Could ghosts really exist? Today, they are mostly found in spooky stories. But a surprising number of people say they have seen ghosts with their own eyes.
49% of Americans say their home is haunted
Could ghosts really exist? Today, they are mostly found in spooky stories. But a surprising number of people say they have seen ghosts with their own eyes.
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A creak in the night. A rush of cold air. A candle flickers and then suddenly goes out. Are these the normal creaks of an old, cold and draughtyWith gusts of cold air. house? Or could they be the signs of a ghost?
Nearly half of Americans believe their homes are haunted, found one new survey. Nine out of ten of them have tried to remove the ghost from their house. Half say they were successful.
The most common signs of a ghost were unexplained voices, objects moving by themselves, extremeVery great, or beyond what is expected. weather - and actually seeing the ghost.
Scientists have never found final proof that ghosts are real. But ghost hunters say this does not mean they do not exist.
Humans have believed in life after death for thousands of years. The Ancient Egyptians turned people into mummiesDead bodies which have been preserved so they do not decay. so they could travel to the afterworldA world entered after death. .
And in the 1800s, students at Oxford and Cambridge universities in England were so interested in ghosts they formed "ghost clubs" to look for them.
Could ghosts really exist?
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Yes! Many people have seen things that cannot have any explanation other than ghosts. We should keep an open mind.
No! If ghosts were real, scientists would have found proof by now. Most ghost sightings are just our minds playing tricks on us.
Draughty - With gusts of cold air.
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Mummies - Dead bodies which have been preserved so they do not decay.
Afterworld - A world entered after death.
49% of Americans say their home is haunted

Glossary
Draughty - With gusts of cold air.
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Mummies - Dead bodies which have been preserved so they do not decay.
Afterworld - A world entered after death.