# What Urban Myths seem to hold on for years or decades even when disproven

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Sheesh, we have a game thread for that, folks:

> [@Monty Python non sequitur thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-2/975460/6316):
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> I’ll tell you where it is for a pound.

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