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Jane Fonda at Sir Scott's Oasis Steakhouse

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

April 23, 2003

Viral story claimed Jane Fonda and Ted Turner were refused service in a restaurant run by a Viet ...

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The Origins of Tipping

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 16, 2003

Does the word "tip" derive from the acronymic form of the phrase "To Insure Promptness" or "To I ...

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The Etymology of 'Shit'

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Aug. 13, 2002

Was the word "shit" formed from an acronym of 'Ship High in Transit'?

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Do Lemon Fresh Joy and Listerine Kill Mosquitoes?

Written by: Snopes Staff

July 2, 2002

Lemon Fresh Joy, Listerine, and limes with cloves are all claimed as effective countermeasures f ...

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Is This a Photograph of a World Trade Center Tourist on 9/11?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Nov. 19, 2001

A chilling photograph seemingly captures an unlucky tourist posing on the WTC on 9/11 an instant ...

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Teddy Stoddard

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 22, 2001

A touching tale about a troubled boy named Teddy and the teacher who turned his life around.

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James Woods Saw the 9/11 Terrorists?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Oct. 10, 2001

Actor James Woods said he noticed and reported suspicious men on a flight before the September 1 ...

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Did ABC News Ban Flag Lapel Pins?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Oct. 8, 2001

Misunderstandings about prior policy led to the rumor that ABC had banned their on-air news per ...

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Does Most Domestic Violence Occur on Super Bowl Sunday?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Sept. 6, 2001

It appears domestic violence doesn't peak on any one specific day, but it does rise at particul ...

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Have Babies Been Named After Embarrassing Medical Terms?

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

May 28, 2001

"There was this paper on her incubator that said 'Please save Urine,' so I knew that they had na ...

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Jamie Lee Curtis: Male and Female?

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 ...

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Was President George H.W. Bush 'Amazed' by a Grocery Scanner?

Written by: Snopes Staff

March 31, 2001

What it all came down to was that President Bush became the scapegoat for an economic recession.

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Did Jim Nabors and Rock Hudson Get Married?

Written by: Snopes Staff

March 29, 2001

A 1970s celebrity rumor played on the not widely known personal lives of its two targets.

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The Replaced Rabbit

Written by: Snopes Staff

March 25, 2001

A family legendarily replaced their neighbor's dead rabbit after mistakenly believing their own ...

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Does This 1950s Economics Book Teach How to Be a Good Wife?

Written by: Snopes Staff

March 18, 2001 (Updated: July 18, 2022)

A list of ten steps on how to be a good wife was said to come from a 1950s high school home econ ...

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Did an Episode of 'Pokemon' Cause Children in Japan to have Epileptic Attacks?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Feb. 26, 2001

Later research into the infamous episode and ensuing panic paints a complicated picture.

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Is Ordinary Use of Canola Oil Dangerous?

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Feb. 6, 2001 (Updated: June 20, 2022)

Rapeseed oil has been used for cooking for centuries in Europe, India, China, and Japan.

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Rock Star 'Stomach Pump' Legend

Written by: Snopes Staff

Feb. 4, 2001

Urban legend describes a rock star who collapses at a party and has a pint of semen pumped from ...

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Did the Word 'Picnic' Originate with Lynchings?

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 21, 2001

Neither the concept nor the word 'picnic' originated with crowds gathering to witness extrajudic ...

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Did this Brooklyn Boy with a Disability Win His Team a Baseball Game?

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Dec. 13, 2000 (Updated: Nov. 3, 2009)

About that heartwarming story of a boy named Shaya and what we might consider about the other bo ...

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