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Barbara Mikkelson

Dead Man on Subway

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Feb. 4, 2003

Subway passenger who fixes another rider with an unrelenting stare is revealed to be dead.

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Child Falls on Knife in Dishwasher

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Feb. 4, 2003 (Updated: Oct. 23, 2025)

Child falls on knife in dishwasher and dies?

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Chunky Soup Curse

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Feb. 3, 2003

Are players whose photos grace cans of Campbell's Chunky Soup doomed by a curse?

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Foreign Room Service

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Feb. 3, 2003

Pronunciation problems plague exchange between traveler and room service in Far East hotel.

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Free Swiffer Wet Jet Hoax

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 27, 2003

Can you get a free Swiffer Wet Jet mop by calling an automated phone number?

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Finial Duty

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 26, 2003

Does the gold ball atop a military flagpole contain a match, a razor and a bullet?

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'Crying Baby' Serial Killer Victim Lure

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 18, 2003

Warning holds that a serial killer is luring women from their homes by playing a recording of a ...

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Is tIs the word tip an acronym for To Insure Promptness or To Insure Performance.

The Origins of Tipping

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 16, 2003

Does the word "tip" derive from the acronymic form of the phrase "To Insure Promptness" or "To I ...

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Smashed Fingers

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 8, 2003

Enraged father punishes 3-year-old by smashing his fingers, then commits suicide out of remorse?

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The Self-Signaling Swag

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 6, 2003

Crooks are fingered by electronic locators contained in the items they steal.

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'Who's Your Daddy?' Ben Hooper Story

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 4, 2003

Did an illegitimate child named Ben Hooper grow up to be governor of Tennessee?

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New Year's Superstitions

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 31, 2002

Ring in the new year with a compendium of superstitions associated with New Year's Day.

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Loonie Design Lost in Transit?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 30, 2002

Does a loon appear on Canada's $1 coin because the original dies were lost in transit?

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Child's Note to Sailors

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 23, 2002

Rumor: A child's Christmas letter to a sailor misinterprets the sounds of his mother's sexual sa ...

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Auto Reply Thefts

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 18, 2002

Are thieves stealing computer lists of 'out of office' auto-replies to target homes for burglary?

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White Rose

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 18, 2002

Aid given a child helps him buy a doll and white rose as gifts for a mother and sister who were ...

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Infant Rape Cures AIDS

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 11, 2002

Are babies being raped in South Africa by AIDS sufferers who believe their having sex with virgi ...

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Wal-Mart Resells Donation

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 8, 2002

Did Wal-Mart resell toys that had been donated to needy kids?

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Do In-N-Out Burger Food Containers Include Bible Verses?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 6, 2002

Cups and burger wrappers at In-N-Out Burger fast food chain are inscribed with unobtrusive Bible ...

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Bosnia Marine Chides French Officer

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 6, 2002

Did a Marine serving in Bosnia subject a French officer to a verbal chiding?

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