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Skeptoid

The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, pop

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Total: 1018

Are ground sloths that somehow survived their extinction responsible for cryptid sightings in the Am

Did giants really walk the Earth in our recent past?

Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Flor

Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Flor

This Bigfoot-like cryptid is said to haunt the swamps of Florida. But has the story been around as l

Watch out next time you take a poll... is someone trying to learn about you, or manipulate you?

The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.

The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.

The hunt for the greatest treasure of gold ever imagined.

A popular Internet claim asserts that the DNA of the octopus is literally alien in origin.

Although the Expanding Earth may seem like a silly conjecture, it was actually one of the leading ge

Is it true that the oil companies knew how much harm they were doing as far back as the 1970s?

Is it true that the oil companies knew how much harm they were doing as far back as the 1970s?

Today's quiz tests whether you've been skeptical of what you think you know about St. Patrick's Day.

Popular tales claim no plants at all will grow inside this round clearing in North Carolina, said to

After every earthquake, there's always someone who claims to have predicted it. Is earthquake predic

The state of the climate so far... how we're doing, and what do we need to work on the most.

See if you can tell whether each of these popular beliefs about Valentine's Day are true or false.

Is there such a thing as a type of electricity running through your home's wiring that delivers horr

Stories of goat men are all over the world. Why is the Pope Lick goat man disproportionately famous?