location used to fool others copying the map), a visitor decided to open a store. Agloe became a real (if very small) location for 40 years, but the store closed and Agloe is now dead. Medieval Street, Sedlec Ossuary, Weird Places, Fact Republic, Medieval England, Mystery Of History, We Are The World, Street Names, X Files

1. “Gropecunt Lane”, was an official street name given to those streets in medieval England where prostitution took place because it was normal practice for a medieval street name to reflect the street's function or economic activity taking place within it.

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A small town in Mexico is home to what are called the screaming mummies, a collection of eerily preserved bodies that are all less than 200 years old. Mummies aren't just from Egypt –examples of mummies have been found around the world. Today, the screaming mummies of Guanajuato can be found in the Museo de las Momias, one of the strangest museums i... #screamingmummies #guanajuatomummies #museodelasmomias #mexicanmummies #buriedalive #choleraoutbreak #historicalpreservation #worldssmallestmummy Historical Facts Creepy, Fun Facts Scary, Short Creepy Stories, Weird History, Ancient History Facts, Scary Facts, Interesting Facts About World, Cool Science Facts, Creepy Facts

A small town in Mexico is home to what are called the screaming mummies, a collection of eerily preserved bodies that are all less than 200 years old. Mummies aren't just from Egypt –examples of mummies have been found around the world. Today, the screaming mummies of Guanajuato can be found in the Museo de las Momias, one of the strangest museums i... #screamingmummies #guanajuatomummies #museodelasmomias #mexicanmummies #buriedalive #choleraoutbreak #historicalpreservation…

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Found This In House I’m Tearing Apart In A Book Like Someone Wanted To Keep Them Don’t Think It’s Real Money Wifi Card, Fire Training, Weird Fish, Commute To Work, Old Money, Over The Years, Vintage World Maps, Things To Think About, The Internet

Say you find a coin. Say you have no idea if it's worth a million dollars or less than the leaf of grass you picked it up from. What should you do? Take a picture of it and post it on a subreddit called "What Is This Thing?" And it goes not just for coins. This community easily identifies missiles, slugs, nipple pumps; pretty much any thing they lay their eyes on. The subreddit is home to over 894,000 members and the number is constantly growing as well. Continue scrolling to broaden your…

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The early history of Ireland has long been shrouded in mystery. But a new study of the DNA of the ancient Irish has cast some light into the darkness. The first headline is that Ireland's first farmers originated in the Middle East. The second headline is that all those stone rings and tombs that we associate with Ireland appear to have nothing to do with the Celts.

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