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The story of the S.S. Ourang Medan is one of the strangest to emerge from the sea.

A tale involving a cargo ship begging for help and its crew being found dead of unknown causes in the 1940s has become an urban legend. But there might be some truth to this ghost ship lurking underneath the water.

Jake Rossen




Jerry Springer tapes an episode of his show in December 1998.

From Wendy Williams’s “Dula Peep” coinage to a guest’s death on ‘The Dick Cavett Show,’ here are the talk show incidents we’ll never stop talking about.

Ellen Gutoskey


Not all dogs drool, but when they do, bring a towel.

Dogs have a tendency to soak furniture and shirt sleeves in their saliva. In humans, this would be cause for concern. So why do dogs do it?

Jake Rossen


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We don't know if oysters are really aphrodisiacs—but we do know that professional oyster shuckers use a knife called the Chesapeake stabber.

Hollie Stephens










Cows aren't easily toppled.

Stories of drunken and mischievous college students sneaking up on cows and tipping them over have persisted for decades. It turns out anyone claiming to have succeeded was just milking an urban legend.

Jake Rossen