The Most Popular Urban Legends From All 50 States

Bonus: The Hookman

The Hookman is pretty simple. He is a man with a hook for a hand. He wanders around at night, flighting his hook at any passersby with the threat of killing them. He's also known to attack canoodling teenagers in cars.

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The More You Know

  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
  • There's a Russian village where every resident is a tightrope walker.
  • Both volleyball and basketball were invented in Massachusetts.
  • Sixty percent of the World’s lakes (three million total) are located in Canada.
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