New Urban Legends
Sun Apr 24 04:36:53 EDT 2011
Home: http://www.snopes.com/info/whatsnew.asp
Feed: http://www.snopes.com/info/whatsnew.xml

Drilled Wire - Competitor one-ups a firm proud of its new thin wire by drilling a hole through it.

Easter Date - Easter Sunday occurs unusually early and late in 2008 and 2011, respectively.

Easter Lore - Superstition and folklore associated with Easter.

Creature Feature - Photographs purportedly show deep-sea creatures washed up by the Japanese tsunami.

Lemon Zinger - Can lemons help ward off and cure cancer?

545 People - Charley Reese editorial about 545 people being 'responsible for the domestic problems that plague' the U.S.

Missing Child: Casey Nicole Mueller - A 16-year-old girl named Casey Nicole Mueller is missing from her Wisconsin home.

Spousal Success Story - First Lady ripostes that her ex-boyfriend would have been President if she'd married him.

Million Error - A customer closed out his million-dollar account after his bank refused to validate a 50¢ parking ticket.

Poopy Pants - A tale of a first date from hell, one involving a messed pair of pants, a train, and a wrong package.

Gringo - Did the word 'gringo' come from the song 'Green Grow the Lilacs'?

Star Wars - Did General Douglas MacArthur claim in a 1955 speech that the next war would be an 'interplanetary' one?

Tony Mullis - Prayers are requested for Tony Mullis, a 20-year-old soldier who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan.

Air Field - Photographs purportedly show a 'Thank you for freedom' message plowed into a field near Offutt Air Force Base.

That Run-Down Feeling - Driving examiner gets run over during a road test.

Brown Bagged - Did Mrs. James Brown once try to beat traffic charges by claiming she was entitled to diplomatic immunity?

Tomato Pasted - How a 911 call was initiated by a tomato.

Dodge Vipered - A snake loosed in a car leads to an escalating series of accidents.

Hacker Warning - E-warning cautions against accepting Facebook friend requests from Jason Lee or Linda Smith.

Feckless Foreign Follies - Opinion piece attributed to a London Daily Telegraph editor criticizes President Obama's handling of foreign policy.

Flour Power - Will the application of flour prevent burns?

Flag Poll - FOX News poll asks whether the 'American flag should be banned in America.'

Uniform Behavior - Have terrorists been buying up missing or stolen UPS uniforms?

1994's Most Bizarre Suicide - Murder or suicide? The coroner had his hands full determining just that, in the case of a man who jumped off a building only to have a shotgun blast finish him off halfway down.

Amber Alert: Plate 72B 381 - Fake Amber Alert for a three-year-old girl supposedly taken by a man in a gray car.

Last Mosque Standing - Photograph purportedly shows a mosque in Japan which remained standing after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Attention, Shoppers! - Macy's offers a 'foreigner's discount' every day but a military discount only 'a couple of days a year'?

The Lighter Side of Death - Did a spark from a welding arc reach a disposable lighter in a worker's pocket, causing it to explode and kill him?

The Universal Soldier - Did director Steven Spielberg get his start by sneaking onto the Universal Studios lot and commandeering an unoccupied office?

Snubterfuge - Man asks celebrity to pretend he knows him so that he can impress the people he's with, then snubs him.

Tree-Top Giraffe - Photograph purportedly shows a giraffe climbing a tall tree.

Pandamonium - Photograph purportedly shows a frightened Japanese panda hugging a policeman's leg after an earthquake.

Caesar Salad - Was 'Caesar salad' invented by, or named for, Julius Caesar?

Package Delivery Virus - Package Delivery Virus lures now encompass Canada Post.

Thyroid Guards - Message advocates that patients request the use of thyroid guards during x-ray procedures.

To Bigotry, No Sanction - Did George Washington say Jews were a dangerous scourge who should be hunted down as pests?

Penny Stock - About a collector's deliberately placing three valuable U.S. coins into circulation.

Red Friday - E-mail exhorts the public to wear red on Friday to demonstrate support for troops overseas.

Honey and Cinnamon - Article extolls the medicinal virtues of honey and cinnamon.

Ashley Flores - Ashley Flores: missing teenager or Internet hoax?

Natalie Portman - Did actress Natalie Portman make a $50 million donation to a hospital in her hometown of Jerusalem?

Nuclear Fallout Map - Map purportedly issued by Australian Radiation Services shows expected path of nuclear fallout across the western United States.

The Hole Story - Warning describes form of theft in which thieves drill a hole under vehicle's door handle, break in, steal only one item, then use auto's GPS to locate car owner's home for future burglary.

Daylight Saving Time - About the origins of our semiannual clock-adjusting practice.

Warm Welcome - Did a 1922 newspaper article warn that climate change was melting Arctic ice and disrupting wildlife?

Charlie Sheen Dead? - Has actor Charlie Sheen died of a heart attack?

Shifty Powers - Message commemorates the passing of Darrell "Shifty" Powers (of Band of Brothers fame).

Palatial Prison - Photographs purportedly show a luxurious new prison facility in Chicago, Illinois.

The Greediest Generation - Letter criticizes Alan Simpson for referring to Americans as 'the greediest generation.'

A House Diverted - Photograph purportedly shows representatives playing solitaire on their laptops during a legislative session.

Tips on Pumping Gas - Four refueling tips supposedly help consumers get the most from their gasoline dollar.

Did You Lose a Cat? - Photograph purportedly shows a raccoon carrying a cat.

Truck Wreck - Photographs show a truck that crashed through a highway barrier and skirted a culvert on the edge of a cliff.

Pigford v. Glickman - About a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture by black farmers.

National Pancake Day - IHOP is offering free pancakes for National Pancake Day.

New Pepsi Can - Does a new Pepsi soda can design omit the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance?

Month-End Closeout - Will Facebook be closed for maintenance from Feb. 29-31?

http vs. https - Alert warns Facebook users (and others) about the difference between http and https protocols.

Commoonion - Account by astronaut Buzz Aldrin describes his taking Communion on the moon.

Solar City Tower - Images purportedly show a Solar Tower to be built in Rio de Janeiro in conjunction with the 2016 Olympics.