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The Pregnant Turkey

Saturday November 21, 2009
To tell you the truth, I don't know how any mortal being would find the time to play a prank like this while cooking a Thanksgiving meal, but here, along with a couple of amusing variants, is a seasonal practical joke requiring only a turkey, a Cornish game hen, and a gullible loved one to pull it off.  Read more...

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Play the Urban Legends Name Game!

Monday November 16, 2009
Choose the most correct answer for each question. Bear in mind, all the questions pertain to urban legends, so a correct answer isn't necessarily a true one. Good luck!

Question #1: Decades after my death, my private parts are still on display in a jar of formaldehyde at the Smithsonian. Who am I?
 • Adolf Hitler
 • John Dillinger
 • Clark Gable
 • Albert Einstein
 • Milton Berle

Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky

Friday November 13, 2009

The sixth day of the week and the number 13 have foreboding reputations said to date from ancient times, and their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear.  Here's why...

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Wednesday November 11, 2009

Among the colorful myths surrounding the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Cemetery and its 24-hour-a-day Honor Guard are the claims that the guards' permanent residence is a barracks under the tomb itself and that they're forbidden to drink alcohol, on or off duty, for the rest of their lives.

Colorful, but untrue.

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