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Arca Arcana
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A series of bizarre, documented, and real stories directly from a time past.
This Sunday, I'm bringing you the story of the fastest nun in the American West.
Fast with compassion, mercy, and an unbreakable will to defend the forgotten.
#SisterBlandina #BillyTheKid #WildWest #OldWest #ItalianHistory #UntoldHistory #ForgottenHistory #ArcaArcana #TrueStory#History
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Did you know that the only medium to ever truly shatter the skepticism of modern science was a housewife from Massachusetts? 🕯️🏛️

Tomorrow a new chapter of Arca Arcana drops.

#ArcaArcana #LeonoraPiper #ParanormalHistory #Spiritualism #WilliamJames #Mystery #Substack
February 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
What do Leonard Nimoy, an 1819 newspaper hoax, and modern eDNA science have in common? 🧬 They converge in the depths of North America’s most mysterious lakes. Explore the 10% of mystery science can't explain yet.
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American Lake Monsters: Loch Ness's Script, Different Characters
Why We Need Monsters More Than Monsters Need Us
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February 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Nessie’s Enigma: Between Toy Submarines and the DNA That Changed Everything
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Nessie’s Enigma: Between Toy Submarines and the DNA That Changed Everything
From Saint Columba to Environmental DNA: 1500 Years of Obsession with a Creature that (Maybe) Doesn't Exist
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January 26, 2026 at 6:53 AM
For centuries, doctors refused to touch patients—it was beneath them. So who performed surgery? Your barber. Here's the wild history of when barbers were surgeons.
#MedicalHistory #History #Medicine #Surgery #BarberSurgeon #MedievalHistory #HistoryOfMedicine
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When Barbers Were Surgeons: The Forgotten History of Medieval Medicine
An investigation into guilds, church prohibitions, and the slow birth of modern surgery
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January 18, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For 50 years we were told the Maya "mysteriously vanished."
Then LIDAR scanned the jungle.
What we found wasn't mystery it was thousands of hidden cities, engineered landscapes.
The Maya never disappeared.
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#Maya #Archaeology #History #Mesoamerica
The Mystery of the Maya: Science, Myths, and the Fall of a Civilization
From ancient myths to modern archaeology: what science really reveals about the Maya
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January 11, 2026 at 10:07 AM
A woman buried with a brick in her mouth. A child with a padlock on their toe. Stakes through hearts.
Real archaeological evidence of vampire panic.
Here's the complete history: open.substack.com/pub/arcarcan...
#Vampires #History #Archaeology #TrueCrime
Vampires: From Ancient Demons to Modern Legends
"Dead but deathless, living but lifeless"
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January 4, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Atlantis: Between Platonic Myth and Pseudoscience
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Atlantis: Between Platonic Myth and Pseudoscience
A critical analysis of the fascination with a legend that never dies.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The Extraordinary Story of Girolamo Segato.
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The Extraordinary Story of Girolamo Segato.
The Man Who Turned Human Flesh to Stone: The Mystery of Girolamo Segato
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December 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM