Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: The Spooky Science And Odd Origins of Your Favorite Sleepover Games

<p>I never wanted to meet Mary. Sure, I had heard about her. We all heard about her.</p> <p>My teenage friends called her &ldquo;Bloody Mary,&rdquo; &ldquo;Mary Worth,&rdquo; or &ldquo;The Witch Mary.&rdquo; She passed through mirrors on mischievous nights when girlish giggles and flickering red candles tempted her out of the darkness.</p> <p>My friends and I took turns gazing into the bathroom mirror, chanting, &ldquo;Mary Worth. Mary Worth. Mary Worth. I believe in you, Mary Worth.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/grimhistorian/light-as-a-feather-stiff-as-a-board-the-spooky-science-and-odd-origins-of-your-favorite-sleepover-d0785ddfbace"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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