John Madden Football (now Madden NFL) hit consoles in 1988. The “curse” began when it began featuring players on the cover. Does this game really have the power to destroy players’ careers, or is it just a lot of audibles?
Some of Our Research:
The cursed
What Snopes has to say
Statistics are great
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A British family and a French bicyclist are murdered on a mountain road in the French Alps. Accusations of nuclear espionage and secret stashes of Saddam Hussein’s millions begin to fly. But despite a huge investigation on both sides of the Channel, the murderer, and his motive, remain unknown.
Some of Our Research:
Longform review
5 year update
Discussion on the internet
On June 30th 1908, 770 square miles of forest in Eastern Siberia were flattened by a massive explosion. 100 years later, we still don’t know what caused it.
Some of Our Research:
Cursory overview
A study!
Ooh, artist renderings
The native peoples of South America have reported seeing a giant, hair, and bad smelling creature in the Amazon forest for generations. Is this cryptid real or is it just a local legend?
Some of Our Research:
The creature
History of the Mapinguari
Alternate solutions
In December 2000, Jerry “Mike” Williams left his house early to go duck hunting. His boat was found floating on a nearby lake days later, but Mike was never seen again. Happy April Fools.