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Mothman Statue in Point Pleasant, West Virginia | insect, statue, legend, experiment | Beginning in 1966, multiple sources started claiming to see the humanoid beast with a huge 10-foot wingspan flying in
Atlas Obscura - This is likely one of the most iconic cryptids from the American Cryptid Hall of Fame. https://bit.ly/4290dVH The Mothman is said to have terrorized the skies of Point Pleasant,
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