Paranormal Science

What might you see on a ghost tour of Edinburgh?
Answered by Discovery Channel
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  1. On a tour like those of Mercat Tours in Edinburgh, Scotland, you might find yourself visiting cemeteries where body snatchers once robbed graves to sell the cadavers to aspiring medical students. You'll see the tomb of author Adam Smith, who wrote "The Wealth of Nations." You'll walk by the home of Deacon Brodie, a quiet man in the daytime who became a notorious killer at night. If you think that sounds like "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," you're right; Brodie was the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's book. You can wander through the underground vaults where, due to overcrowding in the city proper, whole families lived in small, unventilated rooms in the 18th century. You might not just imagine the smells of waste and disease, the fish-oil lamp light and the suffering of the poor; some visitors say they've heard noises and voices and felt unexplained temperature changes as they pass by.

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