The Legend Of Bloody Mary Explained
Everyone 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.
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.
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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.
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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.
By Eric Meisfjord Read MoreIt's been more than fifty years since the residents of Bethel, New York were outnumbered 200 to 1 by a hoard of 400,000 hippies. Final tally: only two dead. Not bad. Carlos Santana remembers it vividly.
By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreJohn Wilkes Booth shot and killed Abraham Lincoln in 1865. But what do we really know about the assassin? This is the untold truth of John Wilkes Booth.
By Jan MacKell Collins Read MoreSo yeah, Elon Musk has a brother. His name is Kimbal.
By A. C. Grimes Read MoreThe weird, true stories behind how superheroes get created can be just as fascinating as their fictional origins.
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By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreDespite the fact he's a major pop culture icon, there's a lot of weirdness surrounding Garfield.
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By Tom Meisfjord Read MoreDying in orbital limbo would have been a depressing contradiction. But the astronauts aboard Apollo 13 had more important matters to consider, like surviving.
By Mikael Angelo Francisco Read MoreSome people get to live the dream of having a cameo in Star Trek. Some make you say, "Is that... no, it can't be!" Here are the weirdest Star Trek cameos.
By DB Kelly Read MoreThe truth about the life of Jean Lafitte, the pirate of New Orleans, is shrouded in mystery, while myths, legends, hoaxes, and forgeries abound.
By Benito Cereno Read MoreYou'd think that being a UPS driver might be a pretty chill gig, right? Guess again. There are tons of strict rules all UPS truck drivers have to follow.
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