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Wednesday, August 24, 2005
4:57:00 PM EDT

The Latest E-Mail Hoax

Did you hear that Mars is coming really close to Earth this month? Sorry, that e-mail was just not true… better put your telescope away. While we're on the subject, let's put some other Web mysteries to rest. The gas petition was a sham, and Christopher Walken will not be on the ballot in 2008 (much to everyone's dismay).

 

Want more urban legends? Check out this photo gallery and list of phony tales. Or, test your myth knowledge and try to find the fake photos?



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  • #1 Comment from lsh1482 
    8/26/05 4:34 PM Permalink
    Actually, Mars did come really close to Earth.  But it was August 2003.  Per www.Space.com, Mars would be 34.65 million miles away from Earth on August 27, 2003.