The legend of the mermaid is as old as they come- but as the New World was being explored those stories were still around and mermaids were still being spotted. Today it's mermaids in Maine and museums.

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The legend of Niagra Falls

All about the tradition of predicting the weather through the behavior of large rodents!

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All about the tradition of predicting the weather through the behavior of large rodents!

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Today two folktales from the Mormon community. Canes made from Joseph Smith's coffin that can communicate with God and heal the sick and a mine in Utah awaiting the end of the world.

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In the early 1800's the Mississippi River was filled with keelboats bringing goods and passengers up and down- and the king of all the keelboaters was a larger than life figure named Mike Fink.

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On May 19, 1780, dawn never really came to the skies above New England. Some would call it the end of days- until the next day.

A mysterious hypnotic video game, spiders in bubble gum, and exploding children! What a time the eighties were!

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