Cryptozoology is the study of “hidden” animals whose existence has been rumored… but not exactly proven. Notable examples include Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster and The Jersey Devil. But don’t write them off jokes just yet. Just like them, these 10 real-life animals started out as laughable legends that would earn you raised eyebrows (or a padded cell) for stories of spying […]
You don’t hear much about axe murders these days. Sure, there are plenty of shootings and terrible accidents, but hardly any axe murders. A century ago, however, they seemed to be all the rage. One of the most brutal murders of this variety occurred in 1912 in the small town of Villisca, Iowa. In Villisca, […]
At one point or another, your mother probably told you to put a hat on in the winter, since heat escapes through your head. You probably also believe that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth, and that if you touch a baby bird, its mother will abandon it forever. By a certain point, […]
It really is a matter of life and death. Vaccines save millions of lives every year. View this image › michaeljung But outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases still happen all over the world. View this image › cfr.org Last July an 8-month-long measles outbreak in Swansea, Wales, finally came to an end. But not before one […]
The Internet is full of crazy rumors and myths. You can spend days and days going deeper into Internet folklore, until you’re finally unsure what to believe. These Internet legends have been built up and spread by thousands of people and have even infiltrated our culture at large. Creepypastas, as these myths are called, cover a wide range […]
Brains, animals, and whizzing on an electric fence. We asked the MythBusters for some help with your favorite myths. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have been co-hosts of MythBusters for 13 seasons. View this image › David J. Bertozzi / BuzzFeed They’ve filmed more than 200 episodes and tested 960 myths (with about just as […]