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Showing posts with label Fact / Myth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fact / Myth. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Enhance your Breasts by eating Cookies!

Japanese are no doubt the most innovative nation in the world!


From this...


To this...


and now, ... this...
Yeap, COOKIES that naturally increase your breast size... to a pair of F-CUPs hopefully!

Simply named "F-Cup Cookies", this low fat cookie is a natural breast enhancement innovation from Japan with eight essential amino acids! Each cookie is only 70 calories (68.7 kcal) and contains a safe, herbal breast enhancer called Pueraria Mirifica needed for natural breast enhancement. The cookie works by slowly releasing compounds of Pueraria Mirifica. Pueraria mirifica has a high concentration of phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are not hormones, but they do provide the same benefits of estrogen which is the body's primary source for breast enhancement. Phytoestrogens maximize blood flow and estrogen distribution throughout the breast tissue, encouraging growth and maintenance of the breast tissue, firmness and shape. F-Cup Cookies lengthen the milk ducts whilst stimulating and expanding the fat tissues, resulting in firmer breasts. The increase in breast size you gain is permanent, not temporary. A Japanese F-Cup bra size is equivalent to around a UK 'DD'.



Pueraria Mirifica was featured on a UK television show describing how this product actually worked enhancing women’s breast size by 80% and worked for 90% - 95% of all women! Even Spice girl, Mel C (aka Sporty Spice) tried the F-Cup Cookies in an attempt to make her breasts bigger for the Spice Girls reunion tour! Checkout the gossip here in 'The Sun' Newspaper:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article334838.ece

Ingredients: Flour, semi-chocolate, margarine, soybean milk powder, liquid bean curd (tofu), shortening, powdered skim milk, dried egg whites, starch, soybean powder, Pueraria Mirifica [50 mg per cookie], sweeteners (sorbitol), leavening agent, emulsifying agent (made from soybeans), spice, perfume, and artificial colour (Annatto and Carotene).

Suggested Use: Eat 1 to 2 cookies per day with plenty of water. As the cookie absorbs the water it swells, giving you long lasting satisfaction.

Caution: Do not eat if you are allergic to any of the ingredients. May contain nuts, milk, soy, eggs, and/or wheat ingredients. May have been manufactured in a plant which processes peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat, and/or soy products. Do not consume during pregnancy, breastfeeding, menstruation, or if you have been diagnosed with medical conditions of the ovaries, uterus, or breast. May cause loose bowels if taken in excess. Recommended for women aged 16 and over.

To purchase, visit http://www.ravissante.com.my


Why in the world I'm promoting it? Certain reasons... ;)

1. You ladies would look extra attractive.

2. You ladies could build up your self-esteem.

3. Us men can have a glance of them... strictly for HEALTH BENEFITS!! ;)

So if you ladies think about it, it's a Win-Win situation... the world would be a more entertaining place to live in...

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Text is superior than Voice (mobile phone usage)

Alright..pep talk..

I came up with this hypothesis - text is far superior than voice when it comes to meaning something. (WARNING - this does not apply to booty calls, unless it's really really late at night and you're not sober enough to make a call)

A text is usually read with your eyes, whispered with your lips, and down to the heart; while a voice travels from an ear, PROBABLY to the brain, and mostly out the other side.

Socio-scientifically, when you read, you tend to create your own tone that please yourself and you understand it at your own pace.

However, when you listen to a voice, the voice (may be accompanied by noise) doesn't really connect with you most of the time - either too monotonous or out of tone (differs with great speakers though) and usually not at your pace.


Ok, to prove this theory. Try reciting this poem to your loved one through phone:

"All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me." - (Sonnet 43)


"Huh? what you talking about?" ---> ( - . - )" ' *sigh*

Ha, fumble as presumed.. now, try sending as text. Your significant other should understand it better.

Yet again, Shakespeare is tough. But you guys probably get what I mean =) because it's "text".

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Glow-in-the-Dark Cloned Cats

Cloned Turkish Angora cats (left) that glows (right) under ultraviolet beams.
~Images by AFP~

South Korean scientists have cloned cats that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet beams in a side-effect, by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene - a procedure which could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases.

A team of scientists led by Kong Il-keun, a cloning expert at Gyeongsang National University, produced three cats possessing altered fluorescence protein genes (RFP). Three cats were born in January and February - one died while two others grew to become adult Turkish Angoras, weighing 3.0kg and 3.5kg.

