This week's #pocketlore comes from a book in my personal collection, The Book of Forbidden Knowledge, and it discusses the omens and superstitions surrounding black cats in 1910. Get the book at bit.ly/bookforbidde...

Today's #pocketlore is also a bit of a rabbit hole! The article in question could not be verified, but I did find a lot of real links to share with you. Read the article and see my links at lilysloreandlegends....

Pocket Lore - Newark Daily Advocate - In March 1883, there was an appearance of an unknown animal near Aрех, North Carolina. Real or fake? You tell me! #cryptid #cryptids #cryptidsandcreatures #pocketlore #lilyspocketlore

Article and source links at lilysloreandlegends.blogspot.com/2025/07/pock...

Today’s #pocketlore relates to a holiday many celebrate but don’t know why. Read more history of #cincodemayo on Wikipedia: en.m.wikipedia.org/w...

#pocketlore is forever a favorite of mine. This one comes from the Daily Arizona Silver Belt in 1910.

Read the full article text on Lily's Lore and Legends: lilysloreandlegends....

It's been awhile... But I'm just gonna assume y'all talk to me on my personal accounts

Anyhoo, how about some #pocketlore from Louisiana to start your Monday?

The Mystery of the Red Glow Over the Atlantic Ocean Discover the mystery behind the eerie red glow over the Atlantic Ocean seen by pilots. Learn how deep-sea fishing lights create this rare and captivating phenomenon.

Sometimes the best pieces of #pocketlore aren't lore at all, but science! Because we may be lore lovers, but we can't appreciate the unexplained bits if we ignore the explained ☺️
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Peak Iowa: History's most prolific book bandit is an Ottumwa man. Librarians helped bring him down. - Little Village “Organized crime” usually refers to illegal activity as a collaborative enterprise, involving large networks of people and undertaken for profit or power. That’s too damned bad, really, because there is […]

Today's #pocketlore was sent to me by my buddy, Drew, and it's a crime I can completely relate to 😂😂😂 but I won't publicly condone book theft. At least not in this post 😂
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When the #pocketlore turns into #discussionlore! 😁 But this, as the subreddit indicates, is interesting as f*ck! What do you think? www.reddit.com/r/int...

This is a fun piece of #pocketlore I found regarding a fight off the coast of Margate, South Africa between two orcas and a large, unknown (#seamonster) creature (#cryptid) on October 25, 1924. Easily see and read the full text on the blog - lilysloreandlegends....

This piece of #pocketlore is a bit of a morbid giggle. On September 11, 1899, the New Haven Register reported that William Gandy possibly met his end laughing. View the article and text at lilysloreandlegends....

Because #pocketlore happens in the most interesting of places! 😂 Shout-out to Jordan for the quick googling to solve this fun mystery!

(Also, posting this from a one-stop app and hope the 3 images go through correctly everywhere)

Shark Attacks in the Potomac in 1911? In the early 20th century there was a somewhat corroborated rumor of shark attacks in the Potomac River. Read the unbelievable story.

I love any piece of #pocketlore that includes "The man punched the shark on the nose" 😂

Shark Attacks in the Potomac in 1911? via Ghosts of DC
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In This New York Ghost Town, the Graveyards Keep Growing Doodletown was shuttered by the state in 1965. That hasn't stopped Doodletowners from burying their dead there.

Interesting piece of #newyork #pocketlore via Atlas Obscura!
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Pocket Lore - Braxton County, WV A blog focusing on all the myths and strange things that have taken place in and around the United States.

#PocketLore - Braxton County, West Virginia
Back in September 1952, a mother and 6 children saw what is now known as the Flatwoods Monster. Alien, owl, or group hallucination? You be the judge.
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I just got done picking this week's #pocketlore and let's just say it's out of this world 🛸

Join me tomorrow on Twitch at 3pm to read, research, and discuss the article, its origins, and what we think was witnessed, should the article be deemed legitimate