This corner of southeast Turkey is coated under matryoshka doll-like layers of history, myth and folklore.

BBC: Echoes of an ancient land along Turkey's Abraham Path

Those investors most disillusioned this year had probably fallen victim to the most pernicious myth of investment folklore: that professionals have crystal balls, telling them to switch into, say, cash just before a stockmarket dip.

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Democratic folklore includes the myth that the Clinton tax increases led to the 1990s boom.

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The myth of the hobo runs powerfully through American folklore, symbolizing American wanderlust and the unfettered -- and unwashed -- spirit.

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