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Snopes Classics from back in the day.

Cans of Fanta Soda

Fanta and the Nazis

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 12, 2004

Was Fanta invented by the Nazis?

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Barney Rumors

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

March 2, 2009

Purple dinosaur children's host Barney had cocaine hidden in his tail and cussed out a child?

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The Promiscuous Cheerleader

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 17, 2001

Cheerleader collapses during game and has several pints of semen pumped from her stomach.

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soda and pop rocks explode

Did Pop Rocks and Soda Kill 'Little Mikey'?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 31, 2000

A longtime rumor is still bubbling up.

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Worm Meat Used in McDonald's Hamburgers?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

July 4, 1999

Does McDonald's use worm meat as filler in their hamburgers?

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Is Dihydrogen Monoxide Dangerous?

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 22, 1999 (Updated: April 1, 2013)

The dihydrogen monoxide hoax shows that even the most innocuous of substances can be made to sou ...

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Oliver North Warned of Osama bin Laden in 1987?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 3, 2001

Did Oliver North warn Congress about Osama bin Laden during the Iran-Contra hearings?

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Did a 1979 Pakistan Airline Advertisement Show an Airliner's Shadow on the World Trade Center?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 23, 2010

A 1979 Pakistan airline advertisement shows the shadow of a jetliner on the World Trade Center. ...

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Letter to Dr. Laura

Written by: Snopes Staff

March 8, 2004

A letter sent to radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger highlights fallacies in Biblical anti- ...

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Clinton Body Bags

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 24, 2001

Decades-old political rumor claims Bill Clinton quietly did away with several dozen people who p ...

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Is Gelatin Made from Horses' Hooves?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 4, 2002

Sometimes the most innocuous of foodstuffs contain constituents whose origins are less than appe ...

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Einstein and Compound Interest?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 6, 2006

Did Albert Einstein declare compound interest to be 'the most powerful force in the universe'?

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Sex Bracelets

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Nov. 14, 2003

Warning about schoolkids signalling their sexual availability through the use of jelly bracelets.

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facebook hacker warning friend request

Andrea Wilson, Facebook Friend Request Hacker Warning

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 17, 2009 (Updated: Jan. 10, 2020)

Accepting a Facebook friend request from a stranger will not provide hackers with access to your ...

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Did the Chevrolet Nova Fail to Sell in Spanish-Speaking Countries?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 2, 1999

Classic business legend holds that the Chevrolet Nova sold poorly in Spanish-speaking countries ...

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Close up of super glue tube

Superglue Revenge

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 7, 2000

Wife takes revenge on a philandering husband by supergluing his penis to his leg.

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Why Did 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' Change Their Name to 'KFC'?

Written by: Snopes Staff

Jan. 27, 2000

Did KFC change its name from 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' to eliminate the word 'fried'?

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green m m aphrodisiac

Green M&Ms as Aphrodisiacs

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 3, 2000

Are green M&Ms an aphrodisiac?

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The Sinking Library

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

May 4, 2000

A college library is said to be sinking into the ground because the architect failed to take the ...

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Kidney Theft

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Sept. 5, 2001

The legend of unwary travellers drugged and used as unwilling kidney donors by bands of organ th ...

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Do These Photographs Show a Hamas-Organized Wedding of Men and Young Girls?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 26, 2009

Photographs supposedly documenting a Hamas-organized mass wedding of adult men and pre-pubescent ...

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Etymology of '86'

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

March 9, 2009

Did the term '86' (to get rid of someone or something) enter the English language as part of a r ...

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Live lobster

Lobster Love

Written by: Snopes Staff

Jan. 26, 2000

A juvenile account of a woman who was infested with shrimp after masturbating with a lobster.

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Texas and U.S. flags

Can the Texas Flag Fly at the Same Height as the U.S. Flag?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 28, 2003

Nothing in federal law makes Texas' flag more special than any other state's flag.

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Cooking Eggs or Popcorn with Cell Phones

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 14, 2008

Can an egg or popcorn kernels be cooked using activated cell phones?

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