Barbara Mikkelson
Written by: Jessica Lee Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 7, 2014 (Updated: Aug. 18, 2022)
A viral TikTok video claimed "electric waves" from the outlet "will come through your body." Tha ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 7, 2014
Did a brief Facebook outage prompt social media users to call 911?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 17, 2014
Who wrote the Serenity Prayer? Was it St. Augustine, or someone else?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 28, 2014
Scam: Malicious code is loaded onto computers via the e-mailing of fraudulent court appearance n ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
March 25, 2014
Did the slang phrase for kicking a habit all at once originate with a literal reference to a plu ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 14, 2014
Did greeting 'Hello' enter the language because it was the surname of Alexander Graham Bell's gi ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 11, 2014
Milk, sugar, and poison is not how one typically takes their tea.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 22, 2014
Does wrapping bills in tinfoil keep them from being detected by scanning devices?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 29, 2013
The U.S. landscape is still dotted with enormous concrete arrows that guided early airmail pilot ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 20, 2013
Modern tradition holds that leaving coins on military graves denotes visits from living soldiers.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 6, 2013
Online messages warn about door-to-door booksellers with Slavic accents targeting young girls fo ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 5, 2013
The sap of the giant hogweed plant can cause severe skin and eye irritation.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
July 24, 2013 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022)
Are state police about to launch a 30-day speeding ticket blitz?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 23, 2013
A burglar discovered a suicide in the home he'd broken into.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 11, 2013
Wet footprints behind the sofa prove that a teen babysitter barely escaped from a knife-wielding ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
June 1, 2013 (Updated: Aug. 11, 2022)
Here's our two cents on why people use the phrase, and what some people believe are its origins.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 21, 2013
Can outdoor temperature be determined by counting the chirps made by crickets?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 20, 2013
Do 'No tears' baby shampoos work because they include anesthetics such as novocaine?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 9, 2013
Common usage of the phrase "Always a bridesmaid but never a bride" originated with an advertisin ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 16, 2013
Did Italian wedding soup gain its name from being traditionally served at weddings?
Page: 1