Famous urban legends

[Yeti]

just edited your post a bit if thats ok, it was longggg.

my fav. is the common misbelief that water in the southern hemisphere spirals down the drain the opposite direction than in the north.

http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.asp

definitely a 'wtf' moment when you realise you were sold a complete lie as a little kid.

[Rootabager]

wow, I really thought water did flow the opposite direction. I learned it from Bart vs. Australia episode of the Simpsons.

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just edited your post a bit if thats ok, it was longggg.

my fav. is the common misbelief that water in the southern hemisphere spirals down the drain the opposite direction than in the north.

http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.asp

definitely a 'wtf' moment when you realise you were sold a complete lie as a little kid.

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[censored] Simpsons.



I used to LOVE urban legends when I was a kid, I had a couple different books that retold them.The series: Stories to Be Told in the Dark, by alvin schwartz was my favorite series, if anyone likes this stuff.

[plzleenowhammy]

the story about the killer who calls the babysitter asking when she had checked up on the kids ruined my sh*t for like a month.. thinking about that situation was terrifying..

[Taso]

Mr. Rogers being some sort of US special forces guy with over 20 confirmed kills was something I had always thought was true, but recently found out it's not given any credit or considered true, because he was filming during the Vietnam war, however, the anti-true people neglect to comment on what he was doing during the Korean war or before the official start of the Vietnam War.

[NoMeansYes_]

wtf water doesn't go in the opposite direction? IT MUST BE TRUE

[Manque]

Phil Collin's In The Air Tonight was about a man he witnessed letting a women drown.

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Phil Collin's In The Air Tonight was about a man he witnessed letting a women drown.

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If he witnessed a man letting a woman drown, then HE let her drown as well, no?

[Mike Gallo]

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Mr. Rogers being some sort of US special forces guy with over 20 confirmed kills was something I had always thought was true, but recently found out it's not given any credit or considered true, because he was filming during the Vietnam war, however, the anti-true people neglect to comment on what he was doing during the Korean war or before the official start of the Vietnam War.

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I heard that about Captain Kangaroo..Bob Keeshan

An internet rumor purports that Lee Marvin appeared on "The Tonight Show" and said he had served in the Marine Corps fighting alongside Keeshan at the Battle of Iwo Jima. There is no truth to this tale. Marvin never told the story, never served on Iwo Jima (having been invalided out after the battle of Saipan months earlier), and Keeshan never saw combat in any form, having enlisted just before the end of the war.

[ZenMusician]

"Bloody Mary" - Which probably spawned the CandyMan
movies: Stand in the dark in front of mirror (usually
in the bathroom) and repeat "Bloody Mary" 3 times and
she will appear...to this day I haven't tried it.

The Syringes found in the Coke/Pepsi cans were big
legends maybe a decade ago...similarly, like in only
ONE case on Earth did a razor, etc. actually ever
get found in Halloween candy!

There are many, many local legends involving Salem
(Mass), The Lynn Woods, Danvers Mental Hospital, etc.

The local legends always scare the kids the most!

-ZEN