Barbara Mikkelson
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
The company that designed a new and improved wartime essential was faced with a dilemma at the e ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Does the number of hooves lifted into the air on equestrian statues reveal how the riders died?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Another case of utter chaos caused by a punctuation error.
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Dec. 31, 1998
Urban legend claims scientists drilling in Siberia went too far and ended up punching a hole thr ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
When a Nebraska church exploded in 1950, no one was injured because every single member of the c ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Drunk mistakenly takes a police car and parks it in his garage.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
A 'designated decoy' pretends to be drunk to lure cops away from drinking buddies who really are.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
A roadside samaritan renders innovative assistance to a stranded motorcyclist.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Did criminal Clyde Barrow write a 'thank you' note to Henry Ford in 1934?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Does the lip balm Carmex contain ground glass?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998 (Updated: May 25, 2021)
A lightbulb has been burning continuously since 1901.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Burglars check obituaries and rob homes while the occupants are attending funerals.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Are traces of urine routinely found on the mints handed out at restaurants?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
If you're going to throw your golfbag into a water hazard, make sure your car keys aren't in it.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Was the poem 'Desiderata' really discovered in a Baltimore church in 1692?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Deep in the heart of Australia a self-proclaimed prince rules over his self-proclaimed principality.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Was there really a 'man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo'?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Did an unkempt, filthy, shoeless bum ran a $400 cheque into a $1.6 million fortune in Las Vegas?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Did a woman kill her husband by sitting on him?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
Bulgarian couples meet in an unexpected encounter.
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