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** Similar to this, the idea of a medieval [[w:Chastity_belt|chastity belt]] was likely inspired by some fictional story; there is no proof such devices were made before the 15th century, and even then, no proof that they were the anti-rape or anti-adultery tools they are depicted as.
* The idea of a [[Cheesy Moon]]. Nobody ever truly believed this except maybe children.
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]] is a '''Dead Unicorn Trope''' in regards to the tendency of the villains to explain their [[Evil Plan]] to [[James Bond]] and, thus, enabling him to foil it. In the movies Bond often figures out most of the scheme by himself, or occasionally the plot is about a [[MacGuffin]] whose value is spelled out early on in the movie. The villains ''do'' explain the plot often enough, just not 'till long after its clear he knows enough that it's irrelevant anyway- they are usually just explaining how they expect to benefit from what are otherwise acts of terrorism and mass murder. Occasionally Bond will overhear them explaining the plan to somebody else, and twice his [[Arch Enemy]] Blofeld played a [[Double Subversion]] when
* Many people believe that [[Indiana Jones]]-type adventurers were ubiquitous in film serials. But if you actually watch those old film serials, you'll find very few characters or situations reminiscent of ''Indiana Jones'', since George Lucas based those films mainly on feature-length adventure films of the '30s and '40s, not serials.
* ''[[MythBusters]]'', of all things, made reference to a '''Dead Unicorn Trope''' when tackling the (busted) myth that steel-toed boots could actually sever toes instead of protecting them. Adam commented about "samurai movies" where the tip of someone's boot would be cut off, except the toes are intact right behind where the tip was severed. This is actually a somewhat common comedy trope, but its appearance in a "samurai movie" is highly dubious at best (what with the characters wearing ''sandals'' and all).
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