They are myths that are widely believed without any foundation other than our willingness to believe them. Recent incidents illustrate two ways that these fake facts get transmitted. For instance, everybody knows that crazy things happen during a full moon. Emergency room admissions go up, police departments get more calls, and more babies are born in delivery rooms. If you don't believe it, just ask anybody who works in one of these places.
Newspapers do just that, and they regularly print the responses.
Duty Desk Sgt. As evidence, Sgt. And sure enough, it would be. The myth can even be joined with a theory, as baby deliveries get tied to non-medical lunar events. Linda Keeler, a nurse at Lincoln Hospital and Health Center, explained to the Phoenix Gazette that full moons cause barometric pressure to drop, which hastens deliveries.