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  • Krystie’s Kuriosities: Mothman

    Krystie Morrison

    Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a….moth?? It’s hard to tell what’s flying around in the night sky, but in November of 1966, residents of Point Pleasant, West Virginia described a…

  • Krystie’s Kuriosities: Edgar Allan Poe

    Krystie Morrison

    Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu “If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.” -Edgar Allan Poe Among the poets and writers of the world, one stands…

  • Krystie’s Kuriosities: Monster Under the Bridge

    Krystie Morrison

    Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu   Trolls, ogres and monsters….oh my! We’ve all heard the fairy tales of the monsters that live under the bridge or in the forest, looking for valuables from the poor souls that…

  • Krystie’s Kuriosities: The Abominable Snowman

    Krystie Morrison

    Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu   We’ve all seen the episode of “Looney Tunes” where Bugs Bunny is adopted by the abominable snowman and renamed George, but do you really think the abominable snowman would be that…

  • Krystie’s Kuriosities: Robert Wadlow

    Krystie Morrison

    by Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu   Alton, Ill. is known for its rich history that includes stories of Elijah P. Lovejoy, the Underground Railroad, the Piasa Bird and also the world’s tallest man, Robert Pershing Wadlow. …