#urban legends

Stories tagged “urban legends” in the Weird Science History archive — 4 stories connected by this topic.

• The Fizzing Candy That Supposedly Exploded Kids' Stomachs — and the 50,000 Letters Sent to Say It Didn't
• The Library Supposedly Sinking Because the Architect Forgot About the Books
• The Space Shuttle Boosters Supposedly Sized by the Rear Ends of Two Roman Horses
• The Frozen Chicken Cannon That Supposedly Wrecked a British Train

Related topics: #aviation safety #bird strikes #building codes #campus folklore #carbon dioxide #chicken gun #engineering history #food-chemistry