There is a fine line between mythical lore and, you know, reality. Just ask the countless folks who swear to have encountered every type of fantastical creature from Bigfoot to mermaids to Sasquatch to Tupac Shakur. These sightings could be cases of people’s minds playing tricks on them or made up stories to make themselves more interesting, but is it possible that they might just possibly be telling the truth? Without legitimate, clear and non-doctored photo evidence, these claims are both implausible and impossible to prove, but remain impossible to absolutely rule out. From the Kraken to the Unicorn, here is a list of 10 fictional creatures in books and popular myths that were actually real.