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Nostradamus and the End of the World in 2012

There are countless sites stating Nostradamus "predicted" the End of the World in 2012. This is nonsense, written down by people who are simply copy-pasting what others have said, without even reading the...

6 comments    2012 calendar end of the world
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The Holy Blood of Bruges, a New Jerusalem

The Holy Blood of Christ seems to have turned medieval Bruges (in Flanders, Belgium) into a Holy City. It's what, since the 19th century, made tourism popular in Bruges. But maybe this Holy City is not as holy as it seems...

3 comments    travel religion conspiracy
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At My First Seance, I Saw the Faces of Death

In her book There Is No Death, Florence Marryat tells us how she  in February 1873 was introduced to Mr. Henry Dunphyof the Morning Post.  The favorite hobby of Mr. Dunphy was "Spiritualism", and  since...

2 comments    life death paranormal
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Free Online Murder Game: The Top Model Murder Case

The celebrity gossip columnist J.P. Vandam is being suspected of murdering the former top model Catherine Vincenti. He now organizes an online investigation to prove his innocence. A free online murder and mystery game!

0 comments    online celebrity free
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Bruges-la-Morte, by Georges Rodenbach

In 1892 Georges Rodenbach published his masterpiece Bruges-la-Morte. The short novel immediately was acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of the "decadent movement" in French literature, a vision...

2 comments    photographs novel paris
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The Holy Sepulchre of Bruges-la-Morte

Visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Bruges-La-Morte, the Venice of the North, is a strange and morbid experience. Not only because the Holy Grave is to be found here, or a statue of the dead Christ,...

2 comments    travel religion arts
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Online Murder and Mystery Games for Free

Free online murder and mystery games, a free online Halloween Party Game, great tips and ideas for dinner, party and pub games!

6 comments    entertainment internet online
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The Flying Dutchman

The legend of the Flying Dutchman is one of those stories that the crew might pass along when a ship is in trouble. There are various versions of the story, all with similarities shared with the legends and...

4 comments    paranormal disney ghost
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The Love Lake Succubus of Bruges-la-Morte

In folklore and medieval legends a succubus is a frightening demon who takes the form of a woman to seduce men in dreams and have sexual intercourse. In modern times, a succubus is often depicted as highly...

4 comments    dreams horror paranormal
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In Flanders Fields

The last entry of the First World War poetry series "Shell Shocked Isabel Shrapnel" is a Special about the most famous poem from the First World War: In Flanders Fields, by John McCrae.

0 comments    arts poetry belgium
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