• Odd News
    Odd Creature: A “Zonkey” is Half Zebra and Half Donkey

    It sounds like a made-up word, but a “zonkey” is in fact a real animal. Every few years, you’ll hear about the birth of a rare zonkey, such as that of April 2014, when video surfaced of a zonkey that was born in Mexico. Zonkeys are half zebra and half donkey.

  • Odd News
    Reporter “Took Care of Business” by Defecating on Lawn

    An Arizona reporter was arrested for defecating on a residential front lawn while covering a story.

  • Odd News
    Ecocapsule: Future Tech or Flop?

    A self-sustaining egg-shaped capsule was unveiled in mid-2015 with the promise that two people could use it to live anywhere in the world, off-grid. Would you live in an Ecocapsule?

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Live Turtle Key Chains? They’re Real.

    Today we’ll look at an image which has circulated on Facebook for years which shows a key chain being sold in China that contains a live baby turtle. Is this image real or fake?

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Extinct creature found in Virginia? It’s just a model!

    A creature extinct for millions of years supposedly showed up alive in a Virginia river, as evidenced by a photo circulating online.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    About That Russian Bicycle “Teleportation” Video

    A video posted in late 2012 supposedly shows a man who “teleported” into the scene on a bicycle from behind another man on screen. Today we’ll take a look at this video.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Why Human Magnetism is Completely Bogus

    In late 2014, reports out of Russia told of a boy who became “magnetic” after receiving an electrical shock. It once again highlighted one of the longest-running hoaxes in history: human magnetism.

  • Odd News
    Is Russia Bigger Than Pluto?

    It is claimed that Russia is the same size as (or bigger than) Pluto. Today we’ll take a closer look at this claim.

  • Celebrity News
    14 Little-Known Facts About Morgan Freeman

    Morgan Freeman is the beloved actor with a velvety voice who has starred in roles ranging from God to a gravedigger, and everything in between. Today we celebrate the iconic actor with a list of lesser-known facts about his life and career.

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Fingerprint Building in Thailand: It’s Fake.

    An image shows a building which looks like a fingerprint when viewed from above. Is this building real or fake?

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Miracle in Egypt: True Story or Parable?

    A story tells of two girls who were buried alive by their father, and saved 15 days later by a mysterious man dressed in white who had wounds on his hands. Is this story real?

  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Did the world’s oldest man live to be 256 years old?

    Press reports in 1933 claimed that a Chinese man named Li Ching-Yuen had died at the age of either 197 or 256. Is this story real or fake?