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Edgar Allan Poe's Own Balloon Hoax May Have Inspired Jules Verne
Special Effects Artist Creates Fake Poe Corpse, So We Can Bury Him Properly
Edgar Allan Poe's original funeral was a disaster — it was never announced publicly, almost nobody attended, and a trainwreck destroyed his tombstone before it could be placed. So on his 200th birthday, he's getting a do-over. More »Poe's 200th Birthday Is Just As Weird As You'd Expect
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