"pass this on to as many as you can" = hoax most of the time (either that or some wacky political message)
"get X free when you send this to X amount of people" = hoax
"UK has more sunshine than NZ" = hoax

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www.snopes.com

HIV Needles in movie theatres - http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/pinprick.asp (false)

HIV Needles in telephone coin slots - http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/payphone.asp (false)

[i:38ad0b7b9f] The big scare, of course, is contracting HIV after being jabbed by a needle. HIV lives only a short time outside of its host medium. Contact with an HIV-contaminated needle would have to occur while the contamination was still fresh to present a danger of infection.[/i:38ad0b7b9f]

My mom has done a lot of work with HIV, and one time I got stuck with a needle. I panicked, and afterwards felt pretty stupid b/c I knew (but forgot when I panicked) that HIV can't live outside of the body for long. Still better to get to hospital and test the needle just to be safe. :icon_cool: