(coughing)

- Ta-da

So, being a guy that's into sci-fi and fantasy,

I've come across some pretty bad-ass creatures,

but I always figured that they were just the product

of some writer's imagination.

I never thought to actually look into

whether or not the creatures from these

movies and video games were ever real,

until now, and oh man, I wish

I would have done this sooner.

So if you're into this stuff like I am, keep watching

because I'm about to give you

10 Mythical Creatures that Actually Existed.

Prepare to nerd out.

Number one is dragons.

Native to Australia, the Megalania existed

30 to 40 thousand years ago, and is

an ancient relative of the Komodo dragon

that grew up to 26 feet in length

and weighted up to 4300 pounds.

It couldn't breath fire or fly,

but it did have a poisonous saliva

that contained a blood thinner that

would cause its victims to bleed to death.

- Dragons actually exist?

I have to call my D and D buddies.

- Just, no.

Number two is the Imoogi.

Originating as a Korean legend, an enormous

python was in fact found in South America.

This gigantic titanoboa was so huge

that it was 46 feet long and weighted over a ton.

It also had a constrictive force of 400 PSI

and could swallow a human whole without

showing any bulge.

Man, I want to know this thing's secret

just for when I go out to all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants,

cause I mean, after a dinner like that,

ain't no hiding that bulge.

Number three are the Amazons.

Amazons were a mythical tribe

exclusively made of fierce women warriors.

Graves that were discovered in Eurasia

revealed battled-damaged female skeletons

that were buried with bows, swords and other weapons.

This is an extremely exciting find

whether you're a historian or a fan of the show

Xena Warrior Princess, because there were

Amazons on the show.

So I heard; I never watched the show.

I heard people talking about it.

Shut up.

Number four is the Dire Wolf.

Dire Wolves existed beside early man

and were much larger, stronger and had

sharper teeth than the wolves of today.

Interestingly, there were just one of a class

called Megafauna which were a large or giant

class of animals, including humans,

and believe it or not, some of these giant humans

still exist today including Rosie O' Donnell,

Roseanne Barr and Kevin Smith.

They're fat.

Number five is the African Unicorn.

This unique animal has an upper body of a deer,

a lower body of a zebra, but is actually

a specie of giraffe.

Whoa

I think what's most cool is that

this creature still exists today

in Equatorial Africa.

Even though it doesn't have a horn

like you would expect from a unicorn,

it's still clearly magical, I mean look at it.

It could change its appearance at will.

That or it got into a plantation

of some crazy African drugs.

By the way, if there's any viewers in Africa

watching right now, can these drugs regrow hair?

Private message me.

Number six in the Kraken.

Recently a colossal squid was discovered

in the southern ocean which closely

resembles the legendary Kraken.

Measuring 46 feet long, it not only has suckers,

but it's limbs are lined with rows of sharp hooks

each having three points.

Man, it's really unfortunate that

this was found only 1000 kilometers south of Tokyo.

I mean, first Godzilla, and now this?

You Japanese really have some bad luck

with the whole giant monster thing.

Number seven are Beserkers.

Hailing from Northern Europe,

Beserkers were known for fighting

in a nearly uncontrollable trance-like fury

which gave rise to the English phrase going berserk.

It's believed that their fearless strength

and unstoppable blood lust was cause by

either working themselves into a rage

or taking intoxicating drugs before battle.

In fact, I know a little bit about what it takes

to get worked up into a rage.

Happens to me every time I call my cell phone company.

(bleep) ers.

Number eight is Moby Dick.

The story of Moby Dick was actually inspired

by a real sperm whale named Moca Dick.

This whale was so bad ass, that it destroyed

over 100 whaling ships that tried to kill it,

including once taking on three at a time and surviving.

Really though, his name was Moca Dick

and he was a sperm whale?

Okay, no.

You know what?

There's probably a black porn star joke there,

but I'm just not going to touch it.

Number nine are Hobbits.

Tricky little Hobbits.

The remains of nine bodies resembling Hobbits

were discovered in the Indonesian island of Flores

dating back 12 to 18 thousand years ago.

Each skeleton was only three feet tall

and had a skull about one third

the size of a normal human's.

Weighting only up to about 80 pounds,

it's believed that that these were

a separate specie of human kind of like Neanderthals.

Just don't ever actually call them Hobbits

if you're ever tested on this subject

because, you know...

You shall not pass!

I always wanted to do that.

And finally, number 10, Dracula.

Believe it or not, Dracula was based off of a real man

that lived less than 500 years ago

called Vlad the Impaler.

He was a Romanian prince that would

torture and kill his enemies by impaling them.

He didn't have fangs or could fly

like the vampires in today's pop culture,

but he did consume the blood of

his enemies in various ways.

But I wouldn't worry; I'm sure vampires

aren't around that much anymore,

or are they?

(evil laughter)

Boo.

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I'm not a vampire.

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