My couch still has the sunburn to prove it.

But doesn't it make you think about why we jump to ghosts first instead of gas leaks? Our brains look for patterns and see a light, so we assume something is behind it. The spooky stories probably stick because they're more fun to tell than swamp gas facts. Knowing the truth can make the real world feel more clever, like nature's own trick. Wonder if we lose some of that fun by explaining everything away, though.