conspiracy theories Fred LaBour invented most of the 'Paul is dead' clues as a joke and was stunned when the world believed them Ellsworth Toohey

folklore The Bunny Man was a real hatchet-wielder in 1970 Virginia — but the internet turned him into something else entirely Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Seattle's mystery soda machine vanished in 2018 with a goodbye note Ellsworth Toohey

Japan If this masked woman asks if she's pretty, the correct answer is "average" Ellsworth Toohey

urban legends "What the f*ck is this place?" The mystery of the bridal store that hasn't opened its doors for two decades Mark Frauenfelder

urban legends New Melbourne skyscraper howls and creaks like a demon Mark Frauenfelder

nyc Prohibition era 'Bulldog Bootleggers' honored with statue in NYC Rusty Blazenhoff

urban legends Green Man's Tunnel is a legendary site among seekers of haunted places Popkin

conspiracy theories How conspiracy theories challenge Snopes' mission to find the "truth" Thom Dunn

horror "Never Have I Ever" is a charming dark fantasy story collection from a Filipino perspective Thom Dunn

new york city Sculptures of wolves mauling tourist appear in New York City parks Rusty Blazenhoff

fake news There is no chemical that will turn pool water a different color if you pee in it David Pescovitz

science fiction Walt Disney's Frozen Head: a science fiction movie secretly shot at Walt Disney World Cory Doctorow

urban legends "Write the best possible final exam question for this course, then answer it." Mark Frauenfelder

Science Is the Five Second Rule real? David Pescovitz

drugs Remembering "Mickey Mouse Acid" LSD stickers of the 1980s Ethan Persoff