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The TV Fairy didn't require payments or sacrifices of teeth to leave unsuspecting neighbors old television sets on their porches. A master of secret identity and an unsolved mystery still loom over Richmond, Virginia. 
 
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Sources:
‘TV man’ mysteriously leaves old television sets at Virginia homes | Fox News
The Richmond TV Fairy: Virginia's Strangest Criminal Case | Weapons Grade Viral Media
More than 20 vintage TVs left on Henrico front porches: ‘It’s so weird’ (wtvr.com)
Police believe they know the identity of the masked man leaving vintage TVs on doorsteps (wtvr.com)
Who Was The Richmond TV Vigilante - The Truth - YouTube
TV Head Man Leaves 52 Old TVs on Doorsteps. WHY? - Weekly Weird News - YouTube
Who Is the Virginia TV Man? - YouTube
fanblog for the richmond virginia tv head man (tumblr.com)

Australia's Prime Minister, Harold Holt, claimed to know the Cheviot Beach like the back of his hand just moments before he disappeared from its shore. 
 
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Sources:
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2013/03/australias-dangerous-animals-the-top-30/
https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/House_of_Representatives/Powers_practice_and_procedure/00_-_Infosheets/Infosheet_20_-_The_Australian_system_of_government
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harold-Edward-Holt
https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/16/asia/australia-harold-holt-missing-anniversary-intl/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L--ZgqX4o4

The tragic loss of Amanda Milan on June 20th, 2000 sparked outrage amongst the LGBTQ+ community. Her death shown further light on the inequalities and biases that the community faced and became a stepping stone for protective legislation.
 
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Sources:
Murder of Amanda Milan - Wikipedia
Amanda Milan | LGBT Info | Fandom (wikia.org)
The crying game | Salon.com
MAN GUILTY IN SLAYING OF TRANSSEXUAL (nypost.com)
Watershed of Mourning At the Border of Gender - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
TransGriot: Amanda Milan Anniversary
Metro Briefing - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Remembering Our Dead - Amanda Milan (18 Jun 2000) (translivesmatter.info)
UCR Publications — FBI
New FBI Hate Crimes Report Shows Increases in Anti-LGBTQ Attacks - HRC
LGBT Rights | New York State Attorney General (ny.gov)

Karl P. Schmidt dedicated his entire life to the study of herpetology. Some people go out with a bang. Unfortunately, he went out with a bite.
 
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Sources:
https://www.reptilesmagazine.com/the-death-diary-of-noted-herpetologist-dr-karl-schmidt/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Patterson_Schmidt
https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-11-10/he-documented-his-own-death-snakebite-instead-going-hospital
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-snake-bites/basics/art-20056681
https://agriculture.wv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Common-Snakes-of-WV.pdf#:~:text=The%20timber%20rattlesnake%20and%20copperhead,vipers%2C%20which%20also%20includes%20cottonmouths.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-snake-bites/basics/art-20056681
https://agriculture.wv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Common-Snakes-of-WV.pdf#:~:text=The%20timber%20rattlesnake%20and%20copperhead,vipers%2C%20which%20also%20includes%20cottonmouths.

A clown motel pops up next to a cemetery in a tragic mining town... what could go wrong? If you guessed a paranormal vortex would form in Tonopah, Nevada, then you would be correct. 
 
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Sources:
THE CLOWN MOTEL, TONOPAH (theclownmotelusa.com)
Clown Motel - Wikipedia
Clown Motel – Tonopah, Nevada (tonopahnevada.com)
Take A Look Inside Nevada's Creepy And Allegedly Haunted Clown Motel (screengeek.net)
Nevada’s Creepy Clown Motel Will Haunt Your Dreams (the-line-up.com)
Haunted Clown Motel Paranormal Voyages Investigates FULL EPISODE - YouTube
"Ghost Adventures" Clown Motel and Goldfield High School (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb

Can we make you pee your pants using just two sentences? ...Only time will tell.
 
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Sources:
What Happens in Your Brain When You Get Scared (businessinsider.com)
The Science Behind Why We Like to Be Scared (healthline.com)
Two Sentence Horror Stories That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine | Bored Panda
https://thoughtcatalog.com/michael-koh/2013/07/40-freaking-creepy-ass-two-sentence-stories/

Ship cats have served aboard vessels since ancient times to hunt rodents and predict the weather. Unsinkable Sam is an excellent example of this feline stubbornness and perseverance.
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship%27s_cat
https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/unsinkable-sam-cat-wwii/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsinkable_Sam
https://catingtonpost.com/the-remarkable-story-of-jenny-the-titanic-cat/
 

Beware fellow travelers! As you fly into the Denver International Airport, you will see scenic vistas as well as possible secret societies hiding in plain sight.
 
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Sources:
Denver International Airport - Wikipedia
Welcome to Denver International Airport | Denver International Airport (flydenver.com)
Astounding Artwork at the Denver Airport | Meaning and Location of Art Inside D.I.A. (uncovercolorado.com)                          
50 Years of Conspiracy Theories - Denver Airport Bunker -- New York Magazine - Nymag
50 Years of Conspiracy Theories - New World Order -- New York Magazine - Nymag
8 Conspiracy Theories About The Denver Airport That'll Freak You Out (buzzfeed.com)
32 Masonic Symbols (& What They Mean) - MasonicFind
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Blucifer, The Demon Horse Of DIA | Colorado Public Radio (cpr.org)
Blucifer Denver: The Legend of DIA's Killer Blue Mustang Statue - (tanksthatgetaround.com)
The Konformist - Daddy's Little Princess
Denver International Airport DIA Conspiracy Theories - Snubs Report - YouTube

Bodies disappearing, reappearing, and being hidden in walls are just three things that make these funeral homes below average.
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_in_Connecticut
https://www.livescience.com/5346-real-story-haunting-connecticut.html
https://www.freep.com/story/news/investigations/2018/12/20/cantrell-funeral-home-detroit/2227028002/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/abandoned-cantrell-funeral-home-detroit.html
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Julie-Mott-s-ex-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-to-12801605.php
http://mydeathspace.com/vb/showthread.php?30936-Julie-Mott-(25)-died-from-Cystic-Fibrosis-and-her-remains-were-stolen-from-the-funeral-home/page4
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4psLa3/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4pu1So/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4pppMW/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4shNvT/

We are back to remind you that cursed objects are nothing to be trifled with! 
 
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Sources:
Curse - Wikipedia
Curses and Cursing (learnreligions.com)
Curse to become an ogre | WikiShrek | Fandom
25 Creepy Cursed Objects That Actually Exist (list25.com)
The Screaming Skull of Burton Agnes Hall – Mysterious Britain & Ireland              
Ritoban Mukherjee - The screaming skull of Burton Agnes Hall - Unexplained Mysteries (unexplained-mysteries.com)
Screaming Skull (real-british-ghosts.com)
Zdzisław Beksiński - Wikipedia
Biography | Beksinski
Zdzislaw Beksinski (February 24, 1929 — February 21, 2005), Polish painter, Photographer, sculptor | World Biographical Encyclopedia (prabook.com)
Zdzisław Beksiński - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
The Cursed Paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński | Article | Culture.pl
Investigating 088-8888-888, The “Cursed” Phone Number Which Has Allegedly Killed So Many People It Was Taken Out Of Service (theghostinmymachine.com)
A1 Bulgaria - Wikipedia
Bulgarian Underworld Boss Shot Dead in Amsterdam - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Allegedly Cursed Videos You Should Never Watch - Slapped Ham
Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom
The Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv Urban Legend (wafflesatnoon.com)