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Welcome Foolish Mortals!

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I love history but, history is hard and sometimes boring. I was always pretty interested in history and the Horrible History books were the only things I read when I was younger. So, I wanted to make a blog where I can talk about the more gruesome side of history and pay homage to the strange side of history! Everything from fantastic role-models like Amelia Earhart, to Blackbeard, the savage of the sea. Events like the sinking of the Titanic to the 100-Years war, that didn’t really last a hundred years. So, let’s sink our teeth into the gruesome stories … Continue reading Welcome Foolish Mortals!

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The Victorian Glasgow Necropolis

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First off, a massive welcome back to the famous dead blog! I am so sorry I haven’t been keeping up with these blogs as much as I should have, but life has been crazy! Recently, I moved to the wonderful city of Glasgow in bonny Scotland and I thought I would honor that move with a blog dedicated to one of the weirdest, creepiest and damned right freakiest places I’ve been too so far; The Victorian Glasgow Necropolis. Necropolis comes from the Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις or Nekropolis, which basically means “city of the dead.” Even though most uses of the … Continue reading The Victorian Glasgow Necropolis

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10 Strange Superstitions

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Superstitions are all around us, some there to spook us and some there because we still believe them. Whether you say “Morning Maggie” or refuse to stand in the mirror and echo the name of Bloody Mary three times, superstitions have always been around. In the beginning superstitions we’re there to stop you from upsetting spirits and Gods, now, it just seems as though we’ve watched Final Destination one too many times and don’t want to tempt fate. As we try to avoid that unsteady ladder and continue saying “break a leg” to all our actor friends, here are 10 … Continue reading 10 Strange Superstitions