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Did Jordan Chandler Confess He Lied About Being Molested by Michael Jackson?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 9, 2009

"I never meant to lie and destroy Michael Jackson but my father made me to tell the lies."

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Can You Shoot at Pirates on a Luxury Cruise Along the Somali Coast?

Written by: Snopes Staff

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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Who Are You?

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 13, 2009

Tireless tales of translation follies.

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Phony Carpark Attendant Collects Parking Fees

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 12, 2009

Urban legend claims a phony carpark attendant collected parking fees outside the Bristol Zoo for ...

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Repealing the Laws of Physics

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 8, 2009

Representatives sent by the White House to meet with the auto industry advocated legislatively c ...

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Was Photographer Michio Hoshino Killed by a Bear?

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 2, 2009

An image reportedly captures a bear seconds before the ursine mauled its photographer to death.

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Can This Chameleon Match Sunglass Colors?

Written by: David Mikkelson

May 19, 2009

These lizards are a poor customer base, as they only need one set of sunglass frames.

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Furniture, Shelf, Bookcase

Was Barack Obama a Foreign College Student?

Written by: David Mikkelson

May 8, 2009

This rumor took multiple forms during Obama's first year as U.S. president.

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Library of Congress 78 RPM Archive

Written by: David Mikkelson

May 2, 2009

Is the Library of Congress transferring its entire audio collection to 78 RPM platters?

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Karl Marx

Did Karl Marx Say This About Consumer Debt?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 21, 2009

A passage from Karl Marx's "Das Kapital" supposedly foretold that the economic crisis of 2008-09 ...

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Should You Eat Fruit on an Empty Stomach?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

April 9, 2009

Must fruit be eaten on an empty stomach in order for the body to absorb it properly?

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Barack Obama on Veterans' Health Insurance

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 7, 2009

A statement purportedly reproducing President Obama's response regarding opposition to his veter ...

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Did a Professor Use Grade Averaging to Teach About Socialism?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

April 4, 2009

Anecdote tells of an economics professor's use of exam grading to teach his class about the fail ...

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The Death of M*A*S*H's Col. Henry Blake

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 21, 2009

Did the cast of 'M*A*S*H' not learn of the death of Col. Henry Blake until they were actually fi ...

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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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Is Gasoline a Recommended Treatment for Getting Rid of Lice?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Feb. 26, 2009

Moderately priced and highly effective licecides have been available for several decades now.

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Cut Onions Contamination Warning

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Feb. 16, 2009

Bacteria on cut onions and potatoes do not cause more food poisoning cases than spoiled mayonnaise.

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Finger, Person, Human

Letter to Mugger

Written by: David Mikkelson

Jan. 28, 2009

Letter from a putative victim apologizes to a mugger for foiling his robbery attempt?

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coffee cup of joe

Why Is Coffee Called a 'Cup of Joe'?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 19, 2009

Several different theories try to account for how "coffee" came to be known as "joe."

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Canadian Flag

2010 Olympics Anthem

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 14, 2009

Will 'O Canada' be sung in Hindi at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver?

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