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La Catrina and The Day of the Dead
She is the grand dame of death and takes the spotlight during the Mexican holiday of El Dia de los Muertos that takes place every November 1st and 2nd.. The image of La Calavera Catrina, meaning 'elegant skull', is of a grinning female skeleton and originates with Mictecacihuatl or the Lady of the Dead who was believed to be the keeper of the bones in the underworld during the Aztec[...]
Curses, Traps and other Nasty Ways to Die
In ancient Egypt, Tomb Traps were employed much like our burglar alarms of today especially in the tombs of pharaohs and other well known and powerful people. Entrances to tombs were sealed after entombment which alone gave a pretty strong indication that visiting was not allowed.Unlike today's technological alarms that warn people that someone might be breaking in, tomb traps didn't[...]
Soaring to New Heights for Frisbee Inventor's Final Sendoff
Have you ever used a Frisbee? If you have, then you're quite familiar with "Steady" Ed Headrick's famed invention. The father of Frisbee and Disc Golf also invented the first disk golf basket, designed and installed the first Disk Golf course, founded the International Frisbee Association, Disc[...]
A Fitting Tribute
The long, mournful sound of trains' whistles was heard across Canada on March 1st, 2nd and 5th to pay tribute to three VIA Rail crew members who were killed in a derailment on February 26, 2012.On February 26, 2012 a VIA Rail Canada train number 92, en route from Niagara Falls to Toronto was involved in an accident at 3:26 p.m. in Burlington, Ontario. There were 75 passengers and five[...]
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[...]
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