INCREASE IN "MONSTER" SIGHTINGS HAS EXPERTS BAFFLED.

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A tenfold spike in sightings of unexplained phenomena, particularly fantastic beasts and monsters, has experts confused.

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"This could be related to the recent rise in hallucinations," said Dr. Barb Coulson in an interview on web-based debate show ContraPoints on Friday.

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"It's probably drugs," replied debate partner Leanne Jefferson, a spokesperson from MADD.

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"You're both idiots," moderator Natalie Wynn interjected.

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"The obvious answer is that it's monsters walking the Earth, preparing to kill us all."