Futility Closet introduces us to the story of a wild hoax which I have verified through authoritative information sources. It begins with Jean Shepherd, a radio host for WOR-AM in New York City. Shepherd was a published...

Most of you have probably never heard of the moon melon -unless you're a regular Pinterest user. In that case, you probably know that this Japanese melon will "switch flavors after you eat it -everything sour will taste...

Anyone can toilet paper a house or slip a whoopee...  ...ing of beauty. Here are history’s greatest hoaxes , each one proof that with effort and a little luc...  ...ne as Lyle Zapato—doesn’t just throw hoaxes onto the web—he brilliantly links back to...

(YouTube link) Here's a rundown of the most fam...  ...ouTube link) Here's a rundown of the most famous hoaxes in history. They fooled a lot of people in their...

While we've all heard of the Cherokee and Navajo t...  ...erican customs. It's one of many great scientific hoaxes

History is full of hoaxes , and that includes people who aren't really peopl...

Did you know that: Tree octopuses have eyesight comparable to humans. Besides allowing them to see their prey and environment, it helps them in inter-octopus relations. Although they are not social animals like us, th...

The following is an article from Uncle John's Triu...  ...mphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader. These hoaxes are so absurd, it's hard to believe that anyone w...

(YouTube Link) A man named Kenny Strasser or Kenny Strassburg has, in recent weeks, convinced five television stations in the Wisconsin area to put him on the air as a yo-yo master promoting charitable causes. But be...

Throughout history, people believe what they want...  ...sier than it should be for con artists to pull of hoaxes like these seven.On July 23rd, 1886, a man named...