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Moonstruck! Does The Full Moon Influence Behavior It happens at least once every month. Sometimes, rarely, it happens twice a month. Up there in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's a FULL MOON. Popular legend has it that the full moon brings out the worst in people: more violence, more suicides, more accidents, more aggression. The influence of the moon and behavior has been called The ...

The Straight Dope: Do things get crazy when the moon is full ...

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Once in a Blue Moon What is a blue moon by Ann-Marie Imbornoni On Nov. 30, 2001, the full moon was also a blue moon. Although the full moon occurring Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, looked like an ordinary full moon, it was actually a bit extraordinarybecause it was a blue moon. What is a Blue Moon There are actually two definitions for a blue moon. According to the more recent definition, a blue moon ...

Scientists may sneer at the idea that the full moon affects behavior - but try to tell that to the average person caught in traffic on the day of a full moon!