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Nightmares

How Do You Fight a Nightmare? With Science. Sleep paralysis demons, beware.

Why Do We Have Nightmares?
Before we start our fight, let’s understand the enemy. Nightmares occur during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, the stage where our brains are most active, and dreams—pleasant or horrifying—take center stage.

Unlike their dreamy counterparts, nightmares are often linked to heightened emotional responses, especially fear and anxiety. They’re like our brain’s way of playing out our deepest fears, unresolved conflicts, or even just a large portion of extra spicy food (or too much pizza) before bed.

Nightmares aren’t just a product of modern stressors, though. They’ve haunted humanity since we first learned to sleep in caves. Cultures worldwide have long grappled with the meaning of nightmares, attributing them to everything from restless spirits to divine warnings.

The Nightmares That Fight Back: Sleep Paralysis
For some people, nightmares don’t end when they wake up. Sleep paralysis—a condition where the body remains immobilized while the mind is partially awake—often comes with vivid hallucinations of shadowy figures or otherworldly creatures like the Hat Man. It’s a waking nightmare that has been scaring the wits out of people for centuries, including the Hmong people’s Dab Tsog evil spirit, believed to suffocate its victims and the Old Hag folklore in Western cultures.
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MER-MEN-MAIDS

The History of Mermen and Mermaids

The history of mermaids stretches back through the folklore, legends, and myths of cultures around the world.
Early History of Mermen and Mermaids
From the Selkies of Scotland to the Ipupiara of 16th-century Brazil, the history of mermaids stretches back through the folklore, legends, and myths of different cultures around the world. While some tales feature beautiful women with long tails instead of legs who send sailors to the bottom of the sea, others depict helpful goddesses, creatures more bird than fish, or beings more fish than woman.

Believe It or Not!, the first mermaid tale might swim all the way back to ancient Syria around 1000 BC. Legend has it that Atargatis, deeply in love with a mortal shepherd, accidentally caused his death. Stricken with sorrow and guilt, she plunged into a lake, hoping to become a fish. However, her divine beauty shone through, transforming her into a mermaid instead.

Mermen appear in Babylonian mythology, where the god Ea is described as having the body of both a man and a fish. Then there’s the more well-known merman, Triton, who was depicted as half man and half fish in art.

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lobster

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster Named after Red Lobster's iconic Cheddar Bay Biscuits®, this unique lobster is an incredibly rare find!

There was something obviously very different about one of the lobsters shipped to a Red Lobster restaurant in Hollywood, Florida. Employees at the restaurant immediately noticed the beautiful, bright orange color of the lobster, and they went on a mission to rescue the unique crustacean.

Here at Ripley’s, we take pride in honoring all of the unusual curiosities the world has to offer and when Red Lobster reached out about an orange lobster they had in their possession, Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach answered the call and happily welcomed the extraordinary crustacean to her new home this week! →

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Sculpting Between Heartbeats: The Microscopic World of Dr. Willard Wigan

From Nation, For Nation - Pulse of the Nation

How Do You Fight a Nightmare? With Science. Sleep paralysis demons, beware.

The History of Mermen and Mermaids

From Globe, For Globe - Pulse of the Planet