Introduction

Urban legends are stories that many people tell, often connected to city or urban life. When you hear an urban legend, the story usually starts something like this: A friend of a friend of mine told me this story. Have you heard that restaurants use worms a kind of insect to make their hamburgers? Or how about this? Did you hear that every human will eat 8 insects a year in their sleep? If you sleep with your mouth open, these horrible little creatures can walk right into your mouth and down into your stomach. There is a small amount of drugs found on every American dollar bill. Swimming after eating will cause a pain in your stomach and you will die.