These urban legends were false...

So sorry if you were a true believer in any of these, but they're all fakes. Go to Snopes.com to sort out the bullshit from the true and the only possibly true. Meanwhile, here's those examples of FALSE urban legends:

Swelling on girl's cheek disgorges hundreds of baby spiders. LINK
Does Bubble Yum contain spider eggs? LINK
Bug enters person's ear and eats its way through his brain. LINK
Child television star dies from ingesting Pop Rocks and soda. LINK
KFC restaurants stopped using the word "chicken" to describe its products because it is serving meat from genetically modified animals. LINK
Alligators live in the New York City sewer system. LINK
Stray doggie adopted by tourists turns out to be sewer rat. LINK
Jeans wearer is strangled by shrink-to-fit pants. LINK
The charred remains of a scuba diver are found in a tree after a forest fire. LINK
Houdini died from appendicitis brought about by his being punched in the stomach. LINK
Bands of organ thieves drug unsuspecting travellers and steal their kidneys. LINK
Gang members drive without headlights then kill anyone who flashes them. LINK
Kidnappers abduct children from amusement parks by cutting and dying their victims' hair. LINK
Eating carrots results in improved vision. LINK