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Barbara Mikkelson

Does Club Soda Kill Fire Ants?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 29, 2009

The carbon dioxide found in club soda will reportedly suffocate a mound of fire ants.

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Text Message for Heart Transplant Child

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 25, 2009

Forward a text message so phone company will donate $2 for a baby girl's heart transplant?

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Hand Dryers Spread Disease

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Nov. 20, 2009

Restroom hand blowers spread disease by blowing germs and bacteria around?

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Do Hot Air Hand Dryers in Restrooms Spread Disease?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Nov. 19, 2009 (Updated: April 12, 2018)

Do restroom hand dryers spread disease by blowing germs and bacteria around? The jury is still out.

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'22 Christian Missionaries Sentenced to Death' Prayer Request

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Nov. 17, 2009

A prayer request for 22 missionaries about to be executed in Afghanistan is spurious and outdated.

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Bertolli Olive Oil Coupon

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Nov. 12, 2009

Is an Internet-circulated coupon good for a free bottle of Bertolli Olive Oil of up to 34 oz?

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Oprah Ten Percent Tip Advice

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Nov. 4, 2009

Does Oprah Winfrey say restaurant goers should tip ten percent?

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Are Women Using Vodka Tampons to Get Drunk?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 18, 2009

Rumor claims young women are inserting vodka-soaked tampons as a furtive way of becoming intoxic ...

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Fake Amber Alert: Plate 98B 351

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 15, 2009

An Amber Alert was issued for a three-year-old boy taken by man in 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse?

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Do Onions Fight Off the Flu Virus?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 12, 2009

Placing cut onions in bowls around your home might make your domicile slightly more aromatic, bu ...

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Were Jimmies Named After Jim Crow?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 25, 2009

Rumor holds that Jimmies, the chocolate sprinkles used on confections, are so named as a referen ...

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Are Laxatives Added to College Food?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 19, 2009

Changes in eating habits, not laxatives, are the most likely explanation for why new students mi ...

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An old legend tells the tale of a pharmacist and a purported one pound or kilo of mofeen or mopheen or mofine all meaning morphine.

'One Pound of Mofeen': Is the Old Pharmacist Story Real?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Sept. 19, 2009

Examples of a story purportedly involving a pharmacist and "one pound of mofeen" go back to at l ...

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BT Cut-Off Scam

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 16, 2009

Con artist pretending to be telephone company representative makes it appear he can shut off pho ...

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Why Do Superstitions Associate Rats with Death?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 28, 2009

How rats got a bad rep.

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Aspirin and Heart Attacks

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 25, 2009

Take Aspirin at the first sign of a heart attack, but don't lie down?

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Cuddle With Me Doll

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 25, 2009

Costco pulls offensive 'Cuddle With Me' doll from shelves?

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Bozeman Town Hall Meeting

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 23, 2009

Account describes President Obama's August 2009 town hall meeting in Montana?

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Do Water-Filled Baggies Repel Flies?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 10, 2009

Will hanging plastic bags filled with water repel flies from your area? Opinion is divided on t ...

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Seatbelt Snap Trap

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 8, 2009

Prankster who thinks he's fooling a speed trap camera instead gets tickets for not wearing his s ...

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