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Barbara Mikkelson

Poisoned Pet Legend

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 11, 2001

Cat turns up dead after gobbling dinner party food; guests are rushed to hospital.?

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Fur Coat Exchanged

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 11, 2001

A cheating wife's attempt explain away the mink given to her by her lover goes awry.

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Nordstrom Tire Return

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 10, 2001

Did a man get a refund for a snow tire from Nordstrom, a store that doesn't sell tires?

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Stolen Watch

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 10, 2001

Did a professor unwittingly commit a theft?

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Funeral Visitor Rewarded

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 10, 2001

A guest who signs the visitor book at the wake of a stranger hits the jackpot.

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Did Angels Prevent a Rape?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 8, 2001

Girl who prays for protection is saved from rape because two angels keep her safe.

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Will Placing a Penny on the Tracks Derail a Train?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 6, 2001

"I smashed a penny on the railroad tie ... and was advised by someone that I could have derailed ...

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Windows of Your Mind

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 6, 2001

Hospital patient yearns for the bed by the window?

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Failed Suicide by Gas

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 6, 2001

Woman unsuccessfully tries to gas herself to death, but the gas company has turned off service.

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HIV needle gas pump

Are Motorists Finding HIV-Infected Needles on Gas Pump Handles?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 4, 2001 (Updated: May 25, 2017)

Rumors that service station customers are getting stuck by HIV-loaded syringes affixed to gas pu ...

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Rachel Arlington / Bryan Swim / To My Daughter

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 4, 2001

Will forwarding an e-mail help Rachel Arlington, a girl suffering from leukemia?

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Stealing Wheelbarrows

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 1, 2001

Clever thief finds an inventive way to steal right under a guard's nose.

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Bird Watchers Call Each Other

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

June 30, 2001

Bird watchers call to each other, thinking they're attracting a rare bird.

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Jennifer Lopez Rumor

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

June 27, 2001

Before the opening of Angel Eyes, did Jennifer Lopez demand that all the film's references to he ...

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Did Burma-Shave Offer to Send a Contest Winner to Mars?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

June 26, 2001

Burma-Shave was an unusual American success story because its advertising was cherished on an en ...

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Infamous Springmaid Sheets Advertisement

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

June 22, 2001

Risqué product ads are nothing new.

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Roll Your Own Blackout

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

June 21, 2001

Is participating in a voluntary 3-hour blackout on June 21 an effective method of protest?

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Botts' Dots

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

June 20, 2001

How Botts' Dots, the rounded raised markers on California roads, came to be invented.

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Chinese food in a takeout box

Are Human Fetuses 'Taiwan's Hottest Dish'?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

June 18, 2001

Photographs showing a man supposedly eating a dead baby served at a Taiwan restaurant originated ...

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Car Sabotaged on Assembly Line Legend

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

June 13, 2001

A car owner discovers the source of a persistent rattle in his car was an act of sabotage by an ...

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