It marked the first time in the world that cats with RFP genes have been cloned. The ability to produce cloned cats with the manipulated genes is significant as it could be used for developing treatments for genetic diseases and for reproduction model (cloned) animals suffering from the same diseases as humans.

It will also help develop stem-cell treatments; cats have some 250 kinds of genetic diseases that affect humans, too.

"Cats have similar genes to those of humans," said veterinary professor Kong Il-keun. "We can make genetically modified cats that can be used to develop new cures for genetic diseases."

Keitaro Kato, a geneticist at Kinki University in western Japan who has cloned fish, said the research could be significant if it eventually helps treat people with hereditary diseases.

"People with genetic disorders usually have to receive treatment throughout their lives that is very hard on them," Kato said. "If these results can help to make their lives easier, then I think it's a wonderful thing."

Thursday, November 22, 2007

The Samurai

"For these guys, surrender was NEVER an option"

Anime: Rurouni Kenshin (Battousai the Slasher)

...looks cooler than...


Who He Was

An upper-class warrior in feudal Japan also called a bushi or "war-man". Samurai were bound to a strict code that saw them preferring to fight to the death or commit ritual suicide (seppuku/harakiri) rather than surrender.


Weapons
Samurai were allowed to wear two swords, a longer katana and a shorter wakizashi and had the right to cut down anyone who rubbed them up the wrong way. The oldest swords were straight, but a desire for tougher, sharper swords gave rise to the curved blade we know today.


The finest blade in history, the sword was a three-ply combination of iron and carbon cooled at different rates to produce a weapon that was frighteningly sharp, yet flexible. A blade was tested by cutting through the bodies of corpses or criminals. A single blow could slice a person into two!


For Honour and Glory!
The samurai were experts in fighting from horseback and on the ground and also practiced unarmed combat. The early samurai fought with the bow and arrow but encounters with Mongol invaders in the 13th century led to a change in fighting style. Samurai then began to use their swords more as well as the naginata (a pike-like weapon).


Golden Moments
In 1185, the Minamoto clan defeated their enemies the Taira, with the help of their samurai. Their leader Yorimoto became the first shogun, or overlord, with the emperors reduced to figureheads for the next 700 years.


Decline
Samurai gradually lost their military role. By the end of the shogun era, most were bureaucrats. In 1867, samurai were banned from carrying swords and the last shogun was toppled in 1868. Former samurai revolted during the next few years, but these uprisings were pointless against a new national army with modern weapons.


Catch Him in Action in
Th historic Tale of Genji, the saga of the Minamotos, and the world's first novel. On screen, watch Akira Kurosawa's samurai classics of the 1950s, or try The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise.


Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Black Friday

When I first saw "Black Friday", I thought it was another perilous Friday believed to cause havoc, fear, whatever nonsensical stuff that anyone can think of - similar to the Friday the 13th.


And that first time was LAST WEEK... (yea, yea...laugh all you want~)

Com'on, Friday is always associated with something bad - there's a story behind it.


2 OPTIONS:
  1. To those who already know, you can continue laughing until your jaw starts to lock.
  2. To those who has the same fate as me, enlighten yourself by reading on...


Overview
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, in which in this very day, U.S. consumers begin their Christmas shopping spree. As Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursdays in the U.S., Black Friday may be as early as 23rd of November or as late as 29th of November. This day is heavily promoted by retailers, opening as early as 5 a.m., and offering good deals/discounts to attract customers.


Origin
The origin of Black Friday comes from the shift to profitability during the holiday season. Black Friday was when retailers went from being unprofitable, or "in the red," to being profitable, or "in the black", at a time when accounting records were kept by hand and red indicated loss and black, profit.




Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Fart Kills!

Long before your time (actually just couple of years back, maybe?), a terrible diet and room with no ventilation are being blamed for the death of a man who was killed by his own gas. (Yeahahaaa, the intestinal gas expelled from his anus)

However, there was no mark on his body, but an autopsy showed large amounts of methane gas in his system. His diet had consisted mainly of beans and cabbage (and a couple of other things - maybe something died in his stomach too). It was just the right combination of foods.

Beans + Cabbage + Couple of Things NOT Nice
and

ACCIDENTALLY, added CHEMICAL F
Thus,


THE POWERFART GALS

NOT

THE POWERPUFF GIRLS

Ok, back to the story...

