25 Hottest Urban Legends

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Friday, July 03, 2009
      Mid-Air Breakup
  1. Photographs show the interior of an Air France airliner as it broke apart in mid-air.
  2.   Bar Codes and Country of Origin
  3. The first three digits of a bar code indicate a product's country of origin.
  4.   Cell Phone Directory and Telemarketers
  5. Warning that cell phone numbers are about to be given to telemarketers.
  6.   Baby Carrots
  7. Warning about baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots which have been permeated with chlorine.
  8.   New Pepsi Can
  9. A new Pepsi soda can design omits the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.
  10.   Wasp Spray
  11. Wasp spray is a preferable alternative to pepper spray for protection against assailants.
  12.   Mars Spectacular
  13. The planet Mars will make a remarkably close approach to Earth in August 2009.
  14.   809 Area Code Scam
  15. Warning about scammers' sending pages from the 809 area code.
  16.   Social Security Petition
  17. E-petition seeks to overturn Congressional vote granting Social Security benefits to illegal aliens.
  18.   Burundanga Business Cards
  19. Warning about criminals' using burundanga-soaked business cards to incapacitate their victims.
  20.   ACLU and Cemetery Headstones
  21. The ACLU is seeking to have cross-shaped headstones removed from federal cemeteries.
  22.   #-9-0 Phone Scam
  23. Warning about scammers' running up long-distance charges by asking victims to press #-9-0 on their telephones.
  24.   Ed Freeman
  25. Article describes military gallantry of Medal of Honor recipient Ed Freeman.
  26.   Corpus Christi
  27. Petition protests an upcoming film that will portray Jesus as gay.
  28.   Illnois Photo Radar
  29. The state of Illinois is going to begin using photo radar in freeway work zones.
  30.   Postcard / Greeting Card Virus
  31. E-mailed computer virus masquerades as a postcard from a friend or family member.
  32.   Ashley Flores
  33. Plea to help find a missing girl named Ashley Flores.
  34.   Slow Dance / Amy Bruce
  35. Amy Bruce, a terminally ill young girl, writes "Slow Dance" poem.
  36.   Osama bin Laden Hanged
  37. Information about the 'Osama Captured/Hanged' computer virus warnings.
  38.   UPS/FedEx/DHL Virus
  39. E-mailed computer virus masquerades as parcel company's delivery failure notification.
  40.   Mail Server Report
  41. Information about the "Mail Server Report" computer virus.
  42.   Windfall Profits Tax
  43. Rep. Nancy Pelosi proposed a 100% windfall tax on stock gains and retirement income.
  44.   Obama Youth Brigade
  45. Message details requirements of GIVE, also known as the Serve America Act.
  46.   Target Stores
  47. Message from Vietnam vet claims Target stores do not support veterans.
  48.   Benzene in Automobiles
  49. Warning about benzene and automobile air conditioner use.

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