http://urbanlegends.about.com/ Urban Legends http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/07/02/raleigh-sewer-monster-a-colony-of-worms.htm Billed as an "Unknown Life Form in North Carolina Sewer," this creepy YouTube video of what looks like nothing so much as a pulsating blob of meat lodged in... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/07/02/raleigh-sewer-monster-a-colony-of-worms.htm 2009-07-02T14:13:49Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/07/01/insights-into-the-celebrity-death-rumor-craze.htm Alex Boese has put together a terrific analysis of last weekend's spate of celebrity death rumors, including these pithy observations: Status seeking is an important motive in why people spread these... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/07/01/insights-into-the-celebrity-death-rumor-craze.htm 2009-07-01T17:28:10Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/07/01/pubic-enemy.htm Is it true that the private parts of Prohibition-era gangster John Dillinger were preserved in a jar of formaldehyde and are still on display at the Smithsonian Institution? Long story...... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/07/01/pubic-enemy.htm 2009-07-01T09:42:57Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/30/celebrity-death-hoaxes-abound.htm It was a bumpy weekend for the rich and famous, with the entertainment industry mourning the loss of three pop culture icons even as the Internet churned out one hoax... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/30/celebrity-death-hoaxes-abound.htm 2009-06-30T15:23:03Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dead-jeff-goldblum-dead-hoax.htm Pop star Michael Jackson died today at the age of 50 after apparently suffering cardiac arrest. Actor Jeff Goldblum did not die today after allegedly tumbling off a cliff in New... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dead-jeff-goldblum-dead-hoax.htm 2009-06-25T21:12:37Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/25/baloney-detection-kit.htm Via Boing Boing: "With a sea of information coming at us from all directions, how do we sift out the misinformation and bogus claims, and get to the truth? Michael... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/25/baloney-detection-kit.htm 2009-06-25T14:01:15Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/22/obama-citizenship-hoax.htm Some of those folks the mainstream media have labeled "Birthers" — you know, the ones who keep pestering the Supreme Court with lawsuits claiming Obama isn't eligible to be President... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/22/obama-citizenship-hoax.htm 2009-06-22T16:59:08Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/17/play-the-urban-legend-game.htm Choose the most correct answer for each question. Bear in mind, all the questions pertain to urban legends, so a correct answer isn't necessarily a true one. Good luck! Question #1:... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/17/play-the-urban-legend-game.htm 2009-06-17T00:15:33Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/16/fda-issues-warning-on-zicam.htm Finally addressing anecdotal reports circulating since the mid-2000s to the effect that using Zicam zinc-based intranasal cold remedies may cause anosmia (loss of the sense of smell), the U.S. Food... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/16/fda-issues-warning-on-zicam.htm 2009-06-16T13:23:02Z http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/12/flight-447-tragedy-revives-an-old-hoax.htm The tragic loss of Air France Flight 447 off the coast of Brazil 11 days ago prompted the recirculation of a three-year-old hoax comprising photos supposedly taken inside the cabin... http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/06/12/flight-447-tragedy-revives-an-old-hoax.htm 2009-06-12T18:58:54Z