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London Ghost Tours & Haunted Walks

28 October 2011

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Ghost tours are very popular with visitors to London and it's little wonder given some of the famous murders and deaths that have taken place over the centuries - whether it's the haunted Tower of London, with reports of clunking chains and deathly shrieks or the former patch of the infamous Jack The Ripper.

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The car battery experiment is wrong

12 September 2011

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Alright maybe ‘wrong’ is not the correct way to discuss the car battery experiment, but it’s not exactly what I would define as a valid experiment. For those of you who have not heard of the car battery experiment, it is a simple test that involves periodically measuring the voltage of a battery over the [...]

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Cold Reading Spiritualist Mediums vs Magicians

3 August 2011

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The interest for Spiritualism in the 1920s had declined, it did however have a large impact on the serious exploration of paranormal claims. Magicians of the day had been thrust into the new role of checking / debunking paranormal claims due to their extensive knowledge of deception and sleight of hand. This role still continues today with famous personalities like James Randy, Derren Brown and Penn & Teller, to name just a few.

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York Ghost tours

15 July 2011

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Given the title of the most haunted city in the world by the Ghost Research Foundation International, York has a spooky past that can be discovered by going on one of the many ghost tours available in the area. With entire streets, hotels, pubs, and dungeons all said to be haunted, there are many places you can hope to see or hear some strange activity, so read on and find out where to check out (or to avoid if you don’t want to get scared) in York.

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Ghosts Of The Ostrich Inn

30 June 2011

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The Ostrich Inn is situated in the ancient village of Colnbrook and was once a popular coaching inn for the London to Bath stagecoach route. The Ostrich Inn claims to be the third oldest inn, this is based on documents and records that date back to 1165, and is the first pub in England to be featured in the novel 'Thomas Of Reading', written by the late 16th century author Thomas Deloney, which features former landlord Jarman and his murderous ways.

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Ghosts Of Jamaica Inn

30 June 2011

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Situated on the Turnpike road from Bodmin to Launceston, Jamaica Inn and it's ghosts are well known in the UK and around the world. The oldest parts of Jamaica Inn date back to the 18th century and was originally an over night stopping off point for travelers to rest their weary heads for the evening after traveling the bleak, rugged and windswept Bodmin Moor.

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