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11 Urban Legends That Started With a Real News Report

11 Urban Legends That Started With a Real News Report

These 11 urban legends didn’t come out of nowhere — they all started with a real news story.

15 Urban Legends from the ’70s and ’80s That Kept Us Awake

15 Urban Legends from the ’70s and ’80s That Kept Us Awake

Back before smartphones and streaming, word-of-mouth stories were the real thrill. Kids huddled at sleepovers, campfires, and schoolyards, swapping tales that were just believable enough to stick. Some of these legends still haunt our memories today, even if we know they were probably never true.