Jan Harold Brunvand
This goo was worth a point in July 2025.
publication date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (part of July 2025)
category: 
Education
clue: I heard from a friend of a friend that he's such an expert in modern folklore that he was informally given an honorific nickname. But that's probably too good to be true.
explanation: Brunvand is known for popularizing the concept of an urban legend, and came to be nicknamed Mr. Urban Legend in the course of his long career. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler
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