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Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 13, 2012
Bananas are deemed unlucky by recreational fishermen and those catering to that trade.
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July 22, 2012
Wherein Bill Gates supposedly explains to a waiter why he left a much smaller tip than his son did.
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March 8, 2012
The fast food chain has been criticized for donating money to organizations that oppose same-sex ...
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Feb. 5, 2012 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2015)
This widely-believed piece of lore pops up every year before the big game.
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Nov. 14, 2011
We've yet to encounter any verified account of 'hackers' having surreptitiously inserted 'invisi ...
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Oct. 25, 2011
Can you cook corn on the cob in a portable picnic cooler? And is it a good idea?
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Aug. 9, 2011
Black and white tussock moth caterpillars can cause severe allergic reactions in some people who ...
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Aug. 7, 2011
One particular course of college study was supposedly labeled 'the toughest' by the Guinness Boo ...
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Aug. 2, 2011
That depends on what sunglasses you're wearing.
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Oct. 17, 2010 (Updated: Aug. 16, 2022)
Claims that certain healthful benefits can be gained by eating or drinking particular items at s ...
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July 11, 2010
A child's drawing supposedly showing mom trying to sell a shovel at Home Depot looks suspiciousl ...
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May 17, 2010
This picture of a protest sign was first sent to Snopes in 2010.
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
April 14, 2010
"Posh" is a word now best understood as a descriptor of something elegant or stylishly luxurious.
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
April 10, 2010
How the search for a prolific counterfeiter of one-dollar bills ended up lasting ten years.
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April 6, 2010
A viral message warned that Buddhist extremists in India planned to burn down 200 churches and k ...
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Feb. 24, 2010
Old hoax holds that a every time a particular message is shared, a company will donate money tow ...
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Dec. 7, 2009
Facebook alerts about robbers' flinging eggs at cars to impair drivers' vision and force them to ...
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July 1, 2009
"The object of the cruise is to sail up and down the Somali Coast waiting to get hijacked by pir ...
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Nov. 26, 2008
A scammer used debit card information gleaned during delivery of unordered 'gifts' to make unaut ...
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 29, 2008
The tale of a mother who names her child 'Le-a,' which she insists be pronounced 'Ledasha.'
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