Ten minutes ago, I wrote the following blog post …

Here’s some less-depressing news about the tsunami: It flew inland with such force that it deposited a whole pile of weird-lookin’ sea beasts on the ground. A discussion board for deep-sea divers has posted a bunch of pictures of them here!

(Thanks to Noah for this one!)

… and instantly a couple of astute readers posted notes on the comment areas noting that the pictures on that discussion board aren’t from the tsunami; they date back to a mid-2003 ocean exploration voyage, as noted on the Snopes urban-legend-busting site.

I love the speed at which incorrect stuff gets fact-checked online! Thanks all around.