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Sunken Cemetery of Camiguin
On February 16, 1871 earthquakes began to be felt by residents of Bonbon on the island of Camiguin which lies in the Bohol Sea in the Philippines. Camiguin has always been known as the island "Born of Fire" as there are seven volcanoes located on it. By April of that year a volcanic fissure opened up and began pouring lava onto surrounding areas and into the sea. When the eruptions[...]
Pop Icon Still Popular in Death
Andy Warhol was considered the father of pop art and an influential filmmaker, screen printer, producer as well as an artist. Warhol survived an assassination attempt by a psychotic friend in the sixties, and eventually after a lifetime of influential art Warhol died of cardiac arrhythmia, brought on by water intoxication in 1987. Warhol's family maintained that this was because of[...]
Forest Lawn Cemetery of the Stars
The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Glendale, California and it famously known as the final resting place of many celebrities from the entertainment industry. Forest Lawn is known for its beautifully kept graves and the art that is placed around the park. A replica of Michaelangelo's David, a large mosaic of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and a huge statue of[...]
Shakespeare's Tragedies
Undoubtedly one of the most renowned writers in history wrote tales that for his time were greatly admired, and even now a fondness for them still resonates today. Although he wrote some of the most beloved romances, he also wrote tragedies that could make anyone question humanity. The following are stories of life and death scribed at the hand of none other than William Shakespeare.In[...]
A Peaceful Place of Death
Stuck between a lake and a hard place is the village of Hallstatt. Tucked away among the mountains of Austria is the small lakeside village, with a population of fewer than 1000 residents. The peaceful little village is in fact so small; the cemetery can only hold so many bodies before they have to be dug up every decade or so to make room for new burials. Once the bones are dug up,[...]
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