Are Black-and-White Caterpillars ‘Poisonous’?
10 August 2011Black and white tussock moth caterpillars can cause severe allergic reactions in some people who touch them.
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Spider Bursts Out of Overripe Banana?
20 September 2016A viral video of a spider breaking out of a banana skin is an animation created by a talented CGI artist.
Can a Bug Crawl in Your Ear and into Your Brain?
5 December 1998Bugs do wander into people's ears sometimes. But where can they go from there?
Venomous Asp Caterpillar
Rumor: Photographs show a venomous caterpillar known as an asp.
Spider Lives in Man’s Scar?
A vacationing man discovered that increasing pain he was experiencing was due to a tropical spider's living under his skin?
Spiders in Cheek
Did a swelling on a girl's cheek break open and disgorge hundreds of baby spiders?
Two-Striped Telamonia Spider
30 September 1999Venomous 'two-striped telamonia' spiders lurking beneath toilet seats in public restrooms is one of the hoariest Internet japes.
Tea Kettle Spider Deaths
Warning about a family who perished after drinking tea from a kettle in which a deadly spider had died.
Cockroach Eggs
The cause of swelling in a girl's jaw is determined to be cockroach eggs she ingested from eating a Taco Bell taco or licking envelopes. Real medical case or hoax?
Spider in Hairdo
Woman dies from bites of spiders nesting in her hair?
Worm in the Eye
Was the larva of a human botfly was removed from a child's eye?
Walking Stick
Texas dog has unfortunate encounter with a walkingstick from Belize?
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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
15 February 2019Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
Is This Rachel Chandler and President Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein’s Plane?
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Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘We Pay Soldiers Too Much’?
17 July 2019A frequent publisher of inflammatory material struck again in July 2019.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
If You Used FaceApp, Do Russians Now Own All of Your Photographs?
18 July 2019Users should always consider privacy and security before uploading personal data to an app.