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.
