Mama Cass Killed by Ham Sandwich

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Cass Elliott was rumored to have choked to death on a ham sandwich. A partially eaten sandwich was found near her body, but the cause of death was heart failure.(Photo by Joe Bangay/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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Mama Cass Killed... Cass Elliott was rumored to have choked to death on a ham sandwich. A partially eaten sandwich was found near her body, but the cause of death was heart failure.(Photo by Joe Bangay/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Tupac Is Alive The Tupac rumor is too complex to explain here, but let's say this: it involved a resurrection story! Sorry, folks, Tupac is still dead. (Photo by Krusberg/Getty Images)
Jim Morrison Is ... The notion that Morrison faked his own death has been debunked, but some fans hold on to the romantic notion that he disappeared to escape the spotlight. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Keith Richards B... Did the Rolling Stone guitarist kick heroin addiction by having his blood replaced at a Swiss clinic? Um, no. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Marilyn Manson S... It would be cool if the Wonder Years' Josh Saviano used Manson as his glam rock alter ego, but he doesn't. (Photo by Brenda Chase)
Billy Corgan Sta... It would be even cooler if Billy Corgan really played opposite a robotic little girl. It would also help me understand the lyrics to 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings.' (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
Bobby McFerrin K... This may be the funniest of the bunch. McFerrin made the pop charts with his hit 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' making rumors about his suicide especially ironic. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Ozzy Osbourne Bi... This myth is actually a half-truth. Ozzy bit into a bat onstage, thinking it was rubber. It was apparently an actual bat, which Ozzy claims bit him, resulting in a series of rabies shots.(Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Paul McCartney I... The rumors alleging McCartney's death were far-reaching, beginning with the simulated car crash in 'A Day in the Life.' They spiraled out of control thereafter. McCartney addressed them himself much later. (Photo by McCarthy/Daily Express/Getty Images)
Jack and Meg Whi... Yeah, and the Ramones were brothers, too. Jack took Meg's name when the two married in 1996. They divorced in 2000. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Courtney Love Ki... This rumor combines plausibility and misogyny in a creative way to suggest that Courtney Love was Sid Vicious in reverse. Don't you think the police would've figured this one out if it were true? (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Charles Manson A... There's a good reason Manson couldn't have attended the Monkees audition: he was incarcerated at MacNeil Island when they took place. (AP Photo)
Elvis Presley Is... People like to believe that Elvis escaped to a desert island with his significant fortune. Thousands of people claim they have seen him. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
'You're So Vain'... Only Dick Ebersol knows for sure, but Carly Simon's hit may be about several people, including Warren Beatty or Mick Jagger, who sings backing vocals on the song.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)