Fatal Vanities

Bulimic Students Destroy Plumbing?
  • 22 March 2015
Rumor: Sorority house plumbing was destroyed by the stomach acids of bulimic students.
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Bulimic Students Destroy Plumbing?
Tapeworm Diet Pills
  • 23 August 2014
Legend claims women used to maintain slender figures by ingesting diet pills made from tapeworms.
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Tapeworm Diet Pills
Henna Tattoo Scarring
  • 7 January 2014
Can temporary black henna tattoos permanently scar children?
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Henna Tattoo Scarring
Hair Weave Worms
  • 1 November 2013
Weave made from dead person's hair causes worms to grow in recipient's scalp.
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Hair Weave Worms
Tanning Bed Death
  • 8 August 2008
Bride cooks herself to death with too many tanning salon visits?
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Tanning Bed Death
Rib Removal
  • 8 August 2008
Did Cher have ribs removed to make her waist smaller? Did anybody?
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Rib Removal
Exploding Brassiere
  • 8 August 2008
A lady's inflatable bra expands on an airplane, then explodes?
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Exploding Brassiere
Spider in Hairdo
  • 13 October 2000
Woman dies from bites of spiders nesting in her hair?
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Spider in Hairdo