Comments on: Aaah! Real Monsters: The Science Behind the Legends http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:43:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jessica http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790/comment-page-1#comment-132478 Jessica Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790#comment-132478 This was cool in the magazine, but I sneezed and hacked and got germs on it, so I'm sending it to you online. There's also a neat one about how pirates contributed to starting democracy too. This was cool in the magazine, but I sneezed and hacked and got germs on it, so I’m sending it to you online.

There’s also a neat one about how pirates contributed to starting democracy too.

]]> By: SDT http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790/comment-page-1#comment-105849 SDT Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:39:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790#comment-105849 Don't forget syphilis as a cause of vampirism Don’t forget syphilis as a cause of vampirism

]]> By: John http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790/comment-page-1#comment-105844 John Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:26:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790#comment-105844 You left out tuberculosis, a wasting disease that mimics the slow drawn out death typical of vampire lore. Tuberculosis also tended to appear in groups as the disease spread through families and neighbors, similar to the way vampire outbreaks ran in family groups. You left out tuberculosis, a wasting disease that mimics the slow drawn out death typical of vampire lore. Tuberculosis also tended to appear in groups as the disease spread through families and neighbors, similar to the way vampire outbreaks ran in family groups.

]]> By: Deliggit.com | The social sites' most interesting urls http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790/comment-page-1#comment-105829 Deliggit.com | The social sites' most interesting urls Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790#comment-105829 <strong>Aaah! Real Monsters: The Science Behind the Legends | Deliggit.com</strong> \r\nVampires, Werewolves and Zombies: Let\'s take a look at some of the real-world ev Aaah! Real Monsters: The Science Behind the Legends | Deliggit.com

\r\nVampires, Werewolves and Zombies: Let\’s take a look at some of the real-world ev

]]> By: TV Guide http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790/comment-page-1#comment-105821 TV Guide Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790#comment-105821 Great article, more monsters please (although less zombies if you don't mind ;-) ) Great article, more monsters please (although less zombies if you don’t mind ;-) )

]]> By: JIffy Wiper http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790/comment-page-1#comment-105812 JIffy Wiper Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790#comment-105812 LOL, Zombies are my personal fav! I think zombies totally rock! LOL Jiff www.anolite.echoz.com LOL, Zombies are my personal fav! I think zombies totally rock! LOL

Jiff
http://www.anolite.echoz.com

]]> By: brian http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790/comment-page-1#comment-105807 brian Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:01:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19790#comment-105807 For a decent read and some expanded information on rabies and its link to vampires and werewolfs check out chuck palahniuk novel "rant", he was the guy who wrote "fight club" For a decent read and some expanded information on rabies and its link to vampires and werewolfs check out chuck palahniuk novel “rant”, he was the guy who wrote “fight club”

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