snopes.com Update: 27 December 2014

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snopes.com Update: 27 December 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 Did a FedEx driver commit suicide after crashing and destroying hundreds of Christmas presents? The story of how NORAD came to track Santa's progress every Christmas Eve. Will an unusual planetary alignment on 4 January 2015 make people on Earth weigh less? Do photographs show two cute owlets in a tree? Is "Breaking Dawn Part 3" coming out in 2015? Is indicted murder suspect Aaron Hernandez returning to the New England Patriots for the 2015 NFL season? Is McDonald's eliminating the Big Mac? Is Pedigree recalling Jumbone treats? Singer Joe Cocker has passed away after a long battle with lung cancer. Did the Heartless Felons gang issue an order to kill all white police officers? NBA players protesting a lack of indictment in the Eric Garner case wore t-shirts reading "I can't breath" instead of the properly spelled "I can't breathe." Were the cremated ashes of the Pringles' creator packaged and sold to customers? Did an anti-gun group produce a PSA that encourages children to steal weapons from their parents? Decades-old TV mystery solved? Jess Smith claims that she played the Sun Baby on The Teletubbies. Has Kurt Sutter announced plans for a 'Sons of Anarchy' movie starring Brad Pitt? Disgruntled customer writes caustic letter to his bank over a bounced check. Update to the case of a woman arrested for trespassing over her taking pictures of an airport tourist attraction from a publicly accessible area. Photographs of the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean ten years ago today. Don't forget to visit our Daily Snopes page for a collection of odd news stories from around the world! Worth a Second Look Common beliefs and superstitions about New Year's. 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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