Victorian people had a thing for death and the afterlife. Maybe it was linked to discovering the Egyptian mummies and tombs. Contacting the dead, seances, were popular. They also photographed the dead and kept souvenirs in curiousity cabinets. Different from the Mexican Day of the Dead, I think. Victorians seemed afraid and gloomy while the Mexican Day of the Dead was intended as a celebration in remembrance of their family.
Source: UFOs fly away from Calgary, says 2015 survey of mysterious glowing objects | Calgary Herald
For Calgary skywatchers, it looks like E.T. went home. Historically known as a hotbed of UFO activity, sightings of mysterious bright lights over Calgary flickered in 2015, say those behind an annual Canada-wide survey of close, and not-so-close, encounters. Completing its 27th year of collecting data — some of it easily explained, some of it considered…
Source: UFOs fly away from Calgary, says 2015 survey of mysterious glowing objects | Calgary Herald
Gravesend: Fake Town for Simulating Crimes, Riots & Terrorism | Urbanist
Like the set of a movie or setting of a video game, this surreal suburban facility could easily be mistaken for a real place at first glance – in reality, the installation is an elaborate art…
Source: Gravesend: Fake Town for Simulating Crimes, Riots & Terrorism | Urbanist
Back to Ancient Rus | English Russia
Interesting news from Russia in English language.
Is the Circus Really a Cruel Place? Lets Find It Out! | English Russia
Interesting news from Russia in English language.
Source: Is the Circus Really a Cruel Place? Lets Find It Out! | English Russia
Retro Rail: 14 Real & Visionary Historic Monorail Designs | Urbanist
There’s nothing on earth like a genuine, bonafide, electrified six-car monorail. Or a one-car monorail with a propeller, or a high-speed rail plane, or even an amphibious monorail that can go…
Source: Retro Rail: 14 Real & Visionary Historic Monorail Designs | Urbanist