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1924:  Vladimir Ilyich Lenin lying in state in the Kremlin

Photo: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870 – 1924) lying in state in the Kremlin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1924

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Something quite intriguing is happening within Russian-speaking internet during the last few – should you type a fully academic inquiry (at least, according to Russian academic requirements) in national search engines for "Lenin's mausoleum" – the first thing you get (even in top 10 searches) is website pages talking about black magic and occult. Website authors view this construction differently, but unconditionally agree on one thing: the mausoleum of the "leader of the world proletariat” – the essence of a magical artifact, a sort of “energy vampire”. It was built with a certain purpose: to drain the energy out of miserable Soviet citizens on one hand; and to poison the anthroposphere of one-sixth part of the earth with its vibes (the exact territory that was occupied by the former Soviet Union), depriving the Russian people of will to resist on the other hand. Complete nonsense? No doubt. Nevertheless, an intriguing one. Well, probably because some oddities do exist in mausoleum's history. These oddities are the thing we are going to discuss this time. First, let me refresh you memory on the subject.
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16 Oct 2011 11:27:00


“The saguaro (scientific name Carnegiea gigantea) is a large, tree-sized cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in the U.S. state of Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, a small part of Baja California in the San Felipe Desert and an extremely small area of California, U.S. The saguaro blossom is the State Wildflower of Arizona”. – Wikipedia

Photo: Daniel Appel (L), a firefighter with Engine 84 from the Lassen National Forest in California and Mike Hallen, (R), Arizona representative of the National Register of Big Trees, measure the circumference of this Saguaro cactus called the "Grand One," in the Tonto National Forest on July 1, 2005 35 miles north of Phoenix, near Carefree, Arizona. The cactus, estimated to be more than 200 years old, measures a circumference of 7 feet, 10 inches (2.4 meters) and stands 46 feet high (14 meters). The cactus was burned in the Cave Creek Complex fire and may not survive. It was once the largest Saguaro in the world, two others have been found recently that have tied it's measurements. The fire has burned more than 214,000 acres of the Sonoran desert. (Photo by Jeff Topping/Getty Images)
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26 Jul 2011 12:27:00
Alpacas of Lisa Vella-Gatt (not pictured) graze at her farm near Benfeita, Portugal May 11, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)

Alpacas of Lisa Vella-Gatt (not pictured) graze at her farm near Benfeita, Portugal May 11, 2015. Lisa came to Portugal from England in 2009 to set up Monte Frio Alpacas, a project where she breeds alpacas, which produce wool. Lisa's 14 alpacas produce about 50 kilos (110 pounds) of wool annually. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
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20 May 2015 08:33:00
Muammar Gaddafi Death Photo

Muammar Gaddafi death photo. Do not worry – It's a fake.
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23 Aug 2011 09:07:00
Daniela Burza, 45, wears a Nasty Woman t-shirt and a mask of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as she competes during the Haunted Heats Halloween Surf Contest in Santa Monica, California, U.S., October 29, 2016. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

Daniela Burza, 45, wears a Nasty Woman t-shirt and a mask of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as she competes during the Haunted Heats Halloween Surf Contest in Santa Monica, California, U.S., October 29, 2016. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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30 Oct 2016 11:06:00
These stunning images show a group of aerial artists lighting up the night sky. Taken by photographer Casey Grimley, 37, the photos show pole dancers and aerial artists at various locations in Southern California, including the famed Joshua Tree National Park. Casey said that the images required thousands of hours of demanding rehearsals by each of the dancers. (Photo by Casey Grimley/Caters News Agency)

These stunning images show a group of aerial artists lighting up the night sky. Taken by photographer Casey Grimley, 37, the photos show pole dancers and aerial artists at various locations in Southern California, including the famed Joshua Tree National Park. (Photo by Casey Grimley/Caters News Agency)
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22 Jun 2019 00:01:00
In this April 12, 2015 photo, Sayed Ahmed Abdoh poles his boat to check his fish traps in the Nile River, near Abu al-Nasr village, about 770 kilometers (480 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt. Abdoh caught some 20 fish this day and gave them to his friend, Salama Osman, a migrant worker in a Cairo apartment building, to celebrate his biannual return to their village. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)

In this April 12, 2015 photo, Sayed Ahmed Abdoh poles his boat to check his fish traps in the Nile River, near Abu al-Nasr village, about 770 kilometers (480 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt. Abdoh caught some 20 fish this day and gave them to his friend, Salama Osman, a migrant worker in a Cairo apartment building, to celebrate his biannual return to their village. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)
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06 May 2015 13:11:00


A lesser or red panda stands on its hind legs at Chiba Zoological Park on May 20, 2005 in Chiba, Japan. The panda can maintain the position for over 10-20 seconds at a time. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
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26 Jun 2011 10:20:00