CRYPTOLINK: THOMAS TASCHINGER: Evidence for Bigfoot remains as elusive as the creature

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You may have missed the big scientific news last week, but don't worry, I'll be happy to catch you up: According to the first issue of the DeNovo Scientific Journal, the existence of Bigfoot has been proved by DNA evidence. Supposedly, the big guy is a hybrid of human females and another unknown primate that mated about 13,000 years ago.

I know; you feel bad about overlooking something this momentous. But don't beat yourself up.

First of all, you've got a life to lead, and there's been a boatload of hot news lately, from the sequester to the new pope.

Secondly, it's not true.

There is no DNA "proof" of Bigfoot in this dubious claim, almost certainly because there is no Bigfoot.

Read on...