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The Incredible Myth Behind the Feejee Mermaid
On a warm evening in the summer of 1842, the English gentleman Dr. J. Griffin of the British Lyceum of Natural History encountered something strange while wandering alone on a deserted tropical beach. Even his learned mind was ill-prepared for what lay around the next bend on this particular evening. There on the white sands, gasping its last breath, was a being seemingly ripped from the pages of mythology itself...
Continue reading...Where the Wild Things Are: The Legend Behind the Hodag
Friday, October 9, 2009
The beast had two horns growing from its temples, large fangs and green eyes. Its stout and muscular body was covered with short black hair and its back was covered with spikes, leading to a powerful tail. The animal fixed its green eyes on its uninvited guest, spouting flame and smoke from its nostrils, followed by a horrible odour…
Continue reading...The Lethal Search for De Loys’ Ape
Thursday, October 8, 2009
The group was taking respite near the Tarra River when suddenly the incredible happened. Out of the dense jungle came two upright walking creatures, gripping and shaking branches while screaming in apparent anger. The ape-like animals began flinging their own faeces at the frightened men, who grabbed their guns, shooting their female assailant dead as the male, wounded, fled into the forest.
Continue reading...Mark Twain’s Amazing Hoax that Deceived the World
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Environmental Graffiti reporter Thomas Davie investigates one of the most awesome 19th Century global pranks, by one of America’s greatest literary geniuses In Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Hank Morgan watches his medieval companion wallow with pigs she believes to be enchanted nobles [...]
Continue reading...[Video] 2 Ways to Cook an Egg with a Cellphone
Monday, June 30, 2008
Can a cellphone really cook an egg? Environmental Graffiti is here to put those fears to bed. While we all agree that an egg is probably a poor stand-in for most human brains, the thought of it being possible is pretty terrifying.. Sarah and I had to have [...]
Continue reading...Global Cooling in 1936: The Ice Age Is Coming!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Image From Modern Mechanix I always read Popular Science as a kid. The gadgets, the tools, the notes on military hardware that was going to help future G.I. Joes lay waste to whoever was destined to replace the godless commie Russians as public enemy number one. It was [...]
Continue reading...Global Warming Shifts Into High Gear
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
After a brief month-long respite, during which many reputable publications saw fit to mock global warming or enable climate change deniers, the impending crisis must have felt unloved. Image from Huffington Post Like Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, climate change is back with a vengeance. Unfortunately for us, the [...]
Continue reading...“Global Warming Hoax” Conference Was a Hoax Itself
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Global warming, the potentially catastrophic rise in temperature that’s skyrocketed over the last 20 years, threatening to raise sea levels and disrupt weather patterns, is a hoax. Just Kidding! Image from Juampe Lopez on Flickr A group of politicians and scientists assembled today in Nashville, Tennessee, for a press [...]
Continue reading...Giant’s Skeleton – It’s A Hoax!!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
The National Geographic Society have been batting away a plethora of interest in their 5 year old hoax. In 2002, an illustrator from Canada who goes by the screen name “IronKite”, submitted the photo of a giant’s skeleton to a Worth1000.com Photoshop contest
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Monday, October 12, 2009
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