Stories Related to Solar Eclipses Have Always Been Weird. Don't Let This One Weird You Out.

Opinion contributors, USA Today: Opinion
Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:05am

From folklore to numerology, solar eclipses have inspired fear, awe and even ads for copulation during the moment of totality.

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