Art fraud. The story of Walter and Margaret Keane is the subject of an upcoming movie by Tim Burton. Walter became an art sensation in the 1960s because of his paintings of sad, big-eyed children. But it was actually his wife Margaret who painted them. [The Guardian]
Photoshop before photoshop. Back in the 1940s, if photo editors wanted to make a quick change to a photo, they could use the Adams Retouching Machine. [Daily Mail]
Imaginary friend for sale. Georgia Horrocks's psychiatrist recommended that she say goodbye to Bernard, her imaginary friend. So she offered Bernard for sale on eBay. Bernard "will be sent via imagination to the winning bidder.” [news.com.au]
Too good to be true? The Consumerist is skeptical about that picture going around of a hungover guy who got a Domino's Pizza delivery person to bring the pizza to him in his bedroom, so he wouldn't have to get up to answer the front door. Although there's no way to prove that it isn't true. [Consumerist]
Hoax becomes reality. Earlier this week an image of a "Sexy Ebola Nurse" Halloween costume started doing the rounds, but it proved to be a hoax. The costume was actually a "Sexy Breaking Bad" costume. But now one company really is offering a "sexy Ebola containment suit" for sale as a Halloween costume. [Buzzfeed]
Another fake news story goes viral. NASA never said that the earth would be plunged into "six days of darkness" in December due to a solar storm. The story was an invention of fake news site Huzlers.com. [GMA News]
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