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By Times Wires
Published September 4, 2007
There's a story going around about a 5-year-old boy putting a baby penguin in his backpack at some aquarium. Is that true? No. Thanks to e-mail and word of mouth, the tall tale has become an urban myth. Snopes.com, a Web site that debunks popular urban myths, refers to a similar penguin-napping story that originated in England in the early 1990s. Compiled from Times staff and wires. To submit a question, e-mail answers@tampabay.com or call 727 893-8179, toll-free, 1-800-333-7505, ext. 8179.
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