Urban Legends
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Who’s to blame for the munchkin suicide in The Wizard of Oz?
There’s a reason I’ve titled the article this way, and it’s not what you think. This isn’t about who broke the heart of a madly-in-love dwarf actor playing a munchkin in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, leading said actor to dramatically hang himself on set. Because that never happened. No munchkin actor committed suicide while Read more
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Alleged time traveller Andrew Carlssin disappears – did he go ‘back to the future’?
Do you remember in Back to the Future, Part II, when Old Biff travels back in time and gives his younger self a sports almanac? A book that gives Young Biff knowledge of future sporting victories and allows him to make a fortune? Looks like a similar thing has happened in real life… One of Read more
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Dark Side of the Mouse – 10 disturbing Disney urban legends
What comes to mind when you think of Disney? The Disney brand is all about fun, innocent, family-friendly entertainment, full of warmth and soul and happy endings. That’s why Disney calls its world-famous theme parks the happiest places on Earth. Grand claims like that are, of course, going to invite naysayers to open the door Read more
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Santa Claus crucified by a Japanese department store
Some years back, a Japanese department store — keen to adopt the Western tradition of Christmas — mounted an extravagant display in its window: a smiling Santa nailed to a crucifix. I think somebody got a bit confused… The store’s booboo made Christians rather cross. Cross—get it? Sorry, bad joke. The cultural faux pas is Read more
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Nicolas Cage is a vampire
A few years ago, online entrepreneur Jack Mord made a curious discovery in an album of American Civil War-era portraits — a 140-year-old photograph of Nicolas Cage! According to Mord, the photo is an original carte de visite (a type of small photograph) from circa 1870, taken by Professor G.B. Smith, a Confederate Civil War Read more
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Princess Diana’s secret daughter Sarah is the true heir
A real-life game of thrones is upon us. We’ve always believed that Prince Charles is next in line for the throne, followed by his son, Prince William. But it’s come to light that Prince William has an older sister, Sarah, who is the true heir to the Iron — uh — British throne… Diana, Princess Read more
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Did the ‘Candy Lady’ abduct and murder children in Texas?
In the early 1900s, in a small rural county in Texas, a missing child was finally found — in a ditch, eyes gouged out with a fork, pockets stuffed with sweets. An unsolved mystery at the time, locals today believe the perpetrator was none other than the mysterious ‘Candy Lady’… Over the course of a Read more
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Avril Lavigne is dead
Yup, that’s right. In fact, Avril Lavigne’s been dead for years. A lookalike called Melissa Vandella has been impersonating the Canadian ‘Pop Punk Queen’ since 2002… 2002 was the year Avril Lavigne blew up the teen music scene. Her debut album Let Go was certified 6 x platinum in the US while hitting the number Read more
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Forensic evidence proves Hitler didn’t die in 1945
The official story is that Adolf Hitler, one of evolution’s biggest mistakes, blew his brains out on 30th April 1945. However, recent forensic tests have revealed that the skull we all thought was his was actually a woman’s, lending credence to the theory that he was secretly whisked away to safety… In his subterranean bunker Read more
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3 of the creepiest photos ever taken — and the stories behind them
Today I’m investigating a frightening home invasion, a phantom hand, and an astronaut displaced in time or space—in the form of three highly mysterious and unexplained photographs… The boy with three arms? See anything weird about this photo shown below? Take a closer look at the topless boy with his tongue out. He’s got his Read more
C.R. Berry 