Hascy
Tarbox, “GM: Mark of Accidents,” Madison
Kaleidoscope (WI), vol. 2, no. 21, 21 October 1970, p. 8. The article’s
brief discussion of worker sabotage on the assembly line includes this
rumor: “I’ve already heard stories about
the tuna fish sandwiches being soldered into the walls of Cadillacs.”
Milwaukee
Independent [WI]
6 April
2019
Prussian Helmet Myth: Researchers hope Wauwatosa’s
urban legend will finally fade
The story
about the shape of Washington Highlands, a district on the National Register of
Historic Place, comes from the urban legend that the developers either covertly
or overtly decided that they wanted to shape it like a Prussian army helmet. […]
No article
about “baby booms” is complete without a reference to something in the water.
WCNC-TV
[Charlotte, NC]
26 March
2019
Seven tiny recruits
SALISBURY,
N.C. — Salisbury Fire Department is expecting seven new tiny recruits between
April and September this year. Seven wives of firefighters in the department
are all pregnant at the same time. […] Kaylen Renfrow, who is due May 13 with a
boy, joked it's because the husbands spend too much time together. "Definitely
do not take the water when they offer it,” said Brittany Summers, due in June
with a baby girl. […]
WNBC-TV
[New York]
5 April
2019
15 Maternity Nurses at 1 New York Hospital Are Pregnant
at Same Time
Talk about
a baby boom! Some may wonder what's in the water at NYU Winthrop Hospital,
specifically in the Labor and Delivery and NICU units, since 15 nurses are
pregnant at the same time. "Are we drinking something?!" Katelyn
O'Connor said. […]
