The USA of Japan
It is true that there is a city in Japan named USA. However, it is not true that the city was named this sometime after WWII so that companies could import goods from the city and still stamp them with the good ol’ “made in the USA” sticker.
Bloody Hook
As the story goes, a boy and girl drive into the woods, probably to play cards or something… only to hear over the radio that a convict has escaped from prison. The escapee can be identified by his hook for a hand. The girl is reasonably spooked so they decide to go home. When they arrive and get out of the car, they find a bloody hook attached to one of the door handles.
Neighborly S.E.A.L.
No clue where or when this actually started, but it was a very popular myth that the kids show host was a SEAL sniper in Vietnam and racked up a pretty ridiculous kill total. It gets better. Supposedly he always wears those sweaters to cover up his numerous tattoos. Neither of these are true. Shocker.
Bloody Mary
Definitely one of the more popular urban myths and one that freaked me out as a kid, is Bloody Mary. As the story goes, if you turn out the lights, look into a mirror and say “Bloody Mary” three times, the spirit of Mary Worth, a woman executed for being a witch, will appear. If this one is true then she must have always been busy flying around on her broom when I was a kid.
Cokelore
The worst favorite soft drink, Coke has spawned quite a few urban legends. Most popular perhaps, is the dissolving tooth. If you believe this myth, putting a tooth in Coke overnight will cause it to completely dissolve. Like most myths, this one is completely false. Though, if you drink enough, over time your teeth will practically rot away.
Killer Daddy Long Legs
Chalk this one up as another one I thought was true and have actually told people as fact… The myth states that Daddy Long Legs spiders are actually one of the most venomous spiders in the world, their fang are too small to bite humans though. This is patently false. Though they are venomous, they lethal, as advertised and their fangs, resembling brown recluse fangs, are plenty large and strong enough to bite a human if they wanted.
Don’t turn on the lights
This is a big one on college campuses. According to legend, two girls are studying for a big exam coming up. One of them, however, decides to attend a party. When she returns to her dorm she decides not to turn on any light so as not to disturb her sleeping roommate. When she wakes in the morning she finds her roommate brutally murdered and written in blood on the wall is the message, “Aren’t you glad you didn’t turn on the light.”
Sewer gators
I’m sure you’ve heard the legends that gators live in the sewers of NYC. Supposedly they were brought from Florida as pets, but when they got too big and/or violent, they were released into the sewers where they prey on the infamous giant rats. This rumor is still being circulated but is completely false.
Hitchhiking Ghost
I’ve actually read this one in print as it’s more of a ghost story, but it’s still a very popular urban myth. As the story goes, a man picks up a young woman hitchhiking, but before they reach their destination, she disappears. He proceeds to knock on the door of the home, only to be told the girl died in a car accident some time before.
Local Calling
This is another popular urban legend that has been immortalized in print and on screen. It tells the story of a baby sitter who gets a phone call from a man asking strange questions. The questions get more and more personal until finally the man asks if she’s checked on the kids lately. The babysitter gets spooked and calls the cop who trace the call back to the home the babysitter is in. There are different versions of how this end, the darkest being the police arriving too late, finding a man in an upstairs room standing over the dead bodies of the kids and babysitter.
Walt Disney’s Frozen
This is another one that most of us have probably heard at one time or another—that Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen in the hopes that future technology could revive him. I’m not gonna lie, I totally thought this was legit until… well, now. The honest truth, however, is that he was cremated in 1966.
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