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URBAN LEGENDS  

You have probably read them in your in-box. Find out if they are true or not. Examine some of the top urban legends, hoaxes, and myths that circulate on the internet.

Urban legends exist about Disneyland, Disneyworld, and Disney himself. Some are actually true, not just myth.

Although people have been perpetuating urban legends throughout time, one of the most popular urban legends surrounds fried chicken establishments. One particular victim of these myths is KFC.

Urban legends are always a lot of fun, but what happens when they cause a national scare? Spreading those e-mails about the latest computer virus or health epidemic or other pressing issues only fuels the flames of chaos.

Urban legends are fun to share, but did you know some are based on true events?

Some urban legends turn out to be true, while some are distorted, sensationalized or exaggerated versions of the truth. Here are the top urban legends of 2006.

One of the largest castrophe's associated with the number 13 is the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission which promptly left the launching pad at 13:13 hours and was aborted on April 13.

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While urban legends are considered a subset of folklore, they differ from traditional folk tales in that they are usually presented as being absolutely true.

This is not an urban legend. There are even suggested types of tapeworms to ingest. Try the Cow Tapeworm it is considered to be one of the best for your health and weight loss.

Four current popular urban legends about travel. An airline passenger goes into an airplane bathroom, sits down on the toilet, flushes it, and the toilet's suction keeps him/her stuck tightly to the toilet seat.

Does acetone improve gas mileage? Actually, it doesn't. Was Paris Hilton stabbed in jail? Find the truth on this and other urban legends inside.

There have been urban legends or folklore about artists in the music industry. Some of these legends have stood the test of time and still surface and people really believe them.

You might think they're bogus, but they're completely true.

Urban legends and Email hoaxes continue to profilerate and jam our account inboxes. A brief history of chain letters, categories of chain Emails and ways to spot them are included.

If I'm looking at some nubile Hawaiian girls in grass skirts and flowers, rotating a hula hoop around their waists while dancing to some crazy drum beat, I'd think I'd died and went to heaven.

With the 2007 World Series drawing up closer than ever, it's time to take a look back on these Mythological Baseball Curses that have been placed supposedly on teams.

Mars candy recently came out with an all-green 14 ounce bag of milk chocolate M & Ms. There is much speculation online about the true meaning of the green-only M & M bag. Is it for the environment? Did they run out of red and pink? Is it to promote organ donation?

Every year around Christmas time, a conversation comes up between my daughter and I and it involves Santa Claus. The big question is always, "Does Santa Claus exist?"

Boston Mills, Ohio, was swallowed by the Parks Services, but there's enough left to spark legends and rumors of hauntings.

I wish I had a penny for the number of times that I have heard someone say that saltwater fish are so pretty...aren't they harder to keep than tropicals? Or I could never set up a saltwater aquarium!

Saint Patrick, in obedience to his guardian angel (whose name escapes me at the moment, but for the purpose of this story, we'll call him BOB), made Eagle Mountain his hallowed place of retreat.

Learn more about the legend that revolves around sightings of a mysterious creature known as the chupacabra.

The urban legend is the stuff of ambigous origins. They are stories that are truths that have been distorted by many people that it bears no resemblance to its original story. Read on:

My version of a popular Urban Legend.

Whenever I want to find out the truth behind a rumor or legend, Snopes.com is the site I visit.

Tomb Raider Legend for XBOX360 has numerous cheat codes and unlockables. These codes will help you not to miss a single aspect of the game play.

Throughout the years, there have been many urban legends surrounding Walt Disney and his legacy, from hidden nude scenes placed in his cartoons to Disney's own cryogenically preserved body buried under the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland.

The chupacrabra is the subject of many urban legends. Conspiracy theorists, many of whom also believe in UFOs complete visitors from other worlds believe this creature is part of a government conspiracy to help keep people from panicking.

Urban legends are nothing new, we all know a guy who knows a guy whose brother said that... In this series I will be taking a look at some urban legends from outside the U.S. borders. My aim is to give light to some lesser known urban legends.

Camille Allen does wonderful clay miniature babies. Some people thought they were made of cake icing, but this is an urban legend.

This is a brief review of a marvelous resource for finding real information on many of the e-mail forwards cycling the internet.

Resurrection Mary is possibly the most famous ghost story found in Chicago. Not only is the story famous, but it is one of the oldest ghost stories to call Chicago home.

His mom bought a bunch of candy for the trick or treaters. She got a big orange bowl to put it in as well. The kind with a jack-o-lantern face on it. What I did was take a small syringe and break the tip off.

How to determine if that provocative FWD is true or false

Every city and every town has its share of ghost stories. Who among us hasn't heard about a ghost that is seen walking the streets searching for a way home from a tragedy from which they never returned in life?

Are the stories about poisoned candy true??

The portly porker is prepared to take the silver screen by storm. Was Hogzilla a living legend or just another tall tale?

Has a razor blade been found in an apple? Did a woman who committed suicide get mistaken for a Halloween decoration? Is there really a haunted house frightening that nobody has ever made it through alive?

Snopes is the place to verify the plethora of email alerts that lands in your inbox. This is the current top 25 circulating myths.

The urban legends of a few candies and the truth about the stories.

When people ask what is Gotu Kola, the truth is we really aren't sure

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After dying on her way to a dance, some believe the poor girl still walks the same road.

Imagine a place so terrifying that no one has ever made it all the way through.

A macabre story haunts one home of the first mayor of Pantego, TX.

There are so many myths in alcoholism that it can be tough to find the right path to a solution. There are, however, handy guidelines to keep in mind.

This article takes a look at the historical myths that have been used as a means to justify the mistreatment of people in the African Diaspora.

As if car insurance isn't complex and confusing enough, a number of myths and misconceptions further cloud the matter. This article aims to separate fact from fiction, and debunk some of those auto insurance myths and misconceptions.