folklore
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Much like the myth of automatically getting straight A’s if your college roommate dies, there is folklore around military pilots who eject from jets and live to tell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A hefty pair of bestselling fantasy novels, 2019’s “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” and 2022’s “Moon Witch, Spider King,” reframed sword-and-sorcery themes around African folklore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
And when official information leaves a blank space, folklore is very happy to fill it.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dogs also appear in ancient artwork from every continent and hold places in the mythology, religion and folklore of cultures around the world.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Popular folklore suggested that such an abundance of pigeons always brought with it unhealthy air and sickness.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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Literary Genres - Introductory
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