Creepy history

1. Despite being built in 280 BCE, the Colossus of Rhodes was approximately as tall as the Statue of Liberty.

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While everyone is talking about which celebrity is sticking a rodent up his ass, they're missing out on some awesome stuff that actually happened.

1. Anybody, dead or alive, traveling into France requires a passport. In 1974, the Egyptian government had to issue a passport to Pharaoh, Ramesses II to transport his body to France for restoration. Eerily, his body also received full military honors when it arrived at the Paris airport.

Photos only provide a single frame in the timeline of someone's life. A lot of pictures are intentionally shot creepy by the photographer. But really makes a photo creepy? Is it the photo itself or the bizarre story behind the photos? Today let's unravel 10 photos that look totally normal at first glance, but the story behind them is what will make your hair stand on end.

Creepy People on Social Media That Will Freak You Out - Facepalm Gallery

Of course, coincidences happen all the time: we were just thinking of someone when they call us on the phone, or we have this song in mind when it suddenly plays on the radio. Most of the time they don’t mean much, but every once in awhile there is a coincidence that’s outright spooky, or one that has a major impact on world events. When these coincidences are positive in nature, we call them synchronicity or even serendipity; when they are not, however, we call them catastrophes. So here is…

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Disturbing and WTF facts that you probably didn't know.

Though no longer open, 2700 W. 6th St. has left a stain on both Topeka and on the lives of those who visited throughout the years.