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Doppelganger (dop·pel·gäng·er/ˈdäpəlˌɡaNGər/): an apparition or double of a living person.
Not to be mistaken with an identical twin, a doppelganger is an unexplained phenomena where you have a double of no direct relation. This double can be human, or apparition in nature, but is both unusual and creepy. Unlike Elena and Katherine from The Vampire Diaries, the tale of Emilie Sagee and her doppelganger may have some truth to it.
August 15, 1958, Bobby Bizup, age 10, was fishing down by Cabin Creek, while attending summer camp at St. Malo Retreat; a camp organized by the Catholic Church. At approximately 6pm, a camp counselor approached Bobby and informed him it was time for dinner. The two of them walked down the hill, back toward the camp, the counselor noting Bobby was just behind him. Yet, when he reached the camp and turned back again, Bobby was gone.
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235 miles south of El Paso, TX, across the Mexico border, lies Chihuahua, Mexico and a well-known bridal shop that has been a hotbed for speculation since 1930. La Popular is nothing, if not a popular spot for those searching for that perfect gown, or just someone looking to solve a mystery. You see, La Popular has a very mysterious mannequin – La Pascualita.
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Few cases will haunt you, like that of Canadian student, Elisa Lam. Miss Lam had disappeared while on a trip to Los Angeles, only to be found almost three weeks later in the water tank atop the Cecil Hotel, after hotel guests had complained about “tainted” water.
Late January, 1959, a group of 10 skiers set out on an expedition across the northern Urals in Sverdlovsk Oblast, in what was the Soviet Union, now Russia. One member turned back partway through the trip due to illness. The remaining 9 continued forth, but what happened next remains to be understood. This is the mystery of Dyatlov Pass.
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Zoo; noun: an establishment that maintains a collection of wild animals, typically in a park or gardens, for study, conservation, or display to the public.
Zoos are not a foreign idea. Back in 2400 B.C, Shulgi, the ruler of Ur (which is now known as South-East Iraq), had a collection of animals. Although it was not a public zoo, it set the standard for years to come. The first zoos were created as private collections known as menageries, by the wealthy to demonstrate their power.
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At first glance, the Winchester Mansion just looks like any other architectural wonder, combining both Victorian and Queen Anne architectural styles. In its time, the mansion was a modern marvel, with indoor plumbing, central heating, and multiple elevators. The mansion spans 24,000 square feet of living space, on 6 acres of land, and if that wasn’t impressive enough, it boasts 161 rooms (one previously unknown room was just discovered in the attic of the house. In it contained a pump organ, a dress form, a sewing machine, a Victorian sofa, and several paintings), 40 bedrooms, 47 staircases, 10,000 windows, 2 basements and 2,000 doors.
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You’re working as a customs officer in the Haneda Airport, also known as Tokyo International Airport. A caucasian man with a beard arrives, and while there’s nothing particularly suspicious about him, you sense something is “off.” You ask to see his passport, and he provides it, but something is wrong. It lists his home country as “Taured.” There is no such place.
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