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I Leave Everything to... My Pet
With family pets increasingly being treated as members of the family, some people have had the idea to leave their pets a little something in their wills. It could be something simple, like setting aside costs so they could continue living in comfort or a ridiculous extravagance, like in the will of Leona Helmsley. The billionaire hotel tycoon left $12 million for her dog, Trouble,[...]
Hunt's Tomb
Originally built for his wife, Hunt's tomb is the final resting place of Governor George W.P. Hunt, his wife, his daughter and his wife's family. Located in Papago Park, a municipal park in Phoenix, Arizona, this unique tomb can be seen from any point in the park. Sitting on top of a large hill, the tomb takes the shape of a white pyramid.Hunt was the successful first governor of[...]
The Great Stork Derby
Charles Vance Millar was a lawyer from Toronto with quite the reputation of being a practical joker. Millar who died on October 31, 1926 was never married and didn't have any close relatives. He was forced to get creative with his last will and testament, and that he did. Distant relatives fought his will in court for ten years but Millar had prepared carefully and they lost. In the[...]
The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
New Orleans is a city of considerable history, from its early beginnings as a French colony to the development of its above ground cemeteries to counter the frequent disinterment of bodies caused by floods and heavy rainstorms. However, among the numerous historical sites of New Orleans, such as the French Quarter and Bourbon Street, lies in the St. Louis Cemetery a tomb of one of the[...]
The Mysteries of St. Louis Cemetery
Littered by the debris of crumbling, sun-bleached family tombs, and a labyrinth of narrow, twisting walkways, the necropolis of the St. Louis Cemetery is perhaps one of the most famous in New Orleans.Located just outside the infamous French Quarter, the ancient crumbling cemetery became prominent housing for the dead in 1789 after city officials closed the St. Peter Street Cemetery[...]
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