Everybody's crazy but me and thee/and sometimes I'm not so sure about thee...

Jan 26, 2009 20:34

http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.asp - That time Disney murdered dozens of cute little fuzzy animals in search of the perfect shot. No, really.

http://www.snopes.com/luck/choir.asp - The day the church furnace exploded in Beatrice, Nebraska...killing exactly nobody from the scheduled choir practice. I don't care what denomination if any you are, this is one severely freaky true story.

http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/1500.asp - No, the 'Anne Hathaway' email isn't true, but the debunking provides a wealth of interesting medieval lore anyway.

http://www.snopes.com/history/hoaxes/sawingny.asp - Which was the real hoax - that a couple of guys actually convinced hordes of Manhattanites to saw the island in half, or that they convinced so many people to believe they did?

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/onstage.asp - Complete list of people who've died onstage or -screen.

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/pentagon.asp - If you ever run across one of the surprising number of people who still believe the 9/11 Pentagon plane crash was all a U.S. government plot, here's a comprehensive debunking guide.

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/radio/uncledon.asp - Short version? The 'That oughta hold the little bastards!' legend never happened. Well-nigh exhaustive version? This article.

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/ozcoat.asp - A second-hand coat bought for a Wizard of Oz character turns out to be startlingly appropriate.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/asylum/fbipizza.asp - "Yes, this is the psychiatric hospital. Yes, we're all FBI agents. Yes, that'll be twenty large pizzas with everything. What's so hard to grasp here?"

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