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The Boy Who Beat The Falls

Comtesse — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:30:36 +0000

Lady Morgana sent me an interesting story about a 7-year-old boy who went over Niagara Falls back in 1960, and survived. The survivor describes the experience of going over the falls as “total vertigo and the best way I can describe it is I was in a cloud — a cloud of mist. It was peaceful and totally uneventful.” Hmmmm… Excuse me while I add ‘Death By Niagara Falls’ to my list of potential suicide methods…

Anyway, here’s the full story if you’re interested:
When a 7-Year-Old Boy Beat the Falls

The Buried History Of New York City

Comtesse — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:22:38 +0000

Don’t you just love the buried history of cities? I know I do! Turns out there are hundreds (thousands?) of slave graves in the Ground Zero area of NYC. Hmmmm… time to get out the shovel and see what I can dig up here in Chicago?

Ground Zero’s Slave Graves

The Autopsy You’ve Been Waiting For…

Comtesse — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:22:37 +0000

The full Michael Jackson autopsy is available for your perusal. Don’t you think that the best part about celebrities dying is getting to read every little tidbit about their bodies after they’re dead? Or maybe that’s just me?

Michael Jackson Autopsy

Good News Du Jour

Comtesse — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:21:19 +0000

They found the Auschwitz sign!

Polish Police Find Stole Arbeit Macht Frei Sign

Figures…

Comtesse — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:35:19 +0000

You know, I always watch those lame VH1 reality shows, but the one time I decide to boycott the show because I hate the main character (the loathsome “Megan” of “Megan Wants A Millionaire”), one of the contestants turns out to be a murderer. And now they’ve cancelled the show, and the other show that the guy is in too (“I Love Money 3″). Of all the rotten luck!

Execution Reporter

Comtesse — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:43:20 +0000

Though I’m anti-death penalty, I have to admit to a certain voyeuristic envy for this guy’s job:

Texas reporter’s seen unrivaled number of U.S. executions

Fascinating Forensics!

Comtesse — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:51:38 +0000

For those of you who have been following the Caylee Anthony murder case (you know, adorable toddler killed, allegedly, by her monstrous mother and buried in her grandparents’ yard), I recommend you read the autopsy report (as suggested by The Witch Aquarius). I can never get enough of these things. My biggest regret in life is that I won’t be able to read my own autopsy report…

Caylee Anthony Autopsy Report

The Greedy Ugly People

Comtesse — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:20:36 +0000

Seems I have a new morbid sightseeing spot to go check out here in Chicagoland ASAP! The greedy ugly people at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip actually dug up bodies and dumped them in a pile in a remote corner of the cemetery so that they could resell the plots! Why, oh why, have I never explored this cemetery before now??? By the time I get there, they will probably have the pile all cleaned up or barricaded off. So sad…

Burr Oak Cemetery Nightmare

Oh, and these people should do major time for something this horrific.

So, Apparently Bill Killed Bill

Comtesse — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:02:17 +0000

Goodbye Grasshopper

Actor David Carradine Found Hanged

Sad News

Comtesse — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:30:43 +0000

Bea Arthur is dead. As someone who adored All in the Family, Maude, and The Golden Girls, this is quite tragic. She was awesome.

Bea Arthur, stage, film star of ‘Mame’ and TV’s ‘Maude’ and ‘The Golden Girls,’ dies at 86