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Visit even the smallest of towns in the U.S. and you’re likely to hear some local ghost stories and discover a few haunted houses. But some American cities have gained the reputation for being particularly ghost-ridden thanks to their rich and often bizarre historical backgrounds. The following are ten of the most haunted cities to [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 12:01 am
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There are just too many creepy places in America for this list to be the top 10, but these 10 destinations are all near the top of the list in terms of all-in-all creep factor. With Halloween fast approaching this list is appropriate and if you live near any of the places you may want [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Travel · Tagged creepy places, death, ghosts, halloween, haunted, haunting, legend, mystery, poison, prison, Stephen King, terror, The Shining, urban legend, urban legends, winchester mystery house
There’s no more iconic scene in Western movies than the good old-fashioned pistol duel, where the lawman and the outlaw meet at high noon to see who’s faster on the draw. In actuality, this kind of thing very rarely occurred, and the true life Western stories—like Wild Bill Hickok being shot in the back while [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 1:00 am
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It may seems like we are focusing on myths lately and maybe we are, but myths and urban legends are fun to read and it is more interesting to discover their origins. Just about every topic has a myth or legend behind it, even something as harmless as candy. Take off the wrapper and bite [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 12:05 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Food · Tagged candy, candy myths, food, halloween, halloween candy, legend, myth, top 10 candy myths, top 10 candy urban legends, urban legends
We’ve all heard them. Usually, they happened to a friend of a friend’s second cousin, and in almost every case they’re completely untrue. Still, some urban legends have managed to gain a remarkable amount of credibility. From creepy folklore to rumors about celebrities and politicians, here are the top ten urban legends that have managed [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 1:01 am
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The term cryptid refers to any creature whose existence is not supported by science. This can include animals that were thought to be extinct but may still exist, as well as legendary creatures that exist only through stories and circumstantial evidence. Although most of these creatures are undoubtedly just myths, they do occupy a unique [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 1:01 am
Filed under All, Animals, Bizarre, Nature · Tagged Alien Big Cats, Animal, bigfoot, creatures, cryptid, cryptids, cryptology, cryptozoology, Dragon, el chupacabra, giant squid, jersey devil, legend, loch ness monster, mokele-mbembe, mongolian death worm, mothman, myth, phantom cats, plesiosaur, rocs, sasquatch, scientists, thunderbirds, top 10 lists, top ten list, TopTenz.net, yeti
I liked this list I found at Lists Galore so much I wanted to share the top 10 items with you, and encourage you to visit his site for the other 91 things to do when you are bored.
Look up urban legends, and/or ghost stories in your town. Investigate!
If you live in a city with [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Friday, July 4, 2008 at 7:28 am
Filed under All, Quick Lists · Tagged geocaching, Ghost, legend, lists, lists galore, plan a trip, random acts of kindness, roll of quarters, sailors knots, strange, Urban, urban legend, urban legends