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TV URBAN LEGEND: Doctor Harrison Wells was based on an obscure DC Comics character. When the CW series of superhero shows started out, it was not always easy to get permission to use certain characters on TV series, not with all of the various licenses out there. Ray Palmer, for instance, was introduced in Arrow […]

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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 LEGEND: Monica Potter saved the Counting Crows’ song, “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby” from never being released. Adam Duritz, of the […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about the world of photography and whether they are true or false. PHOTOGRAPHY URBAN LEGEND: George Clooney was originally in the photo that was used as he basis for the famous Barack Obama “Hope” poster. During the 2008 campaign, a poster featuring Barack […]

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MOVIE URBAN LEGEND : Deadpool lost his gun bag in “Deadpool” because budget cuts forced the filmmakers to cut out the scene where the character used the guns. As the famous saying goes, “necessity is the mother of invention.” This is very true when it comes to making films, as filmmakers are constrained by the […]

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In the latest Music Legends Revealed, find out whether Tom Jones really fainted while hitting the final note in “Thunderball.”

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to cuisine (chefs, dishes, etc.) and whether they are true or false. CUISINE URBAN LEGEND: Quaker Oats ran experiments on children using radioactive cereal. In 1877, Henry D. Seymour and William Heston formed what would become the Quaker Oats Company, which was […]

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In the latest TV Legends Revealed, find out whether the Sopranos almost resolved the mystery of the missing Russian from “Pine Barrens” in the final season of the series.

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In the latest Music Legends Revealed, find out whether Looking Glass’ 1972 hit song, “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl”) was written about a New Jersey local legend of a woman spurned by a sailor.

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In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, discover whether Jane Foster became a scientist in the first Thor film based on a suggestion by a scientific advisor on the Marvel film.