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Here, in ascending order of popularity as gauged by site traffic and reader interest, are the Top 10 Urban Legends, Rumors, and Internet Hoaxes of 2012.

A year-end rundown of the most popular rumors, hoaxes, and urban legends of 2011.

Top 10 Urban Legends of 2010: Here, in ascending order of popularity as gauged by reader interest and site traffic, are the Top 10 Urban Legends, Rumors, and Internet Hoaxes of 2010.

Here, in ascending order of popularity as gauged by reader interest and site traffic, are the Top 10 Urban Legends, Rumors, and Internet Hoaxes of 2009.

Here, in ascending order of popularity as measured by overall Web traffic and reader interest, are the Top 10 Urban Legends of 2008.

Find info on the latest Internet hoaxes, rumors, and the most popular stories circulating today.

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Links to Web pages that attempt to define the broad topic of folklore - what it is, all of the different types of folklore, and why folklore is important.

A brief survey of the many types of folklore, including examples from each of the main forms of folkloric expression: oral, material, and behavioral (or customary).