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(#15) Statue of Liberty
- Liberty Island, New York City, New York, USA
Before being designated as the building site for the Statue of Liberty in 1877, Bedloe Island had long been a quarantine station for individuals with smallpox and other communicable diseases.
While patients were forced to stay on the island as far back as 1738, a proper hospital to actually care for them wasn't built until 1755, and the total number of casualties remains a mystery.
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(#10) A Group Of Elves Are Said To Visit The Alhambra Every Hundred Years
The Alhambra in Granada, Spain, is home to many legends, including that of seven elves who appear every century (1792, 1892, and 1992, so far) hoping to reclaim the land that once belonged to them.
Over the centuries, townspeople have reported seeing the elves in white robes and hearing their cries at night.
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(#6) Tower of London
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
In 1483, princes Edward and Richard - ages 12 and 9, respectively - became heirs to the throne of England, but they were quickly placed in the Tower of London by their guardian and uncle, Richard III.
The boys were never seen again, and Richard proclaimed himself king of England. What became of the boys' remains is still a mystery to this day.
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(#9) Great Wall of China
- Shanhaiguan District, China
During the Ming dynasty, engineer Yi Kaizhan was coerced by his foreman to calculate the exact number of bricks he needed to build his section of the Great Wall of China. If he miscalculated by even one brick, his foreman would condemn him and his fellow workers to three years of hard labor.
Yi determined he would need 99,999 bricks to complete his section, but once the wall was constructed, a workman found one unused stone.
When Yi's foreman questioned him about the leftover brick, Yi said something supernatural placed it there, and moving it would cause the entire wall to crumble. The brick still sits in that same spot to this day.
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(#12) Las Vegas Is Home To An Allegedly Haunted Mask That Curses Tourists
Las Vegas has a number of haunted hotels, and the Tropicana holds the distinction of being home to a (reportedly) cursed tiki mask.
Guests have reported a purple haze in photos taken with the mask, and those bold enough to touch it have supposedly developed purple rashes. The mask is currently in storage.
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(#1) Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
In 1993, Robert Spangler pushed his wife Donna off the side of the Grand Canyon, but police ruled her end accidental.
Years later, after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Spangler confessed not only to Donna's murder, but to eliminating his first wife and their two children in 1978.
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