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Belief Hypothesis, Forecast, Skepticism, Criticism
Fiction, Rumor, Illusion, Superstition, Folklore, Faith
Resources
These are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma. More…
General
Portal
Folklore Bookshelf (Project Gutenberg), Folklore Portal (Wikipedia)
Mythology & Folklore (Yahoo Answers), Mythology (Infoplease),
Snopes: Urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation, Lost Legends (Snopes), Old Wives’ Tales (Snopes)
Dictionary
folklore : an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated — Webster
Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Bartleby)
Oxford, OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, InfoPlease, Word Reference, Urban Dictionary
myth : a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon — Webster
Oxford, OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, InfoPlease, Word Reference, Urban Dictionary
legend : a story coming down from the past; especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable — Webster
Oxford, OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, InfoPlease, Word Reference, Urban Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Mythica is a famous encyclopedia with over 6,000 entries about mythology and folklore from around the world. Includes definitions and images of many heroes, legendary creatures, gods and goddesses, and related news articles.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Introduction
Search
Preservation
History
Myths & Legends (Ancient Origins)
Quotation
Library
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
Bibliography
Myth: A brief bibliography (John Paul Adams)
Participation
Education
Course
More “Crash Course World Mythology” on YouTube…
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Open Education Consortium
Community
Blog
News
Book
Government
Document
Expression
Fun
Fun
Don’t tell the kids: The real history of the tooth fairy (Michael Hingston, Salon)
Cryptids (Wikipedia)
Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A source book and research guide (Malcolm South, Google Books)
Arts
Poem
OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form
Rumor
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Snopes.com The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
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Egg Balancing on the Equinox
by David Mikkelson on September 22, 2017 at 4:07 pm
It is not true that a special property of the equinox allows eggs (or brooms) to be balanced on their ends that day. […]
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Aaron Hernandez Had Severe CTE; Daughter Sues...
by Associated Press on September 22, 2017 at 2:34 pm
On 21 September 2017, researchers said Hernandez's brain showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. […]
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Kim Jong Un Says ‘Deranged’ Donald Trump Will...
by Associated Press on September 22, 2017 at 2:16 pm
Kim called Trump "a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire" after the President's threat, earlier this week, to "destroy" North Korea. […]
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Uber to Lose its License to Operate in London
by Associated Press on September 22, 2017 at 1:09 pm
Transport for London says it won't renew a license for Uber to operate in the British capital. […]
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Are Radioactive ‘Diamond Batteries’ a Real...
by Alex Kasprak on September 22, 2017 at 2:04 am
While the science underpinning the concept is valid, its application remains wholly theoretical at this point. […]