If you’ve had an email account for more than 24 hrs. then chances are that you’ve received an email with an unbelievable story, often accompanied by a similarly implausible picture. I’ve gotten my share over time including one of the classics (which i’ve gotten 4 or five times over the years) bill gates will pay your for forwarding this email. Check out this slashdot post for the story behind that one.
What about the other 1000 circulating around the internet? Well several of the best sources of information I’ve found have been truthorfiction.com, urbanlegends.about.com, and snopes.com, especially the pictures section. (if you only follow one link let it be this one) click more for a few of my favorites.