snopes.com Update: 26 April 2014

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snopes.com Update: 26 April 2014 Hello again from snopes, where we shed light on the wild tales you've heard! This e-mail gives information about new articles recently added to the snopes.com web site and provides pointers to older pieces about rumors and hoaxes still wandering into everyone's inboxes. If after this update you are left wondering about something newly arrived in your inbox, our search engine stands ready to assist you. Bookmark that URL — it's a keeper! And now to the legends, the mayhem, and the misinformation!   New Articles Will swallowing active dry yeast before drinking alcohol prevent you from getting drunk? Was medical waste that included human tissue shipped from British Columbia to be incinerated at a power plant in Oregon? Article from a faux news site revives the "worm burger" rumor from the 1970s and several other McDonald's-related legends. Does a death curse threaten U.S. presidents elected in years evenly divisibly by twenty? Is The Eagles song "Hotel California" about Satanism? Was actor Humphrey Bogart born on Christmas Day? Crooks are fingered by the electronic locators contained in items they steal. Did a childless couple discover the cause of their infertility was a lack of sex? The youngest mother on record was a Peruvian girl who gave birth while only five years old. Have Japanese scientists successfully cloned a saber-tooth tiger? Don't forget to visit our Daily Snopes page for a collection of odd news stories from around the world! Worth a Second Look Did Atari bury millions of unsold E.T. game cartridges in a New Mexico landfill? Still Haunting the Inbox Check out our 25 Hottest Urban Legends list to keep abreast of what's circulating in the on-line world. Fraud Afoot Visit our Top Scams page for a list of schemes commonly used by crooks to separate the unwary from their money. Admin Stuff View the latest edition of the snopes.com newsletter online. Please note that the e-mail address upd...@snopes.com is an administrative address used only for mailing weekly updates to subscribers. All mail sent to this address is automatically deleted. If you wish to change your subscription information or unsubscribe, please use the links provided at the bottom of every newsletter mailing. If you wish to find information on a particular topic, please use the search engine. Our What's New page and our 25 Hottest Urban Legends page are also handy places to check whenever you receive something questionable in your inbox. Other inquiries and comments may be submitted through the "Contact Us" form at snopes.com. Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2014 by snopes.com. This material may not be reproduced without permission. snopes and the snopes.com logo are registered service marks of snopes.com.

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