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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin had a memorable first meeting outside of a movie theater. Two of […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Cher’s first single was a novelty song about Ringo Starr. Young Cherilyn Sarkisian dropped out of high […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: “Hang On Sloopy” is the Official Rock Song of the State of Ohio. Forty-eight of the fifty […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Pat Boone recorded Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That a Shame” but changed the song to the grammatically correct […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Marty McFly originally time-traveled in a refrigerator in Back to the Future. One of the most iconic […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Ron Howard was hired for Happy Days based on his performance in American Graffiti. People often get […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about pulp fiction and whether they are true or false. PULP FICTION URBAN LEGEND: The writer who created the character (and pen name) Hank Janson was prosecuted by the British government, who did not check to make sure that he was the Hank […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about pulp fiction and whether they are true or false. PULP FICTION URBAN LEGEND: John D. MacDonald became a professional writer without knowing it. John D. MacDonald, like many popular pulp writers, was also extremely underrated. MacDonald’s most famous single work is most […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about pulp fiction and whether they are true or false. PULP FICTION URBAN LEGEND: Captain Future was created by Edmond Hamilton. Let’s be clear, the great (and eternally underrated) Edmond Hamilton was clearly the driving force behind Captain Future, a very well-regarded pulp […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: When Phylicia Rashād was cast as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, the intent was for her […]