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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."
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 ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 12, 2009
Urban legend claims a phony carpark attendant collected parking fees outside the Bristol Zoo for ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 8, 2009
Representatives sent by the White House to meet with the auto industry advocated legislatively c ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 2, 2009
An image reportedly captures a bear seconds before the ursine mauled its photographer to death.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 19, 2009
These lizards are a poor customer base, as they only need one set of sunglass frames.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 8, 2009
This rumor took multiple forms during Obama's first year as U.S. president.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 2, 2009
Is the Library of Congress transferring its entire audio collection to 78 RPM platters?
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 21, 2009
A passage from Karl Marx's "Das Kapital" supposedly foretold that the economic crisis of 2008-09 ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 9, 2009
Must fruit be eaten on an empty stomach in order for the body to absorb it properly?
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 7, 2009
A statement purportedly reproducing President Obama's response regarding opposition to his veter ...
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 ...
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 ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 2, 2009
Purple dinosaur children's host Barney had cocaine hidden in his tail and cussed out a child?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 26, 2009
Moderately priced and highly effective licecides have been available for several decades now.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 16, 2009
Bacteria on cut onions and potatoes do not cause more food poisoning cases than spoiled mayonnaise.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 28, 2009
Letter from a putative victim apologizes to a mugger for foiling his robbery attempt?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 19, 2009
Several different theories try to account for how "coffee" came to be known as "joe."
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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