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Movie Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Movie Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. Ariel from the Little Mermaid was based on the facial features of Alyssa Milano. 2. George Reeves had a number of scenes cut out […]

Music Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Music Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. – Harry Nillson’s coffin was lost during an earthquake 2. A Frank Zappa album was given a Parental Advisory sticker…even though the album was […]

TV Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of TV Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! The legends are in chronological order, so the most recent ones are at the end of the list! 1. Cheers was a fire hazard. 2. […]

Dancing Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Dancing Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. Ron Cunningham had a rather painful introduction to the world of ballet. 2. Gelsey Kirkland made herself intentionally sick so that she would not […]

Architecture Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Architecture Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was originally designed as a school project at Yale! 2. Architects William Van Alen and H. Craig Severance engaged in […]

Magazine Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Magazine Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. Time magazine intentionally placed “devil horns” on Billy Graham and/or Bill Clinton as some sort of commentary. 2. TV Guide once put Oprah Winfrey’s […]

Novel Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Novel Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote while in prison. 2. Pamela began originally as basically a self-help book. 3. Robert B. Parker created a […]

Musical Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Musical Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. The Kennedys being referred to as “Camelot” came about directly because of the musical Camelot. 2. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s song “Edelweiss” is based on […]

Poetry Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Poetry Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. Oliver St. John Gogarty wrote a poem dedicated to the returning Irish soldiers from the Boer War that contained a hidden, less celebratory, meaning […]

Board Game Urban Legends History

Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Board Game Urban Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. Milton Bradley got into board games because Abraham Lincoln grew a beard. 2. Harry Nelson Pillsbury died due to the ill effects of […]