Scary Urban Legends You Pretended Not to Believe
9 October 2018Did any of these scary stories haunt you as a kid? You were not alone.
Tagged "classic urban legends"
Are No Two Snowflakes Exactly Alike?
19 December 2017Your elementary school teachers weren't lying to you -- this oft-repeated phrase is correct, but it is likely applicable to almost anything larger than a single atom.
Doubt of Gas
Organ Trail
Is Hell Endothermic or Exothermic?
1 December 2000Old collegiate legend involves a student's coming up with a clever proof about the physical properties of Hell.
The Bedbug Letter
10 December 2000Apology letter to wronged customer is marred by attached instructions to send the standard form letter.
The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs
29 March 1999A babysitter receives mysterious, threatening phone calls.
The Stolen Biscuits
9 February 1999A long-circulating tale of biscuit banditry.
Does Coca-Cola Contain Cocaine?
19 May 1999Legend holds that the original Coca-Cola formula contained a significant amount of cocaine.
The Vanishing Hitchhiker
18 September 1999The tale of a ghostly hitchhiker who disappears from a car.
HIV Needles in Coin Returns
25 November 2000Are drug users dropping discarded needles into pay phone coin returns?
AIDS Mary
7 September 2000A long-circulating urban legend, "AIDS Mary," holds that a woman seduces men with the intent of infecting them with HIV.
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Did Obama Pledge ‘More Flexibility’ Toward Russia After the 2012 Election?
13 December 2016In 2012, President Obama was overheard over a hot microphone telling President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate with Putin after the election.
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