The Legend Of The Yeti Explained
We've all heard tales of the yeti, but much of what you know is a fairly recent addition to the story. This is the legend of the yeti explained.
Read MoreWe've all heard tales of the yeti, but much of what you know is a fairly recent addition to the story. This is the legend of the yeti explained.
By DB Kelly Read MoreWhen the History Channel show The Curse of Oak Island began, no one knew it would run for seven seasons. But the show's unexpected popularity has made the mystery surrounding the treasure island even more intriguing.
By Emilia David Read MoreMeet "American hero," 64-year-old Donald Gorske, who ate 30,000 Big Macs over the course of 46 years,
By A. C. Grimes Read MoreThe most terrifying sea monster of all was the kraken. Originating from the frightened whispers of Scandinavian seamen, this tentacled monstrosity was believed to be capable of taking down entire boats in its many-armed embrace. So, was the kraken real? This is the legend of the kraken explained.
By Nicholas Conley Read MoreValhalla is the most glorious and desirable place within Norse cosmology, but it's more than just Viking heaven. This is the untold truth of Valhalla.
By Benito Cereno Read MoreNancy Sinatra unmistakably carved her own path, one just as iconic as her father Frank, Ol' Blue Eyes himself. This is the untold truth of Nancy Sinatra.
By Marta Djordjevic Read MoreThroughout the entire world, fairies can take all shapes and forms. This is the legend of fairies explained.
By Jan MacKell Collins Read MoreKris Kristofferson has been a hustling musician, a marquee concert draw, an actor, a sex symbol, an athlete, a writer, and many other things.
By Brian Boone Read MoreRemember the 1985 classic, Legend, in which the generically named hero, Jack (Tom Cruise), defeats the Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry) and stabs him in the abdomen with the horn of the last unicorn? You might assume the movie didn't know Jack about legends because Tim Curry isn't Satan ...
By A. C. Grimes Read MoreIf you're aware of a mythical snake king creature called the basilisk, it's probably thanks to J.K. Rowling's descriptions of a fifty-foot serpent with fangs as long as your arm and a taste for tender young Radcliffe flesh. But the truth about this creature may be a bit disappointing.
By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreBeyond vague images of pots of gold, wishes, and the general understanding that Colin Farrell is just three of them in a skin suit, what do we really know about leprechauns?
By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreTake a trip through time, back to those thrilling days of yesteryear, around about 2016, when the New Day, WWE tag team champions, emerged on-screen from a gigantic Booty-O cereal box.
By Eric Meisfjord Read MoreThe term "Minotaur" is a portmanteau derived from "Minos" and "taurus," the Greek word for "bull." Here's the legend of the Minotaur explained.
By A. C. Grimes Read MoreThere are 118 known chemical elements, and three classifications of "nastiness": radioactivity, toxicity, and reactivity. But which is the most dangerous?
By Eric Meisfjord Read MoreEveryone loves a good scary story, like how if you stand in front of a mirror and chant, Bloody Mary will appear. This is the legend of Bloody Mary explained.
By Asher Cantrell Read MoreCats have figured in mythology and folklore the world over, from gods taking feline form in Egypt to the superstitions around black cats. In North America, the Wampus Cat is a creature that features in Appalachian and Southern regional lore ...
By Emilia David Read MoreIn 1951, Icelandic researcher Jón Eythórsson described an alarming discovery. High atop the Hrutarjokull glacier, in an area otherwise free of debris, he'd found dozens of small, round, "moss-covered stones" sitting stationary in the frozen field of nothing.
By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreOn the actual Con Air, there's no Cyrus the Virus who hijacks the plane, steals the show, or turns his name into a fun pun, like "Cy... Onara." There's no hope of escape. There's no hope -- period.
By A. C. Grimes Read MoreMichel Lotito, who came to be known as "Monsieur Mangetout (Mr. Eat-all)," certainly lived up to his nickname, as he's known for eating an entire airplane.
By A. C. Grimes Read MoreA conquistador's mission in life is succinctly conveyed in the title itself. Spanish for "He who conquers."
By A. C. Grimes Read MoreEven when your job is judging the most extreme everything, there needs to be a line. Yes, the Guinness World Record committee has limits, and there are some attempts at exceptionalism that they won't touch with a 10-foot thumbnail. Here are world records that Guinness refuses to certify.
By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreIn 2018, a group of mammoth tusk hunters were honing their craft in Siberia when they unearthed a dead baby horse. It belongs to a long-extinct species, and its body is outlandishly well naturally mummified. Here's why this 42,000-year-old specimen is an eye-opening discovery.
By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreThe Fresno Nightcrawler is thought to be a cryptid that stalks neighborhoods in California. Aside from its myth, it also wears an unexpected piece of clothing.
By Tom Meisfjord Read MorePresident Trump outlined the U.S. Space Force project in an address in 2018, but he later said he wasn't serious. So why is the Space Force a real thing now?
By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreChuck Berry was the first rock star, living a life full of headlines, scandal, and controversy. Here's a look at the untold truth of Chuck Berry.
By Brian Boone Read MoreIn the 1960s, a hematologist in Lexington, Kentucky embarked on a bizarre quest to find a group of blue people. At first blush, this mission smacks pure lunacy. Did this guy get high and convince himself he was Gargamel searching for Smurfs? Shockingly not.
By A. C. Grimes Read MoreLack of scientific evidence aside a few folks are quite convinced that they are sharing their special quarantine time with a ghost. Perhaps more than one.
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