New Urban Legends
Recent additions to the Urban Legends Reference Pages at snopes.com

• Christmas Truce
  Front-line soldiers sang carols, exchanged gifts, and played soccer with the enemy during a World War I Christmas truce.
• Birthday of Reckoning
  Was actor Humphrey Bogart born on Christmas Day?
• Miami Neat
  Will the remaining members of the NFL's 1972 Dolphins team be celebrating with champagne if Miami beats New England today?
• Florida Heads-Up
  E-mail claims that several homicides in the Florida/Georgia area are all the work of a single serial killer who dismembers his victims.
• Crash Course
  Video clip shows a television reporter being run over by a car.
• The Rebirth of the Eagle
  PowerPoint presentation explains that eagles extend their lifespans by removing their beaks, talons, and feathers in order to grow new ones.
• Puncture Proof
  E-mail warns that thieves at shopping malls are placing sharpened spikes up against the tires of shoppers' vehicles.
• Generation Giap
  Did Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap's memoirs pin U.S. military failure in Vietnam on American anti-war protesters?
• Ding Dong Dead
  E-mail warns that gang initiates in the Dallas area are knocking on the doors of residences and shooting whoever answers.
• Memphis Gang Initiation
  Yet another Memphis gang rumor claims initiates are asking women for directions and then shooting them.
• Ivory Watts
  Prayer request for a child named Ivory Watts, who was seriously injured in a go-cart accident.
• Heave Ho Ho Ho
  Have Santas in Australia been told to stop saying 'Ho ho ho' because that phrase has been deemed demeaning to women?
• Hare Trigger
  We examine the claim that a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon includes a glimpse of Bugs Bunny's naughty bits.
• Cane Backed
  E-mail warns that candy canes sold at Target contain a cancer-causing chemical.
• CCF Settlement
  Credit card users may be eligible for refunds of $25 or more from the settlement of a class action suit over foreign currency conversions.
• Trump Tip
  Did Donald Trump leave a $10,000 tip for a waiter?
• Never Shake a Baby
  E-mail memorializes the shaken baby death of 3-month-old London Marie Sherwood.
• 'The 12 Days of Whataburger' Coupons
  Can e-mailed "12 Days of Whataburger" coupons be redeemed for free food items at Whataburger outlets?
• Chevy Duty
  Did a group of former General Motors workers furtively produce 1957 Chevrolet automobiles on their own for ten years?
• Holiday Cards for Recovering Soldiers
  Update: Red Cross implements program for sending holiday greeting cards to wounded sevice members at military hospitals.
• Year 1999 A.D.
  Video clip shows a mid-1960s imagining of what technology would be like in the year 1999.
• Computer Storage (1956)
  Photograph shows a 1956 computer disk memory storage unit.
• Cricket Thermometer
  Can you determine the outdoor temperature by counting the chirps made by crickets?
• Statutory Moose
  Photograph shows a moose mounting a statue of a bison.
• Fuel Icon Foolery
  Does your car's fuel indicator icon reveal which side the gas cap is on?
• Why Don't We Do It in the Road
  Television news coverage of wildfire displays risqué closed captioning.
• Dunkin' Donuts Shooting
  E-mail of the moment asserts Dunkin' Donuts refused to contribute to the reward offered for finding the killer of a police officer murdered in one of its stores.
• In Cold Flood
  Drunken bride's attempt to hang up her wedding dress results in hotel evacuation.
• MySpace 2
  Coming in 2009: MySpace 2, a fee-for-use site costing $22.50 per month?
• Cyber Monday
  The Monday after Thanksgiving -- busiest online shopping day of the year?
• Laus Deo
  Changes to an exhibit at the Washington Monument temporarily made the phrase "Laus Deo" non-viewable by visitors.
• The Big Sleep
  Feeling sleepy today? Don't blame it on the turkey.
• God Slick
  Did singer Grace Slick name her daughter 'god'?
• Free Rice
  Play an online game that improves your vocabulary as every right answer results in food being donated to the needy.
• Gemstone Superstitions
  Luck and ill-luck attributed to a variety of gems.
• Travis Barker Death Hoax
  E-rumor claims drummer Travis Barker was found dead in his garage.
• Karat Slices
  We look at the claim that Goldschlager liqueur contains gold flakes for the purpose of producing small cuts in the throats of imbibers, thereby speeding alcohol ingestion.
• The Ungobbled Gobbler
  Of presidential pardons and Thanksgiving turkeys.
• Shaking the Family Tree
  A 2007 Lowe's holiday catalog advertised Christmas trees as "family trees."
• The Middle Wife
  Second grader acts out birth process as her show-and-tell offering in school.
• Pipe Dream
  Did "Mama" Cass Elliot experience an increase in her vocal range after she was hit on the head by a pipe?
• E-ZPass Speeding Tickets
  E-rumor claims New York will be embedding strips in vehicle registration stickers in order to catch speeders.
• Human Statue of Liberty
  Photograph shows U.S. soldiers forming a giant Statue of Liberty figure.
• Reticketed
  Fan who can't sell his fooball tickets leaves them on his car's windshield, then comes back to find more tickets have been added.
• Grim Reaper
  A spectator at a football game was killed by a flying model lawnmower.
• Bury-Go-Round
  Child on amusement park ride is fatally bitten by snakes lurking within.
• 'Bewitched' Curse
  Did a curse doom the cast of 'Bewitched' to early deaths?
• Proud to Be White
  E-mail purportedly presents Michael Richards' defense speech in court after he made racial comments in his comedy act.
• Interview with Illegal Immigrant
  E-mail provides a transcript of a purported television interview with an illegal imm