Are “sightings” of mythical creatures on the rise?

This past spring, Gary Campbell, who runs the official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register was interviewed by NPR (yes, we’re talking about National Public Radio) about how quiet things had been at Lake Loch Ness in Scotland. Nobody had reported seeing Nessie in almost nine months.  Less than a week later, “The Sun” ran an article that Nessie’s disappearance was over. She had been spotted.

Since then (and over the summer months) the sightings of mythical creatures (and subsequent postings o...