myths

The Most Superstitious Gifts You Can Give — And What They Mean

Don’t give your friend a pair of shoes unless you’re ready for them to walk out of your life

Why Are There So Many Hot Tub Pregnancy Myths?

Can you get pregnant from a hot tub — or do they kill any chance of it? Superstitions abound — but hot tub sex is overrated to begin with

The Sexy Sci-Fi Origins of the Chupacabra Legend

Just how did a hot, half-naked alien end up killing livestock in Puerto Rico? Here’s the likely truth about the vampiric, sheep-mutilating chupacabra

Does the Vagina Dentata Myth Actually Have Teeth?

Everyone knows toothed vaginas aren’t real — not that it’s stopped some people from trying to make them happen anyway