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Giant Snake Found in Red Sea
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Viral images purport to show an unbelievably huge snake found and killed in the Red Sea by a team of Egyptian scientists. -
Picture of a 'Grave Cage'
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Were iron cages placed over graves during the Victorian era to prevent vampires and zombies from returning from the dead? -
Top 25 Urban Legends
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Updated:
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Most popular urban legends, online rumors and hoaxes of the past week -
New & Updated
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Friday, September 19, 2008
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Find info on the latest Internet hoaxes, rumors, and the most popular stories circulating today. -
'I Want to Stay Privately Connected'
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Friday, May 17, 2013
'I want to stay privately connected...' Viral message purports to explain how Facebook members can protect the privacy of their comments and likes. -
13 Creepy Tales to Tell After Dark
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Updated:
Friday, May 17, 2013
Scary stories and urban legends: It's the witching hour on a dark, moonless night. You're huddled with friends around a campfire in the woods far from town, taking turns telling tales. Someone in t... -
Is Ogling Women's Breasts Good for Men's Health?
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Sunday, May 03, 2009
Updated:
Thursday, May 16, 2013
'Medical study' supposedly published in the New England Journal of Medicine claims staring at women's breasts increases increases heart health and lengthens lifespan in men. -
The Winged Spider
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
All the beasts of the Internet, both real and imaginary. -
The Death of David Gregory
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Friday, April 26, 2013
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Chain letter circulating via social media claims 16-year-old David Gregory was found dead in a sewer after reading the message and failing to repost it. Did Carmen Winstead kill him? -
Urban Legends: The Top 5 Travel Horror Stories
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Updated:
Friday, May 10, 2013
From the Urban Legends archive, the five absolute worst, most dreadful, horrifying vacation travel stories we've ever heard! -
Disney Urban Legends
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Legends about Walt Disney, his creations and his company -
Email Rumor: Sodium Laureth Sulfate in Shampoo Causes Cancer
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Why are people saying those awful things about sodium laureth sulfate? -
Drugs Smuggled in Baby's Corpse
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
An old urban legend dressed up in new clothes for the Internet -
Dirty Needles in Pay Phone Coin Slots - Urban Legends
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Have drug addicts everywhere suddenly decided en masse to dispose of their dirty needles in pay phone coin return slots? -
Asbestos in tampons - Netlore Archive
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
False email rumor claims brand-name tampons are purposely made with asbestos fibers 'to make women bleed' -
Waterproof Sunscreen Warning Doesn't Hold Water
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Thursday, June 01, 2006
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
An email alert warning that waterproof sunscreen can cause blindness in children has all the earmarks of an urban legend -
Another Round of Pay Phone Hysteria - Netlore Archive
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Thursday, November 10, 2005
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Add pay phone keypads coated with LSD and strychnine to the list of things the Internet says may kill you -
Can Cell Phones Cause Explosions at Gas Pumps? - Urban Legends
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Thursday, December 16, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Unsubstantiated rumor: Using a mobile phone near a gasoline pump may be hazardous to your health. -
Spunkball Warning - Netlore Archive
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Spunkball - Internet warning about teens attacking cars with homemade firebombs is false -
Code Adam - Foiled Abduction at Sam's Club
Created:
Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Wal-Mart's 'Code Adam' program thwarts an attempted child abduction. Email version of an urban legend dating back at least 20 years. -
Snakes in the Ball Pit - Urban Legends
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Friday, December 02, 2005
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Urban legend has it that deadly vipers infest the ball pits in fast food restaurant playgrounds everywhere. True or false? -
90# Telephone Scam - Urban Legends
Created:
Friday, February 25, 2005
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
90# Phone Scam. Forwarded email warns telephone customers not to comply with instructions from persons claiming to be phone company service technicians to 'test the line' by dialing 90# or #90. -
The Stuffed Baby - An Urban Legend
Created:
Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Ruthless smugglers murder a small child and hide drugs in its hollowed-out body -
Double Whammy! - Urban Legends and Folklore - Archive
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Contrite car thief 'makes amends' by sending his victims tickets to a ball game -
Construction Calamities - Urban Legends and Folklore - Archive
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Darwinian fables from the annals of heavy construction -
Win a Holiday Virus Alert (Hoax)
Created:
Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Now taking up server space near you - an old virus hoax with a brand new name -
The Good Samaritan - An Urban Legend
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
It pays to be a good samaritan... especially when the beneficiary of your aid happens to be very rich and very famous -
Janet Reno Defines 'Cultist' - Urban Legends
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Monday, January 30, 2006
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Contrary to what is claimed a widely-circulated email, Attorney General Janet Reno did NOT declare that all Christians are 'cultists.' -
Lethal Rat Droppings / Rat Urine - Urban Legends
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Friday, October 08, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Email rumor claims a Hawaiian man died after inhaling dried rat droppings and/or inadvertently consuming rat urine. -
Please Don't Intoxicate the Animals - Urban Legends and Folklore - Archive
Created:
Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
A drunken romp through a safari park ends in near-disaster -
Deadly Rat Urine on Soda Cans - Urban Legends
Created:
Friday, August 06, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Email alert claims that people have died after coming into contact with rat urine on unwashed soda pop cans. -
Progesterex - Date Rape Drug - Urban Legends
Created:
Monday, November 29, 2004
Updated:
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Hoax! Email alert warns of a new date rape drug on college campuses called 'Progesterex.' Allegedly, it sterilizes female victims.