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In 1861, Florence Ford passed from yellow fever at age 10. Her mother requested Florence's casket have a window and an adjacent chamber so she could comfort her daughter during the thunderstorms that had scared her in life. People continue the tradition today.
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This Staircase Let a Grieving Mother Comfort Her Dead Daughter During Storms
When the thunder rolled, Ellen Ford would descend to her daughter's casket to sit with her remains.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In 1861, Florence Ford passed from yellow fever at age 10. Her mother requested Florence's casket have a window and an adjacent chamber so she could comfort her daughter during the thunderstorms that had scared her in life. People continue the tradition today.
www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-g...
www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-g...
Ed Binkley has created fantasy artwork for three decades. His client list includes Lucasfilm, Ltd., Tool, Suntup Editions, Wizards of the Coast, ImagineFX, among others.
www.edbinkley.com/gallery
www.edbinkley.com/gallery
Original Artwork | ed-binkley-artwork
www.edbinkley.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Ed Binkley has created fantasy artwork for three decades. His client list includes Lucasfilm, Ltd., Tool, Suntup Editions, Wizards of the Coast, ImagineFX, among others.
www.edbinkley.com/gallery
www.edbinkley.com/gallery
"On December 8, 1976, a television production crew filming The Six Million Dollar Man at The Pike needed to move what they assumed was a hanging mannequin. When a prop man grabbed the figure’s arm, it broke off, revealing not wax or plastic..."
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Elmer McCurdy - Dead Man on Display
Outlaw Elmer McCurdy failed at crime, but found fame in death. His mummified corpse was a traveling carnival prop for 66 years until 1976.
thedeadhistory.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"On December 8, 1976, a television production crew filming The Six Million Dollar Man at The Pike needed to move what they assumed was a hanging mannequin. When a prop man grabbed the figure’s arm, it broke off, revealing not wax or plastic..."
thedeadhistory.com/2025/10/08/e...
thedeadhistory.com/2025/10/08/e...
Saint Munditia, patron saint of spinsters, died circa 310 AD, beheaded by a hatchet. She was transferred from the Roman catacombs in 1675 and put on display in Munich, her bones encased in a bejeweled shroud, her hands clasping a glass container of dried blood.
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www.atlasobscura.com/places/jewel...
Jeweled Skeleton of Saint Munditia
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
www.atlasobscura.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Saint Munditia, patron saint of spinsters, died circa 310 AD, beheaded by a hatchet. She was transferred from the Roman catacombs in 1675 and put on display in Munich, her bones encased in a bejeweled shroud, her hands clasping a glass container of dried blood.
www.atlasobscura.com/places/jewel...
www.atlasobscura.com/places/jewel...
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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NOBODY EAT THE CURSED SOUP
(h/t unevendays)
(h/t unevendays)
Chinese archaeologists unearth 2,400-year-old 'soup'
Chinese archaeologists discover what they believe is a 2,400-year-old pot of soup, during airport extension work in the city of Xian, state media report.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NOBODY EAT THE CURSED SOUP
(h/t unevendays)
(h/t unevendays)
BALTIMORE — Local metalhead Matt Franklin attempted to convince a police officer that the blood and bodily fluids covering his body were due to the fact he was returning home from a particularly messy GWAR show, dispatch confirmed.
Blood Soaked Man Desperately Explaining GWAR to Traffic Cop
Local metalhead Matt Franklin attempted to convince a police officer that the blood and bodily fluids covering his body were due to the fact he was returning home from a particularly messy GWAR show, ...
thehardtimes.net
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
BALTIMORE — Local metalhead Matt Franklin attempted to convince a police officer that the blood and bodily fluids covering his body were due to the fact he was returning home from a particularly messy GWAR show, dispatch confirmed.
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A medieval knight's intact stone tomb was discovered under the old site of an ice cream parlor in Gdańsk, Poland this summer. The gentleman was in his 40s and dates back to the 13th or 14th century.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Medieval knight 'Lancelot' and his stunning stone tomb found under ice cream shop in Poland
Archaeologists found the body of a medieval knight underneath a tombstone that depicted him in full military regalia.
www.livescience.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A medieval knight's intact stone tomb was discovered under the old site of an ice cream parlor in Gdańsk, Poland this summer. The gentleman was in his 40s and dates back to the 13th or 14th century.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
The rise in taxidermy fandom means certain types of bats are being decimated at alarming rates. Bats are protected in western countries, so if you see taxidermied bats for sale, big warning.
