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Top 3 haunted railway stations in India

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I ndia is a cultural valley full of wonderlands & monuments of various types. At the same time, it is linked to creepy stories, full of paranormal activities that make numb people. Have you ever visited a place that is full of creepy facts and suddenly found a person accompanying you. It may be a fear of a third unknown person intermingling you. People’s beliefs in superstitions and spiritual facts can’t be changed here. Some paranormal activities are reported by more than single persons from the same places that compel them to believe a person.  Have you ever listened to the creepy stories while having a bonfire in the mid of the house wearing a blanket and you feel horror? Yes, paranormal activities are a part of life in India either you are attending a party or having a late-night conversation. Mostly you listen about the haunted houses, valleys, and even hotels but have you ever listened about the haunted railway stations. There are the railway stations or railroads in Indi...

Stormé DeLarverie (December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014)

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Storme DeLarverie, a New Orleans Louisiana native, born in 1920 to a black mom and a white father. As a biracial lesbian, she confronted more than her share of adversity. She commenced singing in jazz clubs at 18 and moved to Chicago, the place her singing career really began. In 1950s and 60s,  DeLarverie was part of a travelling drag show. In "The Jewel Box Revue,"  she performed as a male impersonator. Then Stormé performed at places like Radio City Music Hall and the Apollo Theatre. She used to be a major pioneer for androgynous, gender non-conforming fashion for women. From the 80s via the 1990s,DeLarverie work as a singer and a bouncer. She lived at the well-known Hotel Chelsea, and persisted her vigilance against anti-gay and anti-black prejudice. She was one of the fifty inaugural names positioned on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the Stonewall National Monument. She’s been dubbed “the Rosa Parks of the gay community.”  Stonewall Inn: The Stonewall Inn was on...

Marilyn Monroe: (1926-1962)

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One of the  most cherished icons, Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles and baptized Norma Jeane Baker. Beginning from when Marilyn was just a newborn child, she was encircled by confusion, frustration, and pain from those nearest to her.  Early Life: Gladys, her mom worked at Consolidated Film Industries where she met sales rep Charles Stanley Gifford who left Gladys when she fell pregnant. She remarried a man named Martin Edward Mortensen, however they were separated when she got pregnant with Marilyn.  Her mom was emotionally and regularly restricted to an asylum, so Norma Jeane was raised by a progression of foster parents and in a various orphanages. One of the world's most enduring and  greatest sex actress Marilyn Monroe defeated a troublesome adolescence.  Adolescence and Education:  Unexpectedly, after Gladys Baker was taken to an institution, Monroe lived with her mom's previous guests and afterward with neighbors, who offered to...