Superstitions
People believe they will have seven years of bad luck if they break this.
What is a mirror?
This theory is based on the belief that the moon is empty or even a spaceship.
What is the Hollow Moon theory?
Some people believe that, if you do this after eating, you may die.
What is swimming?
This is an ape-like legendary creature purported to inhabit the forests in North American.
What is Bigfoot / Sasquatch?
This is a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding .
What is a misconception?
This is what sports players call the socks that help them win games.
What is "lucky?" / What are "lucky socks?"
These people do not agree with the scientific consensus on the shape of the Earth.
Who are (the) flat earthers?
This is said to be developed for regularly cracking one's knuckles.
What is arthritis?
This is the nickname of the legendary creature believed to inhabit Loch Ness in Scotland.
What is Nessie?
This is another word for "consequence" or "result," and it derives from a phrasal verb.
What is outcome?
When the 13th of a month falls on this day, people see it as a bad omen.
This singer, with his gyrating hips, was believed to have faked his death to escape the mafia.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This skin condition is believed to be associated with chocolate consumption.
What is acne?
This is a legendary creature, whose reported vampirism led to its name.
What is the chupacabra?
This is what people do when they make a hasty judgment before learning or considering all the facts.
What is to jump to conclusions?
People believe that doing this can cancel one's bad luck or an evil omen.
What is "to knock on wood" / "knocking on wood?"
People believe that this American military installation is researching and experimenting on aliens and their spacecraft.
What is Area 51?
People believe that cold, wet weather can cause this.
What is a cold / the flu?
People commonly seat around these to tell ghost stories.
What is a campfire? / What are campfires?
This is a phrase that means "to be caused by" or "to come from", and it is associated with trees and cells.
What is "(to) stem from?"
Walking under one of these is seen as the cause of bad luck.
What is a ladder? / What are ladders?
This theory believes there is a plan to poison people with the gas that comes out of plane turbines.
What is the chemtrail conspiracy (theory)?
This part of the egg is said to be unhealthy.
What is a yolk? / What are (egg) yolks?
This is what the acronym UFO, officially used to refer to sightings of possible spaceships, stands for.
What is "Unidentified Flying Object?"
This is another term for "mature", "experienced", or "proficient", and it is associated with birds developing wings to fly.
What is "fully-fledged" / "full-fledged?"