Scary Urban Legends You Pretended Not to Believe
9 October 2018 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?
19 December 2017 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?
1 December 2000 Old collegiate legend involves a student's coming up with a clever proof about the physical properties of Hell.
The Bedbug Letter
10 December 2000 Apology letter to wronged customer is marred by attached instructions to send the standard form letter.
The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs
29 March 1999 A babysitter receives mysterious, threatening phone calls.
The Stolen Biscuits
9 February 1999 A long-circulating tale of biscuit banditry.
Does Coca-Cola Contain Cocaine?
19 May 1999 Legend holds that the original Coca-Cola formula contained a significant amount of cocaine.
The Vanishing Hitchhiker
18 September 1999 The tale of a ghostly hitchhiker who disappears from a car.
HIV Needles in Coin Returns
25 November 2000 Are drug users dropping discarded needles into pay phone coin returns?
AIDS Mary
7 September 2000 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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