QUOTE(Art Vandelay @ Nov 18 2004, 08:45 PM)
I'm not being a smart-ass here but the Panda for a LONG time was thought to be figment of peoples imaginations like 'Big Foot'(except for the ancient chinese which I b elieved worshipped it and it was only really known to the chinese nobles) then they were sort of lost to history and thought of as being a myth, that is until they actually CAUGHT one (I think in the 1800's?)and now they are in zoo's for anybody to see......so I would count that as one 'UM' explained.....

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On a related subjhect of bear-like creatures, the sloth-bear of India was thought to have been related to the sloth family, turns out it is not. Saw it in the new National Geographic.
We now know that what people thought were UFO's flying in the Nevda desert turned out to be the F-117 and other military craft. We also know the government helped induce and fabricate such UFO myths to mislead the public.