Be a considerate gloom cookie, please.
unfortunatecadaver.com/pages/the-un....
Be a considerate gloom cookie, please.
unfortunatecadaver.com/pages/the-un....
The Unethical Practice of Bat Taxidermy
Given the critical role bats play in ecosystems and the numerous threats they already face, it is unethical to engage in bat taxidermy. Conservation efforts should prioritize protecting these essentia...
unfortunatecadaver.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The rise in taxidermy fandom means certain types of bats are being decimated at alarming rates. Bats are protected in western countries, so if you see taxidermied bats for sale, big warning.
Be a considerate gloom cookie, please.
unfortunatecadaver.com/pages/the-un....
Be a considerate gloom cookie, please.
unfortunatecadaver.com/pages/the-un....
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank fifty years ago yesterday. It has been decreed a graveyard and therefore cannot be further studied after a diving team released unethical photographs of a saponified corpse floating inside of the vessel in the 90s. #morbidminute
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank fifty years ago yesterday. It has been decreed a graveyard and therefore cannot be further studied after a diving team released unethical photographs of a saponified corpse floating inside of the vessel in the 90s. #morbidminute
[TW: animal death]
Bulgarian chariot burials were common 2500 years ago. In August, an intact chariot and horses were found at a Thracian tomb. The horses pulled the funereal chariot to the resting place and then were sacrificed as per religious custom.
www.ancient-origins.net/news-history...
Bulgarian chariot burials were common 2500 years ago. In August, an intact chariot and horses were found at a Thracian tomb. The horses pulled the funereal chariot to the resting place and then were sacrificed as per religious custom.
www.ancient-origins.net/news-history...
Complete remains of 2,500-year-old chariot and two horses found in Bulgaria | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists have uncovered the incredible remains of a
www.ancient-origins.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
[TW: animal death]
Bulgarian chariot burials were common 2500 years ago. In August, an intact chariot and horses were found at a Thracian tomb. The horses pulled the funereal chariot to the resting place and then were sacrificed as per religious custom.
www.ancient-origins.net/news-history...
Bulgarian chariot burials were common 2500 years ago. In August, an intact chariot and horses were found at a Thracian tomb. The horses pulled the funereal chariot to the resting place and then were sacrificed as per religious custom.
www.ancient-origins.net/news-history...
Artist link: emibozstudios.bigcartel.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Artist link: emibozstudios.bigcartel.com
When the Princess of Sarazm died 5500 ears ago at the age of 37, she was adorned in beads made of lapis lazuli, turquoise, and limestone.
adventuresoflilnicki.com/sarazm-tajik...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
When the Princess of Sarazm died 5500 ears ago at the age of 37, she was adorned in beads made of lapis lazuli, turquoise, and limestone.
adventuresoflilnicki.com/sarazm-tajik...
adventuresoflilnicki.com/sarazm-tajik...
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This is actually so frikken cooool, they've just found the perfect home and learned to live together to enjoy it
Obvious cw for spiders
Obvious cw for spiders
Sulfur cave spiders build an arachnid megacity and possibly the largest-ever spider web
Researchers may have discovered the world's biggest spider web, a massive subterranean structure spanning over 100 square meters in a sulfur cave on the Albania–Greece border. The multilayered web alo...
phys.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is actually so frikken cooool, they've just found the perfect home and learned to live together to enjoy it
Obvious cw for spiders
Obvious cw for spiders
DNA has revealed the identity of another victim of Fox Hollow Farm, where suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister killed 12 gay men thirty years ago.
Rest well, Roger Goodlet.
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Rest well, Roger Goodlet.
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DNA reveals another victim of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Nearly 30 years after his remains were discovered, another victim of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister has finally been identified. On Tuesday, the Hamilton County Coroner&#…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
DNA has revealed the identity of another victim of Fox Hollow Farm, where suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister killed 12 gay men thirty years ago.
Rest well, Roger Goodlet.
fox59-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fox59.co...
