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It's a lie! Gov. Jan Brewer and The Headless Bodies of Arizona

It's a lie! Gov. Jan Brewer and The Headless Bodies of Arizona

Have you seen all those headless bodies just littering the Arizona desert? Until just today, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer claimed those headless bodies were everywhere, proof that her law cracking down on illegal immigration was desperately needed.

The problem is that those headless bodies were an urb...

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Urban Myth: Tennis Is A Civilized Sport

Urban Myth: Tennis Is A Civilized Sport

Fight night at the US Open as fans argue, curse, and brawl

There was supposed to be a tennis match in Flushing last night but a hockey game broke out instead.  A few fans in upper deck Section 187 decided that watching Novak Djokovic demolish Philipp Petzschner in straight sets just wasn't as interes...

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Those Wacky Asians: Extreme Body Piercing, Thai Style

Those Wacky Asians: Extreme Body Piercing, Thai Style

For some people, this kind of body piercing would be totally extreme, but for local Thais, this is completely normal. They ignore the pain because this ritual is a rite of passage to adulthood. This is an annual ritual performed in public to announce to the whole world that they have become adults.

I...

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Watch: The 75 Year Old Salsa Dancing Grandmother

Watch: The 75 Year Old Salsa Dancing Grandmother

If you haven't seen the  clip of the 75 year old grandmother of seven Paddy Jones salsa dancing, then watch this lady now as she has moves that would wipe the floor with the contestants on Dancing With The Stars. The story on the web is that Paddy is 92 and that this is her grandson, but she is 75 and...

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Hilarious: The Maroochydore High School Answering Machine Message

Subject: School Answering Machine..................

This is hilarious - no wonder some people were offended! This is the message that the Maroochydore High School Queensland, staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine . This is the actual answering machine message for...

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Is 10 Year Old Wonder Jackie Evancho Lip Syncing?

Is 10 Year Old Wonder Jackie Evancho Lip Syncing?

America's Got Talent, and maybe another Milli Vanilli lip-synch scadal in the making. Ten year old Jackie Evancho knocked the socks off the competition, singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" by Puccini like an angel and prompting the judges to ask her if she really is 30 years old, and was there someone back...

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More Nuts? JetBlue flight attendant who went nuts was in bed with boyfriend when found by cops

More Nuts? JetBlue flight attendant who went nuts was in bed with boyfriend when found by cops

Some stories are even better than an urban myth.  Steven Slater, that JetBlue Flight attendant who b...

Can You Repel Mosquitoes (and Bad Breath) With Listerine?

Can You Repel Mosquitoes (and Bad Breath) With Listerine?

In spite of what other urban myth and legend sites may tell you (like Snopes.com who still doesn't see...
Starbucks Pulls The Plug On Free Electricity

Starbucks Pulls The Plug On Free Electricity

Say Hello To Free WiFi at Starbucks, Goodbye To Free Electric Outlets

Welcome to Starbucks, home of t...

Watch: Is The Mexican UFO Alien Baby Real?

Watch: Is The Mexican UFO Alien Baby Real?

This video which claims to show the corpse of an alien baby found by a Mexican farmer in 2007 seems ...

Japanese Ninja Bear Spinning a Big Stick

Japanese Ninja Bear Spinning a Big Stick

It's Friday, so it's time time for funny animal viral video #1, the Japanese Ninja Bear  bear spinni...

Do Canadians Use Fake Potholes To Slow Down Speeders?

Do Canadians Use Fake Potholes To Slow Down Speeders?

Re: Fake Canadian Potholes To Slow Down Speeders

Oh those clever Canadians.!!     How's this for spee...

The Shelf Life of a Twinkie: Longer Than A Fruit fly, Shorter Than The Universe

The Shelf Life of a Twinkie: Longer Than A Fruit fly, Shorter Than The Universe

Twinkie Myth #1 : Twinkies do not have unlimited shelf life. Eventually they will decompose and disap...

Are Asian Men Any Good In Bed?

Are Asian Men Any Good In Bed?

Study Reveals Width Is More Important To Women Than Length

We all know the stories about Asian men's ...

