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Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 30, 2008
Did instant cake mixes sell poorly until one food company decided to require the addition of a f ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 28, 2008
The 2007 movie presented a horrifying, apocalyptic future, but did that include another Patriots ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 16, 2008
Viral image dating from 2006 purports to show a new Boeing "797" blended-wing airliner.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 4, 2008
Yet another anti-immigrant screed chock full of inaccurate and misleading information.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 19, 2007
According to a popular presentation, eagles extend their lifespans by removing their beaks, talo ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 5, 2007
No prankery on the part of animators is needed to explain this imagery.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 14, 2007
The presidential practice of pardoning a live turkey before Thanksgiving is a fairly recent trad ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 1, 2007
An amusing story holds that a group of former General Motors workers furtively produced 1957 Che ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 31, 2007
Singer Cass Elliot reportedly experienced a three-note increase in her vocal range after sufferi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 29, 2007
With this rumor, a bulletin warns of a purported new drug called Jenkem, which is said to be mad ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 8, 2007
A video clip claimed that you can make Mountain Dew glow with just a little bit of baking soda a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2007
Throughout the decades, the same tall tale of a stamp not sticking due to human error has made i ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 4, 2007
Owner of a Dunkin' Donuts tells U.S. servicemen he will not serve them because "you are killing ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 27, 2007
Was the city of Yreka, California, named for a backwards bakery sign?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Aug. 17, 2007
The story appears to have nothing to it.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 13, 2007
Television has many tales (both true and apocryphal) of on-camera wildlife wranglers being bitte ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 12, 2007
A series of videos depicting mysterious aircraft hovering over palm trees went viral and began c ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
July 31, 2007
Claims that the federal government provides a much greater monthly allowance to refugees than to ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 17, 2007
When it comes to trivia, reality often runs a distant second to fascinating apocrypha.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 12, 2007
This goes well beyond body modification.
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