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As a fellow aficionado of oddities, I can relate to J.W. Ocker and his mission to bring write-ups of ...well... the odd things he sees as he travels through life. Like the solitary headstone marking a mass grave of 400+ victims of the Jim Jones "People's Temple" suicide. Or the Vasquez Rocks, named for a bandit fleeing justice, and so close to Los Angeles that it's been the site for multiple Hollywood shoots (such as Star Trek planetscapes). Or the Mythic Creatures exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston. And plenty more, all written up in entertaining style and well illustrated with photos. From This is True for 28 February 2010 Suggestions for further reading:
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