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The original was posted on /r/highstrangeness by /u/DMPhotosOfTapas on 2025-07-06 14:02:24+00:00.

When you think cryptids, you might think Nessie or the chupacabra, or probably mothman. But I don’t think it’s controversial to say that bigfoot is by far the most recognizable cryptid not just in America, but the world. What made big foot, for lack of a better term, so successful?

Why did this story spread? What was happening in the American consciousness and zeitgeist that made THIS the cryptid to truly go viral?

Why is big foot so…big?