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Urban Myth

Is it Probable that People Anywhere in the World are Kidnapped Solely for the Purpose of Involuntary Organ Donation?

Quora | Posted 06.27.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Legends, Urban Myths, Legend, Organ Transplant, Crime, Organized Crime, Organ Transplants, Urban Myth, Urban Legends, Myths, Kidnappings, Kidnapping, Kidnapped, Weird News News
Quora

Kidney theft is a venerable urban legend. The origins of urban legends are notoriously difficult to identify but in the case of kidney (or other organ) theft, the rumors seem to have preceded the real-life cases by some years.

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Fact-checking Waiting for 'Superman': Documentary or Urban Myth?

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Loss of Licensing, Lawyers, Urban Myth, Waiting for Superman, Disbarred, Teacher Tenure, Doctors, Fact Checking, Home News
Leonie Haimson

In the movie Waiting for "Superman", nominated for an Oscar as the best Documentary of 2010, the following statement is made: " ...in Illinois, 1 i...

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Halloween? Bah, Humbug!

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Miley Cyrus, Halloween, Store-Bought, Acrylic, 350.Org, Toilet Paper, Eco-Minded, Cover Girl, China, Pretty Scary, Toxins, Sugar Crash, Paper-Bags, All-Hallows-Eve, Christmas, Eco-Freaks, Jack-O-Lanterns, Urban Myth, Plastic, Flame-Retardant, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Fire-Retardants, Trick-or-Treat, Holidays, Petrochemicals, Pumpkin Seeds, Ready-Made Costumes, Revlon, Candy-Corn, Martha Stewart, Candy-Bars, Heavy-Metal-Toxins, Booty, Womens Voices for the Earth, Big Box Store, Carbon Footprint, Mask, Make-Up, Forest Stewardship Council, Halloween Costumes, Columbus Day, Seventh Generation, Nylon, X-Box 360, Acetate, Ghoul Make-Up, Mommy-Made, Maybelline, Green News
Michael DeJong

Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy festive holidays as much as the next person, but we eco-freaks can't help ourselves from sucking the fun out of things, particularly when it comes to harming children.

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