Urban Myth
Myth: The only manmade object visible from space (or the moon) is the Great Wall of China
01/01/07 00:00
Is the Great Wall of China the only
manmade object visible from space?[ More ... ]
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Myth: Captain Pugwash had crewmates with naughty names
01/01/07 00:00
Did the children's cartoon series
"Captain Pugwash" really contain crew members with rude
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Myth: Waterworld (1995) is the biggest money loosing film in movie history
01/01/07 00:00
Was Waterworld the biggest flop in
movie history?[ More ... ]
Myth: They paint the Forth Bridge (or Golden Gate etc) by painting it bank to bank and then start again
01/01/07 00:00
Do they really paint the Forth Bridge
(or Golden Gate etc) by painting it bank to bank and then start
again?[ More ... ]
Myth: (Fizz Wizz) Space Dust (Pop Rocks) and Cola when consumed in quantity together can be fatal
01/01/07 00:00
Can (Fizz Wizz) Space Dust (Pop Rocks)
and Cola be fatal?[ More ... ]
Myth: Even after death your nails and hair continue to grow for a short time.
01/01/07 00:00
After death do your nails and hair
continue to grow?[ More ... ]
Myth: Ring a ring a roses or ring around the roses is a nursery rhyme about the Black Death
01/01/07 00:00
What is ring a ring a roses or ring
around the roses really about?[ More ... ]
Myth: Eat before swimming and you risk drowning
01/01/07 00:00
Can you drown if you eat before
swimming?[ More ... ]
Myth: It is legal to kill a Scotsman on the Isle of Man
01/01/07 00:00
Is it legal to kill a Scotsman on the
Isle of Man?[ More ... ]
Myth: Royal Mail Post vans can break the speed limit
01/01/07 00:00
Can Royal Mail vehicles really break
the speed limit?[ More ... ]
Myth: It is illegal in the UK for anyone under the age of 18 to consume an alcoholic drink in a public house, restaurant, beer garden
01/01/07 00:00
Is it illegal in the UK for anyone
under the age of 18 to consume an alcoholic drink in a public
house, restaurant or beer garden?
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Myth: A penny dropped off a tall building can kill
01/01/07 00:00
If you drop a penny (or peanut or cent
coin) off a tall building it can kill somebody at the
bottom?[
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Myth: Using a mobile (cellular) phone can cause an explosion
01/01/07 00:00
Can a mobile (cellular) phone cause a
fireball at the petrol (gas) pumps?[ More ... ]
Myth: The first flight to hit the World Trade Centre was flight Q33 NY and in WingDings Font this carries a hidden message
01/01/07 00:00
Did the flight number of the first
flight to hit the World Trade Centre (Q33 NY) contain a chilling
message in Wingdings?[ More ... ]
Myth: Cold enough to freeze the balls of a Brass Monkey
01/01/07 00:00
Is it really cold enough to freeze the
balls of a Brass Monkey?[ More ... ]
Myth: Sweden has the highest suicide rate in Europe
01/01/07 00:00
Does Sweden really have the highest
suicide rate in Europe?[ More ... ]
Myth: Salad Cream was created as a Mayo alternative in WW2
01/01/07 00:00
Is the Great Wall of China the only
manmade object visible from space?[ More ... ]