Originating from the Greek (drapetes, “a runaway “) and (mania, “madness, frenzy”), Drapetomania was a supposed mental illness described by American physician Samuel A. Cartwright in 1851...
Coulrophobia is a fear of clowns. Introduced around the 1980s, this phobia may result from the exaggerated expressions painted on the faces of clowns....
Cryptozoology (from Greek, kryptos, “hidden” + zoology; literally, “study of hidden animals”) refers to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven. This...