The Hotel Where Everybody Stays: The Menger Hotel (Texas)

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The Woman They Turned Into a Monster: The Donkey Lady (Texas)

For generations, San Antonio teenagers have driven to an old bridge after dark, killed their headlights, and honked into the trees. According to legend, something eventually answers: pounding hooves, a woman's scream, the bray of an animal—and sometimes hoof-shaped dents discover ...  Show more

The Pirate Signal That Took Over Chicago: The Max Headroom Incident (Illinois)

On November 22, 1987, Chicago sportscaster Dan Roan was recapping a Bears game when WGN suddenly went black. Fifteen seconds later, millions of viewers were staring at a man wearing a rubber Max Headroom mask. Twenty-eight seconds later, he vanished. Then, two hours later, he did ...  Show more

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