snopes.com Update: 5 April 2014

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snopes.com Update: 5 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 Why Van Halen's standard concert contract called for the removal of all brown M&Ms from bowls of candy placed backstage. Was Leave It to Beaver the first U.S. network television program ever to show a toilet? Have scientists at a British university successfully cloned a dinosaur from preserved fossils? Photographs show icebergs with multi-colored striping in Lake Michigan. Bigfoot hoaxer admits his latest Bigfoot "find" is yet another hoax. We're shocked, shocked. An Atlanta Motel 6 outlet turned away a U.S. Army soldier because he was underage. Will a 'Full Pink Moon' be visible on 15 April 2014? Former Navy SEAL Chris Heben was shot following a parking lot altercation and drove himself to the hospital after pursuing his assailant. Has Actor Norman Reedus been fired from The Walking Dead after a disagreement with producers? Does a photograph show Michelle Obama waving Communist flags in China? Urban legend: New residents in unfamiliar housing circumstances adapt in unusual ways. Was Wild Kingdom host Marlin Perkins bitten by a venomous snake on live TV? Photograph shows a newly-discovered bluish snake species known as the Texas Bonnet Rattlesnake. Animals are fleeing Yellowstone Park. Is this an indicator that a supervolcano eruption is imminent? The seven dumbest, widely-circulated fake photographs of President Obama. Teacher's letter home upbraids a student for correcting him in class. Did a February 2013 speech by Russian president Vladimir Putin demand that Muslim immigrants speak Russian and conform to Russian culture? Was Joanie Loves Chachi the highest-rated TV program ever in Korea? Don't forget to visit our Daily Snopes page for a collection of odd news stories from around the world! Worth a Second Look A rammed car leads to a pregnancy. 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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