Urban legends

15 Traditions From the 1970s That Had Mysterious Origins That Were Never Fully Explained

15 Traditions From the 1970s That Had Mysterious Origins That Were Never Fully Explained

Explore the peculiar and unexplained customs that defined the disco decade and left historians scratching their heads.

14 Places Kids Heard Stories About in the 1970s That Still Raise Questions Today

14 Places Kids Heard Stories About in the 1970s That Still Raise Questions Today

This collection explores the mysterious locations and urban legends that defined the childhood imaginations of the 1970s generation.

17 Neighborhood Spots Kids Avoided in the 1960s That Still Raise Questions Today

17 Neighborhood Spots Kids Avoided in the 1960s That Still Raise Questions Today

Growing up in the 1960s offered a specific brand of freedom, but that liberty stopped at the edge of certain neighborhood landmarks.

20 Things People Believed Before the Internet

20 Things People Believed Before the Internet

Here's a nostalgic list of myths and misconceptions that spread easily before instant online fact-checking.

12 Urban Legends That Turned Out to Be True

12 Urban Legends That Turned Out to Be True

Several well-known urban legends have been confirmed to be true through real events and investigations.

12 Urban Legends From the ’90s That People Actually Believed

12 Urban Legends From the ’90s That People Actually Believed

Many urban legends from the 1990s captured people’s imaginations and were widely believed as true stories.