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  1. The Sinister Story Behind This Popular Georgia Lake Lanier Will Give You Chills

    24/07/2020

    The Sinister Story Behind This Popular Georgia Lake Lanier Will Give You Chills

    The Sinister Story Behind This Popular Georgia Lake Will Give You Chills It all started as a manmade lake which eventually lost control, filling and spreading and devouring towns, bridges, historical landmarks and nearby businesses along the way. What was supposed to be a manmade reservoir by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ended up causing death and destruction through unregulated water flow, sinking homes, and towns along the way. However, throughout the years, there have been an uncanny amount of deaths associated with Lake Lanier—from boat crashes to drownings, even vehicles losing control and careening off into the water. Mysterious drownings have occurred, with bodies showing up miles from where they went under. Some people who have almost drowned in the water of Lake Lanier described the experience as if they were being pulled underwater, or held there without having any control. Years later, tragedy continued to strike taking the lives of children through random and unfathomable accidents on the water, plus unsolved murder mysteries where bodies were discovered near the lake. There have even been rumors that ghosts linger at nighttime on the lake, whether it be the Lady of the Lake moaning without any hands or the ghostly raft that has been seen appearing and disappearing at night for decades. The sinister smear that these stories and more hold is what ultimately led Lake Lanier to earn the title of being "cursed".

    6 min
  2. Umdhlebi ( also known as Umdhlebe or Umdhlebie)

    24/07/2020

    Umdhlebi ( also known as Umdhlebe or Umdhlebie)

    Umdhlebi ( also known as Umdhlebe or Umdhlebie) is an unverified plant species purported to originate in Zululand, South Africa. It was first reported in the journal Nature on November 2nd, 1882 by Reverend G. W. Parker, a missionary in South Africa. The Umdhlebi was described as having large, fragile green leaves, and two layers of bark—a dead outer layer that hung off the tree, and a new living layer that grew beneath it. The fruit of the tree was reported to be red and black, and hung from branches like small poles. Parker said the Umdhlebi poisoned animals that approached so that the natural process of decay would fertilize the soil in which it was growing. The ground around it was often littered with skeletons. When damaged, it was reported to release a dangerously caustic fluid. Symptoms of the tree's poison reportedly included headache and bloodshot eyes, severe pain, abdominal swelling, diarrhea, fever, followed by delirium and then death. Parker never identified the source or nature of its poison, but hypothesized that it secreted a poisonous gas from the soil around its roots. Callaway records a case in which a large number of people were fatally sickened after using umdhlebi wood as fuel for a cooking fire According to Parker, Zulus sacrificed sheep and goats to the tree to calm the evil spirit. Unfortunately, as of 2013, no specimen of the Umdhlebi has ever been recovered, and other than 19th century anecdotal evidence no further verification is known to exist.

    3 min

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