A Casket 300 Feet Long - Haunted Ohio

In honor of Armistice Day we have two posts on some strange and rather unfortunate ways in which soldiers, living and dead, were regarded in times past. This first piece from Chris Woodyard touches on a scheme by undertakers to get the remains of American soldiers out of French cemeteries and back on US soil, lining their very deep pockets in the process. It was never about families' wishes, but about selling caskets. Next we look at The Mysterious Prussian Army of Giants, gathered by Frederick William I in the 18th century. The only qualifying credential a soldier needed was height--and a lack of personal dignity--and it's suggested that this was a precursor to Hitler's attempt to create a master race. Spoiler alert to those who have been living under a rock: both attempts failed. (CM)

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from THE ANOMALIST http://bit.ly/2zPy2Pt