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Toynbee Tiles
Since the 1980s, mysterious tiles have appeared embedded in streets across major US cities. They read: 'TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOVIE 2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPITER.' No one knows who creates them or what they mean. Hundreds have been found. The mysterious tile maker has never been identified.
1980s
Eastern United States
10000+ witnesses
Mysterious messages embedded in city streets.
The Tiles
What they are:
- Linoleum tiles
- Embedded in asphalt
- Various sizes
- Same basic message
- Found in streets
The Message
What they say:
- “TOYNBEE IDEA”
- “IN MOVIE 2001”
- “RESURRECT DEAD”
- “ON PLANET JUPITER”
- Sometimes more
The Locations
Where found:
- Philadelphia (most)
- New York City
- Washington DC
- Other US cities
- South America too
The Creator
Suspected maker:
- “James Morasco”?
- Philadelphia man
- Died 2003 perhaps
- Never confirmed
- Copycat now active
The Meaning
Interpretations:
- Historian Arnold Toynbee
- Kubrick’s 2001
- Resurrection concept
- Fringe philosophy
- Personal manifesto
The Documentary
“Resurrect Dead”:
- 2011 film
- Investigation
- Possible identification
- Sundance winner
- Mystery explored