‘Yeti Hair’ Recovered from the Himalayas Turns Out to Be Horse Hair

The Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, the Migoi… Whatever you want to call it, the strange half-man, half-ape resident of the Himalayas has been part of the region’s folklore for thousands of years. The creature became famous even in the Western world at the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, multiple expeditions have headed to …

Holy Hunks: Rome’s ‘Handsome Priests’ Calendar Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Quick, think about Vatican City — what comes to your mind? Perhaps the Pope, the Sistine Chapel, or any of the thousands of priceless works of art from the masters of old? Well, whatever you thought of, it probably wasn’t wall calendars featuring hot babes or hunks with rippling muscles. But what if we told …

New York Dedicates a Statue to the City’s Mythical Sewer Alligator

You can find a lot of things living in New York City’s sewers. There are cockroaches, rats, and probably some kind of a race of underground morlocks. What you won’t find is the sewers’ most famous resident. Although rumors of its existence have circulated for a century, NYC’s legendary sewer alligator is nothing but a …

Nationwide Emergency Alert Test Got Amish Men in Trouble for Owning Phones

On October 4, your phone went off — loudly. As long as your phone was turned on and wasn’t completely disconnected from the network, you received an emergency alarm. It was all part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) nationwide test. Based on the horrendous screech my phone made that scared my dog, the …