Daily Urban Myths. Truth or Myth? Question a day.

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1.A Pennsylvania man was awarded $500,000 in damages after spending eight days trapped in the garage of a home after burglarizing it.
Truth or Myth?
Answer: Myth- Included in the Stella Awards for outrageous lawsuits, the tale proved untrue.

2.A steel nail will rust away to nothing in less than four days if left to sit in Coke.
Truth or Myth
Answer:Myth-The Coca-Cola compainy lists this as one of the many myths circulating about its products.

3.Tomatoes were once considered poisonous.
Truth or Myth?
Answer:Truth-Early Europeans grew the as ornamental plants and considered the fruit fit only for wild animals.

4.T.V, journalist Geraldo Rivera was born Jerry Rivers but changed his name to appeal to a more Latino crowd.
Truth or Myth?
Answer:Myth-Although Geraldo has gone by Gerry and Gerald in the past, His surname at birth was Rivera.

5.A tobacco manufacturer once launched a new brand of cigaretts with the slogan 'reduced carcinogens, premium taste.'
Truth or Myth
Answer:Truth-The company was Vector Tobacco.

6.Col. Oliver North warned America during the Iran-Contra Hearings that Osama Bin Laden was "the most evil person alive"
Truth or Myth?
Answer:Myth- North was referring to Abu Nidal in his testimony, and has called the Bin Laden reference "inaccurate".

7.Paul Revere crafted a set of dentures for George Wahington.
Truth of Myth?
Answer:Myth-Although Revere worked as a dentist between 1768 and 1775, fabricating a full set of dentures was beyond his ability.

8.Washington, D.C. has no "j" street because city planner Pierre L'Enfant harrbored a grudge against Chief Justice John Jay.
Truth or Myth?
Answer:Myth-Washington fired L'Enfant before he had a chance to engrave his planes; they were compleated by a Baltimore surveyor.

9.Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
Truth or Myth?
Answer: Myth-The law avulsion disproves this aphorism.

10.Eating carrots will improve your vision.
Truth or Myth
Answer:
Fenqua's picture

That's a truth I believe,

That's a truth I believe, about the nail with Coke!


To pray is to believe, to believe is to purify one's soul


To pray is to believe, to believe is to purify one's soul
kanastigu's picture

you will find out

you will find out tomarrow.
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kanastigu's picture

nopoe.

nopoe. lol
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I'm gonna say truth for

I'm gonna say truth for question 3 Laughing out loud (mainly because I hate tomatoes lol)
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Well, the tomato is part of

Well, the tomato is part of the deadly nightshade family, so I'll say true. ^_^
jadine's picture

tomatos...true!

tomatos...true!
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kanastigu's picture

have to wait till

have to wait till tomarrow
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Fledermaus's picture

Uhhhh...I know potatoes were

Uhhhh...I know potatoes were once considered poisonous. ;P Which is why they weren't even eaten at the first Thanksgiving.

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Fenqua's picture

Hmmm... good one, I wouldn't

Hmmm... good one, I wouldn't know XD


To pray is to believe, to believe is to purify one's soul


To pray is to believe, to believe is to purify one's soul

I'm going to guess yes to

I'm going to guess yes to question seven Sticking out tongue I recall hearing something about wooden teeth lol
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i think the Tomatoes were

i think the Tomatoes were once considered poisonous might be a real one. but realy it might have just been the person how cooked it. 8( *falls over choking from tomato stew* myth i would have to say Smiling

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10. - It will help you see

10. - It will help you see in dim light, so I guess that's true.

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Um... well my brain says yes

Um... well my brain says yes and my heart says no, I'll go with my brain on that one.
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