I'm sure many of us know people who have claimed to have seen a bigfoot, a legendary ape man who allegedly inhabits the Pacific Northwest and other locations across the U.S. Bigfoot is just one example of a cryptid, a legendary creature whose existance is rumored but is not aknowledged by science. Many states have their own cryptids. Join me as I discuss some American cryptids.

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