It appears that the man died in his sleep from breathing the poisonous cloud that was hanging over his bed. Had he been outside or had his windows been opened, it would not have been fatal, but the man was shut up in his near airtight bedroom.

According to the article, "He was a big man with a huge capacity for creating this deadly gas." Three of the rescuers got sick and one was hospitalized.


FACT OR MYTH?

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Snowball the Man-Killing Goat

Carl Hulsey, a 77-year-old retired poultry worker from Canton, Georgia was determined to turn his white billy goat, Snowball, into a watchdog, whether Snowball wanted to be one or not. To that end, Hulsey took to beating Snowball with a stick to make it more aggressive. "Pa, this goat's going to kill you if you keep that up," Alma Hulsey warned her husband. Little did she know, she turned out to be right.

On 16 May 1991, Hulsey once again approached the goat, brandishing a stick. This time Snowball landed the first blow. The 110-pound goat attacked its tormentor, headbutting Hulsey in the stomach, twice knocking him down. Hulsey scrambled onto the porch in an effort to get away. The goat bounded up the steps after him. While Alma Hulsey watched, Snowball rammed its master over the edge. Hulsey fell to the ground five feet below, and died where he landed. "Blunt trauma to the abdominal cavity," said the coroner. Snowball had ruptured Hulsey's stomach.

As a dangerous animal who might harm another, by rights, Snowball should have been put to sleep. Once the goat's story was known, however, the officials who were to decide Snowball's fate were inundated with pleas to spare the creature. More than 500 protesters from around the nation called Cherokee County animal control after it was announced Snowball might be put to death. Many offered to adopt Snowball.

Some even made death threats. "What happens to the goat, happens to you," one caller reportedly warned. There was also talk of a bomb being planted if the goat did not walk. (aren't they taking this a little too seriously, all for a goat?)

Snowball got let off. It was sent to Noah's Ark, a private animal shelter for neglected, and abused animals in Locust Grove, a little town south of Atlanta. Four hours after its arrival, it was laid on a kitchen table and neutered, an operation intended to make it less aggressive. It was also rechristened "Snow."

Why this furor over a goat and the seeming lack of concern for the man whose life the goat had ended? In the small community Hulsey had been part of, he was well and truly mourned. Yet outside that pocket of acquaintance, sentiment ran the other way - many animal lovers saw a certain divine justice in his fate. He'd brought harm to an animal, and the animal had struck back.

(Baaaahahahahahaaa...Baa)


Sunday, October 28, 2007

The Legend of Bloody Mary

Some of you might think it is a cocktail where you mix in vodka, juices, Tabasco sauce, etc... and ta da da daaa~



Well, I hope I'm sharing something less scary like its preparation, but.. *takes a deep breath*.. this is the real deal - the contemporary Western folklore -'THE' Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary is a ghost or witch said to appear in a mirror when you summon her name several times (there are many variations to it : 1, 3, 7, 13, 100). *try buying lottery with this*

The vengeful spirit goes by many names too: Aggie, Agnes, Black Agnes, Bloody Mary, Bloody Bones, Hell Mary, Kathy, Mary Worth, Mary Worthington, Mary Whales, Mary Johnson, Mary Lou, Mary Jane, Sally, Svarte Madame.

Here are some variations/procedures to summon Bloody Mary *try at your own risks*:
  • Look into the bathroom mirror with the lights all off, and the bathroom completely black, say "Bloody Mary" thirteen times, a woman will appear and scratch your face up/off.
  • Say "Hell Mary" in front the mirror in a dark room for seven times, Satan's image would appear. After three calls, the mirror turns red; after five calls, an indistinct face will materialise.

  • Go into a bathroom, turn off all the lights and begin in a whisper, to chant "Bloody Mary" and gradually louder and louder into a near scream as you continue to chant. While chanting, you should be spinning at a medium pace and taking a glimpse in the mirror at each pass. Near the 13th call, "she" should appear... and....??
    (True Story: a girl tried this and ran out of the bathroom screaming. She was shaking and appeared genuinely terrified, refusing to relate the incident. Those around her at that time noticed that her clenched fingers were covered in blood)

  • Other chants include: "I believe in Mary Worth", "Kathy, come out!", "Bloody Mary! I killed your baby!"
  • Variations of what the mirror-witch does upon arrival:
    1. strike summoner dead;
    2. drive summoner mad;
    3. fiercely scratch summoner's face;
    4. peer malevolently out through the mirror;
    5. drag summoner into the mirror to live with her. *gulp*

Origins:
Bloody Mary Worth is said to be a witch who was executed a hundred years ago for plying with black magic/crafts, or a woman of more modern times who died in a car accident in which her face is hideously mutilated.


