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Fear Of The Dark Is Deeply Rooted
- Humans retain a deep-rooted fear of the dark stemming from fear of the unknown.
- This primal dread shapes stories and reactions even in modern adults.
Long, Deadly Tunnel Project
- Building the Hoosac Tunnel took 24 years and enormous expense in the 19th century.
- The project cost at least 200 lives and millions of dollars in that era's money.
Fatal Nitroglycerine Explosion
- A nitroglycerine blast in 1865 buried two men alive while a third escaped.
- The surviving demolition man, Ringo Kelly, later vanished, adding mystery to the accident.