In the United States, children who leave a newly lost tooth under their pillow know to expect a nocturnal visit from the Tooth Fairy, who might leave a shiny quarter, a new toothbrush, or perhaps even a crisp $20 bill!

MYTHS
Punxsutawney Phil's moniker might have something to do with the royal family, a pair of heinous groundhog murders, and some good old-fashioned small-town competition.
Scientists' suspicions were outweighed by the excitement of finding another recumbent stone circle.
A surprising amount of misinformation has been repeated enough about these furry little creatures to make it seem like fact.
It was the must-have accessory for royals watching their back.
The fishermen of Gloucester, Massachusetts thought they had seen everything. Then they were proved wrong.
Beware the Snallygaster!
They're not attracted to dirt, but you should still clean up your clutter.
Today, people around the globe will feel uneasy about getting out of bed, leaving their homes, or going about their normal daily routines, all because of a superstition.
Whether you attend a church service, decorate eggs, or devour Peeps, no Easter celebration is complete without a visit from the Easter Bunny.
In Wilt Chamberlain's 1991 book, 'A View From Above,' the basketball great claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women during his life. Let's check his math on the basketball legend's most famous statistic.
He did, however, have another embarrassing—and very real—bathtub incident.
After testing evidence collected from the Tibetan Plateau and from museum collections, they found the biological root of the Yeti legends to be local bears.
The world’s only flying mammal isn’t nearly as bad as our fears make it out to be. Here are seven misconceptions about bats, as well as explanations of what really goes on in the batcave.
From myths to literature to giant squid, here's how some of our favorite eerie creatures and legends got their start.
Spilling pepper, complimenting a baby, and cutting your fingernails after dark are just a few of the things that will earn you bad luck around the world.