Haunted Kentucky | Pumpkins, Squash & Gourds | Dogs vs Cats | Comic Crazy | Crypto-Zoology |
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Who is Billy Ray Cyrus?
During the filming of the music video for “Achy Breaky Heart” at the Paramount Theatre in Ashland, this singer was told about the local ghost, Paramount Joe. He even signed a poster for Paramount Joe.
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What is a jack-o-lantern?
This hyphenated term is used for pumpkins carved and lit from the inside with a candle and refers to the story of a blacksmith who tricks the Devil into never taking his soul.
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What is the cat?
This beloved pet has about 100 unique vocalizations.
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What is cosplay?
A convention held by the Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors in 1965 featured one of the first recorded “superhero masquerades”, which has evolved into this now common con activity.
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What is a silver bullet?
Claims about Scottish water horses proliferated before the rise of the Loch Ness Monster, including the lore that they could only be killed, much like werewolves, with this kind of ammunition.
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What is coughing?
Before becoming a national park, Mammoth Cave hosted a small and unsuccessful tuberculosis hospital. Visitors have reported hearing this symptom at certain spots near where the patients were kept.
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What is Peanuts?
The Great Pumpkin is a holiday figure, like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, in this comic strip by Charles M. Schultz.
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What is obesity?
According to a recent study, 54% of American cats and dogs suffer from this health problem.
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Who is the Flash?
Carmine Infantino was an influential comic book artist and editor who worked extensively in the industry drawing and designing such characters as Supergirl, the Human Torch, Batgirl, and this lightning-fast superhero.
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What is bamboo?
Some cryptozoologists suggest that Bigfoot-like creatures are descendants of Gigantopithecus, an ancient gigantic ape that mostly ate this plant, much like modern-day pandas.
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What is the Licking River?
Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder is purported to be the most haunted nightclub in America and is located on this Ohio River tributary.
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What is butternut?
Because of some fuzzy FDA definitions of “pumpkin”, commercial canned pumpkin puree is rarely 100% pumpkin and often includes this type of squash.
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What are the paw pads?
Both cats and dogs have sweat glands on this part of their body.
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Who is Jean Grey?
Also known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix, this founding member of the X-Men has telepathic and telekinetic powers.
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What is Mothman?
Widely recognized in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and popularized in a 2002 film starring Richard Gere, this creature is said to resemble a large flying man with a ten foot wingspan.
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What is Carter Caves?
The X Cave at this state park in the Pennyrile State Forest is said to be haunted by two Cherokee lovers whose story tells a tale much like that of Romeo and Juliet.
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What is Switzerland?
The current world record for the largest pumpkin was awarded to a 2,323 pound pumpkin in 2014 to a man in this small alpine country in Europe.
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What is a clowder?
While a group of dogs is usually called a pack or kennel, this is the term used for a group of cats.
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Who is Black Widow?
Better known by this name that she shares with a Marvel superspy, Claire Voyant was an early antiheroine who killed evildoers in order to deliver their souls to Satan.
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What is the Kraken?
Said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland, this monster is found throughout popular culture in comics, film, and literature, including the sigil of House Greyjoy in Game of Thrones.
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What is the Seelbach Hotel?
This Louisville hotel is reported to be haunted by the ghost of Patricia Wilson, a woman who was found dead at the bottom of the elevator shaft and is now known as The Blue Lady.
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What is the Three Sisters system?
Squash is one of three plants used in this companion planting agricultural system, which was developed in Mesoamerica and also involves maize and beans.
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What is vibrissae?
Derived from the Latin word "vibrio" which means to vibrate, this is the proper term for whiskers.
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Who is Steve Ditko?
This comic book artist worked with Stan Lee to create Spider-Man and is also the creator of Doctor Strange.
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What is Atlantic City?
Described as a kangaroo-like creature with the head of a goat, bat-like wings, horns, small arms, cloven hooves, and a forked tail, the Jersey Devil is said to have been born in a town near this city famous for its casinos, boardwalk, and beach.
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