We've all heard the silly old idea that Paul McCartney of the Beatles died young and was

secretly replaced by a doppelganger.

I always thought it was a ha ha silly joke, but to my surprise there are plenty of people

who wholeheartedly believe this.

But what was really cool was the story of how the rumor got started, where it came from,

and how and why it became immortal.

Paul is dead is up next on Skeptoid.

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Paul is dead.

Today we're going to stroll across the famous crosswalk outside Abbey Road Studios in London

and have a look at an infamous rumor that we've all heard, that Beetle Paul McCartney

died mysteriously in the 1960s and was replaced by a lookalike, who now lives and performs

as Paul McCartney.

Apparently, the Beatles left us many clues to prove that it's true, both in their music

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