The Most Popular Urban Legends From All 50 States

The Curse of Escalante Petrified Forest – Escalante, UT

Travelers frequently visit this forest to check out the incredible petrified wood. Locals in the area always warn visitors never to take the wood from the forest... But of course, people do it anyway. The National Parks division that this in charge of this park receives dozens of packages per year from thieves returning the wood. Apparently, if you steal the wood, tragedy will strike in your life.

Corpse Light – Cape Henlopen, DE

Despite lacking a lighthouse, this small Delaware town is plagued by a phantom light. This light has taken down plenty of boats as it confuses operators. According to the legend, the light is a curse from a Native American tribe after British soldiers slaughtered members of the tribe at a wedding. 

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  • Coca-Cola once bought all the website URLs that can be read as ahh, all the way up to 62 h’s.
  • A chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body.
  • A German and British aeroplane shot each other down in Norway during WWII. The crew met and helped each other survive. Two of them later visited each other many years after the war was over as friends.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.