History


Vampire slaying kits. 19th century.




Edward Mordrake, the man that was born with a second face on the back of his head , 1890 .

Although it could not speak full words, the second face was able to laugh , cry , and make strange noises without Edward’s control .

He reportedly begged doctors to have his
“ Demon Face ” removed , claiming that it whispered to him at night , but no doctor would attempt it. He committed suicide at the age of 23 .


1964: Professor Meredith Thring with his stair-climbing chair.


Tree growing out of a abandoned chimney.


Swedish Warship Vasa , it sunk on 1628 and was recovered in ocean in 1961 almost completely intact.



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