Urban Myths Archives - Unreal Facts

True or False? Experts Claim if You Can Find Your Name You Have an Above Average Functioning Brain

So, you've come across this little gem of a word finder and want to find out more about what it actually means. Well, don't be overly worried if you weren't able to find your name at all. It doesn't mean that your brain doesn't function as well as others. In ... Read More

Phuc Dat Bich Was a Hoax

Come on now, admit it. The reason you are here right now is because you have seen the viral passport photo of Phuc Dat Bich. That's right, Phuc Dat Bich, the Australian man or Vietnamese decent with perhaps a very unfortunate name when said in English. If you haven't worked ... Read More

Do Elephants Stand After Death?

Question. Do elephants stand after death? This is a topic that got my attention after I saw it pop up on an app that I have installed on my phone. At first I thought that it would probably be false, but it was still worth looking into as there could be ... Read More

Lobsters Aren’t Immortal, Not Even Close

Have you heard the story that lobsters are immortal? I'm guessing that by now that there's a very good chance that you have heard a brief rumor about their uncanny ability to cheat the rigors of old age. Well, how can I put this? Lobsters aren't immortal. In fact, they ... Read More

In Utah It’s Illegal to Have Sex with an Animal for Entertainment

I was sitting back just browsing the internet when I came across a list of weird sex laws in the US on The Chive today. One of those in the list, specifically number 6 where it said that it was legal to have sex with an animal provided it was ... Read More

Earlobes and Nipples Do Not Line Up

So I was looking through an app on my phone recently about "interesting facts", which turned out to be factoids, and one of the factoids was that your earlobes line up with your nipples. Now, as you can imagine the first thing I tried to do was look down, and then to ... Read More

Was Jfk the Fastest Random Speaker?

Was JFK one of the fastest random speaker that many people could have ever come across? While Eminem holds the Guinness world record for most words in a hit song, which means that he spat them out rather quickly, the main difference between the two is preparedness. Rap God, written by Eminem ... Read More

The World’s Biggest Pimple on a Human, is It a Real Pimple?

When it comes to the numerous claims for the world's biggest pimple on a human, the internet seems to be filled with claimants. Most of the claims appear to be on video sharing site YouTube, of which we have our own channel filled with cool and interesting facts from our ... Read More

Bald Eagles Do Not Mate While Flying

Have you ever come across the myth that bald eagles mate while flying? It goes several ways. One way is that they free-fall, legs entwines with each other as they plummet towards the earth, managing to end their copulation either quite effectively and with plenty of time to spare, or just in ... Read More

Do Sloths Grab Their Own Arms and Fall to Their Death?

Sloths do not grab their own arm and fall to their deaths. This is just preposterous to say the least. But it has gained a fair bit of attention and notoriety online over the years, but why? Why is it that such a statement is adhered to as being an actual ... Read More