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A weird phenomenon in Russian history for all the fake kings that they once had. One, in reality, did become a ruler. Glass delusion: Believing oneself to be made of glass was quite in vogue among Renaissance-era European nobility. Gilles de Rais: Friend of Joan of Arc, and convicted serial killer. The Great Cheese Riot
List of Las Vegas casinos that never opened: What happened on the drawing board stayed on the drawing board. Lizzie Borden House: The location of one of the most famous ax murders in history, which was turned into a B&B in 1996. According to the building's former owner, the room where Abby Borden was murdered is its "most requested room ...
This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. The death of Aeschylus , killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle , illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [ 1 ]
Image credits: Giuseppe Pedro Gasperini You’ve probably used Google Earth, which was originally created in 2001, over the past couple of decades for fun, navigation, studies, or work at some ...
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Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845): Scottish con man who tried to attract investment and settlers for the non-existent country of "Poyais". [2]Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756–1791): Chief conspirator in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, which further tarnished the French royal family's already-poor reputation and, along with other causes, eventually led to the French Revolution.
A prime example is the charming Spanish-inspired 1935-built post office in La Jolla, sadly put on an "endangered" list by the National Trust several years ago ... but happily earning a place on ...
List of largest hourglasses: Wikipedia probably wasted as much time on this pointless list as it takes for one of these to run out. List of lists of lists: A list of all lists of lists -- and yes, it contains itself. List of non-water floods: Beep beep, massive waves of melted butter, wine, and chocolate coming through! List of paraphilias