Various people also relate "Bloody Mary" as Queen Mary I whose life was marked by a number of miscarriages or false pregnancies. Speculation exists that the miscarriage was self-induced, thus resulting in retelling of tale make "Bloody Mary" - the Queen driven to madness due to the loss of her children.

Other sources claim that the British Queen killed young girls so she could bathe in their blood to preserve her youth.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Tortura

Back in the Dark Ages, during the medieval era, people were tortured and punished for their opinions, race, religion, language, social status and even their gender. These are some of the torturing equipments used:

The Guillotine


This device is made famous with its widespread use during the French Revolution.

It is used to carry out execution by decapitation or beheading.

How to use it??
(on your mischievous little brother or the @!#^*$! - certain someone)
  1. Tie your prisoner/victim on the horizontal platform with his/her neck positioned exactly at the hole.
  2. Raise the blade with the rope to its peak.
  3. REMEMBER: Request for his/her last words. (Standard Procedure)
  4. Despite what the victim said, just let the rope go and close your eyes if you are hemophobic (scared of blood).
  5. Done~Now you can replace your jack-o-lantern at your yard.

Iron Maiden of Nuremberg


No, you wouldn't want to have any sexual relationship with this maiden!
(1: it's iron for god's sake; 2: it's more than meets the eyes!)

It is a box big enough to fit an adult man, with folding doors where the inner portion is studded with sharp iron spikes. When the doors are shut, the spikes are forced into the body of the victim who is left to bleed to death or blood loss (asphyxiation).

It is about 7 feet (2.1 m) tall and 3 feet (0.9 m) wide.


Ripping Trestle (The Wooden Horse)

This "horse" does not win you medals. It is a pain in the nuts, literally.

It is a V-shaped structure where offenders sit astride.

Weights were tied to victims legs to enhance suffering. The weights are gradually increased until the victim splits in TWO!!



The Catalan Garrotte


This should not be mistaken for a sit-down black and white dinner affair.

The victim is seated on it with his or her neck in between the metal piece. The executioner turns the lever to create a force to break the neck of the victim trapped inside. (Ppraaakkk~)

Last used in 1975, the victim was a student who was executed and later was found innocent.


Judas Cradle

The Judas Cradle (or Judas Chair) is a pyramid-shaped seat with the point inserted into victim's anus or vagina, and then slowly lowered the victim with ropes.

It is used to either stretch the orifice or to slowly impale. This could result in rips and tear, causing pain and even death. The victim was usually naked, adding to the humiliation already endured.

The key design feature is to keep the victim awake throughout the ordeal.



The Torture Pear (Rectal, Oral or Vaginal Pear)


No girls, this is not a sex-toy~

The shape of it arrives to its name.

This instrument has a screw mechanism by which the spoon shaped lobes can be expanded, to increase pain.

The pear was rarely washed, causing infections very frequently. If the victim did not die by an infection, nevertheless, he or she would die by other diseases caused by the rupture of his or her intestines.

Can be inserted into mouth too, often causing the teeth of victims to be destroyed; making blood pour out of the victim's mouth, which often lead to death.



The Head Crusher

(Ideal remedy for headaches?)

The head of the condemner is placed under the upper cap and the chin above the bottom bar. The top screw is then slowly turned to compress the skull tightly.

Firstly, the teeth are destroyed. Then, the eyes are squeezed from the sockets. Lastly, the skull fractures and the contents of the head are forced out (i.e. brains).

Usually, the victim's head is compressed down to 3cm. Approximately, about this length:

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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Elephants AFRAID of Bees??



Whoever thought that such a goliath mammal would be afraid of tiny little bees? Researchers have discovered that these giants FLEE at the buzz of a swarm of bees.

This statement is backed up by observers in Kenya who notice that elephants damaged acacia trees with empty or occupied beehives significantly less than trees without hives. Moreover, in Zimbabwe, elephants forged new trails in order to avoid beehives.

