The Earth Is Flat... The Moon Landing Was Fake... Vaccines Aren't Safe.... Many years ago, there were strange rumors and wives tales that trickled through our conversations. The subjects were often quite trivial; but, in our young lives, they were of substantial importance. We all believed the rumor that Bubble Yum bubblegum was so soft and chewy because it was made from spider eggs. We questioned if Paul McCartney was dead, because on the Abbey Road album, he was out of step with his b ...