Rest well, Roger Goodlet.
fox59-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fox59.co...
Plague vampires were thought to feast on their own burial shrouds to grow in strength before rising to feed on the living. The cure? A brick in the mouth so they can't eat the shroud.
www.reuters.com/article/life...
www.reuters.com/article/life...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Plague vampires were thought to feast on their own burial shrouds to grow in strength before rising to feed on the living. The cure? A brick in the mouth so they can't eat the shroud.
www.reuters.com/article/life...
www.reuters.com/article/life...
"A Swedish radiologist was submerged in icy water for over an hour with her core body temperature dropping to a record-low 13.7°C (56.7°F). Her survival defied expectations, largely due to the protective effect of extreme hypothermia on her organs, especially her brain."
em-med.com/blog/the-sto...
em-med.com/blog/the-sto...
The Story of Anna Bågenholm and the Rise of Therapeutic Hypothermia - EM-MED
How did Anna Bågenholm survive 13.7°C? Discover her incredible story & how it revolutionized therapeutic hypothermia in modern medicine!
em-med.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"A Swedish radiologist was submerged in icy water for over an hour with her core body temperature dropping to a record-low 13.7°C (56.7°F). Her survival defied expectations, largely due to the protective effect of extreme hypothermia on her organs, especially her brain."
em-med.com/blog/the-sto...
em-med.com/blog/the-sto...
A child's skull pre tooth evictions. This is the least troubling picture.
TW: teeth/trypophobia
dangerousminds.net/history/gnar...
TW: teeth/trypophobia
dangerousminds.net/history/gnar...
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A child's skull pre tooth evictions. This is the least troubling picture.
TW: teeth/trypophobia
dangerousminds.net/history/gnar...
TW: teeth/trypophobia
dangerousminds.net/history/gnar...
Hedviga Golik, a nurse, died alone in her apartment in Zagreb — then part of Yugoslavia, but now the capital of Croatia — in 1966. Her body allegedly went undiscovered for 42 years until found during renovations in 2008.
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www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...
Posts claim Croatian nurse who died in apartment wasn't discovered for 42 years. They're mostly right
Hedviga Golik died in her apartment in Zagreb, now the capital of Croatia, between 1966 and 1973. Her body wasn't discovered until 2008.
www.snopes.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hedviga Golik, a nurse, died alone in her apartment in Zagreb — then part of Yugoslavia, but now the capital of Croatia — in 1966. Her body allegedly went undiscovered for 42 years until found during renovations in 2008.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...
Arizona allowed an AI murder victim (made by his sister) to make a victim impact statement in court. Not only was it allowed, the judge sent the accused murderer to jail for longer than what the prosecution asked for because he was moved by the robot.
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Watching AI Testimony at a Real Murder Trial
YouTube video by Caitlin Doughty
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October 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Arizona allowed an AI murder victim (made by his sister) to make a victim impact statement in court. Not only was it allowed, the judge sent the accused murderer to jail for longer than what the prosecution asked for because he was moved by the robot.
youtu.be/GWir9notTag?...
youtu.be/GWir9notTag?...
The remains of Jane were found in 2012 in Jamestown and serve as clear evidence of cannabilism during the famine of the early settlement.
#morbidminute
encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/jane....
#morbidminute
encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/jane....
Jane (d. 1609 or 1610) - Encyclopedia Virginia
The human remains that came to be known as Jane were discovered by archaeologists at Jamestown in the summer of 2012. They include more than a dozen parts of a single human skull and a shin bone found...
encyclopediavirginia.org
April 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The remains of Jane were found in 2012 in Jamestown and serve as clear evidence of cannabilism during the famine of the early settlement.
#morbidminute
encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/jane....
#morbidminute
encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/jane....
Edward Russell, a Ripper researcher, says DNA found on the shawl of one of Jack the Ripper's victims is a 100% match to longtime suspect Polish barber Aaron Kosminski, a schizophrenic who died in a mental asylum.
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February 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Edward Russell, a Ripper researcher, says DNA found on the shawl of one of Jack the Ripper's victims is a 100% match to longtime suspect Polish barber Aaron Kosminski, a schizophrenic who died in a mental asylum.
#morbidminute
#morbidminute