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region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico

The chupacabra or chupacabras (, literally 'goat-sucker', from , 'sucks', and , 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's purported vampirism the chupacabra is said to attack and drink the blood of livestock, including goats.

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In American folklore, Mothman is the name given to a humanoid creature that was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. Despite its name, the original sightings of the creature described avian features. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The source of the legend is believed to have originated from sightings

urban legend about a supposed US Naval experiment in 1943

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supposed government agents who threaten UFO witnesses to keep them silent or take evidence

gravity-independent ballpoint pen

used to describe the death in office of Presidents of the United States elected in years divisible by twenty

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haunted doll in Key West, Florida

term for a series of deaths and calamities involving members of the American Kennedy family and their associates

The Montauk Project is a conspiracy theory that alleges there were a series of United States government projects conducted at Camp Hero or Montauk Air Force Station in Montauk, New York, for the purpose of developing psychological warfare techniques and exotic research including time travel. The story of the Montauk Project originated in the Montauk Project series of books by Preston Nichols which intermixes those stories with stories about the Bulgarian Experiment.

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alleged creature sighted in Dover, Massachusetts, United States

The Aurora, Texas, UFO incident happened, at the United States of America on the 17th day of April 1897.

urban legend about alligators permanently inhabiting sewers

urban legend; supposed arcade cabinet

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painting by Bill Stoneham

ranch in the Uintah Basin of Utah

class of unidentified flying objects best known from a series of newspaper reports originating in the western United States and spreading east during late 1896 and early 1897

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American cancer patient (1963–1994)

alleged close encounter with extraterrestrial beings in Kentucky in 1955

ghost of a cat purported to haunt Washington, D.C

fictional gunshot victim used to illustrate law of death inquiry

American disfigured man (1910-1985)

hoax image related to the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center

Maritime urban legend related to the dangers of hubris and inflexibility

Jenkem is a purported inhalant and hallucinogen created from fermented human waste. In the mid-1990s, it was reported to be a popular street drug among Zambian youth, created by placing feces and urine in a bottle or a bucket, sealing it with a balloon or lid and leaving it to ferment in the sun; afterwards they would inhale the gases generated.

supposed secret military base in Dulce, New Mexico as proposed in conspiracy theories

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Alleged lost gold mine in the Superstition Mountains

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magic trick

American folklore beings

ghost said to haunt the U.S. White House

event in Rhode Island, US (1892)

urban legend about malevolent strangers intentionally hiding poisons, drugs, or sharp objects in candy and distributing them with the intent of harming random children

fictional American law

purported 19th century hoax

urban legend from United States

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American nurse and claimed inventor of hand sanitiser

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