Barbara Mikkelson
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 27, 2002
'Dear Abby' letter details an unusual posed to a young man by his fiancée's parents.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 18, 2002
Ten reasons why Halloween is better than sex.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 17, 2002
Has the DEA been erecting billboards announcing an upcoming crackdown on the drug supply?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 16, 2002
Were Life Savers candies so named because the inventor's daughter died from choking on a mint?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 15, 2002
Did British journalist Tony Parsons pen an article chiding Brits for their attitude towards the ...
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Oct. 15, 2002
Imagine being in a car with no one behind the wheel.
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Oct. 7, 2002
Did a bride-to-be send an over-the-top list of instructions to her attendants?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 6, 2002
Does Laima Veski, a 5-year-old girl, need your donations to survive?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 5, 2002
A ridiculous number of jokes, witty retorts, and words of wisdom have been falsely attributed to ...
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Oct. 5, 2002
Man brags in e-mail about being on the phone with his girlfriend while another woman performs fe ...
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Oct. 2, 2002
William Phelps Eno was the man who penned some of the first traffic laws.
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Sept. 29, 2002
The stories about what has happened to hockey's Stanley Cup are almost urban legends unto themse ...
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Sept. 25, 2002
Mary Mallon has come to be so strongly identified with the spread of disease that it is now comm ...
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Sept. 23, 2002
Julius Caesar bade us beware of leaders who bang the drums of war.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 23, 2002
Was 'Caesar salad' invented by, or named for, Julius Caesar?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 20, 2002
Has Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman, been sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 15, 2002
Was Evian drinking water named as a sly dig at consumers?
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Sept. 14, 2002
Was the poem 'Daddy's Day' written in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 13, 2002
The story of how the code '420' entered drug parlance as a term signifying the time to light up ...
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