Mikey Lives! The Pop Rocks And Coke Myth

Mikey Lives! The Pop Rocks And Coke Myth

Remember Mikey, the little kid from the 1971 Life Cereal commercials who liked to hate everything? W...

Do You Wish at 11:11? Do Your Wishes Come True?

Do You Wish at 11:11? Do Your Wishes Come True?

Many people believe wishing at 11:11 helps make their wishes come true.

But does wishing at 11:11 hel...

Water and Drano Bottle Bombs Alert

Water and Drano Bottle Bombs Alert

Bottle bombs containing Drano and water are showing up in people's yards, and yes they are quite rea...

The Mystery Spot

The Mystery Spot

The Mystery Spot, where the laws of gravity and physics are suspended, where objects roll up hill an...

Beer Myths: Is there Formaldehyde in Beer?

Beer Myths: Is there Formaldehyde in Beer?

Is there formaldehyde in your beer? Actually, the answer is yes, and it is not just Asian beers that...

Stolen Handbag Scam

Stolen Handbag Scam

Have you received the e-mail about the stolen handbag scam? Turns out getting your bag stolen is not...

How You Can Catch A Virus From Larissa Riquelme

How You Can Catch A Virus From Larissa Riquelme

An email claiming to link to a sex video showing model Larissa Riquelme, who promised to run naked t...

Is The Helix Nebula The Eye Of God?

Is The Helix Nebula The Eye Of God?

Subject: Fw: Eye of God

This is a picture taken by NASA with the Hubble telescope. They are referrin...

DON'T FLASH HEADLIGHTS AT ANY CAR WITH NO LIGHTS ON!!

DON'T FLASH HEADLIGHTS AT ANY CAR WITH NO LIGHTS ON!!

The Myth: Gang members drive around town with their headlights off, waiting for you to flash your li...

Does BP Own The Judge Who Opposed The Drilling Moratorium?

Does BP Own The Judge Who Opposed The Drilling Moratorium?

Did Judge Martin Feldman (not to be confused with comedian/actor Marty Feldman) who blocked the mora...

Is there really anthrax in Tide detergent samples in the mail?

Is there really anthrax in Tide detergent samples in the mail?

FWD: Anthrax poison in Tide detergent packs coming thru the mail do not open or use. 7 ppl dead alread...

Fake story exposed: 11-year-old Butte girl never shot two “illegal aliens”

Fake story exposed: 11-year-old Butte girl never shot two “illegal aliens”

Sorry to all you gun rights and ammo nuts in advance; that story of the 11 year old girl in Butte, M...

 

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about 6 days ago She admits its a lie! Gov. Jan Brewer and The Headless Bodies of Arizona urban myth finally debunked. http://tinyurl.com/39mutl4
about 7 days ago Urban Myth: Tennis Is A Civilized Sport. Fight night at the US Open as fans argue, curse, and brawl. http://tinyurl.com/38cnb6n
about 9 days ago #urbanmyths Those Wacky Asians: Extreme Body Piercing, Thai Style http://tinyurl.com/2cfmhrn
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about 13 days ago #urbanmyths Hilarious: The Maroochydore High School Answering Machine Message http://tinyurl.com/24qlbh5
about 28 days ago Is 10 Year Old Wonder Jackie Evancho of America's Got Talent Lip Syncing? http://tinyurl.com/2ek39vb #urbanmyths
10 Aug 2010 #urbanmyths JetBlue flight attendant who went nuts was in bed with boyfriend when found by cops http://tinyurl.com/2ffqsy3
7 Aug 2010 #urbanmyths Can You Repel Mosquitos (and Bad Breath) With Listerine? http://tinyurl.com/2dthqro
4 Aug 2010 #urbanmyths Starbucks Pulls The Plug On Free Electricity http://tinyurl.com/24f2pj7
1 Aug 2010 #urbanmyths Watch: Is The Mexican UFO Alien Baby Real? http://tinyurl.com/269qjnl
31 Jul 2010 #urbanmyths Sarah Palin's HandGate: Talk To The Hand http://tinyurl.com/2cm9p4w
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