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  2. Polybius (urban legend) - Wikipedia

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    A E-FOIA request for Polybius returned no results.. The alleged original Polybius arcade game is generally believed to have never existed, and the legend a hoax. [2] Snopes.com, a fact-checking website, concludes the game is a modern-day version of 1980s rumors of "men in black".

  3. Cow tipping - Wikipedia

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    Cows routinely lie down to sleep. Cow tipping is the purported activity of sneaking up on any unsuspecting or sleeping upright cow and pushing it over for entertainment. The practice of cow tipping is generally considered an urban legend [1] and stories of such feats viewed as tall tales. [2]

  4. Snopes - Wikipedia

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    Snopes (/ ˈ s n oʊ p s /), formerly known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a fact-checking website. [4] It has been described as a "well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors" on the Internet. [5] [6] The site has also been seen as a source for both validating and debunking urban legends and similar stories in American ...

  5. Monty Hall problem - Wikipedia

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    The game host then opens one of the other doors, say 3, to reveal a goat and offers to let the player switch from door 1 to door 2. The Monty Hall problem is a brain teaser , in the form of a probability puzzle, based nominally on the American television game show Let's Make a Deal and named after its original host, Monty Hall .

  6. 10 of the most common food-safety myths, debunked - AOL

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    Get the facts on long-term effects of food poisoning. 2) It's okay to thaw meat on the counter Bacteria actually grows rapidly at room temperatures, so the counter isn't a very safe place you ...

  7. Charlie Charlie challenge - Wikipedia

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    Several exorcists [22] promoted the idea that the game caused spirit possession, a concern repeated by Muslims in Jamaica [23] and the UAE. [24] Various media outlets described participants in the games as "gullible". [25] [26] In April 2017, the East Libyan government banned the game, blaming it for 6 suicides. [27]

  8. Local 58 - Wikipedia

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    Local 58 is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub.The series is a spin-off of Straub's Candle Cove creepypasta. [1] [2] Currently hosted on the YouTube channel LOCAL58TV, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named Local 58, with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s ...

  9. 5 common alcohol myths debunked: Experts unpack the truth ...

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    Myth #5: Having a drink will warm you up on a cold day As summer ends and the temperatures begin to dip, fall and holiday-themed cocktails designed to warm you up from the inside out become all ...