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Today's legend takes place in the era of the Tatar invasions, and tells of a fortunate escape due to healthy snacks.

Bágy: Walnut Body Armor
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/bagy-walnut-body-armor-small-town.html

Route 666 (now mostly renumbered 491) was an American highway that wound through Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. Due to the associations of 666 with the Antichrist, the route was rumoured to be cursed. The road was said to be haunted by a phantom 1930s car that forced drivers off the road, a demonic smoke-and-fire-belching truck, and skin walkers, dangerous creatures from Navajo myth. There were also accounts of a ghostly female hitchhiker and UFOS, which allegedly created timeslips - meaning drivers could disappear then reappear miles down the road not knowing what had happened to them. Much of the road's mythology might have come about thanks to its high accident rate - its renumbering in 2003 coincided with safety improvements.

Two signs attached to a lamppost next to a busy road beneath a dark, cloudy sky. One reads '491' and the other 'Former 666'.

The earliest known reference to the modern Tooth Fairy is a 1908 "Household Hints" article in the Chicago Daily Tribune by Lillian Brown. It states that "many a refractory child will allow a loose tooth to be removed if he knows about the Tooth Fairy. If he takes his little tooth and puts it under the pillow when he goes to bed, the Tooth Fairy will come in the night and take it away, and in its place will leave some little gift."

Toothiana the Tooth Fairy inspects Jack Frost's teeth in the animated movie "Rise of the Guardians."

20/02: The alpha male is a misconception perpetuated in popular media that our featured creator works against in her wolf books. What's a misconception that bothers you in popular media?

Okay, I am going to limit myself here for stories "loosely inspired" by German/European .

- What's the deal with all the "Disney Princess" protagonists - i.e. viewpoint characters that come from an aristocratic background? Where are the peasant heroes and heroines who win the day thanks to their daring and wit?

- What's the deal with all the "ancestry powers" - i.e. the notion that you are special and have special powers primarily because your ancestors were special and had special powers? In German folklore, all the people who had "innate powers" had them due to the particular time of their birth, _not_ because their ancestors were magical!

- Likewise, German …

This just came through my feeds. For folks heading to Between The Worlds / Sacred Space worth noting.

https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/mumps-measles-vaccinations-infections-4DQODQEXBFHKTHOJCFP7DJ5EVQ/

I really like The Cleveland Clinic's pages for clear medically based explanations...

-How long does the MMR vaccine last?
Most people who receive the MMR vaccine are protected for life against measles and rubella. While the vaccine is also effective at protecting against mumps, some people may lose immunity to the disease over time. You may need an additional dose during a mumps outbreak.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/procedures/mmr-vaccine

Also worth noting that Walmart, Walgreen's, CVS, & GoodRX, all have information about ***free or low cost*** vaccinations for those who have concerns.

Stay safe & healthy out there folks!

I know I have ranted about this before, but: now I am running across entire websites with "folktales" that don't exist, referencing sources that also don't exist.

Why is it a problem, you ask? A story is a story?

No. Not if it is assigned to an actual existing culture. If it is claimed to represent the heritage of an indigenous tradition. Oral tradition is endangered already in many ways. We don't need AI to enshittify this.

Check your sources.

Brigid is associated with blacksmiths, spring, and cattle, among other things, and stories like blinding herself to repel men's unwanted attention. The three-armed cross here represents both the triple goddess and the trinity. Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh 🌸

Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/brigid-a4-fine-art-print

Drawing of Brigid in greyscale, holding a three-armed cross, with a drawing of a flaming anvil over one shoulder and a drawing of horns and flowers over the other one.