A fascinating article about 10,000 Filipino families living in a cemetery. Some families ended up here almost accidentally. Some inherited the mausoleums that they now live in from their great-grandparents. Others came from the provinces and couldn’t make enough money to live in the big city. In all cases, they’re basically families with nowhere else to go. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago tags manila cemetary phillipines Filipino graveyard |
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"Though young people are less fearful than their parents, going to the cemetery is still a grave undertaking, not a walk in the park." So it was a break with tradition when parklike Fushouyuan Cemetery in suburban Qingpu District applied late last year for scenic-site status from the city's tourism commission. picked by suebe 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Hilltop Cemetery, a historic cemetery in Central Florida hasn't been maintained and because of that has cracked and sunken graves and visible human bones and skulls of the deceased are visible. picked by princess2408 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
LAUREL, Md. - An inmate who escaped from a hospital Wednesday, briefly taking a worker hostage and stealing two getaway cars, was cornered hours later in a cemetery by police and killed in a shootout, authorities said. 2 comments edit related share plime.com...Killed in a cemetery, how convenient. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago |
During the restoration works at the Nashville City Cemetery archeologists found a very rare "piece of eight", latter named the "peso" and today known as "8 reales," dated 1776. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Biggie had it right when he said “Mo’ money mo’ problems”. Finding yourself up to your eyeballs in cold hard cash may seem like the answer to all your prayers but if you don’t know how to handle all this money (and the reality is most people don’t), winning the lottery can become a living nightmare. Following, are some of the worst cases of lottery disasters; th... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- America's most recent war dead lie in a quiet patch of ground at Arlington National Cemetery known as Section 60. In that parcel are 485 men and women who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. At least 4 million people visit the cemetery each year, according to its Web site, and officials say Arlington, sadly, is running out of space for graves. There are more than 290,000 bodie... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |