5 mysterious stories that defy logic - or not so much
If you are the type who keeps wondering who we are, where we came from, and where we are going, you may have already racked your brains in trying to unravel some complicated mysteries: Are we alone in this world? Are people who claim to have contact with beings from beyond tell the truth? It will be?
Even the most skeptical of creatures must have wondered about these questions, and if you're the type who likes to know some bizarre stories, check out the list below, filled with cases that aren't that simple to explain:
1 - The Miracle of the Loretto Chapel
It all started with the construction of the Loretto Chapel in New Mexico. The architect responsible for the work was shot to death, and when the project was finally completed, a problem came up: there was no ladder for the nuns to climb to the church choir site, which is located one floor above all the rest of the structure.
As if that were not enough, there was hardly room for the construction of a last-minute staircase. What did the nuns do? They prayed nonstop for nine days until a poorly dressed poor carpenter offered to build such a ladder. They say he only used primary tools and even dispensed with nails!
The volunteer eventually built a spiral staircase, intrigued by the fact that the structure did not have a central axis. After finishing the job, the man simply left without asking for any kind of payment.
The nuns believe that this man was, in fact, St. Joseph, protector of the carpenters. The most skeptical defend the idea that the carpenter was a Frenchman named Fraçois-Jean Rochas. So what do you think about this? The stairway is now visited by many people.
2 - The caged tombs
These graves are located at Catawissa's Mt. Zion Cemetery in Pennsylvania. They are pits with iron bars over them. In addition to the structures themselves, it is curious to note that the “imprisoned” bodies belong to women who died in June 1852. One of the graves belonging to Rebecca Clayton was removed in 1930. It is known that Rebecca died a few weeks earlier. the other of the two dead.
The three women were close, young and newly married. These facts led the local people to believe that they were vampires - all of that in Pennsylvania, it is worth remembering - and that the cells were placed in this way to prevent them from emerging from their graves and running thirsty for the next human neck.
Another interesting fact: in the nineteenth century it was common for graves to be stolen as many people were buried with jewelry and valuable items. In addition, many stolen corpses were sold to medical schools to be dissected. As morbid as it sounds, this was how many people made a living at this time. So it is suspected that the cells also served to prevent this type of theft. Bizarre, isn't it?
About the deaths being close to each other, it is thought that, since the three women were close, perhaps they shared the same source of water. In the nineteenth century the sanitary conditions were terrible and the emergence of diseases due to contaminated water was super common.
3 - The Lemp Family Curse
The Lemp family was responsible for beer production in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. There they were known for the German quality of the drinks they made. William J. Lemp, one of the owners of the business, excited about the success of the beers, bought a large house to raise his children - he had many, but his favorite was Frederick, whom he relied on to run the family business in the future.
Unfortunately, Frederick had health problems and died of cardiac arrest even before his 30th birthday. What is known is that after this death, a lot of strange things happened to the Lemp family, starting with Frederick himself, who reportedly haunted his own father, who had deteriorated his health.
On January 1, 1920, William's best friend Frederick Pabst died. Just over a month later, William shot himself in the head in his mansion. One of the brewer's daughters, Elsa, who was in deep depression due to problems in her marriage, shot her own heart on March 19.
The family's breakdown ended the brewery, which was sold in 1922 for much less than it was worth. Five months after the sale another William son, Billy, also shot himself in the mansion's office.
A few years later, Charles Lemp, another son of William, returned to the family home, where he remained completely reclusive until he decided - guess what - to shoot himself on May 10, 1949, when he was 77 years old. In his suicide note, he wrote, "If I am found dead, blame only myself."
The house is now a restaurant and also holds the title of one of America's most haunted places. I could too!
4 - The Maero
You may have heard about the Maori people of New Zealand, known for their peculiar customs, such as facial designs and the practice of cannibalism. As dangerous as they seem, the Maori are afraid of other people, whom they call Maero.
According to the descriptions, the Maeros are wild men living in the forest. They are covered with a lot of fur and have long, bony fingers used to eat raw meat. According to the Maori, these savage men have supernatural origins.
One of the most common stories told by the Maori concerns a man named Tukoio, who was attacked by a Maero. Tukoio fought the creature and beheaded it. Returning to his village, the head that the Maori carried began to shout: "My children, I am being dragged!". Tukoio got scared, threw his head to the ground and ran away. Later, he and another man in his village discovered that both Maero's body and head had mysteriously disappeared and merged.
5 - The voice of Charles Dickens
The writer died at 58 while working hard on a new book, which should be called "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." The story was about a mysterious murder, with Edwin's death and disappearance. Unfortunately, Dickens died before the book was ready.
In 1873 a man named Thomas James finished Dickens's unfinished book, claiming that the writer himself had told him the end of the story. Had Charles Dickens become a ghost? The fact is that James said he went to the writer's grave and listened to himself narrate the end of the book.
The edition completed by a kind of psychography was printed and sold (!), And was better received in the US than in the United Kingdom. Detail: Thomas James has never written another book, and has lived his life only on the proceeds of his bid for Dickens. There is something, huh!
* Originally posted on 17/03/2014.
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