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There are thousands of cases similar to that of the girl named Rose Puglisi. No single one of them, perhaps, is of earth-shaking significance. And yet, taken all together, they comprise an impressive body of evidence. Evidence that there is a whole world of human experience which science has not even begun to understand. At 15, Rose Puglisi was a normal, attractive American girl. If she had one idiosyncrasy, it was what she called her intuition, about which she boasted frequ…

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In The Room Upstairs, part of the series Incredible but True, we meet 15-year-old Rose Puglisi, a seemingly ordinary girl with an extraordinary gift: her intuition. On the night of February 1st, 1941, Rose's parents return home from a movie to find her unusually distressed. Despite their reassurances, she insists that she cannot sleep in her room, expressing a haunting feeling that she will never return to her bed. Her family, initially amused by her concerns, soon finds themselves in a situation that challenges their understanding of reality.

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Incredible but True, Episode 23

The Room Upstairs

Sunday, June 4, 1950 · 3:26

Incredible but True, Episode 23

The Room Upstairs

Sunday, June 4, 1950 · 3:26

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A girl named Rose Puglisi experiences a strong premonition about her bedroom, leading to a terrifying night when a fire engulfs her home. Her intuition raises questions about the nature of human perception and the unexplained.

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  • 1950 — Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
  • 1950 — The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
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