In downtown Seattle, Washington, a certain rusting, battered old Coca-Cola vending machine has seen constant use for over 15 years, but some say there's something more than just the usual stock of cold beverages inside... something that remains unexplained.
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In a feature for Vice.com, writer Hillary Pollack examines the urban legends surrounding this battered metal box, which sits at the corner of John and Broadway in Seattle's Capitol Hill district. Apparently no one knows for sure who is keeping the machine stocked and serviced all these years, or who's been collecting cash from it. Adding to the mystique is a button labeled “Mystery” (shown below), which dispenses a totally random drink selection when pressed... including several hard-to-find varieties not advertised on the machine itself. Hmm.
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Further investigation into the mystery didn't turn up any answers; the owner of the business next door says he's never seen anyone refill the machine or empty the cash box in all the years it's been in use. Oddly enough, the machine's marked price per can recently went up from 55 to 75 cents: “Looks like even ghosts aren’t exempt from inflation,” Pollack writes.
If horror movies have taught us anything, it's never to underestimate the paranormal potential of seemingily inanimate objects... for example, like the relics being auctioned off from this allegedly haunted California mansion!
