City Legends That Turned Out to Be True Today, we’ll look at some city legends that have been confirmed as true after many years. Feel free to share a similar story from your own area if you have one. ‘For centuries, sailors have spoken about single giant waves that suddenly appear and reach heights of up to 30 meters. However, nobody believed these claims because everyone thought such stories were fabricated tales by sailors to impress people on the coast.’ In the 1980s, the Draupner gas field was discovered in the North Sea, and a new type of oil platform was established there. To assess the integrity of the new design, it was equipped with some sensors not found on other platforms, including a wave height recorder. Finally, in 1995, these sensors recorded a single wave of 20 meters in height hitting the platform, which led to the acceptance of giant waves as a real phenomenon.’ ‘For years, it was said that there was an underground shelter beneath our school, but nobody believe...