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Ghostly swamp will-O'-the-wisps may be explained by science

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37 points WaitWaitWha | 5 comments | 09 Oct 25 12:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
1. JKCalhoun ◴[22 Oct 25 12:20 UTC] No.45667940[source]▶
I first heard of these reading Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus stories. He called them "Wull-er-de-Wust" [1].

[1] https://www.gutenberg.org/files/24430/24430-h/24430-h.htm#V

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2. owlninja ◴[22 Oct 25 12:37 UTC] No.45668136[source]▶
I first heard of them as a card in Magic The Gathering!
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3. bn-l ◴[22 Oct 25 13:43 UTC] No.45669045[source]▶
Haha me too. Still remember the card graphic also.
4. technothrasher ◴[22 Oct 25 13:58 UTC] No.45669278[source]▶
My first introduction was from the first edition D&D Monster Manual.
5. tetris11 ◴[22 Oct 25 21:18 UTC] No.45675264[source]▶
Opeth song for me