Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A recently-published study of alleged Bigfoot DNA concludes that Bigfoot exists. We're not sure we have any proof that a Bigfoot species roams the planet, but we do have one story that could explain some sightings. The Wallace Family shares their longtime family secret: as a joke, the family patriarch pretended to be Bigfoot for years, stomping around with large wooden feet attached to his shoes.

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