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New Urban Legends
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Recent additions to the Urban Legends Reference Pages at snopes.com
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Two-Striped Telamonia Spider
Is the venomous 'two-striped telamonia' spider lurking beneath toilet seats in public restrooms?
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Carbon Copy
Did Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona ask Gen. David Petraeus what he was 'doing to reduce carbon emissions in the war on terror'?
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The One Percent Solution
Is the U.S. government proposing a 1% tax on debit card usage and/or banking transactions?
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Fire Waterfall
Photographs purportedly show a "fire waterfall" at Yosemite National Park.
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Chip Shot
Is Wal-Mart trying out products embedded with RFID tracking chips?
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Check Sum Error
Math puzzler: Dollar disappears during motel transaction.
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Speeding Ticket Frenzy
Are state police about to launch a 30-day "Operation Yellowjacket" speeding crackdown in your area?
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Softly Falls the Crane
Photographs purportedly show a toppled crane which fell through the first floor of a building under construction.
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Store Honors Islamic Martyr
Photograph purportedly shows a Houston store closed on September 11 to honor an Islamic martyr.
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Changing Face
Photographs purportedly show Muslims praying in the streets of New York City.
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Cancer Update
Did Johns Hopkins issue a 'cancer update' about the spread and treatment of cancer?
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Dog Daze
Did the Obamas have their dog, Bo, flown on his own airplane to join them on vacation in Maine?
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The Post-American World
Photograph purportedly shows Barack Obama carrying the book The Post-American World, "a Muslim's view of a defeated America."
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Refugee Whiz
Does the U.S. government provide a much greater monthly allowance to refugees than to retirees?
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Humble Pie
Image purportedly shows a Humble Oil "melting glacier" advertisement from 1962.
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Flying 101
Photographs purportedly show an airliner with a 'Flying 101' exterior design.
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Little Pictures Have Big Arrears
Child's drawing depicts mom as a pole dancer when in reality she was a Home Depot employee trying to sell a shovel.
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Would July to Me?
Do hospital mortality rates go up in July due to influx of inexperienced doctors?
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