legends

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    15 Myths and Legends from the 1950s–1980s

    These myths and legends from the 1950s–1980s blurred fact and fiction long before the internet existed.

    Every era creates its own folklore. Between the 1950s and 1980s, long before the internet could instantly debunk everything, stories spread through word of mouth, newspapers, TV specials, and whispered warnings. Some were scary, some strange, and some oddly comforting.…