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Are the Spider Eggs Used to Fill Beanie Babies Hatching?

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Nov. 5, 2014 (Updated: Dec. 6, 2019)

Rumors that spider eggs used to fill Beanie Babies in the 1990s are finally hatching came from a ...

Did Jaden Smith Say He Wanted His Penis Removed on His 18th Birthday?

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Nov. 3, 2014

Reports that Jaden Smith said he wanted to have his penis removed on his 18th birthday originate ...

Did Elizabeth Warren Lie About Her Native American Heritage to Land a Job at Harvard?

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Oct. 30, 2014

Memes assert that Senator Elizabeth Warren lives in a multi-million-dollar mansion and relied on ...

Does This Photograph Show a Missouri 'N-Word Hunting License'?

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Oct. 29, 2014

Extant pieces of racist memorabilia serve as reminders of 20th century American racial attitudes.

In Case of Intruder, Should You Ask 911 for a Pizza?

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Oct. 29, 2014 (Updated: Dec. 28, 2017)

What began as a story about a domestic violence victim's purported call to 911 "for a pizza" evo ...

Did Rick Scott Return a Rescue Dog After an Election?

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Oct. 26, 2014

A shelter dog adopted during a campaign was re-homed because living at the governor's mansion wa ...

Is the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus Endangered?

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Oct. 16, 2014

An online plea calls for saving the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, a creature that c ...

Is 'Paint Thinner' Trisodium Phosphate Found in Cereals?

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Oct. 14, 2014

Trisodium phosphate is a common and safe additive used in small amounts in various foods, not a ...

Cheerleader Poops at Football Game?

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Oct. 6, 2014

This cheerleader was unlucky only in becoming the subject of a viral meme due to a Reddit compet ...

Has Tupac Shakur Come Out of Hiding?

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Aug. 28, 2014

Rapper Tupac Shakur, thought to have been killed in 1996, has supposedly come out of hiding.

Did Robin Williams' Contracts Help the Homeless?

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Aug. 25, 2014 (Updated: March 24, 2025)

Comedian Robin Williams was lauded for his charitable initiative towards the homeless in a viral ...

Hulk Hogan Death Hoax

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Aug. 6, 2014

Wrestler Hulk Hogan is not dead; he's the target of yet another celebrity death hoax.

Was a Student's Assignment Rejected Because She Wrote About Jesus?

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April 7, 2014

A photograph purportedly documents a school essay rejected because the student chose 'Jesus Chri ...

Clint Eastwood's 'Twilight Years'

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March 3, 2014

Ruminations attributed to actor Clint Eastwood address the finality of one's "twilight years" — ...

Is This a 'Snow Snake'?

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March 2, 2014

Warning advises viewers to look out for the deadly 'snow snake' that has reportedly bitten and k ...

Were Children Once Sent Through the U.S. Mail?

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Jan. 7, 2014

Children did not come within the classification of harmless live animals which do not require fo ...

Did Barilla Pasta's Chairman Make Anti-Gay Remarks?

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Sept. 26, 2013

The chairman of the Barilla pasta brand once proclaimed he would never use homosexual couples in ...

Did a Mother's Hugs Bring Her Dead Son Back to Life?

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June 6, 2013

A newborn child declared dead reportedly revived after being placed on his mother's chest.

Is This a Picture of Hitachi 'Smart Dust'?

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April 21, 2013

Back in 2001, Hitachi announced the development of a tiny, powder-like RFID chip.

Does Mountain Dew Contain the 'Dangerous Chemical' BVO?

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March 8, 2013 (Updated: July 2, 2020)

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is yet another common food additive that has come under scrutiny ...