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Barbara Mikkelson

Groom Test

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 27, 2002

'Dear Abby' letter details an unusual posed to a young man by his fiancée's parents.

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Why Halloween Is Better Than Sex

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 18, 2002

Ten reasons why Halloween is better than sex.

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'Dry Now' Billboards

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 17, 2002

Has the DEA been erecting billboards announcing an upcoming crackdown on the drug supply?

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Life Savers

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 16, 2002

Were Life Savers candies so named because the inventor's daughter died from choking on a mint?

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Tom Parsons Chides Brits

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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In September 2007, we saw the “pushed car” tale again, that time told online as a “True Australian Ghost Story” about someone named John Bradford, supposedly a Sydney University student.

A Ghostly Encounter? The Story of the 'Pushed Car'

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Oct. 15, 2002

Imagine being in a car with no one behind the wheel.

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Bridezilla

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 7, 2002

Did a bride-to-be send an over-the-top list of instructions to her attendants?

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Laima Veski

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 6, 2002

Does Laima Veski, a 5-year-old girl, need your donations to survive?

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Mark Twain on Coldest Winter

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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Trevor Luxton E-mail

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

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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Sushi Definition

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 5, 2002

Is sushi raw fish?

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Red Traffic Light over Street Intersection

Did William Phelps Eno, the 'Father of Traffic Safety,' Never Learn to Drive?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Oct. 2, 2002

William Phelps Eno was the man who penned some of the first traffic laws.

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The Misadventures of the Stanley Cup

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 29, 2002

The stories about what has happened to hockey's Stanley Cup are almost urban legends unto themse ...

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Did Typhoid Mary Cause the Deaths of Thousands of People?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

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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Julius Caesar and Drums of War

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 23, 2002

Julius Caesar bade us beware of leaders who bang the drums of war.

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Origins of Caesar Salad

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 23, 2002

Was 'Caesar salad' invented by, or named for, Julius Caesar?

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Amina Lawal

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 20, 2002

Has Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman, been sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery?

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Evian

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 15, 2002

Was Evian drinking water named as a sly dig at consumers?

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Daddy's Day

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 14, 2002

Was the poem 'Daddy's Day' written in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks?

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The Origins of 420

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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