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

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10.03.24

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Life

32,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Found Preserved In Siberian Permafrost

The woolly rhino is so well-preserved that it still has a lot of soft tissues intact along with a well-preserved horn.

10.02.24

By Luis Prada
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Shopping

I Was Trash at Learning Languages for 30 Years—Until I Tried This App

You don’t suck at languages—most apps just suck at teaching them.

10.02.24

By Matt Jancer
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Music

Pink Floyd Sells Music Catalog to Sony for $400 Million

After years of the delay, the British rock group reportedly agreed to sell their recorded-music and name-and-likeness rights to Sony.

10.02.24

By Paige Gawley
Photo by Volodymyr Burdiak

Life

Alaska’s Fat Bear Week Starts Late After One Contestant Kills Another

Fat Bear Week got off to a violent start when one of this year’s participants was killed on camera by another bear.

10.02.24

By Paige Gawley