Well, to note why the elephants are afraid, honeybees native to eastern and southern Africa (Apis mellifera scutellata) are notoriously aggressive, especially near their hives. It has been known that swarms are able to kill an African buffalo.

To confirm whether bees could really drive away elephant herds, zoologist Lucy King at the University of Oxford and her colleagues carried out an experiment (as seen on video below).

Firstly, the team had to digitally record the buzz of agitated African bees from a wild hive, found inside a tree trunk along the Ewaso Ng’iro River in Samburu. Their initial attempt was to hold a microphone in front of the hive and drop a stone into the core of the tree trunk.

So, it was that easy?


WRONG!!


The bees were so aggressive that even with their bee suits on, they got swarmed with bees and could not hold the microphone very straight for very long!

In their second attempt, King rigged up a platform in front of the hive where they strapped on the directional microphone and mini-disc recorder so that they could evacuate the area while recording.

“I dropped a stone into the hive to trigger the attack, and then we ran like hell back to my Land Rover and sealed ourselves inside for a good 15 minutes while the bees did our recording for us. It was actually a fun day despite one or two stings getting through our suits!” King said.





So, the Experiment Procedure:

  1. Place wireless speakers hidden inside fake plastic tree trunks under trees in Kenya (where the elephant families happily having their midday picnic under the blazing hot sun)
  2. Played back four-minute clips of the recorded buzzing of bees.


Results:

Complete SUCCESS!!

16 out of 17 families tested fled within 80 seconds of hearing the bee sound, and half responded within just 10 seconds.

The one family that did not respond to the buzzing was young and perhaps had not experienced bee attacks before.
(OR they ate up the ‘sappy’ plastic tree trunks~)

With these new findings, the researchers hope to use beehives to deter elephant herds from human farmland and enhance local income through sale of honey, as well as contribute to a safer future for both elephants and the people who have to live with them.

Enjoy the video~

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Pope John Paul II from beyond the grave??

(Left Image: Bonfire in Poland; Right Image: Pope John Paul II at an audience in 2001)
-DM Pictures-


This fiery figure is being hailed as Pope John Paul II making an appearance from beyond the grave. Believers said that the Pope had his right hand raised in blessing during a ceremony held in Poland to mark the second anniversary of his death.

Service director Jarek Cielecki, a Polish priest and close friend of John Paul II, travelled to Poland after hearing an onlooker had photographed the image.

Father Cielecki said he was convinced the picture showed the former pontiff.

"You can see the image of a person in the flames and I think it is the servant of God, Pope John Paul II," he said.

The image was continuously broadcasted on Italian TV and also posted on religious websites, causing some of them to crash as thousands logged on to view with their own eyes the eerie figure formed by the flames.

The bonfire was lit during a service at Beskid Zywiecki, close to John Paul's birthplace at Katowice, southern Poland, on April 2 - the second anniversary of his death.

Hundreds had attended the ceremony. Gregorz Lukasik, the Polish man who took the photographs, said: "It was only afterwards when I got home and looked at the pictures that I realised I had something.

"I showed them to my brother and sister and they, like me, were convinced the flames had formed the image of Pope John Paul II.

"I was so happy with the picture that I showed it to our local bishop who said that Pope John Paul had made many pilgrimages during his life and he was still making them in death."

-DM News

Well, what do you think??

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Why Falling Cats Land on Their Feet??

(Spider-cat, Spider-cat, does whatever a Spider-cat can...)

You may think that falling cats always land on their feet. Contrary to that popular belief, every day cats DO sustain serious injuries from falling out of open windows, off balconies, and from rooftops.

Unlike me (or most human), cats are not acrophobic (fear of heights), and will often leap after a bird or butterfly only to find themselves falling through the air. The trauma sustained from a fall of over two stories (24 to 30 feet) is known as high-rise syndrome.

Usually, if a cat falls a short distance, it can right itself and land on its feet, due to its exceptional coordination and balance, and flexible musculoskeletal system. However, if it falls more than one or two floors, it may sustain injury because its legs and feet cannot absorb the shock.


Textbook Guidelines for Cats to Survive a Fall
:

  • The cat determines which way is up and rotates the head until it is right side up.
  • It brings the front legs up close to the face, ready to protect it from impact.
  • It twists the upper part of the spine to bring the front half of its body around in line with the head.
  • It bends its hind legs so that all four limbs are ready for touchdown and, as this happens, it twists the rear half of its body to catch up with the front.


