Barbara Mikkelson
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
May 16, 2001 (Updated: Aug. 8, 2022)
"For attractive lips, speak with words of kindness," the viral quote begins.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 15, 2001
Thieves steal ATM cards and PINs with plastic sleeves known as 'Lebanese loops.'
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 15, 2001
Should you wire money into the account of Ionut Costea, an injured Romanian child?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 10, 2001
Should you refuse to buy the book about Timothy McVeigh?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 8, 2001
A girl's unusual medical condition supposedly led to the discovery that the boy she'd been intim ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 7, 2001
Thieves steal 'cocaine' which turns out to be the cremated remains of a householder's relative.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 1, 2001
Are African-Americans entitled to a $5,000 slavery reparation tax credit?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 1, 2001
A newscaster mistakenly assumes that wives in a Middle Eastern country now walk ahead of their h ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 29, 2001
Shoplore holds that you tell which day a loaf of grocery store bread was baked by the color of i ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
April 28, 2001 (Updated: May 8, 2012)
Legend: The apocryphal tale of the black celebrity, an elevator, and a frightened woman.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 27, 2001
Will chanting 'Bloody Mary' 13 times in front of a darkened mirror summon a vengeful ghost?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 23, 2001
Does the government understate the unemployment rate because they only report what percentage of ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 18, 2001
Did Rolls-Royce dispatch a special mechanic to aid a stranded motorist?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 17, 2001
Some questions, no matter how simple, don't have one knowable answer.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 16, 2001
The bill of a famed fix-it man detailed the difference between value of work and value of knowledge.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 16, 2001
Canadian politician Lucien Bouchard was mistakenly identified as a serial killer in a newspaper.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 9, 2001
Rumor holds that the use of cellular phones poses a danger of touching off explosions at gas sta ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 9, 2001
Will leaving a full jar of water on your lawn keep dogs from defecating on it?
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
April 6, 2001
Long-standing rumor holds that actress Jamie Lee Curtis acknowledged in an interview that she wa ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 6, 2001
Brewery employees discover body of worker in vat of beer?
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