urban legend

Life

Can You Really Eat Crocs? An Investigation

09.21.22

By Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp
Life

This Is Why We Still Tell the ‘Dead Dog in a Suitcase’ Urban Legend

02.03.20

By Issy Sampson
How a Young Girl’s Death in 2000 Gave Birth to an Urban Legend

03.11.19

By Gavin Haynes
Entertainment

We Went Deep on That Whole ‘Razor Blades on Waterslides’ Rumour

12.25.18

By Chris Shearer
Inside the Lasting Legacy of Tapeworm Diets

03.18.18

By Ingrid Kesa
Identity

How to Know If You’re Addicted to Lip-Balm

05.30.17

By Jessica Pan
The shag band code (Photo by author)

Sex

Unpicking the Urban Legend of ‘Shag Bands’

02.10.17

By Hannah Ewens
We Talked to the Frosties Advert Kid Everyone Thought Was Dead

11.02.16

By Jack Cummings
Food

Here’s What Happens When You Keep a Twinkie Lying Around for 40 Years

06.29.16

By Nick Rose

The Latest

Beavis and Butt-head (Credit: Paramount+/MTV)

Comedy

3 Comedians You Didn’t Know Voiced Characters on ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’

Why do these voices sound so familiar?

9 minutes ago

By Tony Alpsen
Life

Python Filmed Dragging Tour Guide Underwater Before Coiling Around His Neck

16 minutes ago

By Ashley Fike
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Gaming

Shigeru Miyamoto Reveals Why He Stopped Making Super Mario Games on Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto explains why he no longer develops Mario games for the Switch 2 and reveals what projects he’s now working on.

19 minutes ago

By Brent Koepp
Horoscopes

Today’s Moon Phase: November 10, 2025

35 minutes ago

By Sammi Caramela
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Membership

Conspiracy Theorists Are Returning to Print

A slew of new print-focused conspiracy outlets have cropped up over the last five years, following orders from God (or swerving online content moderators).

2 hours ago

By Mark E. Hay