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Urban Legends are stories that have been told and retold around college campuses, slumber parties and campfires for decades. Some date back as early as the 1930’s. What has kept them strong in society is their credibility. Almost everyone knows someone, who swears it happened to him or her or someone they know. The influx of modern horror movies and the Internet has only strengthened their popularity and believability in recent years. What is the truth behind some of the most popular classic and modern urban legends?
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From Ken Amaro firstcoastnews.com: Snopes.com, which policies Urban Legends, says this scam originated in Russia and has been making its rounds since 2006. It is a ruse to hit your wallet. Copyright © 2008 SUPERNATURAL NEWS. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only.
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Urban Legends began in the Fall of 1996, in the living room of Hutch Harris's San Jose house. Owning only two guitars, Hutch would borrow drums, bass, amplifiers and even a four track from roommates and friends to record lo-fi pop masterpieces. Hutch would lay down drums first, then add guitars and bass, and finally sing.
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The “Urban Legends and Folklore” page is headed by David Emery. His biography page identifies David Emery as “a writer and an avid chronicler of urban folklore, with a special interest in the lore and folklife of the internet.” He has a B.A. in philosophy from Portland State University and some graduate work at the University of Texas at Austin. His experience includes work as a writer, editor, and commentator.
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Russell confirmed this Disney Urban Legend. Apparently, the last two words that Walt Disney wrote were "Kurt" and "Russell". "It's true." said actor Kurt Russell, "I don't know what to make of it. I was taken into his office one time after he died and I was shown that." At the time of Disney's death Kurt Ruseell was a child actor for the Disney company.
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Many urban legends are essentially extended jokes, told as if they were true events. Others, like tall tales in general, contain a grain of truth. The urban legend that Coca-Cola developed the drink Fanta to sell in Nazi Germany without public backlash originated as the actual tale of German Max Keith, who invented the drink and ran Coca-Cola's operations in Nazi Germany during World War II.[2]
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