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Taphophilia?taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)ORIGIN: From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something" DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries Taphophiles SpeakQuote Repository“The grave's a fine and private place, but none, I think, do there embrace.” Deadgirl's FavoritesRecently ExhumedShirtless and SculptedThe Men of Mortuaries 2008 Calendar is now available! All sale proceeds benefit KAMMCARES, a breast cancer foundation.
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Articles relating to the costliest and deadliest hurricane in United States history, which struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005. The tropical storm made a first landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida before moving into the Gulf of Mexico and strengthening to a Category 5 storm. The downgraded yet intense Category 3 storm made landfall near the Louisiana/Mississippi border causing extensive damage, catastrophic flooding and chaos. It's aftermath left a confirmed death toll of over 1800 people, with more than 700 people missing a year after the storm.