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  1. Wise Old Owl

    The story of old possum's slick tail

    It's said that the Old Possum got his slick tail this way: The Old Possum was in the woods one day and he came upon Old Raccoon. He was admiring Old Raccoon's pretty striped tail. He asked Old Raccoon how he made his tail look the way it did. Old Raccoon told Old Possum he had wrapped strips of...
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    Is anyone as sick of this one as i am

    I have heard this so many times I'm sick of it! Facebook to start charging for us after (place your date of the demise of Facebook here). I have received tons of emails from friends and relatives with whom we keep in contact with via Facbook and I'm sick of it. FACEBOOK isn't going to charge for...
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    Bananas carrying necrotizing fasciitis

    Have you heard the urban legend about bananas from certain countries that are carrying necrotizing fasciitis? The rumour is that a guy had a habit of eating bananas for his lunch and came down with a horrible case of necrotizing fasciitis and died from it. Of course it's an urban legend. How do...
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    Death in song

    Do you remember or have you heard the old songs about someone getting killed or of a man killing his girlfriend? "Knoxville Girl" is one such song. It tells of a young man who walks with his girlfriend and then kills her. Do you think this is a retelling of a true event or do you think it's just...
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    Mistletoe and greek mythology

    If I remember correctly, mistletoe was forever after this incident used to signify peace because it was used in Greek mythology to kill someone. I can't for the life of me, remember who it was though. Does anyone remember this story?
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    Speaking of christmas

    I know we weren't but I really want to know this one. How did the myth of Santa get started? I mean, who would come up with a fat man who wears a red furry suit and has the ability to morph into a being slim and flexible enough to slide down chimneys along with huge gifts such as bikes or Plasma...
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    Sean quinn bankruptcy due to fairies

    Sean Quinn, who until recently, had been Ireland's richest man lost everything due to a fairies curse, according to some. Mr. Quinn had moved a megalithic burial tomb 2o years ago to allow for expansion of his rock quarry which was part of his cement empire. The locals say the fairies were...
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    Twilight breaking dawn birth scene

    Have you heard the birth scene from Twilight Breaking Dawn has been causing seizures in some people who are susceptible to seizures? It seems the combo of white, black and red, flashing like it does in the scene, can sometimes bring on a seizure. I knew the teen movies could bring on groans from...
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    True urban legends

    So, how many of the urban legends we hear are true? There are many that really are either based on a true story or are actually a true story. The one I can think of right offhand is the one about the Halloween "decoration" that turned out to be a real woman that had hung herself. She hung...
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    Robert e. lee's mother

    Has anyone heard the story of Robert E. Lee's mother supposedly being buried alive when she was 20? After she had a protracted fever, the doctor's declared dead and was buried three days after in a crypt. Some time later the caretaker was taking additional flowers out to her crypt and he heard...
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    Henry viii

    I have always been fascinated by the stories of Henry VIII and all six of his wives. It's interesting to wonder what was on his mind and how he actually felt when he either divorced or had his wives beheaded. I also find it ironic that Anne Bolyn's daughter, Elizabeth, finally claimed the throne...
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    Pet snake measures up

    Have you heard this urban legend? There was a couple who had a python and had raised it from a baby. The snake grew and grew and when it was larger, it all of the sudden stopped eating. The only thing the snake would do is to crawl up on their bed and lay next to them. The finally took the...
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    Columbus day

    I know that among my Native American friends and family, Columbus was a bad man who came into our land and took away everything leaving only death and disease. I guess it depends upon your point of view, but we DON'T celebrate Columbus day.
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    Needles in the sewage processing plant

    This one sounds like an urban legend however, it's true. All of us who use our town's sewage systems received a letter from the utility plant board to make sure if we used syringes at home for medication, to make sure we didn't flush them down the toilet so that the workers would be safer when...
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    Appalachian death myths

    Has anyone ever heard of a "Crown of Feathers"? This one was from when people slept on feather beds and had feather pillows. The old people used to say that if a person was a particularly good person, when they died you could look inside of their pillows and you would see a crown of feathers...
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    Anthrax in tide

    Has anyone heard this urban legend? I got an email forwarded to me from a friend that stated if you had received a sample of Tide in the mail, not to open it because it contained Anthrax and that several people had died from it. Well...it IS an urban legend. It's just one of those emails that...
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    Urban legends - mother takes care

    During the Great Depression, many people were hungry, in fact starving. There was a store owner who was doing OK for himself and his family. He wasn't wealthy but he was providing and had a home he could go to at the end of the day. One day, a woman came into the store. She went to the milk...
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    Navajo code talkers

    Has anyone ever done any research on the Navajo code talkers of World War II? I'm sure most of us have seen the movie by Nicholas Cage "Windtalkers". It was the job of the Navajo during the years of 1942-1945 to conceal the messages that were sent during these years. They played an invaluable...
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