However, whether or not a cat lands on its feet depends on several factors, including the distance it falls and the surface on which it falls.


Righting Reflex

Cats have the ability to right themselves in midair thanks to the vestibular apparatus. This is a tiny fluid-filled organ housed deep in their inner ear that is responsible for their remarkable balance. It is composed of tiny chambers and canals lined with millions of sensitive hairs and filled with fluid and minute floating crystals. When cats move, the fluid shifts, giving readings on the body's position – similar to the instrument in an airplane called the "artificial horizon" that tells the pilot the position of the plane's wings in relation to the horizon.

When a cat falls, the vestibular apparatus becomes active, and helps the cat register which way is up. This allows the cat to right himself in midair by adjusting the orientation of the body. The righting reflex appears in a kitten at three to four weeks and is perfected by seven weeks.


Musculoskeletal System

The uniqueness of the cat's skeleton is another reason they can right themselves. A cat does not have a collarbone and the bones in his backbone have more mobility than in many other animals. So cats have free movement of their front legs and they can bend and rotate their bodies like a pretzel.

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And what about dogs — how do they do in falls?

(READ UP…Dog-lovers gonna love this…)

Also...enjoy~ ;)



Saturday, October 6, 2007

America's Top 5 Haunted Places

No. 5: The Winchester Mystery House

In 1881, Sarah Winchester, the widow of famous gun maker Oliver Winchester, became convinced that she needed protection from the evil spirits of all the people killed by Winchester rifles.

A psychic advised her to continually add rooms to her San Jose, California, mansion to confuse any ghosts that may try to find her. (Ghost can walk through walls, don't they?? Winchester might have been the confused one.)

She did so for nearly 40 years, adding more than 100 rooms and staircases, until her death in 1922. After Sarah's death, her own ghost was said to haunt the halls of her maze-like mansion. Today the building remains a popular tourist attraction, a bizarre monument to superstition and paranoia.


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No. 4: The Amityville Horror

On Nov 13, 1974, six members of an Amityville, New York, family were killed by one of the family's sons, Ronald Jr. ("Butch") DeFeo.

In his legal defense, DeFeo claimed that demonic forces in the home drove him to kill. The new owner of the home at 112 Ocean Avenue later claimed a variety of ghostly phenomena, and the story was further fictionalized into a best-selling novel and horror film.

However, the supernatural events were never proven, and DeFeo's lawyer later admitted that the story was a hoax. (Yea, wait till one of them haunts you....)




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No.3: Alcatraz

The San Francisco Bay's resident rock, (or The Rock) and perhaps the most famous prison island in the world, Alcatraz has captured the public's imagination in many films and books.

The prison, a cold, dank hellhole, saw many murders, riots, and suicides during its 29 years of service. Along the way it spawned tales of inexplicable sounds, cell doors closing on their own, disembodied screams, and scary apparitions.




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No.2: The Fox Sisters Cabin

Though less well-known than the other haunted places, the Fox Sisters cottage is perhaps the most important haunted house of all, since the phenomena here in many ways set the standard for later hauntings and even launched a religion.

In 1848 Hydesville, western New York, two young sisters named Maggie and Katie Fox began supposedly communicating with the ghost of a murdered peddler. The sisters, in a sort of crude seance, would ask questions of the spirit, who would answer back with mysterious knocks or raps. (Well, atleast in Ghost Whisperer, the spirits SpEak!)

Many people, including their mother, were amazed at what seemed to be genuine contact with the dead. Both sisters eventually admitted that they had actually faked the sounds--there had been no murdered peddler, it had all been a prank. The women even demonstrated how they had done it. But by then the belief had taken on a life of its own as a religion called Spiritualism, which is still practiced today. (All of us got punk'd!)


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and......


No.1: THE WHITE HOUSE
(Are you serious??)


The Washington, D.C., home of America's presidents has surely seen untold tragedy through the centuries, from being burned down in 1814 by British troops to several attempted (and accomplished) assassinations.

Among the White House's spooky stories include the appearance of Abraham Lincoln's ghost. Lincoln's widow, Mary Todd, dabbled in the occult and held seances in the White House. Other reputed ghosts include Andrew Jackson, Dolley Madison, and Abigail Adams, though they are rarely seen today. (Wooaahh~ the 'First' Gathering)

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