Unbelievable Moments Captured at Burning Man

Mistaken, Not Shaken

As Burning Man raised in popularity year to year, the media started to catch onto the antics in the desert. In 1996, Larry Harvey was contacted by the San Francisco Chronicle accusing him of starting a cult in the desert. He denied the claims and instead referred to Burning Man as "Disneyland in Reverse, Woodstock turned inside out, the farthest thing from a cult but also still a cult.."

The More You Know

There's a Russian village where every resident is a tightrope walker.
Maine is the only state that has a one-syllable name.
Virginia is the only state that has the same state flower and state tree, the Dogwood.
In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.