Scary Urban Legends You Pretended Not to Believe
Did any of these scary stories haunt you as a kid? You were not alone.
Tagged "classic urban legends"
Are No Two Snowflakes Exactly Alike?
Your 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?
Old collegiate legend involves a student's coming up with a clever proof about the physical properties of Hell.
The Bedbug Letter
Apology letter to wronged customer is marred by attached instructions to send the standard form letter.
The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs
A babysitter receives mysterious, threatening phone calls.
The Stolen Biscuits
A long-circulating tale of biscuit banditry.
Does Coca-Cola Contain Cocaine?
Legend holds that the original Coca-Cola formula contained a significant amount of cocaine.
The Vanishing Hitchhiker
The tale of a ghostly hitchhiker who disappears from a car.
HIV Needles in Coin Returns
Are drug users dropping discarded needles into pay phone coin returns?
AIDS Mary
A 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 a Couple Dubbed ‘Ken and Karen’ Point Guns at Protesters?
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Was ‘America First’ a Slogan of the Ku Klux Klan?
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