First seen on Tumblr earlier today: Utsuro-bune, the urban legend/folktale of a "hollow ship" that washed ashore in 1803 on the coast of Hitachi province in Japan. Illustrations here. There are several different versions reported by historians and ethnologists of the 1800s; the details that remain constant are these ( Read more... )

Charlton, MA: the police have warned residents about a mysterious group of men roving the town, challenging passersby to rap battles.