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From fire foxes to dancing spirits, cultures around the world have many different myths, legends, and superstitions about the aurora borealis.

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Think your childhood chores were tough? Frontier children were expected to fetch water, make candles, and help put food on the table.

While staying at the Stanley Hotel, Stephen King had an unsettling dream that went on to inspire one of his most terrifying books.

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"Wichita Lineman" is an ode to love in the face of desolation, and apparently it resonated strongly for Bob Dylan.

From Anne Boleyn to Abraham Lincoln, these historical figures have inspired all manner of ghost stories and legends since their (usually violent) deaths.