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Barbara Mikkelson

The Love Machine

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 8, 2001

Do vending machines in Japan offer for sale the used panties of Japanese schoolgirls?

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Highway Deception

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 8, 2001

Woman fabricates claim of being detained by a man pretending to be a policeman.

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Kidney Theft

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 5, 2001

The legend of unwary travellers drugged and used as unwilling kidney donors by bands of organ th ...

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Will Baby Birds Be Rejected by Their Mother If You Handle Them?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 26, 2001

This widespread caution against handling young birds may have sprung from a desire to protect them.

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Are 'The Gap' Stores Named for 'Gay and Proud'?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 22, 2001

The origins of the chain's name have to do with the so-called 'generation gap,' not sexual orien ...

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Stella Awards

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Aug. 21, 2001

A bouquet of outrageous lawsuits demonstrates the need for tort reform?

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Tapping a Soda Can

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 18, 2001

Will tapping the side of a soda can keep its contents from foaming over upon opening?

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Nigerian (419) Scam

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 16, 2001

Scammers offer to give away free money for helping them move large sums to American banks.

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City, Town, Urban

Did a Woman Die Mistaking an Odd Roadside Scene for the Rapture?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 16, 2001

The story originated from a publication invested in testing readers' ability to discern between ...

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Should You Wait an Hour After Eating to Swim?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 14, 2001

Childhood is fraught with dangers, both real and imagined.

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Lil' Bow Wow Rape Rumor

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 13, 2001

Was teen rapper Lil' Bow Wow raped by his bodyguard?

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Saltpeter in the Military

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 12, 2001

Does the U.S. Army secretly feed new recruits saltpeter in order to suppress their sexual urges?

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Army Floor Buffer Suicide

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 10, 2001

Army recruit who tries to commit suicide using a floor buffer fails and is charged for damage to ...

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Are These Entries from a Suicidal Teenager's Diary?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 8, 2001

The message about adolescents and suicide doesn't need the over-the-top fictionalization this tr ...

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Urban Legend: Roadwork Prank

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

July 31, 2001

A legendary college jape purportedly pitted a street repair crew and police against each other.

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Instant Messenger Petition

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 31, 2001

Will signing an Internet petition keep AOL, MSN or Yahoo! from charging for their instant messag ...

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Shrimp, Vitamin C and Arsenic

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 24, 2001

Will Vitamin C users who eat shrimp accumulate deadly levels of arsenic in their systems?

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Naugahyde and the Nauga

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 24, 2001

Is naugahyde made from the skins of the nauga, an odd creature native to Sumatra?

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Did M&Ms Turn Down 'E.T.'?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 24, 2001

Rumor has it that Mars, Inc. passed on the chance to be the candy featured in the hit film 'E.T.'

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Fired Worker

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 22, 2001

Boss fires indolent office boy, only to discover the lad doesn't work for him

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